The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-20

 lions under the pictures, fin the head lines and in first page editorial. none of which the girl had written, the Star spoke admfringly of it's woman reporter who had done 8 mans work who had gone to Baldpate inn and had brought back 8 gigantic bribe fund alone and una1ded.,'
 Indeed ?' smiled MT. Magee to him. self
 In the editorial on that first page the triumphant cry of the Star arose to shatter it's fellows in the heavens. At last, said the editor, the long campaign which his paper alone of all the Reu- ton papers had waged against a cor rupt city administration was brought to a successful close. The victory was won How had this been accomplish ed? Into the Star office had come ru- mors few days back of the proposed payment of big bribe at the inn ons Baldpate mountain. TEae paper had de cided that one of its representatives must be on the ground It had debat- ed long whom to send Miss Evelyn Rhodes, its well known special writer. had got the tip ;n question; she had pleaded to go to the inn The editor. considering her sex.- had sternly re fused. Then gradually he had been brought to see the wisdom of sending a girl rather than a man The sex of the former would put the guilty par ties under surveillance off guard So Miss Rhodes was dispatched to the inn. Here was her story. It convicted Car gan beyond a doubt. The very money offered as a bribe was now in the hands of the Star editor and would be turned over to Prosecutor Drayton at his request. All this under the dis qufeting title, Prison Stripes For the Mayor
 The girls story told how, with one companion, she had gone to Upper As queWan Falls. There Was no mention of the station waiting room nor of the tears shed therein on certain even ing, Mr Magee noted. She had reach ed the inn on the morning of the day when the continuation was to be phoned Bland was already there Shortly after came the. mayor and Max
 esYou got to get me out of this.. Ma gee heard Max pleading oyer Cargan's shoulder.
 keep still!'' replied the mayor roughly He was reading his copy of the Star with keen interest now.
 I've done your dirty work for years,' 2 whined Max 'sWho puts on the rub Der shoes and sneaks up dark alleys hunting votes among the garbage. while you do the Old Glory stunt 6n Main street? do. You got to get me out of this. It may mean jail. I couldn't stand that. I'd die.
 A horrible parody of mans real fear was in his face The mayor shook H,S- 5 s<7 forever of the coward hanging on his arm.
 Hush up, can't youP'' he said seTn see you through,
 You got to-" Lou Max walled. Miss Rhodes story went on to tell how Hayden refused to phone the com bination; how the mayor and Max dy- namited the safe and secured the pre- cious package, only to lose it in An- other moment to a still different con tingent at the inn; how Hayden had come, of his suicide when he found that his actions were in danger of ex- | posure-..a bitter smile for Kendrick in that reflected Mageeand how finally, through a strange series of ac- cidents, the money came into the hands of the writer for the Star. These accidents were not given in de tail.
 stAn amusing feature of the whole affair." said Miss Evelyn Rhodes, was l the presence at the inn Of Mr Will liam Hallowell Magee. the New York | writer of light fiction, who had come 1 there to escape the distractions of a great city; and to work in the soli- tIde, and who immediately on his ar rival became involved in the surpris- l ing drama of BaIdpate''
 sTm an amusing feature reflected Magee.
 4.sAIr. Magee,'' continued Miss Rhodes, will doubtless be one of the states ] chief witnesses when the case against l Cargan comes to trial, as will also Pro- lessor Thaddeus Bolton, holder of the CrandalI chair of comparative htera- ture at Reuton university. and David Kendrick, formerly of the Suburban, 1 but who retired six years ago to take 1 up his residence abroad The latter | two went to the inn to represent Prosecutor Drayton and made every l effort in their power to secure the package of money from the reporter for the Star, not knowing her connec- ton with the affair."
 Well, Mir. Magee?s asked Professor Bolton, laying down the paper which | he had been perusingN at distance of l about an inch from his nose.
 s.Once again, professor laughed Ma gee, reporters have entered your life | The old man sighed
 -sYou got to get me out of thfs.' Max | was still telling the mayor. I For Gods sake" cried Cargan
 'shut up and let me thinkr' He sat | for moment staring at one place. his face still lacking all emotion, but his l eyes a trifIe narrower than before
 You haven't got me yetr' he cried standing up. By the eternal, I'll fight to the last ditch, and In win. I'll show Drayton he can't play this game on me. I'll show the Star. That dirty | sheet has bounded me for years. I'll 1 put it out of business. And I'll send l the reformers bowling into the alleys