The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-07-09


was YOU hc N.nS hollerN' at
You're little late. alderman" sail
! the fnancer
| II always am. Let the other Teller
! do the watin'. That's my motto, and
many n good hours time I've saved by
IT, Who's your friendT
mir Gibbs OF Gibbs Il Norton. MIR
Gibbs. this is Alderman Pbelan."
"Of the Eighth" amended Phelan
"Only man to carry his ward last cleo
ton runnIn' independent, Pleased to
meet you Yes. sir, | ran independent,
and I win, as Wainwright here can tell
you. Horrlgan's out against me this
year, and he's got carried away by
some fool idea that he can down me
next campaign"
"Can he?" asked Gibbs politely,
bored
Can hep roared Phelan. his clos"
clipped hair a.bristle Can be? eau
chesty Dick Horrigan down Alderman
Jimmy Phplan? Well! Nothin' to 1t,
son, When I'm through with Dick
Horrlgan he'll have worried himself so
thin they'll have to wear glasses to
shave him. III bury him 50 deep this
fall that they'll never find him till they
start dIggln' subway to China"
"You seem pretty confident" observ'
cd Gibbs.
"Contdent? Why not? Why not
ask you? why wouldn't be confident
Is there voter in the ward--black.
. white. yellow or greenhorn-that can't
, call by his first name and ask after
, all his children by uamc? Is there a
voter In the ward | haven't staked to
coal or outings or bail or boozef IL
there? n so. name him to me. Put
, name to him. They're my friends
twelve months Of every year, not just
at election time Horrigan Indeed
, Say. If he starts runnn' any man In
my ward he'll have to sight him by
tree to see If he's maxim any progress
or not. Horrigau. heyf"
, Come. come. alderman" interposed
!. Wainwright "Why don't you and
/, Horrigan smoke the pipe Of peace!
o Why
). "The only pipe me an Dick Horrigan
o will ever come together over VIII be
q yard Of lead pipe. an my fist will be
n at one end of that an his thick head
!. at tn other"
a But" demonstrated Wainwright he
n Is II strong man. Is 1t safe to light
, him?'
= "why isn't It? He's got to come Into
= the Eighth TO lick me. and he'll be
!, about as strong there as barkeep's in
~ Aucnce with the Prohibition party.
- Besides. like fight, I'm the original
~ Stop. look and listen signal at Trouble
"a station. u
"a AS personal favor to me. alder
-. man." wheeded Mr.. Wainwright in his
n most persuasive manner, won't you
80 make a friend Of Horrigan?"
no "I'd gladly obllge you by maxim a
~ fine. fashionable. rollckin' funeral OF
o. him, but frfends-friends"
But II I asked him here to meet you
y. wouldn't you try to be cordial 10
r. him?"
81 sure would--as cordial as bank
rupt to a rent collector. He'd be az
- pretty near as welcome as a broken
W leg"
y, "l'm sorry you look at 1t that way
~ alderman. because I've asked him to-
=. day"
ITO come here? Quit your joshin''
But he doesn't know he'll meet
YOU"
AN he'll never find 1t out, for I'm
on nv way. I'd sooner meet a p'rade
e.o..> al, o,o In zion hnantfalb
"Of course, If you're really afraid or
him
afraid OF him. snorted Phelan
coming to a full stop al the door and
then returning to the middle OF the
room. afraid of Dick Horrigan!
show me the man I'm afraid to meet
and I'll meet him with pleasure just
to show you It's lie. AS for
"Mr Horriganr' came the buffers
announcement from the threshold.
The man who followed the announce
ment was one who carried In his bear
ing the chief reasons for his success.
Tall. stout. square of jaw, square or
brow. hard Of mouth, he seemed to
dominate his very Surroundings and to
exhale II rough forcefnlness that car
ried all before 1t. His physiognomy
was essentially
! {. !: !. !. !. !.
"a - that of the born
~ IN fighter as well
n Gl y us leader - the
~ ID r. man that mel
:. 81 70 " Their gives nor
VT asks quarter.
,s E From the days
"a H fNTU1 when as a ferry
LA u ~ 4 -NIl iil.knf snllnr he