The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-10-15

"Perhaps that's how I know. And
lhe doesn't care for any one else"
you're sure? There's Bennett for
Instance"
"Alwyn Bennett? Why. absurd!
hes known him all her life. They're
ust good friends: nothing more. He's
ur nearest neighbor here, and It's
My natural. Besides. he isn't the sort
4 man she wants. He's an idler.
The likes men who have made some
hing Of themselves-like yourself, for
Instance. So make yourself easy on
hat score. II Bennett loved her. he'd
ave proposed long ago"
mot necessarily. He's not a man to
ret started easily. but once start him
MD
"Then don't start him. Go In and
yin. What IL 1t. Thompson?"
The secretary entered from the Of
ice with dispatch.
"There's an answer. sir" said he.
Here's blank"
Wainwright read the message. scrIb-
lied few lines and handed the reply
o the secretary. who hurried out
With 1t.
80 Thompson Is not only secre-
airy. but a telegraph operator as WE'LL"
emarked Gibbs as the clicking of a
dorse instrument sounded from the
,ff1ce.
Hes everything" replied VAIN
wright. Hes wonder. He heard
| Z hnA
Ip here whom l could trust. 30 with
,ut word to me he goes and learns
Biography. I've had him nine years
low and tested and tempted him fifty
ways, but he's as true as steel, the one
Employee l ever had that could trust,
By the way, the message he just
brought me ought to interest you. 1t
ellis me Borough Street railway stock
offered now at 63. I've given orders
or your office to take all they can get
lold of Mt that price quietly and with
tut making any bids or attracting at
.entiOn. That'll be the biggest deal Of
ny career II l can carry 1t through.
You understand your part perfectly
% take for yourself 20 per cent Of the
ieal. handle the whole affair on the
door and not buy any of the stock for
your own private account? Stick to-
hat and there's just one thing that
.an possibly block u.s."
"You mean the defeat Of the present.
| :ity administration this fall?"
"Just that. and don't believe It will
70 beaten. The organizations solid ~
rock. They have the police. the Of
lceholders and
"But the people ut larger
1.-THE people at large are sheep. that
Ike to be driven by the strongest shep-
nerd. II they weren't. they'd have
broken loose century ago and run the
| .ity and the country to suit themselves.
lust now Dick Horrigan happens to be
he shepherd who can make them 60
wherever he says"
shepherd and crook combined. l
,hould say" commented Gibbs. chuc-
sllng at his own feeble Joke. p
Il wouldn't let speech like that
get back to Horrigan II were you,"
returned Wainwright dryly. "Your
career might suffer. Nothing Except,
| may u 0AkuuCI - ~ OdO 40 uuuOC
for spelling mans chances In bust
ness or politics. A laugh costs more
than people think. But. speaking Of
the election this fall. a reform wave
or any change Of city administration
would smash our Borough Street rail-
way deal. To Offset that I've Joined
hands with Horrigan. II can bring
! him IN thfnno hr cG~al
have cash enough to buy oil the honest
voters he needs. He's coming here
this noon to talk things over with me-
Phelan's coming too"
"Phelan? You mean the alderman
Of the Eighth? You'll have q pleasant
little gathering. Perhaps you didn't
know that Phelan and Horrigan. have
had row aod'-
"And that's why I'm bringing them
together here today. want to patch
up their quarrel II l can. need them
both. Phelan's useful man."
but Horrigan is boss Of the orRani.
EatiOn. II you have him on your side.
why do you bother about getting
Phelan too?'
Eyes. Horrigan Is boss. He's fought
bis way up by bulldog tactics. He
has no diplomacy-nothing but brute
force. Now, Phelan has Just as much
force in his way. but he's az tricky "a
. fox too. I've known him ever since
he was chief Of police. He's q danger.
Gus man. II he's against Us, he can
make trouble. ! want him. Hes"-
Judge Newman" announced the
butler.
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