The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17

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looking up your record"
'You found nothing you could use.
Is that
"No; it isn't even the beginning.
Then I remembered about your ia.
Their"
about my father?"
1t 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 l said your ia
ther was grafter-one of the worst
of his time?'
"Td say you lied," answered Bennett
calmly, land 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 l 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-
s1ve forward move, reseated himself
and asked coldly:
what so called proofs have you
been fooled by your 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 ia
theirs memory is the fact that a cur
like you cannot defile 1t. Go on. III
listen to you.''
Every good" said Horrigan, quite
unmoved. "I'll make it as short as l
can. remembered your father got
rich pretty quick. He was member
Of the organization, and his firm got
the jobs of building the aqueduct and
the new library. That gave me my
clew. looked up the specifications for
both jobs, and turned, them over to
the old engineering firm Of Morris &
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"
II know them. Go on"
II paid them fancy sum to 90 over
those specifications and then examine
the library and the aqueduct and see
II they were up to the mark or If the
city ID been cheated by the Bennett
Contracting company. had a strong
idea was right, but wouldn't speak
till I had the proof. When I got home
after the ball tonight found the Nor
ris & Cherrington report waiting for
me. I brought copy Of it along with
me.'
"Well," asked Bennett indifferently
''what then?"
"Here's the copy of the report. Look
it over for yourself. The crookedest
job 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 fireproof ones;
cheap, crumbly iron and steel instead
of first quality-oh, there's fifty such
substitutions and frauds! It's the raw
est, FUNNIEST job ever heard of. II
any Of the organization tried it now
adays the men who did it would be
wearing stripes in week. Graft, hey
Why, your father was the boss CRATER
of the century, the star graft getter OF
the bunch! He''-
FLUSH! For Gods sake, hushv' pout.
ed Alwyn. my mother sleeps only a
few rooms beyond. p
"What do I carer" roared Horrigan
in triumph. LET everybody hear!
The whole world is going to hear it un-
less that Borough franchise bill goes
through. Beat that bill and every pa
per in the country will have that report
to publish. Stop your fight against us
and the report is buried. That goes
Am, See? Now, do
H. as you please
[ET about the bill
~ y You're a fine
<EF \N man to preach