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the Bvanra baity gcard, PiubAV. May so, ieo Basod CHAPTER II (Continued). Thompson's paper slipped through his fingers and went skidding Across the polished floor. The (libera looked around In surprise. "Excuse me!" muttered the secre tary as be stooped to gather up tbe documents, "Very awkward! I'm sorry." j Ho xvent on arranging the scattered papers In h!s usual unobtrusive silence, effacing himself from the guucrrj talk. "You were teUlnir, mi about Cyntbls'a fjther," Biild Dallas. "Oh. yes." said lrs. Bennett, taking up tho thread of her tale. "He was looked on as one of the most honorable bunkers In the city. And so he waB until bis misfortune." "Misfortune?" "More misfortune than crime. Ills wife was a girlhood friend of mine, so perhaps I am prejudiced In bis favor. A famous financier a dear friend of bis Induced him to inuke a very large loan Unit proved to be a mistake. He went to tbe financier for advice as to bow to recoup tbe loss. Tbe financier told him of an Investment by which bo could get all the money back with out any risk and could make good the loan. Mr. Garrison took bis advice, usod tbe 1 milk's funds for tbe purpose tnd tho Investment proved worthless. The bank was Insolvent. Mr. Garrison ihot himself." " "norrlhlc! Horrible!" murmured Dallas. ' "Tbe 'horrible' part of the whole story came out later." said Alwyn Dennett. "It seems the financier bad deliberately ruined Mr. Garrison and was on the other side of the deal by which the bank's funds were lost In other words, he persuaded his friend to put money In what he knew was a losing venture, then took that money himself." "He did It willfully," chimed In Mrs. Bennett, "knowing his friend, would be ruined and that the bank's money which he 'lured Mr. Garrison Into In vesting was going to swell his own III gotten fortune." "1 did not think any ono lived who. could do such things," shuddored Dal las. "Poor Cynthia!" "Cynthia suffered least of all," said Mrs. , Hennett. "She was little more than a child at the time. Her mother died of grief, and her brother a prom ising, clever young fellow Just enter ing college dlsnppen red." "Deserted Cynthlu?" 1 "Not so bud ns that Ho probably went away sooner than face his fa ther's disgrace and began life some where far from homo. That was nine years ago, yet evor since then he Bends Cynthia a little money every month not much, but no doubt all be can scrape together above his baro living expenses. She has tried In ovcry way to get In touch with him, but she can't locate him nnywhero. There Is no clew except that monthly money order. 1 never knew him very well In fact, 1 only saw hi m onco or twice but I've heard ho was a duo, manly boy. The shock must have been worst of all on hlra." . "Bo a man lost his good namo and his life, his wlfo died, his son's life was wrecked and his daughtor Impov erished," mused Dallas, "aud all that a financier might grow a little rlchor. 1 can't believe It!" A little ashamed of displaying such vehemence In tho presence of one of her uncle's deicndents, tho girl glanced toward the tublo. But the secretary had gone.. "My husband," prattled Mrs. Bennett i complacently, "always said that the meu who roao highest In tho money world reached their lofty places over tho despoiled bodies of hundreds of victims. Thank God, my buy has no such parental record to look back on. My husband was one mini In a mil lion the soul of honor both In busi ness and In private life. You've read of bis splendid civil war record. Then he went Into business as a contractor and engineer and earned n fortune, every dollar of which was honest. Thill's something to be proud of In these money loving linn's." "What was the name of the financier who ruined Mr. Garrison?" asked Dal las, still haunted by the narrative she had Just heard. "No one knows. It was suppressed at the time. The facts In the written confession left by Mr. Garrison be came public property; but, through po litical Influence, tbe name of the man responsible for the tragedy wus sup pressed. Hero I sit chatting on dole ful tuples, while thoao two young peo ple are running all over the place tin ehnperoued. Kxctise me, won't you, and I'll look them up?" Hhe smiled at Alwyn as she left the room, and his answering smile showed how fully he understood and appre ciated her motlvo In leaving him alone with Dallas Waluwrlght. Perhaps Dal las, too, understood, for she made ns though to follow Mrs. Bennett nut Into the tuwn. But Alwyn stepped between her and the Indow. "Don't g Jnsl yet," he N'ged. "I've so much to talk over with yen When ('icy cunie in wo were ppraklng 'll-ut pn nigra oh aluit UlMis and ,iuiic:f. You don't love lit in. do joii. Dallas'' Tell me von ilua'l1" tefil KMRk WTfWW WWilMTWl WTie Now Mayor o on SJIErondhurst's Successhi Play THE MAAT ivh.f -i-i.t hn t -av m ...m. I mestlon?" a question "Only the right that my love for you (fives me, dear heart. You must have known I loved yon even though I've never said It before. I love you, Dal las, though till today, I think, I never rpalhmd how much. Tell me It Isn't true that you'rp going to marry Glbbs." ''Bven if It werun't true I should not marry yon, Alwyn," "Ah!" - The exclamation was wrung uncon sciously from his whitening lips. It was as though a pang of physical pain tad pierced blm. "I wouldn't marry you," went on Dullns, though niore gently, "because you don't really love me." "I do! I do! With my whole heart, !"- "Oh. Alwyn!" she exclaimed with al most mother-like tolerance, "what a child you are! What a mere child! Some one tries to take away from you i plaything you've grown used to hav ing. You never cared especially about the plaything before: but, now that you're In danger of losing li, you cry nit: 'Oh, I love it! I love It!' You'll soon find another toy that'll make you forget" "Dallas, you ere unfair! You hare no right to treat my love for you M lf"- "As if It were a mere whim? Isn't It? Now, don't say 'No.' but look me In the eyes and answer one question. If Scott Glbbs badn't proposed to me If that paragraph bad not appeared In ho paper would you have come here today and told me yon loved me? No. you know you wouldn't!" "Don't talk like that, dear!" Implored Bennett "1 tell you I love you! More than I evor dreamed a woman could be loved. I love you! I" "There's an easy way to prove It, then." "What way? Anything" "By doing something to make me feel proud of you. I don't feci so now. I could not marry a man who loiters his life away a man who Hits Idle while others are thronging past him In the upward climb. You are rich, thanks to your father's efforts. What bavo you done with that wealth? If you've done no harm with it you'vo nt least put It to tio good use. You are young, ' tulented, highly educated. What have you done with your youth, your talents, your education? How have you used them for your own bet terment or for your1 fellow nien's7 What have you to offer me? Money? Social poslllon? 1 have plenty of both. What else can you offer me? Nothing absolutely nothing." ' "My love, for oue thing. I can offer you thnt." "In what Is your love better than any other man's? Behind It Ib not a record of hnrd work, of self sacrifice, of achievement of any of the tilings thnt go towurd making love strong and enduring and beautiful to make It a support that a woman ran lean on for llfo? What have you to offer me or uny other woman?" There was u silence. Yet when Ben nett spoke there was a new note In his voice u ring of awakening strength that Impressed Dallas In spite of her selfthat sent a wholly strange thrill through her and set her heart to beat lug with unwonted quickness. "You are right," said he. "I have done nothing. I've been content to be a rich man's son, und I've nothing to offer that Is worthy your acceptance, but that does not mean I never shall have. And by tho grace of God I ..Hull! You've put things In a new light. I see them us 1 never did. It bu't a wholly pleasant experience, but It's good for me. There's nothing yet thnt I'm fitted to do. but I'll Unit something, never fear. Aud when 1 do" "Don't say there's nothing you'ro IK for," protested Dallas. "There's noth ing you couldn't accomplish If onco you set yourself to II. Why, Just think o those speeches you made for Mr, I.rliuer Inst campaign. They were line. I vns so"- "Oli, those amounted to nothing. I Just did It to oblige blm. And. be sides, d was fun lo sway the crowds." "That's Just It. You did It for fun und for a friend. Why not do some thing In earnest ami for yourself? The world Is fairly bristling with oppor tunities for such a man us you. Gmsp those opportunities. Won't you?" "Yes! And when I do Is there any hoio that you will?" "I have given Mr. Glbbs no promise. I told blm to wait." "Then my chunce Is ns goxl as his. From now on 1 am 'going to drop tbe role of rich man's son aud be some thing on my own account. If you have faith lu me If you believo In mo If there Is a ghost of a chance that ym can aoino day love " "I have faith la , Alnyi," l answered soTtly. lektiist kvr kind lie passive III his grai. Then. wfchdraw Ing It nllh itetty gesture of petu lance, she added: 'Only I wish It didn't always re quire a blow to rouse you to action. Did you ever hnpHu to noltee that lr:'.lt In yourself V "Why. no. I don't quite ffidorstand." "Then here's tin instance (jnt will how you what I mean: lu your sailor n re jmmm 3 iraES&Mfflr I year at Yale when you were playing (halfback ou the varsity eleven I saw my nrst rootunii game, it was anuiuai. Princeton. You were the only man on either team I knew, so I watched you ironi nrsi io last. Little as I understood foot- ball, I could seo you were play- lng a clever, hard, conselen- tlousgame. But It wasn't a fight lug game not the sort of game that carries ev erything before It Then, lu tbe second half. In oneof the Bcrltn mnges I saw a Princeton man strike you. Oh, It was a das tardly, cowardly blow! Hestruck "Vouwere the college hcro Uu man ut Die hour." you when your head was turned away, You saw who It wus, and you made no appeal to the referee, but In tbo next scrimmage you broke that man's collar bone and stunned him. Ho was curried sense less from tbe field, and you kept on. You bad begun to play a fighting game, and It carried you through the Princeton line for the only touchdown j of the day. You won the game for Yale. You were the college hero the man of the hour. But It took a blow to rouse you. Now do you under Itnnd?" "Yes, I think I do. . Perhaps you're right I certainly remember tbe blow well enough. Do you happen' to know who It was that struck me that day on the football field?" "No. I knew none of tre players ex tept you. Who" "It was Glbbs." "No!" "I'm not likely to have forgotten. Ask blm yourself. He will remember It, I fancy. It was a week before ho left the Infirmary." "But 1 can't realize that Mr. Glbbs would do such a thing! It was so cowardly, so' "Oh, don't hold It against him. Ho was excited and" "Tell Mr. Phelan I'll see him In the library," called Waluwrlght from the hall. ' ' . "More politics!" exclaimed . Dallas. "Come, shall wo go out to the tennis court?" They passed through the open French window ns Waluwrlght and Glbbs en tered the library from the opposite door. "The alderman's a little behind time," said Waluwrlght "He's a character in his -way. You'll be Interested lu meet ing him, Glbbs." "Mr. Phelan." announced the butler. "I know my owu name, son," re marked a voice behind him, "You needn't go hollerln' It nt me like I was lieln' ratified at an oast side meeting. , Mornln'. Mr. Wulnwrlght. Maybe It I was you he was hollerln' at." i "You re a little late, alderman," said the financier. ! 1 always am. Let the other feller , do the waltln. That's my motto, and! iimii.r n Kuuii iiuur o iiuiv i rv vuveu uy It Who's your friend?" "Mr. Glblis of Glbbs ft Norton. Glbbs, this Is Alderman Phelan." Mr. "Of the Eighth." amended Phelnn. "Only man to carry his ward lsst elec tion runnin' Independent. Plensed to meet you. Yes, sir, 1 ran Independent, nnd I win. ns Waluwrlght hen- can tell you. Ilorrlgun's out against me this year, and he's got carried away by 1 some fool Idea that ho can down me next campaign," "I'nn he?" asked Glbbs politely, bored. "Can he?" roared Phelan, his close clipped hair a lirlstle. "I'nn be? Cull AUltrnuin I'helan. inv Dick Horrigan down Alderman ) Jlasy I'helan? Well! Nothln' to It son. When I'm ' through with Dick I Horrigan he'll have worried himself so thin they'll have to wear glasses to , shave blm. I'll burr hl:n s i deen t!rs fall that they'll never And him till they I ' start dlfc'Kiu' a sulw;iy to China." i "Von seem pretty coni'uleut." ohserv ;:'!. ; '( v.mdeii:? Wh- v:.y not, I ' fc) Xfl j ask yon? Why wouldn't I be confident? Is there a voter In the ward-black, O white, yellow or greenhorn that I can't j call by his first name and ask after ; i all hT children by name? Is there a ' j voter In the ward I haven't staked to I coal or outings or ball or booze? Is i there? If so, name blm to me. Put a name to him. They're my friends I twelve months of every year, not Just 'at election time. Horrlg.in. Indeed! Say. If be Btnrts runnin any man In I my ward he'll have to sight him by a tree to see if he's inakln' any progress or not Horrigan. hey'" I "Come, come, alderman." Interposed ; IWalnwrlght "Why don't you and f (Horrigan smoke the pipe of peace? why"- i "The only pipe me an' Dick Horrigan wm ever come togetner over win ue a yard 0f jega ppe- an" my fist will be ' t one end of that an' bis thick head f t th' other. "But" remonstrated Walnwrlgbt "he g a strong man. is It safe to fight him?" i "Why Isn't It? He's got to come into the Eighth to lick me. and he'll be aliout as Btrong there as a barkeep's In- , fluence with tbe Prohibition party. Besides, I like a fight. I'm the original ,'Stop, look and listen' signal at Trouble Btutlon. I" j I "As a personal favor to me. alder- i man," wheedled Mr. Walnwrlgbt In his most persuasive manner, "won't you j make a friend of Horrigan?" j ; "I'd gladly oblige you by makln' a : fine, fashionable, rolllckln' funeral of ; him, but friends friends" i "But If I usked him here to meet you ' wouldn't you try to be cordial to him?" "I sure would as cordial as a bank rupt to a rent collector. He'd be as pretty near as welcome as a broken leg." "I'm sorry you look at It that way, alderman, because I've asked blm to day." "To come here? Quit your Joshln'!" "But he doesn't know he'll meet you." "An he'll never find It out, for I'm on my way. I'd sooner meet a p rnde from th' contnglon hospital." "Of course, If you're really afraid of hlm"- "Afrald of blm!" snorted Phelan, coming to a full stop at tho door and then returning to tbe middle of the room. "Afraid of Dick Horrigan! Bhow me the man I'm afraid to meet and I'll meet blm with pleasure just to Bhow you It's a lie. As for" "Mr. Horrigan!" came the butler's innouncement from the threshold. The man who followed the announce aient was one who curried In his bear- dig the chief reasons for bis success. Tail, stout, square of Jaw, square of , brow, hard of mouth, ho seemed to dominate his very surroundings and to exhale a rough forcel'ulness that car- rled all before It. His physiognomy was essentially that of the born tighter ns well as leader the man that nei ther gives nor asks quarter. Prom the days wbeu as a ferry ticket seller be bad laid the fixmdutious of his later for t u u e s by "knocking down fnrei," up through bis va ried career as policeman, con- For a moment the enemies fuccd each otltr.r. frnptor. nnlltlelnn nnd boss, he had foUKht ,,, wny ever t0 tllB front DT that snme force, ,,,1 uy a bUidog plucki KonuB for organization and a mcntnllty wholly devoid of ecrupleond conscience ,t could not gnld ot Rlcnilrd nor. - ,, tnat , nl0ral, were Da(1. e simply bad no morals at all. By con tact with men of higher culture than his own be bad lost bis early Incorrect ness and vulgarity of speech. His dom ineering roughness of manner he hud no wish to lose. It was by far too val uable an asset. "Good morning. Mr. Walnwrlght." begun Horrigan. with a breezy fa miliarity, us be strode Into tbe library, quite uunbnsbed at lludlng himself In the presence of the dreaded finance king. ''I'm a bit ahead of time, but" Ho stopped short, with a grunt of rage. Ills eyes had fallen on Phelan. Bristling like n plucky terrier at the onset of n mastiff, the nldiinnnii stood his ground, giving tbe boss glare for glare. And so for n moment the enemies faced each other. CHATTEIl III. If OKItlGAN was first to break the tense silence. "What's this here for?" he growled, indicating Phelan with a contemptuous Jerk of the head and addressing no one In particular. "Ask your friend Waluwrlght." grunted Phelnn, with equal roughness. "I -you see." Iiegun Waluwrlght cun rlllntlugly. "I didn't like to see two such first rate chaps nt odils with each other, so 1 wanted to bring you to gether here to"- "Oh. you did. did yon?" sneered Hor rigan. "And what did Phelnn say to thnt little plan?" "I said." snapped Phelnn before his host could reply "I said I'd see you In first!" "Same here, twice over!" ild Hor rlgnn. nut; Ingly. " "No." ' Interposed Waluwrlght coax- 'ls there no way" retorted Horrlgan. his deep :n I ling f;ii dow n In Ms throat. Isn'Q Look here. Phelan! I'm Jour scalp, nnd I'm going to-.-t vo!ee i "Then out fl t.r- O 'Vol ie on. look for It!" crowed Phc bin. fnirlv hopping up and down In rnj.-e and esQeiQut "Come a-rutiulu'l An" while you're huntln" my acaip don't overlook oue bet I'm after yours!" "Mine, you little shrimp! Why "Yes. yours. Horrigan, you cur. You're pretty chesty an' strong stnnd ln' on the top of the organization, hut you're no bloomln' statue of Liberty. Yoit can be torn down, nnd here's the man who's goiu' to do the tearln'. Me Alderman Jimmy Phelan of the Eighth!" "Let It go at that for now. You'll wake up 4n tjie fall, when the elec tion" "Let it go at thnt for keeps.' I" "Mr. Walnwrlght," broke off norrl- gan, If this was uie uusiuess jou wanted to talk over with me here" "It Isn't," assured the thoroughly un comfortable financier. "Oh! Then we can get down to real business perhaps when tbls fellow's gone." "That lets me out" observed Phelan cheerfully as he picked up his hat "G'by. Mr. Walnwrlght G'by. Mr. Glbbs. Horrigan. I'll" "But you'll stay to lunch, alderman, won't you?" urged Horrigan. with au effort at cordiality that deceived no one. "No, thanks." replied Phelan. "When the curtain's down and tbe orchestra's gone home I don't need no usher to poke me In the ribs to tell me the show's out. As for stayin' to break bread with Dick Horrigan, I'd sooner have a Jolly little grub fest with Wiley's poison squad. Goodby, all. Horrigan, as for you, some day I'll cross two sticks of dynamite under you and you'll scatter so wide that the Inquest over your p'lltlcal remains will have to be held In fourteen counties." "I am so sorry. Mr. Horrigan. that this should have happened In my house," said Walnwrlght as the Irate alderman stalked out leaving the boss staring after him In dumb fury. "I meant It for the best and" "Mr. Walnwrlght" Interrupted Hor rigan, venting bis pent-up wrath on his dismayed host, "this old world of ours la white with bones of failures, of fools, of dendbeats. In other words, of folks who 'meant It for the best' Now let's get down to business." "First let me Introduce Mr. Glbbs. He"- "Glad to meet him, but he'll excuse me when 1 say I never talk business when there's a third party around. No offense, Mr. Glbbs. Just wulk out and take a look at the view, like a good boy, won't you? Thanks." Glbbs, at a warning look of appeal from Walnwrlght checked the angry retort that sprang to his lips, turned on his heel and walked out Horrigan, who had observed the glance exchang ed between the two men, grudgingly attempted to soften the effect of bis brusqueness. "1 didn't mean to snub your friend," said be, "but Phelnn riled me, and I took it out on the next man I spoke to. What on earth set you to having Phe lan hero to meet mo for. anyway?" "Just as I snld. I wanted to win him over to us. We will need every strong man we can get this fall. We" "You know n lot ubout finance, Mr. Walnwrlght But you're a rank out sider In politics or you'd never have made such a break. I can't compro mise, with Phelan even If I wnnted to. He's stood out against me, nnd I've got to smash him. If he could defy me aud get away with It, other leaders would think tbey could do It. too, and In less tbun no time tbe organization would be spilt up into a dozeu factions, and I'd be down and out Understand? I've got to look out for discipline If I'm to hold the place I've won. When n man In the organization starts a fight against me, I must down blm. There's no turning back. That's why I'm boss. Every mun In the crowd knows he's got to obey me or fight me and that If It's fight It's a battle to the death. And he's the man who does the dylug. uot I. Now, you understand? So we can get to business. What" But business seemed this morning fated to uicjiy Interruptions. The lat est came In the form of Judge New man, who. bustling Into tbe room with all bis customary pompous dignity, suddenly stopped in bis tracks nnd wilted ut sight of the boss. "Good morning. Mr. Horrigan." said the Judge Ingratiatingly, wriggling un der the boss' glower. "I hope I'm not here too early and thnt Mr. Walu- wright has Interceded for" "For your renomlnatlon?" queried Horrigan, speaking as though to a dis graced servant. "If that's what you'ro here for you might have spared your self the trouble. What 1 told jou be fore still goes." "But. Mr. Horrigan.-consider how long I've been on the liench, and" "And It's time you got your nose out of the fii.nl bug und gnve some one else a chance. You lire" "Pm growing old. Mr. Horrigan!" pleaded the thoroughly cowed Judge. "How can 1 go back to law practice aud compete with younger men? Be sides. Mrs. Newman declares" "1 can't help that." returned norrl gan. quite unmoved. "You've had your share. We've got to look out for our own nctlve workers-for the men we can count on to do the right thing." "But. Mr. Horrigan," protested the Judge. "I always try to do what Is right." "I snld 'the right thing.' " corrected the boss. "See the difference?" "Excuse me. Judge," Intervened . olnwrlght. "If you'll leave tbls mat ter In my hands. I will try to convince Mr. Horrigan of your fitness. Just , ii-.ie u iui ro me. I "h- ,l"",i Jou so much, Charles'" cried the rolled juj,.. -.,, Bu ', ,can count on jou. Mrs. Newman will ; be so grateful. W. tl 1 --, (U,uln ;.vo;i eny longer. Ck..." . C.io.ll'y. judg.v answered Wain- ru-'it tolerantly. fy' 'Mr' HorrUQ." wrat 00 . Jud-e .Newman, with effusion. A grunt from Horrigan. who had turned bis broad back on ft.e visitor was the only reply, and the judge de parted o bear the message of hope to Mrs. ;cwEia:i. "Have you any special objections to Nevmuu?" aske.l Vi'iiinwiight. "No," said Horr'.gan, "except 1 think perhaps there's meu who can' do better by us. You know 'how much It means sometimes to bavo the right judge ban- die your case." "I think at a pinch wo can manage Newman, and" "Oh, If It Is a favor to you, all right. But It doesn't do th6se judicial-? fel lows any harm to keep them guessing awhile. It tumea 'em aud teaches em tl Madder uif to mind sort of keeps them to their break down'mri .!? kiii2?! 1 ladder tS,TWr Boss Horrigan. places, you kuow. And now won't yon tell that butler of yours uot to let us be disturbed?" Walnwrlght compiled, and the two settled down to their deferred talk. "How about the election tbls fall'" begnn the financier. "We're alrendy growing: but. just be tween yon and me. It's going to be a hot fight. The people at large seem to be a little sore on the organization. A few deulB lately have been a little raw, and some of the papers are kicking. Good Lord! If It wasn't for the news papers what a cinch a boss would have In running a city! It 'd be like taking pennies from a bnby's bank. But" "Then you think there Is some doubt about the election?" "I wouldn't go so far as that. It'll be a tussle, but with plenty of cash and the right man for mayor mark me. I say 'and the right man' we ought to win." "The woods are full of 'right men.'" replied Walnwrlght. "The money Is the chief thing to consider (That is why I asked you here today. This Is the point I'm getting at: As soon as election is safely over the Boroi,g'.i Street rnilwuy will apply for a fran chise for u car Hue from Blank avenue to Dash street along the river front." "I Bee!" nodded Horriciin. "And. as you own the City Surface line and ns that is the Borough Street railway's worst rival, you want the Borough's franchise bill killed when It comes be fore the board of aldermen." "You're wrong. To paraphrase your own words, yon know a lot about poll tics. I want the Borough Street rail way's franchise granted, and I want the franchise to bo perpetuaL" "But I don't sec what your driving at. If you Intend to merge the Borough Street railway with your own City Sur face line Its charter will become void." "1 dou't mean to merge them. I own both roads, and I run them separately." "The you do!" ."That's a little smtrlse. eh? 1 haven't made any pnrnde of It. I Just went quietly to work, through Glbbs, nnd bought up a majority of the Bor ough stock. Now don't you See how the granting of the franchise and the news that I control the road will work when they are made known?" Sure! It'll send that stock sky high. You'll scoop In a million or two." j i. . -,e,tivCIv the 8$ 1 "A million or twor echoed Wain-1 " 15 P0""1'' I wrlght scornfully. "Nearer" Cigar on the mSTK" "Hold 'on!" Interrupted Horrigan. . , r "Whafs that noise?" He had jumped to his feet with an jJgCtTlCtVaSi" niuvriLjr umi wus surprising lu so iulkc a man and was listening Intently. "That clicking?" asked Walnwrlght. "Oh, that's only the private wire In my office." 'Trlvnte wire? Any operator?" "Of toime. Why?" "Suppose he should happen to be listening to us?" "Who? Thompson? Absurd!" "1 don't know. I'd rather" "Nonsense. It's Thompson, my pri vate secretary, a man who's been with me nine ye:ir. I tn'st him as" "But I don't. I d m't trust anybody. Send hhn Into some other room." "I can't, in his nbsence some Im portant mcFsage might come, nnd If he wiin'i there ou t'':-. very moment f tm.-ismlt It to Die I might Rise thou sands. He's all right If ever a man was. I trust him implicitly." (Continued Next Friday.) iOlL,i MVKItV. KEKli AX BALKS ttTABLKS Haying purchased the Gilbert feed Btables on West Fifth street, near Willamette, we Intend to conduct a first-class livery, feed and' Bales stn ble. We are prepared to furnish good teams and- ladles' saddle borses on short notice. Our prices will be found' reasona ble and our treatment of the public courteous and obliging. Having had much experience In the livery business we know how to ' ennrf oitti an natnhltfthmnnt in 1 i first-class manner. We respectful'-'; solicit a share of your patronag". tf OJ. G. GOU'.D & SON. CffvS'TORIA. Vr ' V . Qii TheC Tt. . &trvll I tack the viul UcorrecSw.'SS! raiding p.W u.T' and to get p tt It stands the J. resoftheraiK;2.SitS sold bvTud 8,!, one-dol'mrsizeCw ,. Mat sample bottle tfthi TW corny aid a book thirSSi uiu maW. "HhreMbwWaA-ri! ffer ib this tJrlL'J1'! mistake, but rememl.rZ''0? Koot. Dr. Kiln,..cZr"fcia -5. fcfcr.,a SAY BOYS! TOM WilSOfi OCT AGAIN THIS SHIS AM) CL.1M8TH.P0IIB WHITE HOUSE HE'S THETIS Our Popullstic Irienas kiie nfc ed faith and confident? in Us. didate. So has .the public ii a record of the past spealn k: If you want to secure atlinc all times, patroniJe tie Tietti taurant. You will be well sa, with its meals. Appreciates; smoking p cigars. ' Itgtveshimn: The Mouut, Hood Oft favoriteamongaUtWM WW metal and F"' tXi contrivances 'J,,, pastime find . T'V;tf J. W. BAR Exptrth- yl'.-il'I- 'pvcs an or V'r . A rVVl VT ggfinNS ' THEATRE CAS w aw
