Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-26

who were secretly buying up the stock
and failing in on to our game, hey?'
I'm ruined! Broke! And
"And you've got 1t coming to you,
you whining traitor! The man who
goes back on his partners deserves all
the kicking he gets"
IL didn't mean any HARM mum.
bled the crushed Gibbs. ut couldn't
hurt you people to have me buy Bor.
ough stock for myself, and I'd have
cleared up million and more. oh.
don't glover like that, Horrigan, but
try to think out some way off,
"Of what, you curr
isn't there any way even now to
make Bennett let up on his flght?'
'1f there was you couldn't be Of use
to us, SO why should I talk about It
TO your"
''But I'd do anything In the world
anything
"You wouldr cut in Horrlgan
sharply.
Eyes, yes! Only give me q chance!
pd"-
Horrigan considered, then said re.
nectively:
mo chance Is too slight to take at
time like this. and nobody's too rotten
to be Of use. I've found there are
three things, one Of which will always
buy any mana woman. ambition or
cash. We've tried Bennett OH ambi
ton; he doesn't need money. so only
the first OF the three remains"
"a woman? ! don't understand"
miss Wainwright"
But
| Wainwright's niece. You've cut him
out. Go and tell him II he'll let our
bill alone you'll smash the engagement
and leave her free to marry him.
Seeg'
81 can't! l-hold on. though! After.
ward could deny the whole thing.
couldn't I? It'd he his word against
mine. and shed never believe could
do such u thing. IL might try"
EYES," growled Horrigan. you might
A cur that's lost all his nerve can try
things that even an ordinary crook
would balk at"
But Gibbs did not hear. lie had re-
Bennett. The man scarcely deserved
the opprobrum heaped on him by IIor.
rigan. A brilliant, daring operator. he
was, unknown to himself. n rank COW.
ard Mt heart. For the first time In his
life the cowardice had cropped out,
and, to do Gibbs justice. 1t had driven
him temporarily insane. In his nor.
nal senses he would never have stoop.
cd to the plan he was now so eager to
carry out II was putrid bit of jet
sam at which u financially drowning
man did not scruple to clutch.
HOrrigan followed him from the
room. his own splendid nerve quite re-
covered from the crushing blow his
hopes had received. He had staked
heavily on the deal. Moreover, its fail.
ure, as he knew, meant the wreck or
that mighty political prestige he had
so long and wearlsomely built up. 1t
might even, IL Alwyn fulfilled his
threat about the notes, lead to graver
personal consequences. Yet the bull
dog pluck that had carried this man
Of iron from the gutter to the summit
Of political power did not desert him,
nor did he shoS the loss Of one iota Of
his customary monumental calm.
Scarcely had H0rrlgan quilted the
room when Perry and Dallas entered
It.
"You could cut the atmosphere In
there with cheese knife" Perry was
saying. civilians doesn't think the
Borough bill will come up for half an
hour or SO. We'd better spend the
time till then in here than to stay there
and turn our lungs into microbe ZOO"
Dallas did not answer. She sat down
by the table and rested her head de-
jectedly on one little gloved hand. The
sight Of Bennett. his grave, hopeless
appeal to her; the calm, utter despair
Of his brave facial these had affect
ed her deeply. Perry noticed with
brotherly concern her look and attitude.
"Feeling faintY' he asked.
"No. I'm all right, thanks"
"You look pretty near as blue as AL
wyn. He
Don't let's talk Of him. please" she
begged.
"why not? Hes the whltest chap
this side Of Whlteville."
That's what I used to think. but ]
know better now"
"Then. miss" broke In n voice from
the doorway. "you're entitled to anoth.
er Know"
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