the Bvanra baity gcard, PiubAV. May so, ieo
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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"
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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.)
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