Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-06

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hands. We do not care to be receivers
of stolen goods
He said the words looking straight
into Tommy Randall's face. Tommy
Randall knew as he tried to return the
look that here was one man who was
not afraid Of him, come what might.
Nevertheless the boss Of Ward 10 had
been ruler so long. he had grown so &C.
customed to regard the methods by
which he extorted revenue from his
subjects as legitimate part of the ex-
listing political system, that Gordon's
almost brutally frank denunciation
caused him only feeling of contempt.
"Just as you say" he answered cool
~ enough. Lots in Hope House block
are not given away every day. know
plenty Of men who will buy them.
suppose. seeing you are so particular
ahSut the lots, you will be overparticu-
lar about who gets Them"
He said it with a deliberate sugges-
tiveness so full of possible evil that
Gordon was again tempted to knock
him down. Nothing but the knowl-
edge of Miss Andrews presence pre-
vented him. Tommy Randall felt his
own power and went step further.
"Perhaps you would be interested to
look at my plans" The suggestion
was so profoundly insolent that no one
said a word. Tommy Randall unrolled
the blue print and spread it out before
them. With the same degree Of fas-
cination that they might have felt in
looking at battlefield during the
slaughter John Gordon and Grace An
drews followed the grimy hand of the
boss as he described his plan. Mrs.
Penrose, Archie and Luella looked on
as interested spectators, but to them,
especially to ,Luella, the main interest
Of the occasion lay not in the dirty
blue print, but in the expression and
attitude of the settlement workers.
''Here," said Tommy, indicating with
a much soiled thumb the spot where he
and Gordon had been standing when
Miss Andrews and her visitors came
out, lis my first building. 1t is model
tenement, five stories, brick with terra
Gotta front, all modern improvements.
Over here on this corner is to be q sa-
loon and vaudeville. Back here a-the
worktngmen need recreation. No one
understands that so we'll as you do.
Miss Andrews. Two blocks west is
another tenement Apartments in these
tenements, by the way, are already all
spoken for. Corner lot II, northeast,
over here, is to be occupied by another
saloon and vaudeville. Give the people
plenty Of amusement. Another tene-
ment over here; same style and size as
first one. Over there"-he shifted the
blue print little and brought the Gen.
ter of the drawing into palmer view
lis going to be a hall which will be
used as headquarters for the ward
workers, Office, restaurant, etc. We
need some accommodation of that sort
Down here southwest corner district,
another tenement, and Avitzen puts up
his saloon here on this corner. Then
over here another tenement, same size,
same style. These tenements will re-
lieve the congestion now found around
Bowen street. l have in contemplation
three, four, five, six, possibly seven.
Ground will be broke for the first one
over there'-he pointed to the block
from which he had come-'tomorrow
am planning to get everything in
closed before winter. Pretty good plan,
| eh?
Miss Andrews blue eyes gazed at
him with their profound look of un-
; measured sadness. So might an un-
sullied angel of light have looked upon
one who had denied his fellowship
with the shining hosts Of heaven.
But John Gordon had no history OF
past defeats and long accumulated
wrongs to keep him silent like this
woman who knew the utter useless.
ness of threat or appeal. He was at
the white heat Of passion, and, while
he held himself in check and spoke
coldly enough outwardly, he was really
trembling, and Luella began to fear
some tragic end to the scene.
I'm laying out your measurements
for the double decker over there, Mr.
Randall, you have not made any al
lowance for space between front and
rear of lot"
i "No," said Randall coolly. 1--WE don't
want to waste any ground. It's toe
valuable"
"But how about the city ordinance
which provides for a space Of twenty
five feet between front and rear
houses? understand your proposed
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