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12 SUNDAY, JUNE 14, .1908 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTOIttA, OREGON. 1 J S7w Now Mayor I ff vlf,,,,' asd oi GJt.hrondhurst's Successit! Play 11 : :-M MAW' J 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 Ilorrigan, boss of the neighboring city, whois coming to discuss maters. Alderman The Ian, the thorn in Horrigan's side, horn 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 Healings 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 scoffs 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 street railway. The boss is worried by the reform movement threatening his JVVT tl , A V lilt, VUIlUUg casting about tor a candidate for mayor with a clean record." He hits upon Bennett, who has had some light 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. Bennettvisit 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 Harrigan. IX Gibbs ii.. .i rt in xxrn:n.;vt.f arcuy v,, l". "a"'",,B"1! ",m u uu'" 8 j stock on his own account. Horrigan "fixes" Alderman Roberts, a waver ing member of his "solid thirteen." X Bennett warns Roberts against vot ing for the bill. In the presence of Cynthia, who is engaged to Perry, Phelan exposes Thompson as her brother, the long missing Harry Gar ri '-on, whereupon sister and brother embrace. Perry entering suddenly, is astonished at the sight. XI Cyn thia explains to Perry. Dallas is con vinced by Wainwright that Bennett V vetoing the bilj is trying to wreck her fortune. Thereupon Dallas prom ires to marry Gibbs. XII Horri gan declares that if Bennett persists in his opposition to the bill he will publish indisputable proofs of grant ing by the mayor's father. Bennett',? mother advises him to face the threat ened disgrace and stick to hU course. ... CHAPTER. XIII. HE momentous Friday had ar rived; the day whereon the fa mous or Infamous Borough Street railwav bill tn Ha T amended torm was to come up for the aldermen's consideration. Every paper in the city devoted col umns to the situation. Kverywhere it was knowti that the "boy mayor"' was fititiug with all his might the bill he had already vetoed. RmaUy well was It understood that Ilorrigan was mak ing the battle of his whole career in behalf of the measure. If he could but Induce his "solid thirteen" aldermeu to stand firm and could maintain his hold on Roberts for the fourteenth, all would, be plain sailing and the bill would pass by a two-thirds vote tn spite of the mayor's veto. More than the mere bill and his price for it were included in Horrl gan's reasons for his present activity, lie recognized that his prestige as boss was at stake-that in case of failure his hold on the organisation would be considerably weakened, perhaps almost so much shaken as to permit Phelau to fulfill his ouce absurd threat to tear him down from his eminence. For the whole organization was viewing with breathless Interest the duel between Ilorrigan and the youthful mayor the boss had "made." In such circles a beaten man commands yant respect The board of aldermen were in ses sion in the city hall. Off the ante chamber of the great room where they met was a small, snugly furnished apartment, first of a series of similar rooms that stretched away, with con necting doors, to the far end of, the main corridor. This place, with the room adjoining, had once been the comptroller's office. Of late, however, that official had changed his quarters and the room nearest the antechamber had been appropriated by Ilorrigan himself as a sort of unofficial snug gery, where he could si at ease and transact busipess at close quarters whenever the organization's secret ln- terests demanded his presence at the ! y hall. Here, his whereabouts known only to his Intimate and personal llenten- ants, the boss was wont to sit at ease, 1 like somft rat. rnri onnrt fm Mm in tiwi - ' - - center of a web of Intrigue, and Issue his orders or plans of campaign. Some of these were carried by word of mouth ' through the anteroom Into the alder- manic chamber. Others he transmit- , ted by means of a telephone that stood j ready on the center table, before which , his great easy chair was always placed, Around this table as the board of al- dermen were about to convene on the fateful Friday of tbe Borough bill's I final consideration sat three men Wainwright, Gibbs and Horrigan. The i former, in spite of his habitual steady I coolness, was plainly uneasy. Gibbs Jiade no effort to deny his anxiety. His eyes were bloodshot, his manner abstracted and his nerves evidently strung to breaking point Horrigan alone of the trio had abated not one Jot of the colossal calm and brutal i power that were part and parcel of the man's mighty character. When will our bill come up, do you suppose?" asked Gibbs, meaklng a brief silence. "In half an hour or so j robably," answered Ilorrigan, glancing at his watch. "I thought it was better for us to get here ahead of time." . "Half an hour," fumed Gibbs, "and neither Ellis nor Roberts here yet! Suppose they don't get hero on ticre?" "They will," granted Horrigan plac idly. . "Do you think It Is possible either of ihem has come yet'" went on Gibbs, with a glance at the antechamber door. "No." "How do you know? Perhaps" "Williams would have told me. He knows where I'm to be found." "You're sure Ellis and Roberts will show up?" - "Yes," "How soon?" "In good time." "But suppose they don't?" Insisted oibbs nervously. "What then?' "Why, if they don't, then they won't. What do you suppose?" snapped Hor rigan. "What's the matter with you, anyhow? Are you looking for a muse um job as the 'human question mark?" " "Gibbs is naturally nervous," explain ed Wainwright. "He's not so old at this game as you and I, Horrigan, and we must make allowances." "Nervous?" grunted the boss, "I should say ho Is! Just .look at that cigar I gave him. He's been chewing It as If It was a sausage. That's no way to treat a fifty ceut cigar, man! Here, try another, and see If you can't smoke it liist.-ad of eating a free lunch off It. Nothing like a good smoke to steady your nerves. If" The antechamber door opened, and Williams hurried In. "I got Ellis!" he reported. "He's here, and" with significant emphasis "he'll vote right!" "Good!" assented Horrigan. "I thought he'd come to time. Now, for Roberts and the thing's done." "The gallery In there Is Jammed," re ported Williams, jerking his head to ward the aldermanlc chamber. "I nev er saw such a mob in tbe place be fore." . . . "That's what cornea of all this news paper publicity." growled. Horrigan, "If It wasn't for the papers the people 'd never make any trouble for us. But they read the news and then they get silly Ideas about their 'rights, and ft lot of them come here to see they don't get swindled. Lord! If the papers would only suspend publication for one month. I'd guarantee to put the whole state In my vest pocket. They're al ways butting In to spoil the organiza tion's honest promts. How arc the crowd in the galleries behaving?" "They're quiet." answered Williams uneasily. "Too quiet. That's what bothers me. They seem to be waiting for the Borough bill to" "If they raise auy row, rush a mo tion through to clear the galleries," on dered Ilorrigan. "Nothing short of the police could clear away that big crowd." "Then we'll have the police In to help." "But." argued Williams, "that would mean a riot, and a lot of people would get hurt. All the newspapers tomor row would" "Never mind that. Go ahcrtd and do as you're told. At the first sign of dis approval from the galleries have the motion passed and turn the police loose. Understand?" "All right," acquiesced Williams du biously and withdrew. " Wainwright opened his mouth to pro- t Acsf tint TTrkitvon trea a Ihaam Hnat m I the telenllone I TTiin. i. .vi. t w 900 F. Yes-yes. Ia that the captain?" he went on a moment later. "Then send hlra to the phone. Tell him Mr. Horrigan Hello, captain!" after an other pause. "Yes, It's Horrigan. At city ball. In the aldennantc chamber there's a mob, and we're likely to need the police to quiet 'em. Yes. No, not ! 'diet them, you fool! 'Quiet' them!- Yes. Send us a squad at double oulck am let tbe wrKPant retMrt to Williams ' Let the boys bring their night sticks. 'and tell 'em they're to take no back talk and not to be afraid to slug If It nnmoa tn thnfr nrwl T miaaa If tMM. -w wvv vv iuii vt guvno fa Will I, out the right sort to send. Yes. Of course I'll back up anything they do. Sure. Rush 'em. Goodby." "But" began Wainwright as Hor- rlgan hung up the receiver. The boss cut him short. "I'll let that gallery crowd see It ain't safe to interfere with my work." "But," protested Wainwright, "sure- ly it will not be necessary to" "To break heads? It probably will. Why not?" "I'd rather use diplomatic tactics." "Diplomacy's a game I never took the trouble to learn." ; , "But those people you're about to antagonize control votes" "Yes. The people may control tbe votes, but we count them. See the dif ference?" "But doesn't the law penult the pub- "c to attend these meetings?" "Only so long as they behave tuem- selves. If a few of 'cm jret clubbed , they won't be so ready next time to I butt In where they aren't . wanted, i They"- The tinkle of tbe telephone bell cut I short the boss' public spirited remarks. ' Horrigan unslung the receiver. I "Hello!" he hailed. "Who's- Oh, Roberts, eh?" "Is It Roberts?" cried Gibbs exclt- "No," snarled norrigan In ponderous sarcasm. "It's the czar of Russia tele phoning to borrow a nickel, I called hlra 'Roberts' just to flatter him. Go on, Roberts! .What's that? Yes, Oils is Mr. norrigan. Want to see me. do fyou? What for? No, there Isn't," he i went on angrily after a moment's lis tening. "You and I settled all that. L'ome and do your share of the- Yes, I tell you It's up to you to make good." Another pause, during which Gibbs and Wainwright glanced at each other In suspense. Then the boss continued, In a louder voice, over the wire: "Well, come to my room in the city hall, then, If you've got to see me. But there's no need for It It's all settled, and there's nothing more to be said. I'll be here. Don't keep me waiting. I What's that? No! I won't come to you! You'll come to me, nnd you'll come on the double quick! Jntrp nowl If yon don't No, tnat's all. Hurrj ,ip!" "Wouldn't it be wiser," suggested Gibbs. "to humor the man by going to him, as he suggests? Then"- "No, It wouldn't!" retorted Horrigan as he kept the telephone.' "If I'd gono on the principle of liuuioi.'g' folks. I'd still be working at eightei per soil ing ferry tickets. LTake my tip. friend! Never go to a man, Muke him come to you. That's business. And it given you a 90 per cent better chance with him. Now. then," pulling a paper from his pocket. "I told you about the re port I had Morris & Cberriugtoii dig out showing iip Bennett's old man. Here It is. Like to look it over while we're waiting?".' ! "Little enough good It seems to have done!" returned Wainwright as the three heads bent over the document. "He's still lighting us, tooth and nail." "Yen." agreed iiurrtitnn grimly, "but It's n nut Infliction to know It Isn't only us he's lighting. He's cutting Ills own throat too," ('HAPTEN XIV. rji HE lirst committee room that lay t the right of Horrlguu'a otlkelu the same relation to it as the antechamber to the left was usually given over to dry oill clal business, and Its musty walls must almost have experienced a distinct shock about this time as Kallas Wain wrlght entered from the corridor be hind. She was accompanied by Perry and by Phelau, who, passing through the corridor toward the alderuimilc chamber, bad collided with the brother and sister at the committee room door. "Here's good sight for sore eyes, Miss Wainwright," the alderman was Baying with his best air, "Uut Is It fair to ask what brings such a bunch of mi ash 1 no Into nn old p'lltlca! shell like this? I'd as soon think of seeing HAprlmm it t Minim no tn fl.wl VAll lim-a ' If,.... ,t UtllPB .. V MM. , V. II. , V. "I want to ntteud the aldermen's meeting." exclaimed Dallas. "I have a special reason. So 1 made Perry bring me. But at the door they told us the gallery was so crowded that we couldn't" "Never you mind the gallery, miss," Interrupted Phelan. "It Isu't meant for the likes of you anyway. Yon Just sit here a few minutes, an' I'll catch an attendant somewhere an' make him hustle up a couple of good i chairs for you on the main floor, where you can pipe everything Just like you . were In your own op'ra box copplu' off , a a wad of "high C's," I "Thank you ao much, alderman," re ; pi led Dallas, "I hope we're not put j ting you to too much trouble." ' "No trouble at all. An' even If It was I'd come u-runnln' to meet It. Pol the original trouble eater. Besides, the , best In the house Is none too good for the lady who was so lnt'rested In my (twtlngs. So long! I'll bo right back." j "What a queer chap he Is!" mused Perry, as Phelan hastened away on his mission. "If I could take a all wecks' courso ,n 8,an fln(1 hot alr fTO,u that ' I'd to sew but- i i uon t tniiuc you need very much 1 tuition," observed Dnllas. "But it was , kind of Mr. Phelan to look after us. I like him be"- "Because he's standing by Bennett so plucklly Ins this tight?" Mr. Bennett Is nothing to me." No?" asked Perry In Innocent nmaM-. Imn 1 wa8totl l0' or 8" 9atme mme' w,n ,0 00 Uoul ms ""'l'"'! wucn J'ou w;r0 acro ne u" waBn ,asi mmmer' or " mn wno m n(Hnin 10 m fa o., V1 unu.. tu M terest. Look here.itle girl," ho went on, less flippantly, "what's the matter? Has anything" "No!" she broke In, with a miserable effort at courago. "Nothing's tho mat ter. I'm perfectly happy. Why shouldn't I be? An engaged girl Is always" . "An engaged girl!" ho shouted In high glee. "You don't mean to say you and Alwyn" "Of course not I am engaged to Mr. Gibbs." "Good Lord!" gasped tbe lad In hon est dismay. "If that's meant for a Joke, It's the punkest ever! Did"-, - "It Isn't a Joke, Perry, and It's very , rude of you to talk so. I am engaged ' to Mr. Gibbs, and"- "But how when did "the atrocity come off, and" "I became engaged to him the night of the administration ball. I didn't want to tell vou vet bemuse I knew you don t ,lko hlm' I'm'T'"m" "You're happy?" "Certainly I am!" she retorted de fiantly. "So happy that 1"- "That you are having a flgbt to keep from crying this blessed minute!" he ! finished. "Say, Dallas, It breaks mo all up to have you so miserable. I think a whole lot of you. More'n of ?yne 1 b."l Jllt 1? "There Is nothing any one can do,' she murmured sadly. "I have chosen my course and I" "Cheese it!" whispered Perry In hur ried admonition. "Here -comes Ben nett, and Phelan's with him." The young mayor came In, talking to the aldermun as he came. "Tills room's disengaged," ho was saying. "I'll write it here and give it to oh, 1 beg your pardon," he broke off, recognizing Dallas and Perry. "I didn't know" "I've got two good seats for you," announced Phelan. "Right where you can see an' hear tbe whole shootln' tmtch. An' I gues before the meetln's over it's liable to get as lnterestln' as a double "Uncle Tom" show In a tent I'll show you the way as soon as you're ready. There's no rush. Things ain't begun to sizzle up yet." Bennett had crossed to where Dallas stood Irresolute and, under cover of Phelan's talk with Perry, said to her, with a certain unconscious stiffness: "I fear I was too taken aback by four announcement the other evening to remember to congratulate you, but please believe me when I say I wish you every happiness In the new life you have chosen." . - "Thank you very much," faltered Dallas. There was an awkward pause; then she said: "You came In -here to write some thing. I'm afraid we are detaining you. You must be busy with your fight against tbe Borough bill, You are quite determined to contiuue It to the end?" "To the bitter end!" he answered miserably. "Even though that end can hold nothing but bitterness for me. The set anguish lu hl face moved Dnllas mom than she dared confess even to herelf. "I am sorry," alio suld softly. "It Is the course I havs chosen,1" he nuswured. with a shrug, "and If It lends to eternul dnrkneM Instead of the sunlight I existed I must follow It none the Urn" .'j"Tlmt Is Hlieor obstinacy," he fried, battling agtiiust her own heart a mk shmate plea, "You have luld out plan to ruin Mr. Glblm, to deprive my own fortuue, to enrich jour- elf by aelllng Borough stock short and then vetoing tho bill so t list tho Nto k would CutlUpNtK You have doiio all this, and yet you talk of fol lowing your a boui I n a bit course to the end!" "Dallaa," he said very quiet ly, "you don't " understand, and "JDrtlhJ," he inM vtry yW refused to guli, "vm dan tm m t0 . UHdmtand" m , CM say no more. But oue day, you may learn the cruel mistake you are wak ing." "Mistake?" "I don't mean that you are mistaken In choosing Gibbs Instead of tue, but that you are wrong In your Judgment of what I am doing. I hope you will understand some day. It will be too late to change anything then, but at least 1 shall be set right lo your eyes. And flint means more to tue than you can ever know. Goodhy." He left the room abruptly, and Dal las stared after hlm, her brain a whirl with conflicting thoughts. "There's a man In ten million, miss," volunteered Phelan. breaking In on her reverie, "an' from the looks of that bran' new dinky, three-k spark on your finger I guess you're wine to the fact" "I am engaged to Mr. Gibbs," replied Dallas coldly. , "What the"- gasped Phelan. check ing himself just In time, "I'm sure sorry for you. miss," he went on. with a sincerity that precluded any offense, "for frlen' Glbbb la going to nave something so heavy fall on his bank roll by the time we're through with this Borough bill that he'll be able to use his wad for a book mark without crtuklln' any of the leaves. Why, he'll"- "Come, Perry," Interrupted Dallas. "Shall we go to the meeting now?" Confused, she turned to the door leading into Horrigan's room Instead of that opening on tbe corridor and found herself face to face wltb her uncle, the boss and Gibbs, "I beg your pardon," she began, ur- prised. "I didn't kuow" "Dallas!" exclaimed Gibbs and Wain wright In the same breath. Horrigan scowled at the Interruption as all three men rose to their feet "What brings you to a place like this?" asked Walnwrbht In displeas ure. "Perry and I," Indicating her broth' er, who had followed her Into the room, "are going to attend the meet ing of the board of atdermon." ' "But," protested her uuelo disapprov ingly, "It Is hardly the sort of" "My fortune and Perry's and that of the man I am to marry arc all bound up In the Borough bill," she answered fcarlegsly, "I have a right to be pres ent when that bill's fate Is decided." "Good nerve!" applauded Horrigan. "You're a thoroughbred. If there were more women like you" "Mr. Horrigan," reported Williams, hurrying In from nn antechamber, "the police have come, and" "All right," answered tho boss. "Give the sergeant his orders." "I-J hardly like the responsibility," muttered Williams, "and" "But you'll take it I'm backing you. By the way, get seats for Miss Wainwright . and her brother. Get them close to the anteroom door, so If there's a row she can come back bore. If there are no vacant seats there, clear a couple of people out and make place for" , "But we have seats," protested Dal las as Williams sped on his errand. "Alderman Phelan" "Alderman Phelan will have trouble finding a seat In this city when I'm done with him," snarled Horrigan, "Better take the seats I offer, Miss Wainwright. They're safer." "But," protested Wainwright, "if there's to be any danger she mustn't be there. I can't have" "I will be on hand to help her if there Is," Gibbs answered him. "n'm I" grunted Horrigan In some what uncomplimentary doubt "I will, too!" spoke up Perry. Horrigan nodded approval. "You'll be all right then," said n. "And now" , "You spoke of the police being in tbe aldermanlc chamber," said Dallas. "What for?" "To check any trouble the gallery nay make," answered Ilorrigan. "This man Bennett's stirred the people up with a lot of his anarchistic reform ideas till they're crazy. Some one's liable to get a broken skull, and then Bennett will have himself to thank. Maybe when the police have ham mered a little sense Into folks' heads with their nightsticks, the victims will begin to understand Just what sort of a man Alwyn Bennett Is. Remember now, Gibbs, nnd you, too, young Wain wright. If. there's any sign of a' row Perry anil me of till bring 'Miss wtiinwriuiit mien tiers a ;uee." "All right." agreed Pt;rry, a little rue ful tit the pruNport of missing n frge fight. "Let's go In there now, I've never been to n nlderuimi's mooting' before, but I rati up against a car strike riot oure, no I guc8 I'm on lo tiinMt of the untitle rules of elegance that govern such shows, Come on, people, If you're coining." "Your nlwe to thoroughbred," ro ponbnl II ortlj flu, wllh rare approba tion, u (lie anteroom door ekmed be hind I mlliix and her two escorU, ' she's to iiinrry Gibbs, Is she? I'm sorry for Ihem both," "Why?" ulud Wainwright sharply, ''Because H wou't lake Iwr n year to find out that he's a yellow cur, And when atie does she'll t-lther kick him out or lead hlm around on a elm In. Now, the fellow n girl, of that frnrt ought to have married Is Dennett. He's nn obstinate fool, but he's a man. I thought you imld ouce he was stuck on her." "Ho was. He still Is." "And ! took Gibbs Instead?" cried Horiigtui, a world of Incredulity In tils rough voice, "Women are a queer lot! Why'd she nluike Bennett, If It Is a fair question?" "1 let her see Gibbs was a heroic martyr," nald Wulnwrlght, with quiet significance, "aud that lUuiiiett wo"- "Oh. I see!" chuckled Horrigan. "SHU, there might tie something made out of Bennett's love for her even yet." "What do you ineao? "I'm uot quite sure. 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