Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23

NX NNt cusslng work at
ball"
- mot at all.
I've had the
honor Of dane
He s,tppcd an ann ing with three
about hcr watst as OF your daush-
nc spoke. tiers this even
ing. and the least can do IL to repay
such pleasure by
did you. really" beamed the Judge,
on whom the unmarried stnte Of his
four fast aging girls rested heavily.
I'm sure Mrs. Newman will be
pleased But this business matter.
Yov-you won't misunderstand me-
'Of course not" replied Alwyn heart
ily. "You and I are too old friends.
Judge. to-
II hope 40: hope So" conceded New
man. With growing anxiety IN his tone
You see
II zee you have some trouble coming
to the point" said Alwyn. plying the
Judges evident discontinue, land I'm
sorry you feel SO. You were my fa-
TIERS friend. and like to think Of yeu
40 one Of MY ewn best friends. There
surely should be NO hesitation in ask
ing anything IN my power to grant"
Thus embolaened Newman bhlrted
out:
Y--we--that is. seems to me you
have been a little hard upon this Bor-
ough franchise bill. II you don't mind
my saying 50. Bennett. Couldn't you
lot mp on them nowr'
"Why. no, Judge. I can't" replied
Bennett stfll falling to connect New
man with the Wainwright Horrigan
clique and attributlng the Judges in
tersst IN ths matter to an Amateurs
love Of dabbling In politics. II can't
let up on that light" he continued. "All
perpetual franchises are wrong. and
this particular franchise bill is rotten
10 the core. In sheer Justice to my oath
Of Office I must eight It."
my boy" said the Judge in "a
therly manner that he had often found
successful in argument. 81 was in poll
ties hong before you were horn. and I'm
speaking for your own good when I
ssy l deeply regret the stand you've
taken IN this matter. You objected to
the bill in its original form. Almost
every change yeu demanded has been
made IN It As the gentlemen who
asked me to speak to you said
He checked himself a minute too
late. The narrowing Of Bennetts eyes
and the vanishing Of the friendly light
in the young mans face warned New.
man he had made a fatal error.
80 you come To me as an emissnry,
not as friend" said Bennett slowly,
land the gentlemen you come FROM
Are the men who represent all that
can make or break your career-capital
ana political organization
in other words, Wainwright and
Horrigan?'
Eyes. All they ask is that you re-
main neutral that you"
THAT | look the other way while
they reb the city,"
II am an old man, Bennett" evaded
the judge. trying another tack, land
I've seen one rash step wreck many q
bright career. just as this will wreck
yours. Never antagonize wealth and
the erga nization. The public for whom
you sacrifice yourself will forget you
in a month. Capital and politics never
forget"
II am not catering to the public.
am acting ~ my own conscience
But this is stubbornness. not con
science. All you have to do is to re
main Aeutral. II you do this l an
authorised to promise you-now, lister
to promise you the nomination fol
governor when your term as
That's the bait, is IT." cried AlwyI
angr1iy. III I consent to betray m!
trust III gut the governorship. Thu
} bride Is golden, and l don't wonder n
. Horrigan for Offering it. The onl,
thing that surprises me Is that b.
should have chosen such a man as 70,
for bis lackey and go-between.'
"'I.aekey! Bride. 'Go-between!
echoed the judge in renl Indignation
. How dare you. sir? This
. isn't It a bribe." insisted Alwyu
! "and weren't you the man chosen 4
offer It? 1t will 20 you no good 4
buster or grow indignant In you
heart you know the words used wer'
deserved. The gOvernorship offer wal
bride. pure and simple. and worth!
the modern highwsymen who made II
but that you. a 1udge-a former frient
! Of my own blameless father-that yo'
y should come to me on such a vile er
rand turns me STICK. Heaven help Jus
: tico ard right when our judges can b.
! cor'.oi'ed by q political boss and
roll OF bills. That's all! don't car
to 90 further into the subject!'
: Bennett walked away, leaving the III
. tie Judge to stare after him. pink witt
wrath. speechlsss with amazement. II
u all his sixty years no man had thu
, laid bare to Newman his own heart
: stripped Of its garments OF respecta
, biiity and self deception. And. as usu
al In such cases, now that the trut
/ had been driven home to him, Newman
l wrathfully denounced it. even to him
Z self. as q lie.
Still flushed and incoherent, he wheel
J. ed to face q trio who were just return
= ing from the supper room. They wer
1 Dallas. Gibbs and Wainwright.
= "Hello" exclaimed Wainwright 4
surprise. whats the matter with yor
Judge? Are you me-
!. Tiff Mrs. Newman should come I
!, know Of this" sputtered the Judge
J. glazing from one to the other. She
. ITO know NJ whst9, ,u~rtad Gthhs