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THE MORNING ASTOItlAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
SUNDAY, MAY 2-1, 1908.
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING
CHAPTERS.
.Chapter I At the suburban home
of Charles Wainwright, "high finan
cier," he and his broker, Scott Gibbs,
hatch up a scheme to corner Borough
street railway stock. They rely upon
the support of Dick Horrigan, boss of
the neighboring city, who is coming
to discuss matters. Alderman Phe-
lan, the thorn in Horrigan's side,
whom Wainwright is anxious to con
ciliate, is also coming. Among the
members of Wainwright's household
are his niece and nephew, Dallas and
Perry Wainwright, and his secretary,
Thompson, a secretive young man in
whom the financier has implicit confi
dence. Judge Newman, a neighbor of
Wainwright, whose continuance in
office depends upon Horrigan's favor,
requests Wainwright's intervention
with the boss. Another visitor to the
Winwrights' is Alwyn Bennett, in
loe with Dallas, who is calling to ask
her about her rumored engagement to
Gibbs. Perry is in love with Synthia
Garrison, also a neighbor. II Cyn
thia is the daughter of a bank presi
dent who nine years before the open
ing of the story was ruined by the
dealings of an unnamed dishonest
financier and shot himself. His son
thereupon disappeared. Mrs. Bennett
congratulates herself upon the imma
culate record of her son's defeased
father. Dallas refuses to marry
Alwyn unless he does something
worthy of his family and education.
Phelan and Horrigan face each other.
III. Phelan defies Horrigan. Judge
Newman is turned down by the boss,
but at Wainwright's request Horri
gan becomes suspicious of Thompson,
but Wainwright scon's at the idea
Horrigan and Wainwright makes a
corrupt deal whereby the former, for
a big consideation, is to procure from
the board of aldermen a perpetual
franchise for the Borough treet
railway. The boss is worried by the
reform movement threatening his
power at the coming election and is
casting about for a candidate for
mayor with a clean record. He hits
upon Bennett, who has had some
slight political experience. The lat
ter accepts, but warns Horigan that,
if elected, he will be absolutely honest
and independent
IV. Bennett is elected and ap
points Cynthia his private secretary.
Phelan tells him that the financier
who caused the ruin of the Garrisons
was Wainwright, who is also the pow
er behind the crooked Borough fran
chise bills, with Horrigan and Gibbs.
Dallas and Mrs. Bennett visit the city
hall
V Gibbs tries to induce Bennett to
sign the bill. The mayor's talk with
Dallas is interrupted by Horrigan.
VI Bennett refuses to be bulldoz
ed by Horrigan into signing the bill.
The boss lacks one vote in the board
of aldermen of the fourteen needed to
pass the bill without the mayor's as
sent. Despite the fact that defeating
the bill means impoverishing Dallas
and Perry, whose fortune Wainwright
has invested in Borough stock, Ben
nett vetoes the measure. VII Ben
nett's plan to save Dallas and Perry
is to have Perry sell Borough stock
short. The mayor's opposition cau
ses Horrigan and Wainwright to
amend the bill, retaining however,
some of the most objectionable fea
tures. VIII Alwyn's lovemaking to
Dallas at the Mayor's ball is
interrupted by Horrigan.
CHAPTER IX.
THE moment of strained silence
that ensued upon Horrigan's en
trance was broken by the irre
pressible Perry, who, having
rescued Cynthia from Gibbs at the
close of tbeir dance, was escorting her
triumphantly from the ballroom.
"This Is my dance," he remarked
happily to Alwyn as he came up, "and
we're going to sit it out If Mrs. Ben
nett In her capacity ot chaperon should
ask for Cyuthia, you can tell her we're
going into the glass house to stroll
among the romantic vegetables."
And he departed with his prize in the
direction of the conservatory. The mo
ment's interruption had sufficed for
Wainwright to whisper an admonitory
word in Horrigan's ear. Dallas, too,
fearing a clash, took Bennett's arm.
"It's so warm in here!" she murmur
ed. "Perhaps we can find better air in
one of the other rooms. Shall we try?"
"Wainwright," exclaimed Horrigan,
ts the portieres closed behind' the may
or and girl, "I don't like that! Is your
niece on his side or with us 7"
"I don't know," answered Wain
wright discontentedly, "and I don't
like to force an Issue by asking her.
It doesn't especially matter, I suppose.
1 1 WMm raww v
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0.1 (j.I!.&-a3dhursrs Successlit Ptey
In any case, I can trust her."
"You're In luck:" sneered Horrlgiin.
"That makes two people you say you
can trust-first your secretary, Thomp
son, and then Hello!" he broke off
as a swarthy middle aged man hurried
in. "Looking for me, Williams? What's
up?"
The newcomer was visibly excited,
and at first glance Horrigan had Been
that something was amiss.
"What's up?" related the boss.
"Ellis has gone deserted!" cried Wil
liams. "Ellis!" echoed Wainwright In dis
may, for the man of whom Williams
spoke was one of the aldermanlc "solid
thirteen" on whom Horrigan counted.
The boss made no comment but wait
ed Impatiently for his henchman to
continue.
"Ellis has gone," repeated Williams.
"He left a note for me saying his wife
is very ill and the doctor's ordered him
to take her south. So he can't attend
Friday's meeting."
"Can't attend the meeting?" gasped
Wainwright "But everything depends
on"
"Oh, he'll be on hand, the cur!"
growled Horrigan. "The rest are stand
ing solid of course?"
"I think so," hazarded Williams, "but
some of em are pretty scared. We've
never had such a fight before as Ben
nett's putting up against as now,
and"
"I'll strengthen 'em up so as to
knock out any weakening!" declared
Horrigan confidently. "It's Ellis we've
got to look after now. Go after him,
Williams, on the first train south and
haul him back. Have him here by
Friday If you have to kidnap him.
I'll stand for any damage or expense.
Only see he's here for that meeting.
It's up to you. Now Jump!"
As Williams hastened toward the
door Horrigan called after him:
"On your way out send word to Rob
erts that I want to see him here. Well,
Wainwright," he resumed, turning
back into the room, "it looks bad."
"Do you think"
"I think we're in a tight place. If
oar aldermen found out about Ellis'
quitting, there's no knowing bow many
of 'em would bolt If we could only
work Bennett!"
"Out of the question. He can't be
turned."
"There's no man who can't be turn
ed. I've one card up my sleeve yet
that ought to land him. But I'd rath
er try something else first I wish we
could get a line on his price."
"He can't be bought! He"
"Rot! Everybody can be bought
Only there's some that can't be bought
with cash. I'm wondering what there
is that'll buy him if money won't"
Gibbs, In search of an elusive part
ner, crossed the foyer and paused to
greet them.
"What news?" he asked.
Wainwright surveyed the broker's
well groomed figure with Ies3 approval
than usual.
"You seem to be industrious enough
tonight," said he. "It's a pity some of
tonight's dancing energy couldn't have
been devoted to your work this morn
ing." Gibbs flushed at the reproof in words
and tone.
"I don't understand," he replied
stiffly.
"Why didn't you notify me of the
big block of Borough stoci that was
bought up Just before coon 'i"
"I hadn't heard about it," answered
Gibbs, with not quite all his custom
ary assurance.
"Everybody else heard of It You'll
have to keep better tabs on the market
than that If you're to be any use to us.
Do you know who bought It?"
"No," returned Gibbs, with growing
uneasiness. "Of course I don't How
should I know? What are you driv
ing at?"
"This is what I'm driving at: Several
big blocks of the stock have been un
loaded on the market during the past
few days and have been quietly snap
ped up. Somebody's evidently tailing
on to our game. You don't know
who?"
"I've told you twice that I didn't
know," blustered Gibbs, masking his
concern under a show of virtuous In
dignation. The effort called forth all the astute
young broker's nerve, for a certain
shrewd scheme of his showed signs of
falling through. By his original ar
rangement with Wainwright he was to
have manipulated all the Borough
stock purchases on the exchange floor
and to receive 20 per cent of the prolits
on the condition that he invest not one
dollar in the stock on his private ac
count Having strong faith in the deal's suc
cess and having no equally strong in
centive to keep faith with his partners,
Gibbs had sought to swell his own
profits by secretly buying up quantities
of the stock for himself until every
penny of his capital was involved. His
troubled mind could not now deter
mine whether or not Wainwright sus
pected him. Gibbs, while possessing
all the ambition, selfishness and lack
of conscience that go toward the mak
ing of a great financier, lacked the one
chief essentials for the purt namely.
a cold ami un
shaken nerve. It
was this defect
that now threat
ened to expose
klm.
"Well," resum
ed Waluwrlght,
us though dis
missing the top
ic, "you should
have made It
your business to
know who U do
ing this private
buying. That's
"fall thromjh!" n ktl
OUilm, iitmo )-.
what we brought you into the deal for.
Anyhow, the mysterious purchaser is
liable to find himself In hot water tie
fore long."
"Why?" queried Gibbs In a voice he
tried to make Indifferent
"Only because the deal will probably
fall through."
"Fall through r cried Gibbs. dismay
ed. "What do you Why, you told me
Mr. Horrigan could win over a four
teenth aMermau, and that with his
solid thlrteeu"
"Yes," drawled Horrigan, who had
been unobtrusively eying Gibbs from
the moment of his entrance, "we had
some such notion, as yon say. Hut my
solid thirteen' didn't happen to be as
solid as he looked. He's bolted."
"Bolted! Then we-we will lose!
We"-
"Say. Mr. Gibbs." observed Horri
gan. "you seem to take this thing pret- j
ty hard for a man with only 20 per
cent at stake. Mr. Wainwright stands
to lose some millions. I'm Interested
to the extent of almost n million. Yet
you don't see us getting pale and
shaky, do you? If a man can't pay for
the chips he has no right In a poker
game. Brace up and net like a man,
can't you? We haven't lost yet. I've
sent after the fellow that bolted, and I
think I can land the fourteenth alder
man too."
"Good!" exclaimed Gibbs In wild re
lief. "And you'll do your very liest to
pull the deal through, won't you?"
"No!" snarled Horrigan lu elephan
tine sarcasm. "I'm going to spend the
time playing plngpong and diabolo
with the kids or ta!;!t!g a course of les
sons In fancy knitting. Oh, buck up,
can't you. and quit acting like a baby!
Judge Newman's out there on the other
side of the ballroom, chase over and
tell him to come here."
Too confused to resent the boss'
words, Gibbs meekly sA out on his er
rand. "That chap's got a streak of yellow a
yard wide," commented Horrigan. gaz
ing after him.
"Not as bad as that." replied Wain
wright. "He's young and not used to
reverses. You'll find he Is game, all
right, when it comes to a pinch. What
did you want of Newman?"
"You'll see. Here he conies."
"You wished to speak to me, Mr.
Horrigan?" i :p 1 the little Judge, hur
rying into the foyer. "Good evening,
Mr. Wainwright. What a success the
ball is! My il.iu:,'b;ors have been danc
ing all evening. And Mrs. Newman
Is so"
"Never mind Mrs. Newman Just
now," broke in Horrigan. "There's
something Imporf-mt I want you to do
for me."
He spoke, as he always did to New
man, in the manner of one addressing
an incompetent servant, lhe Judge,
for all his pomposity, deemed It wise
to ignore the politician's mode of ad
dress. "I want vou to hunt up Bennett,"
went on the Ijo--s. "and persuade hlrn
to stop fighting the Borough franchise
bill. Tell hlm"-
"Oh." ga.-pd (he Judge In genuine
alarm, "1 really don't think I could pre
sume to"
"Yes, you can," contradicted Horri
gan. "You can do It, and, what's more,
you will. You don't feel shy about ask
ing favors of me, and when it's the
other way around you've got to come
down or"
"I know! I know!" protested the
frightened little Judge soothingly. "But
you don't understand how"
"I got you the nomlrstlon last fall.
Are you going to be a white man or
a welcher?"
"But I'm sure that Mrs. Newman"
"To blazes with Mrs. Newman! Now
listen to me. Go to Bennett and do
what you can to make him keep bis
hands off our Borough bill. If bo's dif
ficult offer him, in my name, the nom
ination for governor next year. If you
can get hffn well, there's a vacancy
next year In the supreme court and"
"I'll do what 1 can." assented the
Judge. "I'm sure you are right, Mr.
Horrigan. even If jiur way of putting
matters is Just a little ragged. I'll see
Mr. Bennett tonight and use all the
persuasion in my power. I'm quite
sure civic welfare will be best served
if he will cease his unseemly opposition
to the Borough bill. Thank you. Mr.
Horrigan. I'm very sure that Mrs.
Newman"
"I'm sure, too," cut in Horrigan. "Now
rim on. We're busy. Remember, now
the very next supreme court va
cancy" "Do you really think he has any in
fluence with ItemietO" asked Wain
wright us lhe Judge vanished.
"Cttn't do any harm to try. They're
neighbors In the country and In the
same crowd In society mid nil that. If
It falls, I've another curd that's even
strougcr. Robert ought to bo hero by
now. Yon found out about those notes
of his?"
"Yes; Inith of them. One for $7,lKiO,
one for $13,000. Both secured by
mortgaging his factory. Koberts cnn'l
meet tiieiu. They've been extended
twice, though the security must huvo
beeu fairly good or the Hturtovnut
Trust company wouldn't have lent"
"Williams said you wanted to speak
to me, Mr. Horrigan," said a nervous
voice from the door, and a pale, middle
aged man camo forward. Ho wore
worry's stamp between his perplexed
eyes, and euro had bent his narrow
shoulders.
"Yes. Good evening, Roberts," re
plied Horrigan cordially. "Sea you
later. Wainwright."
The financier took (he hint und walk
ed toward the ballroom, on his way out
nearly colliding with phvlau, who was
euterlug the foyer. At sight of Ilorrl
gun and Roberts together I'lielan's
eyebrows went upward, with a Jerk,
and he tiptoed out lu the opposite di
rection as fast as his stout legs could
carry him In search of Bennett. Mean
time Horrigan had conio directly to the
point, as usual. In his appeal to Rob
erts.
"Look here, alderman," said he,
"you've been trying for years, to ge
through a park bill for your ward
Still want it?"
"les," returned Koberts. "My con
stttuents are ut me all the time about
tut park. They"
"It would make your ward's property
values go up 50 per cent and It would
make yon solid there forever, hey?"
"Yes. but"-
"Introduee that bill again, and I'll
guarantee It will go through."
"Are you lu earnest?"
"There's my baud on it Only, of
course, it's understood that your park
bill won't come up until after the Bor
ough Street railway franchise Is pass
ed. Understand?"
"I'm afraid I do," said Roberts aflt
a paue. "but I voted against that bill
and"-
"You voted against the bill in its
orlglnul form." Horrigan Interrupted
reassuringly, 'and you wero right, too,
It had a lot of clauses that you thought
weren't square. But all those have
been cut out."
"But I stlM"-
"But you'll Ik d lng wind's best for
your owu constituents by looking aft
er their Interests In the matter of the
park. You'll be their hero for that Of
course if I wanted to put it another
way I could remind you that your
Judge Scurman.
business is In a bad way and that a
friend of mine has bought up your
notes at the Sturtevant Trust company
and means to bend them to you tomor
row. But that has nothing to do with
the case. So I Just"
"I'm honest, Mr. Horrigan," faltered
Roberts. "I"-
"Sure you're honest! That's why
you'll have the courage to vote for the
bill when you see It's been amended
so as to be a good thing for the city
That's being honest, isn't it?"
"I I suppose so. And the notes
the"-
"They'll be sent you by registered
mall tomorrow if you want them. Do
yon?"
"Y-yes. That is, I"-
"That's settled, then. You've got n
level head. Good ulght"
The boss strode out, a grim smile of
victory on his big face, leaving Rob
erts standing confused, doubtful, his
brain a whirl. How long the tempted
alderman stood thus oblivious to the
music, his surroundings and all else
he could never remember, but a voice
at bis elbow brought him to his senses
with a start thut was followed by a
thrill of fear as he wheeled and recog
llzed the speaker.
CHATTER X.
ROBERTS' eyes rested on the
grinning, complacent feature
of Al!'.:rmnn I'hcbn. At the
hitter's side was I'ennctt.
"I was fiujiiig." remarked I'helai;
blandly, "that It's a fine hall, isn't It
now, Robert:'?"
"Yes," t;ai.l Ifo'.e. : ; !:-. .. jr
ing to move away. But PhaUu imuor.
holed him.
"Stay an' swap talk awhile with his
honor and me, Roberts," he bogged.
"I'm in a hurry," hugui, Koberts.
"and"-
" Alderman Phelan ha:; been trying to
cheer me up a bit," said Bennett. "He
knows I'm worried about the Borough
bill's outcome. I wlBh Friday was
past" ,
re
"Siime here." chimed in rhelun. "An'
you, Roberts?"
"1?" muttered the uncomfortable num.
"Why?"
"It'R Friday that the Borough bill
comes up again," explained Uennetl. a
though Imparting new Information
"You will vote against it, of course
Mr. Rolierts?"
"I'm not sure, You see, It's been
altered so as to"
"The alteration! don't affect the
main Issue, and (hey can't change any
honest man's views. So 1 can count on
yon to continue opposing It, can't IT'
"I object In this riitochlaliig!" third
up poor Rolierts. "I won't stand for It.
rm my own
muster and"
"Are you sure
you're your own
muster?" do
in n tided Ben
nett. , "If so.
why should you
lie ii f rnld to say
how you are go
ing to vote?"
"Do you ac
cuse me of"
"I accuse you
of having
changed your
"Sometxulu't aolna to mind about the
piiimn Jirfnre fhl bill for some
tnattr r'i ciulfd." reason that
won't bear the light. And I warn you
to go carefully. SotnelsKly's going to
prison before this mutter's elided."
"I'm not answerable to any one but
my constituents," suld Roberts, with a
pitiful attempt at cold dignity, "and
they"-
"And they shall demand an answer
from yon," warned Bennett "I'll see
to It that they do. Now, you cau go If
you want to." turning his back on the
confused Roberta, who eagerly took the
opportunity to escape.
"I'm afrnld friend Roberta ain't
bavin' tho happiest time of bis life to
night," remarked Phelan, going to the
doorway and looking after the depart
ing alderman. "There's not much of
what the poet geeKer calls 'whoop up
the dance, fer Joy lie unrefined' about
him. Poor fool! Ho never wus cut
out to be a crook. He makes a punk
Job of it in spite of tho trluimln's Hor
rigan's ilcc'rutcd him with. If I hadn't
the sense to be crooked without uiuklu'
a monkey of myself, I'm blest If I
don't Mlcvo I'd turn honest. Hey!
Here's a couple of folks, though, that's
gettln' more fun out of the bull than
ever I had nt a dog fight!"
As he spoko Perry Wainwright pilot
ed Cynthia lu from tho conservatory
it top sHcd, his Jolly young face alight
with a joy that reflected Itself In Miss
Garrison's own Tery flushed counte
nance. "Alwyn," shouted young Wainwright,
not seeing Phelan lu his excitement,
"guess whut a huppvuedt 1 11 give you
three guesses and"
"And I can't possibly guess if yon
gave me a thousand," retorted Den
nett, with vast gravity, "so I won't
try. I'll Just congratulate you with all
my heart old chup, aud vvlhh Miss Gar-.
rison every happiness that" j
"Gee! How'd you know? We haven't
told a soul. It only happened about
four minutes ugo. I was telling Cyn
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thia what it daisy little girl she wus,
and she said she thought I was pretty
nice, too, und so I got bravo and suld,
Then why don't you' "-
"Perry!" reproved Cyuthia sternly,
Jerking bis arm to show that Phelan an
well as Alwyn wus recipient of the
highly Intimate tidings,
"Oh, don't mind me. children!" put
In I'helnn. "I'm used to it. I wtm
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"Thanks, alderman," grinned Perry
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form. Tho intruder was about to with
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"Good evening," called the Alderman.
"Good evening, sir," said the new
comer resK'ctfiilly, punning on tho point
of leaving the foyer.
"I've met you lnfore, I think," went
tl Phelan.
"Some day ag-i In the mayor's of
fice." assented the other. "I nm Thomp
son, Mr, Wnlinvrlght's private sectt-
tary."
"I'm Aldei'iniiii Phelan of tho Eighth,
ii rul I've sii-n you before wo met at his
honor'-."
"So y.ui e.'ild then, sir. But you were
iiilxlaki'ii. Good evening."
He turned ngaln toward tho door,
but Phclr.ii resumed, without seeking
to stnp him:
"A mlstal o, wus It? I'm not a man
nho makes many mistakes, Mr. Oir
rlson."
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