The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-06

dropping his voice so as not to disturb
his mother. who Slept on the same
floor Il will see him here"
A minute later Horrigan's bulky form
blocked the threshold
Queer time of night for call" he
observed casually, as he entered unin-
vited. closed the door behind him and
took chair, "but my business
wouldn't wait"
''Then state it as briefly as you can."
directed Bennett. making no move to
rise or welcome his unbidden guest
1T Is very late. and am tired
i've come to see you about our Bor-
ough BILL
$50 supposed"
"You won't call off your fight against
us?'
"That question is hardly worth an
swering. Me-
81 thought not Well, MIR. Alwyn
Bennett, I've got you! I've got you!
Do you understand me?'
Perfectly. Is that all"
NO it amt ALL" mimicked the boss.
And I'm in earnest. I've got you
where want you
THAT doesn't interest me. If you've
nothing else to say
But have" chuckled Horrigan.
when it came to a showdown be-
tween us two l put staff of men to
looking up your record"
"You found nothing you could use.
Is that
mo: it isn't even the beginning
| Then | remembered about your fa
| ther."
About my father?"
| 1t grated on Bennett that his dead
| fathers honored name should be spo
ken by this low politician. but before
he could protest more forcibly Horri
| gan went on:
what d'you think If said your ia
ther was grafter-one of the worst
of his time:'
I'D say you lied," answered Bennett
calmly. "and I'd drive the foul lie
down your throat with my fist. You'll
have to think of some better scheme
than that"
do you think I'd be idiot enough to
come here with the story if didn't
have full proof of it," asked Horrigan
in contempt
And, despite himself. Alwyn saw the
man was speaking what he believed to
be the truth. He paused in his impul-
sive forward move, reseated himsels
and asked coldly:
what so called proofs have you
been fooled by your heelers into think.
ing
Don't believe me, hey? Well. you
will fast enough before I'm done. I'm
less you're afraid of what I've got t.
7sas,.,,
4 I'm not afraid of anything you car
say The highest tribute to my ia
4 ther's memory is the fact that a cul
like you cannot defile it. Go on, II
listen to YOU"
"Very good" said Horrigan. quit
unmoved. "I'll make it as short as
can l remembered your father go
rich pretty quick He was a membe
of the organization, and his firm go
the jobs of building the aqueduct ant
: the new library. That gave me m.
+, clew. looked up the specifications fo
both jobs, and turned them over t
the old engineering firm of Morris
Cherrington. You know the firm. pei
haps. If you don't you can look then
up. They don't belong to the organic:
, ton; they're the best experts in thei
p line, and they can't be juggled with"
Il know them. Go on
r Il paid them fancy sum to go owe
: those specifications and then examin
: the library and the aqueduct and Sc
If they were up to the mark or if til
: city d been cheated by the Bcnnet
g Contracting company. l had a stron
: idea l was right, but l wouldn't spea
till had the proof. When ! got hon
after the ball tonight | found the Mo
ris & Cherrington report waiting fC
me. brought copy of it along wit
me-
5 Well" asked Bennett Indifferent.
what then?"
Here's the copy of the report Loo
| IL y
u job ever pulled off in this city! Thil
I rate material, when the material callt
for in the specifications was used :
l ALL Granite shell filled with mort;
: instead of solid granite; foundation
u barely half the depth called for; i
9 ferior tiles in place Of tireproof one
y cheap, crumbly iron and steel inste;
g Of first quality-oh. there's fifty SUI
l. substitutions and frauds! It's the ray
# est, bummest job | ever heard Of
2 any of the organization tried it no'
: adays the men who did it would
II wearing stripes in week. Graft. he.
e Why, your father was the boss graft
of the century. the star graft getter
e. the bunch. He
al "Hush! For Gods sake. hrShr' po,
IS ed Alwyn. MY mother sleeps only
;! few rooms beyond. r.
IN "What do ! care?" roared Horrig;
Is in triumph. Let everybody he;
II The whole world is going to hear II !,
e less that Borough franchise bill go
" through Beat that bill and every |!
per in the country will have that repe
,g to publish. Stop your fight against
Il and the report is buried. That gat
ut -, See? Now.
ye as you ple;
sh NkA about the b
a You're a d
er 9 y Y man to prea
e. III about graft. Y
Il