The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-16

ever turning against his benefactor when he accepted the first favors. but later the open selling of mems souls began to disgust him. When CaEgan offered him the place of prosecutor a few months ago Drayton assured him that he would keep his oath of office.
 t'It was in me, remember he went on, Athat Drayton confided his resolve to serve the public. I was delighted at the news. A few weeks ago he in formed me his first opportunity was at hand. Through one Of the men in his office he had learned that Hay den of the Suburban Electric was seek ing to consolidate that road. which had fallen into partial disrepute under his management during the illness of Thornhil, the president, with the Civ ic The consolida ton would raise the value of the Suburban nearly two mill lion doIlars-at the public's expense. Hayden had seen Cargan. Cargan had drafted ordinance No. 45 and in formed Hayden that his price for pass ing it through the council would be the sum you have juggled in your pos session on Baldpate mountain-$2OO.- GOO. 7
 A. mere trihe,'. remarked Magee sar- castically-
 stSo Cargan made Hayden see.
 Through long experience in these mat ters the mayor has become careless
 He is the thing above the law, if not the law itself. He would have had no
 fear in accepting this money on Main street at midday. He had no fear
 when he came here and found he was
 being spied on.
 .eBut Hayden-the was the difficult
 ty that began the drama of Baldpate
 inn. Hayden had few scruples; but. as
 events tonight have well proved, MT.
 Magee, he was coward at heart l
 do not know just why he lies on your
 bed upstairs at this moment suicide
 That is a matter between Kendrick
 and him and one which Kendrick him.
 self has mot yet fathomed. As I say, Hayden was afraid of being caught. Andy Rutter, manager of BaIdpate inn for the last few summers, is in some
 way mixed up in the Suburban. It
 was he who suggested to Hayden that an absolutely secluded spot for passing
 this large sum of money would be the inn The idea appealed to Hayden. Cargan tried to laugh him out of it.
 The mayor did not relish the thought of visit to Baldpate mountain in the
 dead of winter, particularly as he con- sidered such precautions unnecessary. But Hayden was firm. This spot. he
 pointed out, was ideal, and the mayor at last Iaughingly gave in. The sum involved was well worth taking lit tie trouble to gain
 Professor Bolton paused and blinked his dim old eyes.
 "So the matter was arranged he
 continued. ''Mr. Bland, clerk in Hayden's employ, was sent up here
 with the money, which he placed in the safe on the very night of our ar
 rival. The safe had been left open by Rutter. Bland did not have the com
 bination. He put the package inside, swung shut the door and awaited the arrival of the mayor"
 3I was present. smiled Magee, "at | the ceremony you mention.' .''
 Yes? All these plans, as I have
 said, were known to Drayton. A few nights ago he came to me. He wanted to send an emissary to Baldpate-a man whom Cargan had never met-one who could perhaps keep up the pre- l tense of being here for some other l reason than a connection with the bribe. He asked me to undertake the mission, to see all I could and if pos l sible to secure the package of money. l This last seemed hardly likely At 1 any rate, was to gather all the evi- denee could. I hesitated.
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