Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-22

CHAPTER V.

of everything except that
 ~ the girl he had so long miss d and who had inspired him to all he had achieyed-that she was standing before him.
 It was Dallas herself who brought him to a sense of the others presence, for as he sprang forward to meet her and eagerly yrasped both her out stretched hands the girl bowed in mock reverence and answered his ar dent greeting with demure:
 Good afternoon. your honorr'
 'Don'tr he bsgged half in jest. 'It's 10 good to see you again that I''-
 q saat word that had surprise for you, Alwyn," interrupted his moth CT q knew it would please you. But" with glance at the alderman, you're busy? Perhaps we''
 "Not at all. mother May l present Alderman Phelan? Miss Wainwright. this is~-
 Alderman pheian Of the Eighth" amended the politician, thoroughly i'll nt ease in the presence of the visitors. al must be goin' now, your honor. I'-
 Rut Dallas had come forward with smile that melted the speakers em- harrassment in an instant.
 "The Alderman Phelan who gives turkeys to all those poor people at Christmas?" she asked fin genuine in serest. 'T've often read about
 The same, ma'am, at your service" assented the delighted Phelan. q fill 'em with turkey an coal in winter an l take their wives an kids on of the James Q. Phelan outings, miss T
 "No," replied Dallas, with a perfect ly grave face. I'm sorry to say I haven't. Tell me about them, won't youT
 'sThey've got to be seen to be under an white faced spindly kids turned out into the country for the only glimpse of green grass an shady trees they ever get all year. A thousand mothers an children out in cool grove with nothing to do but roll aouuu luS spll SiGso dh pids dh eat all the fancy grub they can hold. Maybe. miss. it wouldn't mean lot to you, but if you'd been worliin' an livin' an sleepin' an starvin' for twelve months in a stuffy, dark, smelly back tenement.room, toilin' like slave to keep food an clothes betwixt the kids an starvation, an was barely able to keep body an soul together well, maybe then you'd understand what them outings an turkey fests an loads of coal means to the poor. And they won't turn down Jimmy Phelan at Horrigan's orders"
 q do understand" cried Dallas, her big eyes bright with tears. q under stand. and, fin behalf of all women and children, thank you with my whole heartr'
 "You're all right, miss" muttered the delighted, embarrassed Phelan, at once al loss for words. "You're-you're all right! I'll leave it to his honor if''-
 Indeed she ism broke in q suave voice at whose sound the little spell of sentiment was broken and which caus- ed Phelan and Bennett to turn in an- noyance toward the door.
 Scott Gibbs, bland, well groomed. quite ignoring the other mems lack of welcome, stood lowing on the thresh old.
 "Oh, forgot to tell you, Alwyn," whispered Mrs Bennett in a hurried aside to her son as the latter summon cd up sufficient civility to greet the newcomer. 'T forgot to tell you. Mir. Gibbs was calling on Dallas when I stopped for her. and he asked leave to come along. I'm sorry, but
 How are you, Bennetty Gibbs was saying. "And-Mr. Phelan, too, isn't 1t? Alderman, I'm glad to see you again. You remember me? Scott Gibbs? I net
 "Yes." said Phelan, "T remember you, all right. You was up 10 Wainwright's last summer-that day me an Horri. gan sent the dove of peace screechin' up tree. I didn't know you visited the city hall too" T don't, as a rule," answered Gibbs T came here with Mrs. Bennett and Miss Wainwright I wanted a glimpse of the man who can make one pen stroke that will send Borough Street railway stock up 10 100 or down to 10.'' Do you mean" broke in Dallas. that Mfr. Bennett can really have such an effect on the stock market?' That and more" Gibbs assured her Why. the mere rumor that he meant to veto the Borough's franchise bill has sent the stock tIInbling eight points since the market opened today" What power for one manr' ex- claimed the girl. turning 10 Bennett in surprise. And arc you going to veto itT' "ofice secrets rsproTed AIWyn jest insiy. Hands offF' 'Seio itT' echoed Gibbs. with a laugh. "Of course he isn't IL would he too hard upon his friends-unfair and unkind. to say the least" But whyT queried Dallas. forestsll- ing Alwyn. who was about to speak Because" cut h Gibbs before Ben ! nett could interfere. '-the men who are backing the Borough bEll are the men vho made him mayor. IL wouldn't he square for him to turn his new power against the very men who gave him that power. Now. would itT' By the men who are lacking the | blP whom do yoa meanY' asked Ben | nett
 -oh- I just spoke in Esnsralities- As