The Worthington advance., 1908-06-26

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"P1l be heorin' h0ri~ III next" croon-
'''''' "t'"". ed i'helan in
wonder. Has the poor. dear man cot
swellln' of the heart. or is he maybe
the advance agent of the millennium?
To think Of old Tightwad VAIN
wright
Ingram forestalled any reply from
the fnancier by entering with the tid-
ings that Thompson was in the ante
room with an important message for
Wainwright.
May l see him in here?" asked the
visitor. 1T is my private secretary.
and
certainly" asserted Bennett. "Show
him IN, Ingram"
II ike to see a private secretary Of
mine come buttin' in like this" con-
fided Phelan to the picture I'D chase
him SO far he'd discover a new street.
I'D
The alderman broke off short. His
eye had fallen on Thompson as the
latter entered. Phelan stood rigid,
With mouth open and eyes bulging,
taking in every detail Of the quiet
pallld young mans appearance. The
secretary meanwhile had gone up to
Wainwright and begun to deliver his
message.
MIR. Horrigan called you up, SIR"
said be, "just minute or so after you
left the Office. He wishes you to come
and see him Immediately If possible"
"A1l right" answered the fnancier,
'1'll come at once. I'm sorry, your
honor, that am called away just now,
for I'd like to discuss this Borough bill
further with you. But what wished
to express can be said in a nutshell.
If l, who own the rival road, am in
favor of granting the Borough fran.
chise, I can't see why any one else
should object to it. Come on, Thomp-
| son. Good day, your honor. Good day,
alderman"
The financier passed out. Thompson
was following when Phelan, who had
never once removed his eyes from the
secretary, stepped in front of him.
"Well, young manw said he.
''Well, sirr' said Thompson in mild
surprise.
you remember me-"
II don't think so sir"
Huh! That's queer! I'm Alderman
Phelan Of the Eighth"
1--WE read about you, of course, sir,
but r.
"But you don't know me? Never met
me before?"
I'm sorry, sir, but can't recall it
If did. Good day, sir"
The secretary hurried out after his
employer. Phelan, with puzzled shake
Of the head, seemed trying to solve
some elusive problem. But Bennett,
who had not noted the brief scene be-
tween Thompson and the alderman,
broke in on the latter's musings with
the remark:
"You appeared to be amazed at Mr..
Wainwright's attitude toward the Bor-
ough Street railway franchise"
"'Amazed' is a mild, gentle word for
my feeling" declared the alderman.
ITO hear that old flint heart prattlln'
about widows and orphans and fair
play-why, say, your honor, know
Charles Wainwright from way back,
and I tell you he has the same affec.
tion for the money of widows and Or
phans that tomcat has for canary.
AS for fair play, he wouldn't recognize
1t If he was to hear it through mega
phone. He's up to something! don't
know just what. But ZIP
"Come, come" demonstrated Bennett
good humoredly. I'm sure you do
Wainwright an injustice. He
"He's fine old bird! Do you chance
to remember the Garrison case nine
years back? President Garrison Of the
Israel Putnam Trust company
''Who shot himself after being ruined
by a fnancier who was his dearest
friend? Yes. What has that to do
with"-
"With Wainwright? Oh, nothin'
much.> Only Wainwright happened to
be the financier."
"No! You must be mistaken"
"Am /? I ought to know something
about it. I was the chief Of police at
the time and handled the case. It was
who suppressed Wainwrights name.
For a small consideration r.
wainwright" gasped Bennett. "Of
all men! But
$50 you see why I coppered the
mercy and fair play cards when be
dealt 'em just now purred Phelan.
'@There's something big behind this
talk Of his in favor Of the Borough
bill. Wasn't It at his house last sum-
mer that Horrigan offered you the noni.
nation? That's the story, and
'Yes. On the 25th Of July. He"-
I. The 25th Of July. hey? That wal
tho day he had me out there. The day
/ ! met that fellow Gibbs. By the way,
your honor, the papers say IT, Gibbs
orw thatS buyin' aIl that Borough