Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09

like father. There young follow like you once
Like me?'
Exactly He was out working long hours and short
for the reform gang and he happened get hold of
something that knewa high up in public Office
wanted and wanted bad The young fellow going to
get hundred dollars for the article he writing My
friend offered him twenty thousand to call off. Whatd the
young fellow do
~Now-now reProved Cargan THAT remark don't fit in
with the estimate We made of you think you smart
boy. Don't dsappont This young fellow speak of-he
all right. He thought the matter He knew
the bunch through s h AND through Al hh 9y and d no
lot of noise and anywhere the end He thought
it over f Magee the same as you're going to do You're on
add nickel He had brains. that guy
And no conscience. commented Magee.
Conscience said Cargan "int worth much except
for that hasn't made good to his wife How
much did you say you was going to get for this rtice2'
he said, at will be twohundred- thousand dollar story
"There amt anything like that in for you replied the
Mayor. think over what I've told you
I'm afraid smiled Magee, I'm too busy to think
the girl of the station, her big upon him peadngly
With reassung smile in her direction he darted the stairs
NUMBER e swsa A SO ssan 1 Meu %
twenty thousand for that little package don't blame him.
deserted in BON directions; its floor was in
% n @ e term me5 e m he kne by
so dear to many hearts on Baldpate Mountain.
a might have Known he muttered.
For the money gone He dug up several of the bricks
and rlmmaged about beneath them No The fat little
bundle of bills had flown Only ugly hole gaped up
him.
He down. Of course! What fool he had been sup
pose that such treasure this would stay long hiding
place obvOus He who had made luxurious living writing
tales of the chase of and plate and gold had bungd the
thing from the first He could hammer a typewriter
wild plots and counerpots. with boarding school girls
cupid busy all the place But he could not live them!
boarding school cupid! Good Lord He remembered
the of the girl in the blue corduroy they had his
when turned the What would she now? On
this he had gay staked her faith in him. This be the
of his sincerity, the proof of his
60 her. looking like fool morego her and
confess that again he had failed her.
His rage bazed forth So they had go to him. after ALL
Who? He thought of the smooth, crafty mountain of
who had detained him moment ago Who but Cargan and
Max of course? They had found his childish hiding place.
doubt they were laughing syly. at him
Well he would show them yeti He got up and walked the
floor Once he had held them the and spoiled their
little game he would do again. How? When? He did
know His soul cried for of but he
against blind alley, and he knew it.
He unlocked the door of number To downstairs
to the eagemess of the girl who depended him.
confess himself trickedit took all the courage he had
Why had it all happened anyhow Confolnd it, hadn't he
side had given him would give him her before
last card played He shut his teeth tightly and
down the stairs.
RLAND had added himself to the group about the fire.
Quickly the eyes of Miss Norton Magee's. She
trembling with excitement. Cargan huge red CHEEKY got in
Magee's path once
"I1 annihilate this mani" thought Magee.
"Ive been figuring, said the Mayor, "tha thing
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