Putnam patriot., 1908-07-03
CHATTER III


 TT the Iense silence
 Whats this here forT" he \ growled. indicating Phelan with contemptuous jerk or the head and addressing no one in particular
 Ask your friend Wainwright" !" granted Phelan. with equal roughness. 'l-you see" began Wainwright con= eiliatiagly. "I didn't like 10 see two such tirst rate chaps at odds with each other. so l wanted to bring you to- gether here to-
 .'oh. you did. did you3" sneered Hor- riyan. And what did Phehn say to that little plan:"
 host could reply said I'd see you in - firstr'
 Same here. twice over," said Hor- ngan
 But" interposed Wainwright coax tngly. .is there no way
 No retorted Herrlgan. his deep voice rumbling far down in his throat. There isn't Look here. Phelan, I'm out for your scalp, and I'm going to get ttv'
 Come on, look for it.f crowed Phe- Ian. fairly hopping mp and down in rage and excitement. Come a-runnin', An while you're huntin' my scaln don't overlook one bet I'm after voursr
 Mine. you little shrlmpl why"-
 eYes yours Horrigan. you eur You're pretty ebesty an strong stand in on the top Of the organization. but you're no hloomin' statue of Iiherty You can be torn down. and heres the man who's goin to do the tearin Me-Alderman Jimmy Phelan of the Eighthr
 Let it go at that for now You'll wake up in the fall. when the cleo ton
 Let 1t go at that for keeps r.
 Mir. Wainwright" broke off Horri- gan. if this was the business you wanted to talk over with me here''-
 Tt isn't" assured the thoroughly un. comfortable fnncier.
 s0h Then We can get down to real
 
 gone
 That lets me out observed Phean cheerfully IS he picked up his hat "G'hy. MT. Wainwright G.by. KIT, Gibbs. Horrfgan. l'lf'-
 But you'n sstay 10 lunch. alderman, won't you?" urged Horrigan. with an effort at eerdiality that deceived no one
 No. thanks replied Phelan. When the curtains down and the orchestra's gone home I don't need no usher to poke me in the ribs to tell me the shows out As for stayin' 10 break bread with Dick HerfigaH. Ed sooner lave a jolly little grub fest with Wiley's poison squad Goodby. all. Horrigan, IS for YOU seme day I'll cross two sticks of dyna aiife under you and you'll scatter so wia. that the inquest over eour p'iiticaI remains Will have to be aeld in fourteen counties.
 "I am SD sorry. Mfr Horrisan that this should have happened in my house" said Wainwright as the irate alderman .sfaiked out. leaving the boss staring after him in dumb fury. "l meant It for the best and''-
 MT Wainwright. interrupted Hor- 1gan. venting ilfs Peat-up wrath on his lismayed hest. this old world Of ours Is white with bones of failures. of fools. of teadbeats In other words. of folks who meant 1t for the best Now lefzs get tanvn to business.
 First let fae introduce Mir. Gibbs. He--
 @-Giad te meet aim. but he'll excuse ne when I say i never talk business when there's q -thft,l party around No offepse. Mir Gibbs Just walk out and take a look at the view. ihe good boy. won't y@u9 Thanks
 Gibbs. at warning, look af appeal from Iainwrt-ht. checked tlka angry retort mat sprsng to his lips. turned os his heel and walked e9ut. H1'rigan. whe had observed the glance exessahg- ed between the TWO mes grudgAngly tetspted to soften the effect of 4als lbrusqleness-
 T didn't mean to snnb yetr friend S4lu he. put I frfdH ihtb 1e'-s ~ took it eet .eH tsle next man l spoke 10. What op earth set yes 10 havssg fhe- ian Assrs ts meet lie .fes. angwss v
 Just as said waeied to wssn him oyer to tfs. Me viii need every szrons man we eas get tb1s fall. We
 'yeu know s Iot about cnance' BIT. Wainwright. But you're < rank osf- stder ls politics CT you'd heger have made sueh q break. l can't compro- mise with Pbelan eveE if wanted 10. He's stood out against me. and I've ~ot fo smash him If he could defy me and get away with if. 0fler leaders wo,,ld think they could do il. foe. and in less than DO time the organization would be split up into dozen facnops. and I'd be down and out Undersfann I've rot fo look out for discipline II m to hold the place I've wcB- When man in the organizatio starts hent ayainsf me. I must down him. Tbere { m turning back. That's why I'm boss Every man in the crowd knows he pot 10 ot,ey me or fight me and thai II is fight it's battle to the death And he's the man who does the dying ho' [ Now. you understood? So we can gef to business What