The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-08-18

/ You railread people always 30; you
slipped out quietly and bought . few
men Just "a - on The safe side
50 Il was sprung az last Hatch
was accusing us ~ The enc thing that
we hadn't done thar the boss knew
Wa hadn't done
I'm afraid youu have to try again.
NJ HATCH he said with a sour lltgle
smile Then he added Anybody can
make charges you know
Hatch jumped 20 his fees and no
aas almost foamiug nj the mouth
Right there Is where we've cot
you Dc shouted sYou we're TOO eau
tious 20 put one - your own men in
the field. 50 you sent outside Tor your
briber He was a stranger aud no
had 70 have help IN finding the right
men 10 buy nedm0R. here. was out
~ job thanks 70 yeu and your
meddling and the steering stunt Of
fered good pay 20 You want any
mOreY
The boss shook his head.
1T Is q matter Of complete lndiGer-
ence to me I don't know In the least
what you are talking about. and youm
pardon me. ! hope " say that II
DOESN'T greatly interest me-
"By heavens m make Il interest
you The easy mark candidates were
found and bought and paid for ana
maybe they'll stay bought and maybe
they won't hut that isn't the point.
For little more money-my money.
this time-each of these men has made
an affidavit 10 the fact that railroad
money was offered him. They don't
say whether or not they accepted II.
mind you. and that doesn't cut any
figure They have sworn that tho
money was rendered That lets them
out and lets Won IN. You don't believe
til I'll show you" and Hatch whipped
list ~ names from mis- pocket nno
upon the Desk Go
20 f.ao ao d M. ON. " you
want 10 ouIry Il ,naI taf .aes ! tell
you"
I could see that the boss barely
glanced At the list The glib story
Of the bribery was Ike the bite "
a slipping ne.htch-sloW to take
hold So far az We were concerned.
of course. the chnrge fell Cat and
upon any other hypothesis II was
blankly incredible, unbelievable alb
surd
The ahldavlts themselves would be-
much more convincing" heard the
boss say, though even then | should
wish TO have fcagoaah!e p~, Tat
they were genuine"
Hatch was sitting down again and
his grin showed his teeth unpleas-
antly.
do you think for minute that I'D
bring the papers here and trust them
IN your handSf' he raped out insult
lngly Not much But we've got
them all right, as you'll find out II YOU
balk and force us TO use them"
81 this point could see that some
thing in the persistent assurance Of
tie man was getting under the boss
skin and giving him cold chill What
II II were not the colossal blum II had
looked like In the beginnlngi What
II Like blaze Of lightning out
N clear sky a possible explanation
5It me under the fifth rib. and guess
I hit the boss at about the same In
slant what II President Dunton ana
he New York stock jobbers, believ-
ny as they did that nothing but legis-
alive favor would give them their
rading capital In the depressed stock.
iad cut in and done this thing with
,ut consulting usi
The boss stirred uneaslly In his
hair and picked up the paper-knlfe-
little unconscious trick OF his when
le wanted time TO gather himself
Perhaps you would be willing TO
i've me the name Of this briber, Mr..
Iatchf' he said. after little pause.
AS II you didn't know II !" was the
coffing retort There were two or
hem: one who Was hired to do the
alking while the real wire-puller
TODD aside and held the coin bag
Ven skip the hired man" Then he
urned 10 the e1.sherlff Write out
be name OF the bag holder for him.
,edmon," he commanded tearing n
saf from HIS pocket notebook and
Trusting II, with a stubby pencil. into
Dedmons hands
The man from Arrowhead county
ent over his knee and wrote name
n the slip ~ paper. laying the slip
b the drawn-out slide Of the boss desk
hen he had finished the slow pencil
" The effect of the thing was all
bat any plotier could have desired