The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-17

"a RlAGEES eyes strayed to where tfVNA the two victims of the dead H NA mans falsehood whispered to-
 9 gether in the shadows, and he wondered at the ca1rnness with which Kendrick had greeted Hayden in the room above
 .sWhen Kendrick arrived" Professor Bolton went on, first of all he consult e his old friend Draytop. Drayton informed him that he had nothing to fear should his misstep be made pub lie, for in reality there was at this late day no crime scemnitted in the eyes of the law He also told Kendrfck how matters stood, and of the net he was spreading for. Hayden. He had sofne fears, he said, aboHt sending a man of my yGars alone to Baldpate inn Kendrick begged for the chance to come too. Sc, without making his return known in Reuton. three nights asD he accompanied me here. Three nights-it seems years. had secured keys for us both from John Bentley. As we climbed the mountain noticed your light, and we agreed 1t would be best If only enc of us revealed our selves to the intruders in the inn. So Kendriek let himself in by a side door while I engaged you and Bland in the
 
 floor In the morning told the whole affair to Quimby, Knowing his inter est in both Hayden and Kendriclx, and secured for kendrick the key to the annex Almost as soon as I arrived''- tsThe curtain went up on the melo- drama" suggested MT. Magee.
 You state it vividly and with truth, '' Professor Bolton replied. Might be fore last the ordinance numbered 45 was due to pass the council It was arranged that when it did, Hayden, through his man Rutter, or personally, would telephone the combination of the safe to the mayor of Reuton. Car gan and Bland sat in the office watch ing for the flash of light at the tele- phone switchboard, while you and l were Max's prisoners above. Some thing went wrong. Hayden heard that the courts would issue an injunction making ordinance, No. 45 worthless So, although the council obeyed Gar gan's instructions and passed the bill Hayden refused to give the mayor the combination"
 The old man paused and shook hii head Wonderingly-
 ssThen meIodraIha began in deat earnest he continued t1 have al ways been a man of peace, and tn,
 
 of its leading actors from that momen will remain in my memory as long al live. Cargan dynamited the safe Kendrick held him up. You held III Kendrfck- I peeked through your win dow and saw you place the package O money under a brick in your fire place.
 .eYou-the curtains were down. in te-rupted Magee.
 q found a half inch of open space, explained the old man. "Yes, I actual ly lay on my stomach in the snow ant watched you. In the morning for tn first time in my life committed rob bery My punishment was swift ant sure. Bland swooped down upon me Again this afternoon came upon tn precious package, after a long search in the hands of the hermit of Bald pate I thought we were safe at las when handed the package to Ken drick in my room tonight, but I hal not countednpn the wild things youtl like you win do for love of designing maid
 Upper Asquewan Falls proclaimed it.
 ssNo,s said MT. Magee, answerini aloud his own question. You ar wrong, sir do not know just wha the motives of Miss Norton were in de string this money, but will stake m. reputation as an honest hoIdup maj that they were perfectly all right
 Perhaps" Eeplied the other, quit unconvinced ~But what honest mo tive could she have2 able to as sign her no role in this little drama"-
 Pardon me- broke in Magee, tsbu would you mind telling me why. Mis- ThornhiH came up to Ba1dpate to joil ip the ehase for the paekagef"