The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-05-16
C6e Nets, fgajfos
Bcsed on G Il Dso1dhursi's Successful
Play
The Man
Of
TheHOur
By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE.
Copyright, 1907, by George II. Broadhurst.
CHAPTER ".
By ALBERT PAYsON TERHUNE.
Copyright, 1907. by George H. Broadhurst.

THE next few months were a Pc
Rod of unprecedented toll and
excitement for Alwyn Bennett.
= He sometimes wondered at his
own eloquence. Speech after speech
he made in every section OF the city
In half built suburbs, In halls where
nine-tenths of his hearers were in
evening dress and where familiar
faces dotted the place: In overcrowded,
smoke reeking auditoriums, where not
one man In three wore collar and
where score of nationalltles Wed for
precedence.
With versatility that delighted
Horrigan the candidate managed to
adapt himself to every audience and,
moreover, to impress his hearers with
sense OF his absolute sincerity and
honesty. In the crowded, polyglot
meetings he hit on the plan of speak
Ing to representatives of each race In
their own language. In single even
Ing. so the papers recorded. he had
made speeches In English, French,
German, italian and Spanish. At some
meetings toughs had tried to confuse
him by interrupting with questions,
Joking comment or insult. For each
Alwyn, without breaking the thread Of
his discourse, found some quick reply
80 apt as to turn the laugh on his tor
mentor and turn the audiences sym.
pathy to himself.
At last election day came and went,
And Alwyn Bennett by fair major
fly carried his entire ticket to victory.
Even his everest critics In the organ
ization were forced to admit that Ben
nett, and Bennett alone, had saved the
party from severe defeat Horrigan's
Judgment and choice of men for the
thousandth time In the boss crooked
political career was vindleated, and
Horrigan himself was oyerjoyed be.
yond measure. Nor did the fact that
he had failed to GUST Alderman Phe-
Ian In the primaries wholly cloud the
boss delight
1neIS las, how 49,, - si.s4S4 o,o,a
on Alwyn's triumph. for Dallas Wa.
wright was not present TO share that
triumph. Within few days after Hor-
rigan's visit to the Wainwright place
Dallas had gone with an aunt on an
eight months tour of Europe and the
Mediterranean. But Perry. who at her
secret request had kept her posted on
every detail of the stirring campaign,
cabled her the result on election night.
and the following day reply mes
sage of congratulation crossed the At.
lantic to gladden. Alwy us heart, In a
letter that followed week later Dali
las asked the first political favor the
future mayor was called upon to grant
would r. q 'p asiu ' piacs toF Ey yhhshi
Garrison, In consequence OF which
when the young man made up his lis.
Of personal appointments Miss CARR.
son found herself listed as assistant
private secretary at decidedly com.
Portable salary.
1t was while she was working in that
capacity In the mayors private room
" the city hall during Benefits lunch
hou.' one day In midwinter that her
soiitude--~as broken by the entrance of
a visitor.
Perry wainwright, redolent Of band.
box and soap as ~ver, found his way
past the doorkeeper sad burst into the
sanctum.
"HelloP was his greeting. His
honor isn't aroundT
No" answered Cynthia de,
looking up from her work "
most businesslike air she c
sumo. Hes out at lunch"
Il knew he would be-" grli
~ Il timed 1t fine, didn't
." he was out