Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-09

MAY / see him In hereT' asked the
visitor. ut Is my private secretary,
and
Certainly" asserted Bennett. "Show
him In, Ingram"
"Td like to see a private secretary OF
mine come buttjn' in like this" con-
fided Phelan TO the picture. "Id chase
him SO far he'd discover o new street
I'd
The alderman broke of short. His
eye had fallen on Thompson as the
latter entered. Phclan stood rigid
with mouth open and eyes bullying,
tnking in every detail Of the quiet,
pallid young mans appearance. The
secretary meanwhile had gone up to
Wainwright and begun to deliver his
message.
"Mr. Horrlgan called you up, SIR"
said he, "just n minute or so after you
left the office. He wishes you to come
and see him Immediately If possible"
"All right" answered the f1nancier,
III come at once. I'm sorry, your
honor, that / am called away Just now
for I'd like to discuss this Borough bill
further with you. But what I wished
to express can be said in nutshell.
II /, who own the rival road. am in
favor Of granting the Borough fran
chisc, | can't see why any one else
should object to it, Come on. Thomp-
son. Good day, your honor. Good day
alderman"
a Enpnpiar hn,
was following when phelan. who had
never once removed his eyes from the
secretary, stepped in front Of him.
"Well, young man" said he.
"Wcll, sir" said Thompson in mild
surprise.
You remember meT
81 don't think so, SIR
''Hnh! That's queer, I'm Alderman
Phelan Of the Eighth"
1--WE read about you. of course, sir.
but r.
But you don't know me? Never met
me before7"
"r'm sorry, sir, but can't recall 1t
If did. Good day. sir"
| The secretary hurried out after his
employer. Phelan, with puzzled shake
IF the head seemed trying to solve
some elusive problem. But Bennett,
who had not noted the brief scene be-
.ween Thompson and the alderman,
broke in on the latter's musings with
ME remark
/ you appeared TO be amazed at Mt.
Wainwright's attitude toward the Bor-
hugh Street railway franchise"
Amazed is mild, gentle word for
my feeling" declared the alderman.
TO hear that old flint heart prattln'
/ about widows and orphans and fair
play-why. say, your honor. | know
Charles Wainwright from way back,
and l tell you he has the same affec-
ton for the money OF widows and or
phans that q tomcnt has for Il canary.
AS for fair play, he wouldn't recognize
1t II he was to hear it through mega
phone. He's up to something. don't
know just what. But I'll'-
"Come, come" demonstrated Bennett
good humoredly. I'm sure you dc
Wainwright an injustice. He
Hes a fine old bird, Do you chance
to remember the Garrison case nine
years back? President Garrison of the
Israel Putnam Trust COMPANY
"Who shot himself after being ruined
by n fnancier who was his dearest
friend? Yes. What has that to dc
with
"With Wainwright? oh, nothin
| VI Irht kan u
be the financier."
mo. You must be mistaken"
cam I? ought to know som ethine
about 1t. I was the chief Of police a
the time and handled the case. 1t was
l who suppressed Wainwright's name
For small consideration T.
wainwright" gasped Bennett "Oi
all men. But
$50 you see why I coppered ths
mercy and fair play cards when h'
dealt 'em just now" purred Phelan
There's something big behind thi'
talk of his in favor Of the Borough
bill. Wasn't It at his house last SUN
mer that Horrigan offered you The nomi
nation? That's the story. and
YES. On the 25th OF July. He
"The 25th OF July. hey? That was
the day he had me out there. The day
l met that fellow Gibbs. BY the way
your honor, the papers say it's Gibbs
firm that's buyin' all that borough
stock. They've been buyin' it up OIL
the quiet for months. begin TO see {
lot of funny little lights that make thi'
thing clearer. Gibbs is buyn' Borough
stock. He's Wainwright's chum. Hor
rigan and Wainwright frame UP you
nomination.; then the minute yon conn
into power this Borough franchise bill
Is flashed on you by Horrigan, ant
Wainwright begs you TO sign II. TAX,
my Wainwright owns the Borough
road as well the City Surface, and Hor
rigan's gettin' fat wad OF stock 70
arrangin' the franchise. Oh. they'v
got your honor all tied up In ribbons
like you was a measly bookay. Yo'
and me ought to get together and figh
this thing out side by side, and whe,
once get the Indian sign on Dick Hor
rigan"--
"But I've no personal quarrel wit
Horrigan. He
you've got the same quarrel wit
him that the pigeon has with the musk
rat. II you don't use your wings YOU
be swallowed. Let me put you on to
few OF the little Jokers In that bill o
his. You see
Il see more about that bill than 70