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WGEXK DAILY GUARD, FRIDAY. JU,V :t, 1IHIN I - o;V- -p do the cor a. A into the .ll nlMlMl TO " .... ft 19 f V-w, t hear any " T,; the bat. rr.. or. L an', that j ,h. .Merman's bluff P1 " , .hall he IZmH Be also told U, ibgrt before be an Knit can one think r. jiiu himself at tbe f BUI""" Ut friends!" Lfcrrr. "that's a terrible Uilti tie original man ra ifnM. I won"" nntr lie clothes of such rl!HiniH. pot't Joke about It!" "Ji "CU t JOU see UK mill- tajmi We shall be :il dependent on"- M not, sister miner de- 5j o his best meloarauiiiui: fiopers. sayest tnout mr Litle Brother Perry will L from toe cold, shivery !, tinirj Kind. Maybe we M or start a fight ciuu ibeorsei Jarred by his flip- on don't understand. I" ill story of his honor's sell- itat and matin' a pile of L on teto." put In Phelnn Tarried. "Horrlgan's looked .(enoieb facts to make blm tin prate It He's goln' to im tell the whole story to bn tonight It's a lie, of Itll hurt his honor a lot, oat o( it Is Bennett refuses flint thanks to Alwyn. an torus!" gasped Dallas Bat why didn't vou tell W you let me misjudge P Promise not to let you us wu it, ana "JWer." broke In Plioin Mcltement, "you come ns with me into the older I'll have you get up what you know. It'll William,' and Ilorri- it'll forget to hit groun' ' on. son! Thon.'. fjwh's lathe meeUn' in - muoi tome along,.. "HitTEK XVI R fcft alone la Horrl PJ,llrltateroom. ... klngaoe K" W brother .nJ nv. fcm parching for H0r. the , , S1"' tIlcn " comm tt ... . . rumb.U'- A"d r er. it WM 'fcw f.m 10 lnllu- ;1i.i;'lllae to move , '-"'roue cr loe corridor bitter reverk'. bet ..."'""nit that ,"rriSati-a " ' ' th ..II... ". Tk : '"'J"in- mewtig,a U - US &' h,,, left ajar the door two pWik t0 you for ttio last tiiy -- ,1.1. nlwl nnt U'lHhlllf? rooms. KeunziuK "" - suopeu mo uosperute mnn to be seen, Dallas shrank back toward his drawn face turning positively yei the wall, fearful of detection. Then low. "You were-you-you heard?" Ihe voice of one of tbe speakers aud- , "Mr. Bennett just now called you denly arrested her notice. 'the foulest eur In all the world,' " said Well." Bennett was saying In no es- Dallas, her voice scarcely louder tbau peclallv civil toues, "you suld you wish- a whisper, yet every syllulile stlngikg ed to siwak to me In private. What as a whiplash. "He put It too mildly." have you to say? Be brief, for I am i "But. sweethcart" busy:" I " 'MlBS WnlnwrlKht.' please. 1 heard Finding herself the unwilling witness you offer to sell uie to him In exchange to what promised to be a confidential for his conscience. If my own brother talk, Dallas stole toward tbe door lead- had told me such a thing I would not tag 'to tbe corridor, but Horrlgan. as have believed blm, but I myself heard was his custom, nau iockcti u i k""k out. She dared not euter alone the crowded anteroom in her present state, so hesitatingly she paused, forced to remain where she was," The sound' of another voice chained her to the spot, and, unconscious of eavesdropping, she stood spellbound, hearing every word distinctly through the half open door- way. Inerni you nan my eyes ueen opened "I I hardly know how to begin," j fn time. I" Olbbs was replying to Bennett's curt "Dallas," groaned GIbbs. "for heav demand. "It Is a delicate subject en's sake don't look at me like that! and" 1 1 can't bear it! I love you! And I" "Then the sooner it is treated to open air the better. Is" "You've won the Borough bill fight," began Glbbs. . "Is that all you have to say to me?" "No. You've won, but you've lost far more. You'Te lost Dallas Walnwrignt" "I hardly need to be reminded of that," retorted Bennett, "and It la a subject I don't care to discuss." "But listen." pleaded GIbbs as the mayor made n move as though to leave the room. "One minute! I say you've won the Borough fight. I've won Dal las. Can't we" "Well, what?" asked Bennett, with ominous quiet as he paused in his de parture. "Can't we strike some sort of bar gain?" said GIbbs tentatively. i "Explain, please." ordered Bennett, I with tbat same deceptive calm. "Why," went on GIbbs, emboldened at tbe other's seeming complacence, "suppose you give up this Borough fight and I give up Dallas? I won her by a trick. She doesnt really love me. ehr remarked Perry. I ner pnae, not ncr neart, tnat maae Jo some talking about It. her throw you over and accept me. It fncture i promise I made I " you she loves, and I've known it all I pess It's worth while." "long, and you are In love with her." m meur queried Dallas "What then?" "Just this," returned Glbbs, wonder- Bennett lent me the money ln8 at Bennett's quiet reception of the : stock short to make un "range offer. "She will marry me be- L's and I would lose If the eause 8ne lsn't the sort of girl to go aiM. tnd he gave me a back on her promise, especially since in broker. We carried It 8ne l03 ou me as ' 80rt or high mind- si now you and I stand pat ed martyr to your oppression, so If I .;oerer way the rat Jumps. nola ner lo ner word she will not DacK uown. row, ir you, even now, witn draw your opposition the Borough bill will go through. Let It go through and I will break uiy engagement to Dallas Wain w r 1 g h t and leave her free to marry you." "You promise that?" "Yes!" cried Glbbs.elatcd. "I promise ou my word of honor! Is It a bar gain?" "Glbbs," r e plied Alwyn slowly, "I didn't think there was so foul a cur us "Olbbs, didn't think there mta to find n cur at you In all the viorld." you In all the world. I thought I understood how ut terly rotten you were, but I didn't be lieve there was a man living who could debase himself as you've JUBt done." "But"- began Gfbbs, In bewilder ment "Now you'll listen to me for a mo ment," cut in Bennett, silencing the in terruption. "You say I'm In love with Was Walnwrlght It Is true. I love ner In a way a dog like you could never understand if he tried for a lifetime. I a give my lire for one word of love from her. but I'd sooner go forever without that word than win it by a prove me fe lL7, ?o .serve It. e as a bus ho. . , """w. ana I won't trv tn hue n-hn "' WI Ilfr Shan. i " "' ,ee"8s he won't .wtntLjo, ..hll ... um' , ner as you yourself nre " kta" I S !v2!I,ake the ronff view of It- I ee this much: I'll have to speak nlnlnnn ' ;Mii' L. uernd ami Bet my v,cw ot 'be case Into W-.r..ll"lll befor. k. t0 me or come where I am. for confe.wH . t ' .k . '-"wind time won. than H 'B Mil Th,t' ''" l tofolr" ' . "IT1' tninin wrath arltk b!B. UJ forgive. , mighty effort ,.! t ,..i 'ro-le off into the corridor, lenvlns , "', s'arlng after him In dumb, Im potent liesimir. When the broker had recovered hliu- sntliclently U start from thern.nn , w'"lnwrlght stood before Mm., 1'iirrlnir tho i. ii, ' hit nice was nwi .r rtnrk ,,5'e, Ebii7;- . nnmiunndcd. "I must "T., I 1.... l 1 .,. . , h. mm unm m spieninu answer. "But, you know. I was Joking: That It was Just a trick to"- "Just such a trick that made me promise ta.be your wife? Yes, but this time you hnd to do with a man n man In a million not with a poor, credulous little Idiot like me. And he nnswered you as I should have an- And I in my criminal folly prom- The fniietitlropper. lsed to marry jou!" she stormed. "I let you kiss me. My lips arc degraded forever by that touch ot yours. I let you speak words of love to me. I broke j a brave mnu's heart for your worthless I sake. Oh, the shame the' horrible shame of it all! But t shall thank God on my bended knees that 1 have found out the truth before It was too late." "Too late?" he echoed In horror, his voice rising almost to a scream. "Dal las, you're not going to throw inu over? You aren't" "Scott Glbbs," she answered quietly, a world of wondering scorn In her level tones, "you do not even know how vile a thing you are. Now leave me, please. Your presence sick ens uie." He tried to sieak.but some thing of the In effable con- "yow leave mc, please, tempt In her I'our irccnas (- HtPu.ly eyes si en me." lenced blm. Without a word he slunk out of the room and out of her life. I'helau, agog with eagerness for the coming struggle In the aldennnnic chamber, bustled past through the cor ridor. The alderman had many duties today, and as the performance of each brouglit blm nearer to his longed for revenge on Horrlgau he was positively beaming with righteous bliss. Dallus caught sight of him. "Alderman!" she called fulntly. I'helan halted, still in baste to fulfill his mission. "Could-could I see Mr. Bennett?" sbe asked, a new timidity transforming her rich voice. "Do you know where I can find him?" "Is It important? He's pretty busy." "Very Important she pleaded. "I must see him at once." "I'll. l'k blm up." agreed Phclsa, "trat I warn you he'a tun busy to sea you Just yet. 8'pnse yon let me takt you luck to the meetio'7 ur bill coniln' up in a few minutes now, an' vou don't w ant to tn Ins It. Th"n I'll "scare up his honor for you as soon as he's got a spare minute an' bring you bark here to him. Sorry to keep you waltln'," he went as they started P. tnunril the round chamber, "but be- fore this session's over all sorts of thiiiss Is ,!e to explode, an' we ain't 111 oesuniin' of 1 nieiit jet. We're golu' to excite- make , : ' "-'emiiuon va a giant , powder fart'ry look like a d, at mute ,u"'ral by the time we're done" I ! 'UAITKIt XVII. r iiiiri n ,,r int,- ....t .i .. "TT K'S lii there!" observe.) ho- I I lull 111 high ejcil.-iilellt. Jerk- I I l:ig his thumb toward a door leading off the euinmittee room, ,.vu St.nt fop vaiTii;tit an Horrlgau to meet your honor here. An' I've lixed it so the Borough bill won't come up lor ten minutes. Now nil that's left Is to touch the punk to the fuse an' set off the whole giddy bunch of fireworks under 'em. Dee, but it's good to 'a' stuck to this old world Just for the sake of U'lu' here today an' seeln' what I'm due to see'." The alderman chuckled, but his Joy ous anticipation found no reflection in Bennett's white set face. The two were In the committee room, whither I'he lan had repaired after depositing Dal las In a chair beside her brother at the meeting and attending to one or two details of greater Import. "Yes," went on I'helan. aguln nod ding mysteriously toward the farther door, "he's In there, trained to the minute for the blowout. There's some one else wants to see you, too some one who'll make more of a bit with you If I'm not overplayln' my hand,. But good news can wait. There's so little of It In this measly life that It gen'rally has to. I" From the corridor Horrlgan stamped Into the committee room, Walnwrlght at his heels. "Well!" cried the boss deflantly, glar ing at Bennett and Ignoring Phelan. "You seut for us. What do you want?" "One moment!" Intervcued Waln wrlght. "We are beaten. We admit that without argument. So we need waste no time going over details." "Have you sent for us to say what you'll sell out for?" queried Horrlgau coarsely, "because If you have you've only to name your price. You've got us where you want us. We've got to pay." , "I should have thought," replied Ben nett, with no shade of offense, "you would know by this time that I have no 'price.' " "Then what do. you want?" "Nothing from you." "Why did you send word you wanted to see us?" growled Horrlgan impa tiently as he and Walnwrlght, unin vited, seated themselves at the table. "To tell you," answered Alwyn, glancing from one to tbe other, "that every step you two have taken In this whole Infamous transaction from tbe very first has been carefully followed, and, to use your own phrase, we've got you with the goods!" "Same old bluff!" commented Horrl gan contemptuously, with' a reassuring wink at the somewhat less confident Walnwrtght. "By tomorrow noon," resumed Ben nett' "you will both be Indicted on a charge of bribery. Even now there are detectives on the watch for you. Es cape Is Impossible." "Rot!" sneered Horrlgan. "You've no evidence that will Indict, and you know It. Even If you bad. don't I con trol most of tbe Judges and tbe district attorney's office besides? Swell chance you'll have of getting a conviction past that bunch! Bah! You talk like a man made ot mud. I s'pose it's the affair of those Roberts notes you're counting on. That don't feaie me any. My lawyer can twist that around so It'll look like a charity gift. No, uo, youngster. You'll have to think of something better If" "And, anyhow," put In Walnwrlght nervously, "you can't provo any con nection on my part There's nothing against me or" "I think there Is," retorted Bennett, wheeling about on the llm.icier. "And even if I can't nail the Roberts brib ery to you I've plenty more counts to hold you on." "All these generalities and vague ac cusations prove nothing. Bennett," an swered Walnwrlght. drawing courage from Horrlgan's colossal calm and speaking with more assurance. "Mr. .orrlgan and I are not schoolboys to lie Bcnred by baseless thrents. This Is all guesswork on your part Come, now, name one specific charge you can prove." "One will be enough to convince you?" asked Alwyn. "Well, then, how aliout this as a first guess? Mr. Hor rlgan's bribe of I'J.tMKl.OOO In money and 2.1.000 shares of Borough stock for agreeing to put through the Borough franchise? Kor 'guesswork' that doesn't seem to me very bad." Walnwrlght's hard mask of a face twitched convulsively, but the steady brain thnt had carried him unshaken through a thousand risky financial deals enme at once to his rescue. "An excellent guess." bo agreed lu splendidly feigned amusement, "but unfortunately the courts demand proof before convicting a mun, aud there is no proof whatever of" "Are you sure?" queried Bennett. Turning to I'helan, he added: "Please ask Mr. Thompson to come In." The alderman, with an expansive ,-rln. flung open the door of the farther -oom. At sound of his secretary's name Walnwrlht had sprung to his feet and, Jouif-ynded, was leaning heavily on tbe tabl. atarlng amiss the threshold A fha suddenly opened door. Th.re. framed In the dark doorway, ois face deathly pale. Ids eyes glowing with a strange light ns murder, tol fvnthla's brother. His presenc e In the city hall was no nere rhnnc.-. but the climax of a series f conferences Ictw.-rii Bennett. I hs ian and himself, dailng from the night f the administration ball. when, do ...lie his own resolve, the secretary a hand had ben forced by the luqulsl- live alderman and h: ideiiii.v veale.l. lteui'.ett had been let into the TOt next day. and the trio had In I a throe hoar talk from whh li l'hel::n bad emerged with the g'eetnl air !' oar who had unexpectedly f.;m. I a si. i bill. Thompson, too. had left iImi i,,.i ference with a look of calm, intense ailsfaciion that transfigured him uiher conversations had loll.iwod one of them in the presence of n.i:a.v. stenographer and lawyers. The trap at last was ready to be sprung The financier for the tilst time In his nine year close association with tin secretary met the younger man's ga.e without seeing the hitter droop In def erentlul submission. .Now he received back look for look from his former iilv Ject slave, and It was his own glance that wavered before that concentrated glare of hate. "Thompson.'' he cried, and his voice bore a world of Incredulous reproach. Before blm stood the one man on earth In whom Walnwrlght hail ever placed Implicit trust; to whom he had eonflded bis gravest business secrets; the man whom he had so shrewdly tested In countless ways and who had proved Btanchly Incorruptible and loy al, and now Thompson apparently coil- fronted him In the role of traitor of exultant spy. "Thompson!" he exclaimed once mora, almost with a groan, as the sec retary advanced into the room until only the width of the table separated employer and employee. Then the newcomer spoke for the first time, in an oddly muffled voice, as though lighting desperately for self re straint. No!" he contradicted. " Thompson' Ao longer. Henceforth I am Garrison." Walnwrlght's face grow gray. Breath less, unbelieving, he peered across at the pallid features of his new foe. trac ing In them the likeness to the old friend whose ruin and death he had caused. The haunting resemblance that had Often vaguely occurred to him when wtjtchlng Thompson at work now returned In double force. But now, as In a flash, It was explained, and he knew that his secretary spoke tbo truth. "Yes," went on Thmpnon In that same choked, struggling Intonation, "I am Harry Garrison. You wrecked my father's life. You drove him to suicide. You blasted his meuiwry. You beg gared bis children. I am bis son Har ry Garrison. Now do you begin to understand?" ' . "You see, Mr. Walnwrlght," Inter vened Bennett us the secretary's pent up rage strangled tbe words in his throat, "my ..guesswork has a fairly re liable backing." But Walnwrlght did not hear. He still stared, as one hypnotized, into the blazing eyes of the man he bad trusted. "You've you've played me false!" ho managed to gasp at length. "You have" "Sure he has!" cut In Horrlgan. "What'd I tell you last summer. Waln wrlght? I said then you were foolish to trust hlni'so. ' T said he'd stand watching. Tbe. minute I set eyes on that lantern Jawed, glum face of his" "Played me false!" muttered Waln wrlght ngalu. dazed and doubting the evidence of Ills own senses. "Played you false?" Jeered Thomp son. "Played you false? Why else did I become your servant? What else have I been wal ing all these horrible years for? I've snt at your desk and listened to your orders, never venturing to say my soul wus my own. Now you'll listen to me." "Why do you bother with the llttlo traitor, Walnwrlght?" scoffed Horrlgan. Hut the riiinnelcr was standing mo tionless, leaning on the table, his fin gers spasmodically gripping Its edge till the knuckles grew white. Ridiculously like a cowed prisoner belre the bar of Justice, he faced his liery eyed young Judge. "They sent for me," went on Thomp son brokenly. Jerkily, scarce Intelligi ble as the suppressed hatred of a dec ade battled for expression. "They sent for me. My father bad killed himself. My mother lay dead, strtick down by grief. Our honored old name was de filed. My sister was a pauper. Who had done all this? You! Oh. they hushed It up, but I found It out! I found It out! And by my murdered fa ther's body I knelt and swore I'd pny you for It. I'd pay you If It cost me my life. I would ruin you Inns me aud fortune, as you ruined my father, and then "And then I'd km I'd kill you, as , you, ns Ion killed you killed him! I my father." I'd" I With an effort that left blm haggard j and trembling. Thompson forced him self to calmer speech and continued; "1 answered your advertisement for a secretary. I had no experience, yet out of ninety applicants you chose me. That was fate. I knew then that one day 1 should have you at my feet, as now I hate. Kate fought for me. I made myself necessary for you. I olieyed your hardest orders. I found outlays to lease you. I fetched and carried for you. I ran to anticipate , your lightest wish, as though I as your adoring son. It was 'I hoie ! you're satisfied, sir,' and 'Let me do I that for you. sir.' and 'I am glad to work overtlnP for you, sir, any time you wish.' while every minute I had to , fight hard to keep from striking you dead !" I "I must go!" groaned Walnwrlght. j shuddering. "I can't stand this. I" j "filirsl made you think me a para- gonrrejii -rekunifd the youth. "Vou took Harry tfnrriaon. to testing uiy iiouosty aud loyalty In clever ways that you thought I'd never discover. I stood the tests. Then you trusted me. You fool! As If the fact that I wasn't a crook proved I wasn't yo.ur,enniy!i; ,You could see no farther than dollars and cents. When I didn't steal those or sell the market tips you gave me you thought I was Incorrupti ble and devoted to your Interests. Aud all tbe time I" "You were listening at the keyhole that day last summer," broke In Hor rlgan, "the time 1 pulled the office door open, and" "Then and always," answered Thomp son, "and," he added, his cyea return ing to Walnwrlght's, "I copied every confidential telegram or letter you sent I took down In shorthand every private interview of yours. I tracked the checks that completed your deals, and when they came back from the vaults ns vouchers I stole them. I've got proofs, I tell you proofs of evory crooked transaction you have dabbled In for nine years. I've secured proofs of every step In this borough franchise bribery, and I've turned them nil over to the mayor here. That evidence will send you to state prlaoul To state prison, I tell you! To a cell, with cropped hair and striped suit! I'll send you to prison, where you'll break your heart and? be branded forever aa a convict! And when your term Is up I'll be waiting for you, and I'll kill you! Do you hear me, you foul crim inal?" ho shouted, screaming hyster ically and foaming at the mouth lu his abandonment of Insane fury. "I'm go ing to kill you! To kill you!" CHAPTER XVIII NDER the maniac fury that blazed from Thompson' eyea Walnwrlght shrank back In panic dread, . "lie's he's mad!" cried tbe financier. Don't let him at me!" For Thompson seemed about to burl himself on bis foe. "Go easy, son," adjured Pbelan, lay ing a restraining band on the secre tary's shoulder. Tbo latter, recalled to himself by tbo pressure, relaxed hla tense, menacing attitude and, with hysterical revulsion of feeling, sank Into a chair, burying his face in hla arms on the table befor him. ,.n "Nine horrible years!" ho sobbed bro kenly. "Nino awful years of slavery, of debasement! Watching, hating, longing to crush lilm. and, oh, the time has come, thank God! Thank God!" "Yon'ro all In, lad!" muttered Phe lan, passing an arm aliout the shaking youth aud lifting him to his feet. "Come wllh me. I'll send out and get you a bracer." Thompson, exhausted by his emo tions, obeyed mechanically, but at the farther door paused for n moment and again fixed his wild, bloodshot eyes oil Walnwrlght's haggard face. "Remember," he threatDned, his voice dead and expressionless. "When you get out of Jail I'll be waiting for you. And aa sure as God's Justice lives I'll kill you as I'd kill a dog! Nine years waiting and I'll murder you ns you murdered my" Phelan had forced him over the threshold, and the slamming of the door behind tho two seemed to break the strangu spell that had fallen on all. Walnwrlght straightened himself, glanced fearfully alKiut, tried to re gain his shaken composure and opened his mouth to spirak. But the hurried entrance of Williams prevented blm. "Mr. Ilorgan," gasped the excited uewcomer. I've lieen looking every where for you!" "What's wrong now?" snapped the boss. "Has" "The Borough bill's come up at last and" i "Tho gallery crowd's rough housing the place? Then" "No. they're quiet as death; too quiet And they have long ropes, and they're stringing them over the" "Call In the police, then!" ordered Horrlgun. "Sow's tho tlmo for them." "I don't dare," protested Williams. "Those men In the gallery are desper ate. They're dangerous. If" "The police?" interrupted Bennett sharply. "What are you talking about?" "My orders!" roturrd Horrlgan. "I sent for them. Tell them to" "Don't do It!" commanded Bennett In anger. "Do as I say, Wllllnnis counter inanded Ilorrlgnn. "Have them tn and" "I'helan." Interposed Bennett as the alderman, having left Thump' lit oth er hands, .nine Into the room, "go to the sergeant In charge of the police Mr. Horrlgau sent for. Tell lilm I say he tjiust keep his men where they are and take no orders except from me. Understand?" "1 sure do!" grinned Phelan. with a delighted grin at the wrathful llorri gan. "An' I'll see they" "You need not trouble!" croaked Vaiu right, his throat dry and di stricted with fear. "The bill Is with draw n!" "That goes!' "Do you he; L'orroborated Horrlgan. that. Williams? Mr. Wainw right withdraws the lioroug'n bill. Attend to It ill a rush. man. Never mind about the police." "Well, Friend Horrlgan," blandly ob served l'hel.in as Williams hastened out, "I told you I'd cross two sticks of dynamite under you some day. Like wise I done it." "What had you to" "To do with siuushln' yon? Only that I put his honor on to the bill lu tho first place an' then sicked him on to Roberts an' discovered Thompson an' turned him over to Mr. Bennett. That's about all. But 1 guess it's enough to make your p'lltlcnl career feel like it hud a long line of carriages drlvlu' slow behind It. Chesty Dick, my old chum!" Horrlgan had turned his back on bra victorious tormentor and was facing the mayor. "Bennett." said he, "you forget I'va still got that report about your father, and" "Tomorrow's paper will publish It supplemented Alwyn. ' "No, they won't" contradicted Hor rlgan. "That would be bad politics. The report will hold over till" You're mistaken," Interrupted Ben nett calmly. "I'vo sent a copy of that report today to every paper in tbe city and have accompanied It with a state ment that I shall make good to tha city treasury every penny overcharged In the library and aqueduct contracts. So" Horrlgan was staring at him opera mouthed. "Bennett," he muttered In genuine) wonderment, "I don't know whother you're the craziest fool or tbe cleverest politician In the stute." "Your honor." humbly pleaded Waln wrlght, who for several minutes had been trying in vain to draw Bennett aside for a prlvato word, "I am an old man. Is there no way of of showing mo mercy In my" "Yes," retorted Alwyn. "You shall receive exactly the snmo mercy you hnvc always shown to your own finan cial enemies no more, no less." "Oh, cut out the whine, Waln wrlght!" sneered Horrlgan In high con tempt as he linked his arm tn tbo broken financier's and hauled hi in roughly from the room. "What's hap pened to your nerve? Y'ou're almost as bad as Glbbs. Y'ou're still rich, and as long as you've got plenty of cash no law In America need ever bother yoa. There's lots of talk about Indictments, and arrests, and investigations, and prosecutions, and all that sort of rot But I dou't see any millionaires going to Jail. Come on across to my law yer's." The boss and financier departed with out a backward look, leaving Phelan and Bennett alone on the late scene oC, battle. "Say. your honor." observed the al derman slyly, "thcro'a one very Impor tant engagement you've clean forgot Sit right where you are a minute, an .. I'll send the party In here and see that nobody butts In on you till you want 'em to. Ob. but we didn't do ai thing to Horrlgan! He'll have to watcta which way his toes point tc see wheth er bo's gulu' or cotuln'!' .. max . The alilerinau sped ou his mission, leaving AJwyn seuted alone, dejected, miserable, In tho deserted cummlttco rooip. Now that tVe crisis was past bis heart was strangely heavy. He had won. But at what cost? At tho loss of all he held dear. Alwyn Bennett knew, too, that tho real fight was but Just begun u fight that had waged since tho world began and must last to Judgment day the hopeless, uphill battle of decency against evil, of honesty against graft Horrlgan's sneering words, "I don't sec uuy millionaires going to Jail," stuck disagreeably In the young may or's memory. Their brutal, bald truth Jarred on hla be lief In the Inevi table triumph of good. After all. was the dreary, self sncrlMcing: battle against an. unconquerable' foe worth whiles Could the great god graft ever lie checked lis his mastery of tho earth? If A r u a 1 1 e of s k 1 r t a startled Alwyn from his dark thoughts. "Dallas!" he cried, unbeliev ing, aa he sprang: to his feet half arlflVTiixl of tint "Hove you raU.wtmatoM Wlt that transformed her face. Slowly she came toward blm, her glorious dark eyes on hla, her white hands outstretched tn Irresistible ap peal. At last itkM spoke. "I love you!" saw said. I IHD. ' .Next Week Begins "J.IVK r.l!l,K." ;. Itll A' MrCtllrlieon's emu sMbil Nlorv. Wnt.li for Hie First Chapter ill The GiiiiiA Net Week O A. H T O SX i -ex. . 3 o
