The Washington times., 1906-09-23
+ YTyROT W2T r ~ HERBERT QUICK AJHSR q a AN8 CO.
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seemed different. 1 don't mind saying
that there's others say the same
thing
Different spid Brassheld. in IN
anxiety renrered painful by the miss
ing tine ard these strangers whom he
was accused of knowing. but who be-
haved as strangers 10 him. How"
We'll said Alvord, kind OF not
the same DO manner-0ffish with the
sang. an sort or addicted 10 the pro-
fessOr and the hypnotist-no kick from
me, old chap. you understand. but J. m
Ming kind OF bill OF exceptions. an
these things go in
II see, said Brassheld. Go on"
Then yoU'I have 10 own you've duHe
some funny stunts" continued Aivord.
You've fired old Stevens, and YOU We
been gOinE over your books with this
man BIOdEett. and talking of selling
him an interest -
Talking OF what?' exclaimed Brass
field
'Ch, it's your own business. you
know. but a sort of shock 10 the feel
ngs and finances Of the community
all the same. Not that il effects me,
or that many know Of il. but the in
I'm leading up TO Edg.ng.on's flop"
see said Brasshcld "G0 on"
Well said AlyOrd. the mystery
comes IN right here. He says he went
uD 10 see YOU and you few nm and
took high moral attitude and said
IT was dirty mess, and you wouldn't
touch IT, lie thought il was some of
Bess isUs that she brought home
De-
Impractical rot that these Intellectual
women get and he says he began
hunting for some one 20 run IN To fiji
the vacancy caused by the decllnatI1n
OF +. Brassfsld. He was knocked
numb when he found out that YOU
were out for The place. You must have
said something to him. you know.
Now what in the name Of Dodd was
it?"
ETlssfeId walked uD and daln the
room for few moments. Wrl1g.ng his
hands and alternately hardening ana
relaxing the muscles Of his arms as II
engaged ln some physical culture ex-
ercise. hut saying never "a word. This
blank Cimmeria OF his past. 'n-0 which
be had stared vainly for five years.
seemed about 10 deliver UP its secret.
or part ~ Il. Already. IL was clear.
10 had disg7rEed this man BI5dgett.
and these o-Ler questionable chsrac-
ters az the inn, Put they would find
him ready for them. This man that
was looking over his books would dis
cover that what Eugene BrassheIo
wanted he took. and what ne took no
held. They were after his money. no
doubt. Well. he would see And in
the meantime. Elei1gt0n's detection
should not De allowed 10 disarranze
matters. The business interests in
volv-d We're TOO great When he turn
ed 90 answer AIvord. he was pale as
death, but calm az ever.
"Oh. EdEingt0n misc5ustrued entire
ly what 7 said. he answered. Il can't
just repeat tive had some talk along
The lines be mentioned. but never
said ANYTHING that he ought 10 have
understood in that way Is he on ths
square. DO YOU think2"
"C1 the dead square" said AlvOrd.
I'm stake my life on that"
Wen, what has De doneT
Hes sot McCorkle out for the nom
nation"
"To stlyc" asked BrlSSdeid Cant
We give Mac something else. laterg'
'No, EdE!ngton says not; you see,
the colonel has wanted 20 be mayor
a long time EdEington can't pull him
off. and rs long as he sticks. Edge =
got 10 stick by him, EdginEton's for
you as hard as ever after the caucuses
If YOU win
Yes" said Brassheld, most every
body viii be You've run your eye over
the lineup, can We win?'
1T depends" said AIv0rd "on the
TWO men down in the restaurant
Sheehan and Zalinsky You know
their following. and what they want
Our crowd stands in with the better
element McCOrkle can't hold more
than half his own church. and were
as strong as horseradish with the
other gospel plants. The A. O. c. NJ.
gang Edgington won't try to split. but
will leave 10 US. and through them
we'I get the liberal element in line
the saloons. and the seamy side gen
orally, I mean. OF course The labor
vote we need help with, and I've
brought in Sheehan and ZaIlnsky 10
sort of arrange a line OF policy that'U
round EN- up. With their help Wen
control the caucuses After the eau
cuses. it's plain sailing"
BrassheId made "a few figures on a
card, and handed IT 10 Alvord who
looked at il attentiveIy and nodded
approvingly.
That ought 10 be an elegant suffi-
cheney said he.
'All right said BrassneId. 'yoy
handle that end OF it. and III discuss
the interests OF labor Wen show
Colonel McCorkle what a fight without
interests means In this town. Are
the wine and cigars here? Then e
down and hrLng The natrints Nm linn =