Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-09
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CHAPTER AT the suburban home of Charles
Wainwright, high tinancier" he and his broker
Scott Gibbs, hatch, up a scheme to corner up
Borough street railway stock; They rely upon
the support of Dick Horgan, boss of the neigh
boring city, who is coming to discuss matters.
whom Wainwright is anxious to conciliate, Is
also coming. Among the members of VAIN
Wright's household are his neice and nephew,
Dallas and Perry Wainwright and his secretary
Thompson, a secretive young man in whom the
f%inancier has implicit confidence. Judge New
man a neighbor of Wainwright, whose %continu-
ance in office depends upon Horrigan's favor.
requests Wainwright's intervention WITH the
boss. Another visitor to the Wainwright's is
Allyn Bennett, in love with Dallas; who is
ment to Gibbs. Perryis in love with Cynthia
Garrison, also a %neighbor: II-Cynthia is the
daughter of a bank president, who nine years
before the opening of the story was ruined by
the, dealings of an unnamed dishonest financier
and shot himself. His son thereupon disap-
tbs immaculate record of her sons deceased
father. Dallas refuses to marry Alwyn unless
he does something worthy of his family and edu-
%III-Phelan def1es Horrigan. Judge Newman
is turned down by the boss, but at Wainwright's
request Horrlgan agrees to reconsider his case.
but Wainwright SCOTS at the idea, Horrigan
and.Wainwright make corrupt deal whereby the
former, for a big consideration. is to procure
from the board of aldermen a perpetual fran
,chise for the Street Railroad. The ooss is wor-
ried by the reform movement threatening his
power at the coming election and is casting
about for a candidate for mayor with a clean
record. He hits upon Bennett who has had
some slight political experience. The latter
accept, but warns Horrigan that, if elected. he
will be absolutely honest and independent.
Bennett is elected and appoints Cynthia his
private secretary. Phelan tells him that the
iinancier who caused the ruin of the Garrisons
was Wainwright, who is also the power behind
the crooked Borough franchise bill with Hor.
rigan and Gibbs. Dallas and Mrs. Bennett
visit the city hall. Y-Gibbs tries to induce
Bennett to sign the bill. The mayor talks to
Dallas and is interrupted by Horrigan. VI
Bennett refuses to be bulldozed by Horrigan
into signing the bill. The boss finds that he
lacks one vote in the board of aldermen of the
fourteen needed to pass the bill without the
mayors assent. Despite the fact that defeating
the bill means impoverishing Dallas and Perry
whose fortune Wainwright has invested in
Borough stock, Bennett vet oes the measure. VII
-Bennetts plan to save Dallas and Perry is to
have Perry sell Borough stock short. The
! mayors opposition causes HOrrigan and Vain
wright to amend the bill, retaining, however,
some of the most objectionable features. VIII
ball is interrupted by Horrigan. IN-Gibbs
secretly plays false to Wainwright and Horrigan
by Borough stock on his own count. Horrigan
fixes" Alderman Roberts, a wavering me nber
,ofhis solid thirteen X-Bennett warns Rob.
iberts against voting for the bill. In the presence
of Cynthia, who is engaged to Perry, Phelan *
poses Thompson as her brother. the long mis-.
sing Harry Garrison, whereuDon sister and
brother embrace. Perry entering suddenly is
astonished at the sight.
CHAPTER XII.-CoNT1NUED.