Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-09-15
Cbe Metz Mayor
Based on G. q. Bsoadhvrst's Sgeeessfvi
Play
The Man
TheH0ur
By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE.
Copyright. 1907. BY George H. Broadhurst.
fCoNTINUED.1
B, ALBERT PAYsoN rERHUNE.
1907. by George H. Broadhurst


"How about the election this fall"
began the financler.
Were already growing; but just be-
tween you and me. it's going to be
hot fight The people at large seem to
be a little sore on the organization. A
few deals lately have been little raw.
and some of the papers are kicking.
Good Lord! lf 1t wasn't for the news
papers what cinch boss would have
In running city! 1t d be like taking
pennies from baby's bank. But
Then you think there is some doubt
about the election?"
81 wouldn't 60 so far as that. It'll be
tussle. but with plenty Of cash and
the right man for mayOr-mark ME, ]
say and the right man'-we ought to
win"
1.-THE woods are full Of right men,"
replied Wainwright. 'The money Is
the chief thing to consider That Is
why | asked you here today This Ia
The point I'm getting at: AS soon as
election Is safely over the Borough
Street railway will apply for a fran
chise for car line from Blank avenue
to Dash street along the river front"
81 see!' nodded HOrrigan. "And. as
you own the City Surface line and as
that Is the Borough Street railways
worst rival, you want the Borough's
franchise bill killed when 1t comes be-
fore the board of aldermen"
You're wrong. To paraphrase your
own words. you know lot about poll
ties. want the Borough Street rail-
ways franchise granted. and l want
the franchise to be perpetual"
But ! don't see what your driving
ut. IL you intend to merge the Borough
Street railway with your own City Sur
face line its charter will become void"
81 don't mean to merge them. own
both roads. and l run them separately"
THE - you do"
That's little surprise, eh? |
haven't made any parade Of 1t. l just
went quietly to work. through Gibbs,
and bought up majority Of the Bor
ough stock. Now don't you see how
the granting Of the franchise and the
news that | control the road will work
when they are made knownT
"Sure! It'll send that stock sky
high. You'll scoop in million or two"
"a million or two!" echoed VAIN
wright scornfully. "Nearer'-
Hold onw interrupted Horrigan.
whats that noiseY
He had jumped to his feet with an
alacrIty that was surprising in so large
a man and was listening intently.
THAT cllcklng" asked Wainwright.
"Oh, that's only the private wire in my
office"
Private wire? Any operator"
"Of course. WhyT
Suppose he should happen to be
listening to usT'
"Who? Thompson? Absurd"
II don't know. I'd rather
Nonsense. It's Thompson. my pri-
vate secretary, man who's been with
me nine years. trust him as
"But don't. I don't trust anybody.
Send him into some other room"
"I can't. In his absence some i'm
portant message might come, and II he
wasn't there on the very moment to
transmit It to me might lose thou
sands. He's all right II ever man
was. trust him implicitly"
"Oh. all right. then. Go on with what
you were saying"
II want the Borough Street railway
franchise made perpetual. Catch my
drift"
"Sure. But the papers and the prop
erty holders will make a big kick"