The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20

"Alwyn Bennett? Why, absurd!
She's known him all her life. They're
just good friends; nothing more. He's
our nearest neighbor here, and it's
only natural Besides, he isn't the sort
of man she wants. He's an idlcr.
She likes men who have made some
thing of themselves-lke yourself, for
instance SO make yourself easy on
that score. If Bennett loved her. he'd
have proposed long ago"
mot necessarily He's not man to
sc. s.c-.s,. easily, hut once start 49,
and
"Then don't start him. Go In and
win. What Is It, Thompson?"
The secretary entered from the Of
fee with a dispatch
"There's an answer, SIR" said he.
Here's blank
Wainwright read the message, scrib-
bled few lines and handed the reply
to the secretary. who hurried out
with It,
80 Thompson is not only secre-
tary, but telegraph operator as well"
Morse instrument sounded from the
office.
Hes everything" replied Vain.
wright. 'HeS wonder. He hear,
me say wished l had good operator
up here whom l could trust, SO with
out Il word to me he goes and learns
telegraphy. I've had him nine years
now and tested and tempted him fifty
ways, but he's as true as steel, the one
employee ever had that could trust
| BY the way, the message he just
brought me ought to interest you. 1t
tells me Borough Street railway stock
Is offered now at G3. I've given orders
for your Office to take all they can get
hold of at that price quietly and with
out making any bids or attracting at
tention. That'll be the biggest deal of
my career if | can carry 1t through
You understand your part perfectly
to take for yourself 90 per cent of the
deal. handle the whole affair on the
floor and not buy any of the stock for
your own private account? Stick &c
that and there's just one thing that
can possibly block u.s."
"You- mean the defeat of the present
city administration this FAM"
Just that, and I don't believe It will
be beaten. The organizations solid us
a rock They have the police. the of.
6ceholders and
! But the people at large?''
THE people mt large are sheep that
like to be driven by the strongest shep
| herd. If they weren't, they'd hav,
broken loose II century ago and run the
city and the country to suit themselves
Just now Dick Horrigan happens to be
the shepherd who can make them &c
wherever he says"
shepherd and crook combined,
should say" commented Gibbs. chuc
Killing at his own feeble joke.
II wouldn't let speech like tina
get back to Horrigan If were you,
returned Wainwright dryly. "Youl
career might suffer Nothing Except
maybe. gratitude) is so bad as humol
for spelling Il mans chances in bust
ness or politics. A laugh costs more
than people think But speaking OF
the election this fall. reform wave
or any change of city administration
would smash our Borough Street rail
way deal. To offset that, I've joined
hands with Horrigan. II can brin,
have cash enough to buy all the homes
voters he needs He's coming her,
this noon to talk things over with me
Phelans coming too"
"Phelan? You mean the alderman
OF the Eighth? You'll have a pleasan
little gathering. Perhaps you didn'
know that Phelan and Horrigan have
had row and
And that's why I'm bringing then
together here today. want to patel
up their quarrel If can. need then
both. Phelan's a useful man."
But Horrigan Is boss OF the orGa nj
cation If you have him on your side
why do you bother about gettin.
Phelan too?'
Yes, Horrigan Is boss. He's tough
his way up by bulldog tactics. II,
has no diplomacy-nothing but brut
force. Now, Phelan has just as mucl
force In his way. but he's as tricky az
fox too. I've known him ever sine,
he was chief Of police. He's danger
Gus man. II he's against us, he cal
make trouble, want him. Hes
Judge Newman announced tn
butler.
A whimsical frown crossed VAIN
wright's face, but cleared into n pass
ably hospltable expression as lttl
gray haired man. with a solemn. veal
face, trotted pompously in on the heel
of the buffers announcement.
Good morning, Judge" said the hos
pleasantly. You don't know MI
Gibbs. | think. of Gibbs. Norton Il Co
Judge Newman Is my next door neigh
Dor on the left as you come from tn
station, Gibbs. You must have nc
tlced the nlace-Queen Anne house
with
"Oh. he probably never gave II
glance" put in the Judge. "A mere co,
tage. that's all. When n man with m
meager judicial salary has n social pc
sition to keep up and four daughter
that aren't married and Charles. yo