Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-29
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said the footman. And he wishes to see you at once, if possible"
 Show him up" answered Bennett, dropping his voice so as not to disturb his mother. who slept on the same floor. Il will see him here.'
 A minute later Horrigan's bulky form blocked the threshold,
 Queer time of night for call,' he observed casually. as he entered unin- vited closed the door behind him and took a chair, but my business wouldn't wait"
 'Then state 1t as briefly as you can" directed Bennett, making no move to rise or welcome his unbidden guest. Tt is very late. and I am tired
 I've come to see you about our Bor- ough bill"
 'So I supposed
 You won't call off your fight against usT
 That question is hardly worth an swering No.''
 T thought not Well. MT. Alwyn Bennett, I've got you! I've got you! Do you understand me?''
 Perfectly. Is that all:''
 ''No, 1t ain't all.' mimicked the boss. And I'm in earnest. I've got you where I want you
 That doesn't interest me. If you've nothing else to say
 But I have" chuckled Horrigan. "When it came to a showdown be- tween us two 1 put staff of men to looking up your record
 You found nothing you could use Is that
 No: it isn't even the beginning Then I remembered about your fla ther"
 About my father?''
 It grated on Bennett that his dead fathers honored name should be Spo ken by this low politician. but before he could protest more forcibly Horri gan went on:
 What d'you think if said your ia ther was a grafter-one of the worst of his time?'
 I'd say you lied" answered Bennett calmly, and I'd drive the foul lie down your throat with my fist. You'll have to think of some better scheme than that
 Do you think I'd be idiot enough to come here with the story if I didn't have full proof of it:" asked Horrigan in contempt
 And, despite himself Alwyn saw the man was speaking what he believed to be the truth. He paused in his impul- sive forward move. reseated himself and asked coldly:
 What so called proofs have you been fooled by yoir heelers into think ing',-
 , Don't believe me, hey? Well, you will fast enough before I'm done. In less you're afraid of what I've got to say"
 I'm not afraid of anything you can say. The highest tribute to my fa- ther's memory is the fact that a cur like you cannot defile it. Go on. m listen to you"
 Very good said Horrigan, quite unmoved. I'll make it as short as can. remembered your father got rich pretty quick. He was a member Of the organization. and his firm got @ jobs of building the aqueduct and ,Ie new library. That gave me my clew. looked up the specifications for both jobs. and I turned them over to the old engineering firm of Morris X Cherrington. You know the firm. per. haps. If you don't, you can look them up. They don't belong to the organiza. ton; they're the best experts in their line. and they can't be juggled with"
 ''I know them. Go on
 ''I paid them a fancy sum to go over those specifications and then examine he library and the aqueduct and see If they were up to the mark or if the city d been cheated by the Bennett Contracting company. I had a strong idea was right. hut 1 wouldn't speak till had the proof. When I got home after the ball n;ght found the Nor ris & Cherrington report waiting for me. brought a copy of 1t along with me-
 Well" asked Bennett indiferently. what them"
 Here's the copy of the report. Look 1t over for yourself The crookedesi joh ever pulled of in this city. Third rate material. when the material called for in the specifications was used at all Granite shell filed with mortar instead of solid granite. foundations barely half the depth called for: in ferior tiles in place of f7eproof ones. cheap. crun5Iy iron and steel instea Of first quality-Oh. there's fifty suel substirutioas and frauds. It's the raw est. bummest job I ever heard of. If any of the organization tried it now adays the mn who did lt rould h. FearinE stripes in s week Graft. hey