La Junta tribune., 1908-06-27


for all his pcmposity. deemed II wise
to ignore Si" politicians mode OF all
dress
Il want YOU To hunt M Bcnnctt."
went ON the boss and persuade him
To stop fghtin; the Borough Franchise
bill. Tell hlm"-
oh" g1,srcd the judge In genuine
! alarm. II really don't think could prc-
sumo to-
Yes, YOU can" contradicicJ Ilorri-
gan. You can do II and. what's more.
you will, lou don't feel shy about ask
Ing favors OF me. aud when it's the
other WAY around you've got to come
| down or
Il know, know protested the
( frightened little Judge soothingly But
! you don't understand how
! Il got you the nomination hast fall
| Arc you going to be a white man or
! welchcr:"
"But I'm sure that Mrs. Newman
| TO hlazcs with Mrs. Newman. Now
| listen 10 me. 30 To Bennett aud do
| what you can TO make him keep his
hands Oh our borough bill. II he's diff
iicult offer him. In my name. the nom
! ination for governor next year. II You
| can get hini--weil. there's vacancy
mex, year in the suprem" court and
"I'll do what | can" asscntcd the
/ judge. eIm sure you are right. Mr..
I uorrigan, even II your way OF putting
matters Is Just u little ragged. III see
| MIR. Bennett tonight and use all the
persuasion In my power, rm quite
IN lie "a liza h.,st
4 II lie will cease his unseemiy opposition
To the Borougi, bill. Thank you. Mr.
i iiorriran. I'm very sure that Mrs.
/, Newman"
\ I'm sure too" cut In lIorrignn. Now
run on. We're busy. Remember. now
the very next supreme cour, va
| cancy"-
"Do you really think he has any In
nuence with BcnncttI" asked Vain.
wright ms the judge vanished.
Cant do any harm To try. They're
nelghbors In the country aud In the
| same crowd In society and all that, II
II fails. I've another card that's eyen
stronger Roberts ought 10 bc here by
now You found ont about those notes
/ of his =
Yes; both Of them. One for 5000.
one for Si5.W1 Both secured by
uiorigapinr his factory Roberts can't
meet them. They've been extended
twice. though the security must have
I been fairly good or the Sturtcyant
Trust company wouldn't have lent
I Williams said you wanted Ia speak
/ 10 me. Mr.. Horrisan.' said II nervous
I voice from the door. and pale. middle
aged man came forward. lie wore
/ worry's stamp between his perpiexed
| eyes, and care had bent his narrow
I shoulders.
! "Yes. Good evening Roberts," re-
4 piled uorrignn cordially. 1see you
later. wainwright
/ The finnncier took the hint and walk
ed toward the ballroom. Ou his way out
4 nearly coIiitling with rhelsn, Who was
entering the foyer. Al sight Of iiorrl-
! gan aud Roberts together I'helan's
eyebrows went upward, with n Jerk.
and he ,iptoed out iD the opposite dI-
reciion Ms fast as his stout legs c6nl,I
carry him IN search Of Bennett. Mean.
time IIorrigan had come directly to the
point. as usual. In his appeal to Rob-
rrts.
/
you've been trying FOR years TO get
through n park bill for y0ur ward.
| SIN want itT'
| yes" returned Roberts. MY con
| stituenis are at me all the time about
fiia, park. They"
| .'It would make your wards property
| values 20 NJ, ~ per cent. and II would
| make you solid there forever. IIcy:"
Yes. but
''InfrnJuce that bill again. and I'll
| guarantee 1t Will go through
AR" you In earnest:''
| There's my hand on 1t. Only. OF
bill won't come up until after the Bor-
onsh Street railway franchise is pass
| ed. Understand:"
I'm afraid ! do said Roberts nfter
a pause. 'but voted against that bill.
and
| You voted against the bill In Its
| original form" Horrigan interrupted
rea~sI,rinRiy. and yon were right. to.,.
II had iot Of clauses that yon Thought
weren't square. But al those have
been cut out
| .Isnt still
But you'll lie doing what's best for
| your own constituents by looking aft
er their interests IN the matter Of the
park You-iI be their hero for that OF
course II wanted to put It another
| way ] could remind yon that your
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