Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-07-02
BY
Fq1ERHUNE"
SYNOPSIS;


.ICHAprEn lat the suburban home of Charles
Wainwright, high fnancier' he and his broker
Scott Gibbs, hatch up a scheme to corner up
Borough street railway stock. They rely upon
the support of Dick Horgan, boss of the neigh.
boring city, who is coming to discuss matters.
Alderman Phelan, the thorn in Horrigan's side,
whom Wainwright is anxious to conciliate, Is
also al o. S e,a I'M, soh Among me- 4 g the ne member OF Vain
Dallas and Perry Wainwright and his secretary
thompson, a secretive young man in whom the
man a neighbor of Wainwright, whose %continu-
ance in office depends upon Horrigan's favor.
rIequests Wiainwright's Intervention with the
Alwyn Bennett, in love with Dallas. who is
calling to ask her about her rumored engage
'ment to Gibbs. PerTyis in love with Cynthia
daughter of a bank president, who nine years
before the opening of the story was ruined by
the dealings of an unnamed dishonest financier
'peared. Mrs. Bennett congratulates herself upon
ths immaculate record of her sons deceased
father. Dallas refuses to marry, Alwyn unless
cation. Phelan and Horrigan face each other.
III-Phelan defies Horrigan. Judge Newman
is turned down by the boss, but at Wainwright's
request Horrigan agrees to reconsider his case.
Horrigan becomes uspiclous of Thompson,
but Wainwright SCOTS at the idea. Horrigan
:and.Wainwright ma ke corrupt deal whereby the
former, for a big consideration, is to procure
from the board of aldermen a perpetual fran
'chise for the Street Railroad. The BOSS is wor-
lied by the reform movement threatening his
power at the coming election and is casting
about for q candidate for mayor with a clean
record. He hits upon Bennett who has had
accept. but warns Horrigan that, if elected, he
will be absolutely honest and independent.
Bennett is elected and appoints Cynthia his
private Secretary. Phelan tells him that the
.iinancier who caused the ruin of the Garrisons
was Wainwright, who is also the power behind
the crooked Borough franchise bill with Hor-
srigan and Gibbs. Dallas and Mrs. Bennett
visit the city hall. V-Gibbs tries to induce
Bennett to sign the bill. The mayor talks to
Dallas and is interrupted by Horrigan. VI
Bennett refuses to be bulldozod by Horrigan
lacks one vote in the board of aldermen of the
fourteen needed to pass the bill without the
mayors assent. Despite the fact that defeating
the bill means impoverishing Dallas and Perry
whose fortune Wainwright has invested in
Borough stock, Bennett vet oes the measure. VII
BENEFITS plan to save Dallas and Perry is to
have Perry sell Borough stock short. The
mayors opposition causes Horrigan and Vain
wright to amend tho bill, retaining, however,
some of the most Objectionable features. VIII
-Alwyn's lovemaking to Dallas at the mayors
secretly plays false to Wainwright and Horrigan
by Borough stock on his own count. Horrignn
fixes Alderman Roberts, a wavering member
ofhis "solid thirteen X-Bennett warns Rob-
berts against voting for the bill. In the presence
of Cynthia, who is engaged to Perry, Phelan Ak
poses Thompson as her brother. the long mis-
sing. Harry Garrison, whereupon sister and
brother embrace. Perry entering suddenly is
-astonished at the sight.
CHAPTER XII.-CoNTINUED.
She checked herself Suddenly with q