The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27

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80 | supposed"
You won't call off your fight against
us?"
THAT question is hardly worth an
swering. No."
Il thought not. Well, Mr.. Alwyu
Bennett I've got you! I've got you
Do you understand me 2"
Perfectly. Is that all?
mo, 1t 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 Horgan
when 1t came to showdown be,
tween us two | put staff OF men to
looking up your record"
you found nothing you could use
Is that
No; 1t isn't even the beginning
Then | remembered about your fa.
Their"
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
Their was a grafter-one of the worst
of his time?n
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 itfn 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 himself
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. In
less you're afraid of what I've got to
say"
I'm not afraid of anything you can
say. The highest tribute to my fa-
theirs memory Is the fact that a cur
like you cannot defle 1t. Go on. I'll
listen to YOU"
Very good" said Horrlgan. quite
unmoved. IN make 1t as short as
can. | remembered your father got
rich pretty quick. He was q member
of the organization, and his firm got
the jobs of building the aqueduct and
the new library. That gave me my
clew. | looked up the specifications for
both jobs, and | turned them over to
the old engineering firm Of Morris &
Cherrngton. You know the firm, per-
haps. If you don't you can look them
up. They don't belong to the organlza-
ton; they're the best experts in their
line, and they can't be juggled with"
Il know them. Go on"
81 paid them fancy sum to go over
those specifications and then examine
the library and the aqueduct and see
II they were up to the mark or il the
city d been cheated by the Bennett
Contracting company. | had a strong
idea | was right, but | wouldn't speak
till had the proof. When got home
after the ball tonight found the Nor
ris 4 Cherrington report waiting for
me ! brought copy of it along with
me-"
We'll" asked Bennett lndiferently,
what them"
Here's the copy Of the report. Look
1t over for yourself. The crookedest
job ever pulled off in this city! Third
rate material, when the material called
for in the specifications was used at
all. Granite shell filled with mortar
instead of solid granite; foundations
barely half the depth called for; in
terior tiles in place of freproof ones;
cheap, crumbly iron and steel instead
of first quality-oh there's fifty such
substitutions and frauds! It's the raw
est FUNNIEST job ever heard of. II
any of the organization tried 1t now
adays the men who did 1t would be
Ncdll lB SillpcS III Nceh. NTull, uey
Why, your father was the boss CRATER
of the century, the star graft getter of
the bunch! He
"Hush! For Gods sake, hushr' pout-
ed Alwyn. My mother sleeps only
few rooms beyond. u
"What do | carer" roared Horrigan
in triumph. Let everybody heart
The whole world is going to hear it I'M
less that Borough franchise bill goes
through Beat that bill and every pa
per IN the country will have that report
and the report is buried That goes!
M, See? Now. do