The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-05
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 Well, the fact of the matter is that MT. Kreiger owns two-thirds," Wal lfngford cheerfully told him. T sold him my share"
 .sThe dickens you sayr' expostulated MT. Steele. Why. Kreiger will run the business. He'll devote all these franchises to advertising the Kreiger store, and he'll do the work at cost. ..I'u be lucky to get my salary"
 Don't you worry about that" Wal nngford soothed him. ''Mr. Kreiger is the best business man in this town. Moreover, conditions are going to change to your advantage Take my word for that will your
 saThere's nothing else in sight"
 Heres your $5, ,o0o back" and Wal lingford handed him the money.
 MT. Steele took the $5,Oo0 without protest, but was silent for awhile. ssHow much did you get for your share2'' he wanted to know.
 Seventy hundred dollars"
 .sWhy, that only leaves you $2.5oOl I'm a little bit surprised, Walltngford. that you would fuss around with such a small game. 7 o
 Don't you worry about me replied Wa1lingford. '~Goodby, Steele" -s the residents of Cinderburg enjoyed an entirely new street ornament. Over the electric light at every corner had been placed by an army of workmen through the night hugh transparency advising that this corner was seven- teen blocks from Kreiger's, or twelve or five or whatever the distance might be, and in each case g hand pointed the way The roof above the ventila- tor windows of every street car was boxed in another transparency, framed or interchangeable letters. which told of the bargains at Kreiger'R At the foot of Main street, big, electrically intefchangeab1 letters also told. in white upon a black Background, that thread was 2 cents. that pianos were $95, that silk petticoats were 05 cents, that bread was three loaves for nickel, for this day only, and at Krei- gers alone in all the world! At night the whole Pinkus hill and all the town glowed and blazed with the name of Kreiger. It was impossible to escape from it anywhere, and if Tom. Dick or Harry or. rather, Mrs. Tom or Mrs Dick or Mrs. Harry planned to spend money for anything under the sun it was impossible to dissociate that spending with the name of Kreigeri I It was then that the storm broke loose and that palladium of the people the free and independent American press. inspired by Horndyke and Rams dale, came ushing to the defense of an outraged eitizenry. The public util- ities. light and transportation had been subverted to private gain, and woe be- tide any misguided person who had taken part in traflcking with the peo- pless rights in this high handed man. kn.<. tom of it all, and the papers In town all except the sturdy little Item. which carried no Horndyke and Ramsdale advertising, were singularly unanimous in depIoring the ksordid commerciaIism Of municipal affairs. The matter was to be looked into. Politics must be .purifiedl The city must be cleaned, and in the meantime. certain recent or 1inances. which had disposed of valu-s able city franchises and concessions for mere song must be repealed.
 The Blade the Courier, the News and the Trumpet all carried slashfng editorials denouncing the outrages, and that there might be no lukewarmness about these editorials MT. Horndyke, who was Democrat, wrote half of them, and MT. Ramsdale. who was Repu blican. wrote the other half. They were. awakened at last to their duties as citizens. were these gentlemen. and they lambasted any person who had to do with the iniquity; MT. Gettitt, the board of aldermen, the merchant who would make use of such knavishly ac- quired facilities, the Peoples Adver- Using company, MT. Steele and last, but not least, that archscoundrels J. Rufus Wallingford.
 There was fine specimen this man Wa1lfngford! And certain leading cit1- zens of Cinderburg should be ashamed to have been so guIlible- He had trick ed them again. Buying apparent inn munity from the just consequences of his former swindling rascality for paltry S1,0O0, he had in reality pur- chased also the Invaluable advertising rights to Pinlxus hill for quarter of century with the same money.
 Shortly after the publication of these vigorous and righteously angry arti- cles MT. Puckett, shadoWys lealnery little lawyer. dropped in upon Horn dyke and Ramsdale.
 sI have come to see you in the inter lests of my client. who desires me to collect the $15O.oOo you owe him.
 .AIl our bills payable put together don't amount to that much at this sea son." protested MT. Horndyke. There's a mistake somewhere Puckett."
 Doesn't seem to be any. MT. Horn dyke, persisted MT. Puckett quietly. .sMy client instructs me to obtain 8 settlement today or to file a suit at once"
 .sYour client? Who is he2"
 ssMr. J. Rufus Wallingford." MT Puckett informed him. with an aggra- vating expression as of one concealing smile
 "Whati That thiefr exclaimed Horn dyke, grabbing his beard. Where did he imagine that he had been able to drag this firm into-one of his nefa- rious schemes 2?
 ..He claims that amount for alleged Hbelous articles published in the four