The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-18
lRGE RANDOLPH CHESTER


I AnynoW, went on Black1e, I'm against graft, bribery and corruption. i. and that's my platform"
 What's this public boat landing echeme?" inquired big TIms who had i been thinking it over very carefully. Where's the. land you want to unIo., i on the town council ?'s
 "If that's what was after I'd come fto you. square and honest, and figure how we could split it up. returned Blaek1e, a tEifie hurt. There's noth- ing of the kind doing. wouldn't sell ] you my land. and Wallingford wouldn't part with any. of his.'
 Then where do we get it9 Show five cards and shake your sleeve ?
 You'll have to condemn it." eE- l plained Blackie. bIandIy, and blew thin blue stream of smoke at the bust of Browning ssCondemn it and buy 1t 1 in at it's tax valuation
 ttI get you now smiled Big Tiuf much relieved T didn't know yon hated anybody in the burg T don't, grinned Blackie. seThis a. mere public spirited enterprise, as tell you
 sTie bunch of frecrackers to that and start it down an alley advised Big Tim. Let's get down to cases. Who's to be ELungg
 Well, tAere's only one possible lOcR- ton. explained Blackfe. That's the strip of river front just above the boat club landing
 why, that's the Griswald wharfg' said the mayor.
 "You have the nerve of taxi driv- er. commented Big Tim admiring Why, I don't believe we could do that legally.
 '.Yon can do it, though. repro7ed BIackie do it and make it stiek Can.t you ass
 politics of TarryviIleI then he chuckIed lsHandsonc Harry would be so sore he'd holler from the touch of his own clothes
 I'm for him, laughed Blackie. 'sHe stung Waningford. and that's going some. never let a good laugh inter- fere with business. though,
 T should say not, agreed Big Tim ..INhy. do you know what that curly wh1skered Lucy had the nerve to tell me yesterday when went to see him again about the party contribution ChinchiIla and I need that ten thoH- sand for personal use, and don't you forget it, and I even put it up to Harry n that light He was crooked enough to tell me that the tax values for this year were already fixed and that I'd be out of the game this fall anyhow. Can you beat 1t s''
 .tI knew had him goingr' exuIted B1ackie. I've been converting him to the reform government. and he's dead against bribery, graft and eorrup- lion. They all are You're licked now EFim3''
 q wonder if you have chance. unused Big Tim, whose vision was re- markabIy clear ssI might be better put for about two years. Then could some back strong :,
 I'm for it. announced inc mayor One reform administration makes # cineh for the regulars next time 9
 Then we'd better clean up all we .an, decided Big Tim sRlackie what s there in it for us if we put this boat anding across for your
 :sThe cutest little political play that was ever put oyer.'' insisted Blaekie why, Tim, I feel like 3 sucker for antting you wise to it It's the onFy thing know of that might pound g cork into my campaign against graft, corruption and bribery"
 Whats in it. for us?" insisted Big Tim.y
 'Twenty-fve thousand bones, stated Blackie. Say, Tim, how can ar- range sleeping quarters for four people and cook and an engineer on forty foot launch s''
 A month later Harry GrIsgzald, after series of painful struggles with J, Rufus WaIlingford, who had just re turned from a business trip, paid that merciless gentleman $175.Oo0 for the part of the river front that YYaIIins- ford did not want.
 s'It's an outrage all throughrs prd- tested the broken hearted GriswaId as he exchanged his check for a deed. My business can't exist without that wharf, and you know it. but that doesn't explain all your rapacity. I can understand why you were bound thousand. because that leaves you in possession of my entire personal as tate without it having cost you a eene But can't understand why you m sisted on a $50,0OO profit
 Its easy enough to understand q you will only figure moment eu plained Wa1Ingford pleasantly. s'1,wens ty-five thousand of what gou call prof it is for improvements, /" he waved his hand toward the growing pergola "aul the other twenty-five thousand -hels his smile became positively radiant a he waved his hand at the passing Big Tim Measen-s.w well. that was for eH penses!''
 6To Be continped.)