Putnam patriot., 1908-08-28

Then 9eaqed tue bdftle its repese
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 stnfdt,g mottaHieSs. waged The bat tle of wills both men standing mo tionless. tense, vibrant with dynamic force.
 Slowly. little hy little. Horrigan's eyes dropped. He moved awkwanils to one side from his position in front of the door snd Bennett. without 90 much as d backward look passed out
 The boss, like a inan i'll daze. sank heavily into q chair and sazed straight ahead of him. his usually red face gray and pasty.
 But lie was not 10 enjoy even the scant boon of solitude From the ante room Gibbs sfralled ill.
 They're going over some unimpor= tant preliminary business" remarked the broker. 50 came out for breath of fresh mir. How are things gongf"
 Were beat. grunted Horriean. not looking up
 "Beatz" screamed Gibbs. ashen and inert at the news You don't mean it. Ton can't mean fti Great heaven. .'
 The sight of the others cowardiy emotion seemed to rouse Horrigan from his apathy
 ''If can stand il. you canr9 he snarl- ed. You only lose your percentage on the deal. while I'-
 "A percentage?" echoed Gibbs, too panic stricken to heed his own indis- cretion Every cent l bad in the world. I'-
 He checked himself an instant too late.
 "So?" drawIed Horrigan. nis keen little eyes soaring the other "tta boundless contempt "So it was you who were secretly buying up the stock and tailing in oil to our game. hey
 Tin ruined, Broke, And
 And you've got II coming to you. you whining traitor. The man who goes back on his partners deserves all the Kicking he gets.
 1T didn't mean any harm nium- hled the crushed Gibbs. .It couldn't hurt you people to have me buy Bor- ough stock for myself. and I'd have cleared mp million and more. on don't glewer like that. Horrigan. bnt try to think out some way of
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 Isn't there any way even now to make Bennett let up on his hght.
 If there was yoa couldn't be Of use to us. SD why should 1 talk abous fl to your
 But I'd do anything in the world anything
 ..You would?' cut in Horrisan sharply.
 "Yes. yes, Only give me a chance rd"-
 Horrigan considered. then said re hectively:
 No chance is too slight to take at time like this. and nobody's too rotten 10 be of use I've found there are three things. one of which will always buy any mana woman. ambition of cash We've tried Bennett on anbf ,ion. he doesn't need money. so only fine first of the three remains
 "A woman! l don uefss""o
 Miss Wainwright"
 "But-
 ..I isten here Benneft's ID love Nitn wa,nvrlyht's niece You've cut nm ant Go aud tell him if he'll let our bag alone you'lI smash tbe engagement and leave her free to marry him Sexy
 .., a@n'r. I-hold on. though. Affer- ward could deny the whole thing eouldu't r It'd be bis word agaifis' mine. and shed Dever believe l coa'o do such fhlng I-I might try
 .Yes." grewled Horrigan. you rnisnl eur rhat,s lest all his nerve can tfs things that eses an ordinary efeoe would balk at
 But Gibbs did not hear He had " turn.s fo tine corridor in searth .. Bennett The man scarcely deserNei ,hs onurobriuni heap ped en him bs fiea r,can brilliant daring spersior' ns was. unknown 10 himself. rank co" rd a. heart For the first tine m DIS ,,fa ,he cowardice had cropped out and 10 do Gibbs justice. il had dnfrn hlm temporarily insane ID his nor
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