The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

squeals Horrigan. No, YOU big stiff"
says you, I've vetoed it. Now go
chase yourself before l knock you
from under your hat!' says you. Them
was the very words, so I'm told
81 congratulate you on your secret
service men," laughed Bennett. "They
seem to have a wonderful faculty for
quoting ones remarks literally. but
"But did come here to ladle out hot
air to YOU" supplemented Phelan.
mo, didn't. l come to tip you off to
a meetin' that's held last night at
Wainwright's house-him an Horri-
gan an Gibbs an some others. mcleod
in Hen Williams, who's Horrigan's
mouthpiece an handy man in the board
of aldermen. Didn't happen to hear Of
that meetin', did you!"
mo. am unfortunate in having no
secret service corps"
"Never mind" returned Phelan, On
whom the satire of the reply was quite
lost. you can get the benefit of mine.
Now, at this meetin' they did lot of
Jabberin' an they cussed you up hill
an down dale. Says Horrigan, If that
young cub'"-
Thanks" interposed Alwyn. but
don't care to hear what was said about
me. p
"All right, then, but there's some
thing you do want to hear They got
busy at last an framed up new word
ia for the Borough bill that'H maybe
throw dust in your eyes if you amt put
on to it in advance. They've cut out
the subway paragraph an the express
business clause, an they allow trans
fers at all cross lines. That's the way
they'll put the bill up to the aldermen
next time. A nice. harmless lcokin'
document it'll be, an perhaps the board
III swaller it if
''But do the alterations in the bill
also eliminate the perpetual franchise
clause?"
"Ah. there's the point! They don't.
All the other things you kicked against
have been wiped out. but the perpetual
franchise clause stands
"And the 100000 cash offer stands,
too" added Bennett. 81 still fail to see
why should present Mr.. Wainwright's
company with a franchise for which
another man is willing to pay the city
100000, and shall fight the bin to
the very end"
Good boy, your honor! An Jimmy
Phelan's with you. Well make Horri
gan look like
He needs fourteen votes to carry
the bill past my veto He has his thir-
teen aldermen, under Williams lead
But only those thirteen voted for the
bill in its original state. Unless Horri-
gan and Williams can find fourteenth
alderman to-
Unless one of the men who voted
against it before can be brought to
vote for it next time Horrigan loses -
answered Phelan. Hell make it his
business to buy a fourteenth man. an
I'll make it my business to find out
who he tries to get an to help your
honor keep that same fourteenth man
straight. That's how it adds up so far.
Well. I'll be joggin'. I'll keep you post
ed, an between us We'll make Horri-
gan give Twin picture imitation of a
man without a scalp before we're
through with him.
Little Of Phelan's exultation was re-
Elected in the new mayors face as the
alderman hustled out. His duty lay
clear before him, and that duty he
would follow. But he alone realized
the cost. He had SO counted on the
promised talk with Dallas Wainwright
the preceding evening On the hopes
Of that interview he had staked his all
In it he was to have received the half
pledged reward for his months of toll
and achievement.
Yet ip view Of his present relations
toward Wainwright be could not, Of