Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-09-29

SQuCulo 14otkAboh. ANNb SSe S-o
says you. I've vetoed 1t. Now g
chase yourself before I knock yor
from under your hat" says you. Then
was the very words, SO I'm told"
81 congratulate you on your secre
service men," laughed Bennett. "They
seem to have wonderful faculty fol
quoting ones remarks literally. but
"But did come here to ladle out hot
air to you" supplemented Phelan
"No, 1 didn't. come to tip you off t.
meetin' that's held last night al
Wainwright's house-hlm an Horri
gan an Gibbs an some others. mcleod
in Hen Williams, who's Horrigan's
mouthpiece an handy man In the board
of aldermen. Didn't happen to hear Of
that meetin'. did you?"
mo. am unfortunate in having nc
secret service corps"
"Never mind" returned Phelan. OIL
whom the satire Of the reply was quite
lost. You can get the benefit Of mine
Now. at this meetin' they did n lot OF
jabberIn' an they cussed you up hill
an down dale. Says Horrigan. If thai
young cub'"-
Thanks" interposed Alwyn, but
don't care to hear what was said about
ME. r.
"All right, then, but there's some
thing you do want to hear. They got
busy at last an framed up new word
h' for the Borough bill that'll maybe
throw dust in your eyes II you amt put
on to 1t In advance. They've cut out
the subway paragraph an the express
business clause, an they allow trans
fers Mt all cross lines. That's the way
they'll put the bill up to the aldermen
next time. A nice, harmless lookin'
document til be. an perhaps the board
II swaller IL IT,
"But do the alterations in the bill
also eliminate the perpetual franchise
clause"
"Ah, there's the point! They don't
All the other things you kicked against
have been wiped out, but the perpetual
franchise clause stands"
"And the 100000 cash offer stands
too" added Bennett. 81 still fail to see
why | should present Mr.. Wainwrights
company with franchise for which
another man is willing to pay the city
$4,000 and | shall fight the bill to
the very end"
"Good boy, your honor! An Jimmy
Phelan's with you. We'll make Horri
gan look like
"He needs fourteen votes to carr!
the bill past my veto. He has his thir
teen aldermen, under Williams lead
But only those thirteen voted for the
bill In Its original state. Unless Horri
gan and Williams can find fourteenth
alderman to-
UNLESS one of the men who voted
against It before can be brought tt
vote for It next time Horrlgan loses,
answered Phelan. Hell make It hi
business to buy fourteenth man, an
I'll make 1t my business to find ou
who he tries to get an to help youi
honor keep that same fourteenth maj
straight. That's how 1t adds up 80 far
Well, III be joggin'. I'll keep you post
ed, an between US we'll make Horri
gan give livin' picture imitation OF /;
man without a scalp before we're
through with him."
Little of Phelan's e1ultation was re
nected in the new mayors face as tn
| alderman hustled out. His duty la
| clear before him, and that duty b
would follow. But he alone realize
the cost. He had so counted on til
promised talk with Dallas Wainwrigl
the preceding evening. On the hops
| of that interview he had staked his al
| In 1t he was to have received the hal
pledged reward for his months OF to
| and achievement.
Yet In view Of his present relation
toward Wainwright he could not. o
| course. visit the financler's home. TIL
| doors of the house that contained tn
woman he loved had been barred
him. And Dallas-what must she hav'
| thought Of his failure to call?