The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-14
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claimed the bug. Oct tie tseuton
Star. All bout the bribery
He held up tlte paper. It's huge
black headlines l6oKed dun ana DID
and scGgy But the story they told
was nav aid AKA ana startIIngs
...rhe mayor r6tDped.s sittfued the
headlines attempt TO Pass Big Bribe
at BaIdpate inn Fooled by star Report
err Hayden OF the Suburban Com
mits Suicide to Avoid Disgrace
'.Give me d paper. boy" said the
mayor ''Yes-a Stnr." His voice was
even his face tIhnoved. He took the
sheet and studied IL, With an easy
smile. Clingius in fear to his side,
Max read TOO at length Mr.. Cargan
spoke; looking up at Magee.
So" he remarked: ''sb-reporters
et-you and Sour indy friendf Re
portefs for this lying sheet-the Starg
Mr.. Magee smiled up from his own
copy OF the paper.
Not IL ne answered. but my lady
friend Yes. /. It. seems she was just
that. kStar reporter you can calf her
aud ten no he. Mr.. Mayor"
s!7FsAG WIS a HtSUu4 7oGuES 6GOEJ .WulGu
the may or. Mas, the professor and Ma
gee read with varying emotions there
Ia the smoking car. The girl lad serv.
ed her etnplos efst well. and Mr. Ma
gee, as he EetId. felt a thrill OF pride
in her Evidently the employers had
felt that same thrill. For in the cap.
tons under the pictures. IN the head
lines and in d first page editorial. none
of which the girl had written. the
Star spoke. admlringly OF its woman
reporter who had done a mans work
who hhd gone to BaIdpate inn and had
brought back a gigantic bride fund
"nlone and unaided."
Indeed % smiled Mr.. Magee to him.
self.
IN the editorial on that drst paee tue
triumphant cry OF the Stur arose 60
shatter it's fellows In the heavens. AT
last, said tile editor. the long campaign
which his paper alone OF all the Ren'
ton papers Ind waGed against a cor
rupt city administration was brought
20 d successful close. The victory was
won. How had this been accomplish.
I'd? Into the Star Office had come rIl.
mors q few days hack % the proposed
payment Of a big Brtbe at the tnnsoll
BaIdpate mountain .Fhe paper had de,
Cfded that one of its representa- lives
must be on tie ground, 1t bad debae
ed long whom TO send. Miss Eyslyn
Rhodes. its %ellSknown speeInt WRITER,
had got the tip in question: she had
pleaded TO go to- the inn. The editor
considering her sex, had sternly re-
fused. Then gradually he had been
brougllt to see the wisdom Of, sending
agifl rather than a man. The sex u
the former would put the guilty paS>
ties under surv eIllahce OF guard. Sc
Miss Rhodes was dispatched to the inn,
Here was. her story. 1t convicted Car.
gan beyond ad0ubt. The very money
offered as ahribe was now In the
hands of the Star editor and would be
turned over to Prosecutor Drayton al
his request. All this under the dis
ouietng title, Prison Stripes For the
Mayor
The girls story told how, with one
companion, she had gone to Upper AS
ouewan Falls. There was no mention
of the station waiting room nor of the
tears she'd therein on certain even
Ing. Mr.. Magee noted. She had reach
ed the inn On the morning of the dGy
when the combination was to be
phonad. BLIND was already there
Shortly after came the mayor ana
Max 81
.sYou got to get me out OF this Ma
gee heard Max pleading over Cargans
..Keep stiliF replied the mayor
roughly. He was reading his copy Of
the Star with keen interest now.
"I've done your dirty work for years"
whined Max. who puts on the rub
Der shoes and sneaks up dark alleys
hunting votes dmong the garbage,
while you do the OLD Glory stunt on
Main street? do. You got TO get
me out of this. 1t may mean Jail. i
couldn't stand that. I'd die"
"A horrible parody of "a mans real
fear was in his face. The mayor shook
himself as though he would be rid
forever Of the coward hanging on his
arm. GUS
Flush up, can't your he said an
see you through
".You got to- Lou Max walled.
Miss Rhodes story. went on TO tell
how Hayden reused to phone the com.
bination; tows the mayor aud Max dy.
namItt.d the. safe. and secured the pre-