La Junta tribune., 1908-05-16

You're sure: There's Bennett. for
Instance"
".NIwyn Bennett; Why. absurd.
She's known him all her life. They're
Just g,ssl friends: nothing more He's
only natural. Resides. lie isn't the sort
OF man she wants. Hes an idier.
She likes men who have made some
thing Of themselves yourself, 70.
Instance. So make Yourself easy on
that score II Rcnnctt Iovei her, he'd
have proposed long asu."
Not necessarily He's not u man to
get started easily. but once start him
an.l''-.
"rh.n don't start him. Go In and
win. What Is Il. Thompson:'
The secretary entered from the Of
fce with dispatch.
There's an answer. sir said he.
Here's blank
Wainwright read the message. scrib-
bled few lines and handed the reply
to the secretary. who hurried out
with It,
80 Thompson Is not only a secre
tary. but telegraph operator Ms well"
remarked Gibbs as the clicking OF n
Morse instrument sounded from the
office
Hes everything" replied Vain
wright "Hc's wonder. He heard
me say | wished had good operator
up here whom I could trust. so with
out II word To me he goes and learns
Ii. ..t,
now and tested and tempted hin fifty
ways. but he's as true as steel. the one
employee ever had that could trust
BY the way, the message he just
brought mcsought to Interest you. 1t
tells me Borough Street railway stock
Is offered now nj ~. I've given orders
for your office to take all they can get
hold OF AT that price quietly and with
ont making any bids or attracting al
teniion That'li bc the higgess deal OF
my carcer II can carry II through.
You understand your part perfectly
to take for yourself 20 pcr rent Of the
deRl. handle the whole AFFAIR on the
hoor and not buy any Of the stock for
your own private accountf Stick TO
that and there's Just one thing that
can possibly block ms"
You mean the defeat Of the present
city administration this fall!"
Just that. and don't believe II will
lie beaten. The organizations solid as
a rock. They have the police. the Of
hcehol,lers amt
But the people at Iargc?"
.'The peop'e at large are sheep that
like to le driven by the strongest shep-
herd. If they weren't. they'd have
lr"kcn loose century ago and run the
city and the country tOssuit themselves.
Just now Dick Ilorrigan happens 10 In.
the shepherd who can make them go
wherever he says
"Shepherd and crook combined. /
should say" commented Gibbs. chuc-
king at his own feeble joke.
Il wouldn't let speech like that
got back 10 TIorri.an II were you."
Wainwright dryIy. your
career might suffer. Nothing Except.
maybe gratitude, Is so bad as humor
for spelling Il mans chances In bust
ness or politics. A laugh costs more
than people think. But. speaking of
the election this fall. reform wave
or any change Of city administration
would smash our Borough Street rail-
way deal. To Offset that. I've Joined
hands with lIorrigan. lf can bring
him TO see things my way. he shall
have cash enough to bny all tile honest
voters he needs He's coming here
thls noon to talk things over with me.
Pheian's coming too"
"Phelan? You mean the alderman
,f the Eighth: You'll have a. pleasant
little gathering. Perhaps you didn't
know that Pllelan and Horrigan have
mad row and
And that's why I'm bringing them
together here today want to patch
M their quarrel n can. need them
10Th. PhcIan.s . useful man.
but Ilorrigan Is boss OF ME organi-
.ation II you have him on your side.
Why do you bother about getting
rhelan too."
Yes. HOrrigan IL boss. He's fought
lis way IN by bulldog tactics He
,ps no MISUNDERSTANDING hut brute
'orce Now. Pheian has Just NJ much
'orce IN hts way. hut he's as tricky a.
j fox too. I've know6 him ever since
ie was chief Of police. He's . danger
'us man. II he's against US. he can
make trouble. want him. Hes"
'Judge Newman announced the
,utier.
A whimsical frown crossed wain-
vrighf's face. hut cleared into ! pass
lbIy hospltable expression a. a little
fray haired man. with solemn. weak
ace. trottesi pompously Tn on the heels
4 the buffers announcement.
Good morning. Judge" said tile host
'.YOu don't know MI.
3Ibbs. think. Of Gibbs. Norton K Co!
IudEe Newman u my next door neigh
'or on the left m you come from the
tation. Gibh~. You mnst have NO
feed the placeQueen Anne hbnse.