La Junta tribune., 1908-07-04

| iet mp on lnctn now!'
why. no. Judge. can't" replied
Bennett. still falling to connect New.
man with the wainwright Horrigan
clique and attributing the judges In
terest IN the matter to an amateurs
love OF dabbling In politics. II can't
| let up on that fight" lie continued "All
perpetual franchises are wrong. and
this particular franchise bill is rotten
| TO the core. In sheer justice to my oath
! Of office must fight It,"
MY boy" snid the Judge In IA
therly manne- that he had often found
successful In argument, II was In poll
tics long before you were born. and I'm
speaking for your own good when I
say deeply regret the stand you've
| taken In this matter. You objected TO
the bill In its original form. Almost
every change you demanded has been
made In IT, AS the gentlemen who
asked me to speak to you snid"-
| He checked himself minute too
late. The narrowing Of Benefits eyes
| and the vanishing of the friendly light
In the young rams face warned New.
man he ha,. made Il fatal error.
| 80 you come to me us an emissnry.
not as a friend" said Bennett slowly.
.'and the gentlemen you come from
Are the men who represent all that
can make or break your career--capitai
, and political organization"
In other words. Wainwright and
. Horrigan?"
"Yes. All they ask is that you re-
main uputrnl. that you"-
THAT look the other way while
they rob the city?"
II am an old man. Bennett" evaded
the Judge. trying another tack. land
I've seen one rash step wreck many Il
bright career. just as this will wreck
yours Never antngonize wealth ana
the organization. The public for whom
you sacrifice yourself Will forget you
in month. Capital and politics never
forget"
II am not catering TO the public.
am acting as my own conscience
But this is stubbornness. not con
science. All you have to do Is to re-
main neutral II you do this l am
authorized to promise you-now. listen
to promise you the nomination FOR
governor when your term as
That's the bait. is ~" cried Alwyn
angriy. .lf I consent to betray my
trust I'll get the governorship. The
| bribe IL golden. and don't wonder at
Horrigan for offering II. The only
thing that surprises me IL that he
should have chosen such man as you
for his lnckey and go-between."
, "I.ackey. .Bribe. 'Go-between!
echoed the judge In real Indignation.
How dare you. sir? This
"Isn't II bribe." insisted Alwyn,
"and weren't you the man chosen to
offer It? II will do you no good TO
bluster or grow indignant. In your
heart you know the w.'r,ls used were
deserved. The governorsbiD offer was
a bribe pure and simple. and worthy
the modern highNaymen who made 1t.
but that you. a jLdgc-a former friend
Of my own blameless father-that you.
should come to me on such vile cr-
rand turns me sick. Heaven help jus
tice and right when our judges can be
controlled by n political boss aud
roll OF bills. That's all. don't care
to go further into the subject"
Bennett walked away. leaving the lit
tie Judge to stare after him, pink with
wrath. spcechIess with amaZement, In
all his sixty years no man had thus
laid bare to Newman his own heart.
stripped OF Its garments of respccta-
bilIty and self deception. And. as usu
al in such cases. now that the truth
had been driven home to him. Newman
wrathfully denounced 1t. even to him.
/ self, as a lie.
Still flushed and incohcrent. he wheel
| ed to face a trio who were just return
| Ing from the supper room. They were
Dallas. Gibbs and Wainwright.
Hello" exclaimed Wainwright IN
surprise. whats the matter with you.
Judge? Are you ill?"
Tiff Mrs. Newman should come to
know Of this" sputtered the judge.
glaring from one to the. other. ''she"-
TO know Of what:' querIed Gibbs.
"What has happened?
"Happened:' fumed Newman. Il
have been insuted-grossly. vuIgarly
insulted"
"Insulted. judge?" repeated Dallas.
by whom?'
by Aiwyn Bennett.'' snapped the
Judge. "OutrageOusly"-
"Impossble!'' exclaimed Dallas.
There must be mistake somewhere.
Mr.. Bennett Is too well bred to insult
any man. much less man 80 much
older than
"A gentleman. is he? I should not
have believed It, lie has insulted me
most
"I'm not surprised" observed Vain
wright
II am" announced Dallas.
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