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PICTURE-PLAY WEEKLY
Macy, who is just about as strong for this reform stuff as the mayor is. Through her we will be able to make the people of this town think that Mason is everything rotten and crooked. This Macy girl is in the habit of hanging around a lot of the joints, and if my first plan to get Mason through the papers fails, then we'll use the Macy girl."
he gets. Macy is pretty light-fingered and could make his living as a dip, if he cared to go into that sort of a game."
"If you think that you can get away with it, then go to it, and if we can't put this stunt over, we'll have to try something else," said Humphries. In his heart he secretly hoped that Walker's plan would succeed.
"What do you want?" asked the keeper of the place, when they were seated.
"I want your help," replied the boss.
"My help?" she questioned.
"Yes. I want you to write a letter to the mayor which will give those who see it the impression that you are paying him protection money. Do you get
"Humphries, we must get Mason!" declared "boss" Walker.
"What's your first plan?"
"I'll get one of the girls to write a letter showing that she is paying protection money to the mayor. That letter will be found in his pocket by one of the reporters on the Recorder, and with the publication of that letter, together with the reporter's affidavit as to where he found it, we'll make this town much too warm for our Sunday-school mayor."
"Easier said than done," objected Humphries.
"Oh, it can be done easy enough," pursued Walker. "Will Macy will be given the letter, with instructions to plant it on the mayor the first chance
"I am going out now and get the letter, and Macy will plant it to-morrow. Good night, Humphries."
"Good night, Walker."
Quickly the boss made his way to one of the disreputable resorts that had escaped the cleap-up order. As he entered the place, he was effusively greeted by the proprietress.
"Do come in, Mr. Walker," she wheedled.
"I'm coming in all right, Mammie," replied Walker, as the door closed behind him.
The woman led the way to her private sitting room.
"I think so."
The woman seated herself at a table, and for a brief space there was silence, save for the scratching of a pen as it rapidly crossed the scented note paper. Not once during the writing did the woman look up. The pen ceased its scratching. Quickly the woman scanned that which she had written.
"Will that do?" she asked, tossing the letter toward Walker.
Picking up the note, the boss read as follows :
"Hon. Thomas Mason, City Hall.
"Honored Sir : Herewith find five hundred dollars, which you demanded