Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-12-10

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the organization. The public for whom
YOU sacrifice yourself will forget you
in a month. Capital and politics never
forget"
ST am not catering to the public.
am acting as my own conscience
''But this is stubbornness, not con-
science. All you have to do is to re-
main neutral. If you do this l am
authorized to promise you-now, listen
to promise you the nomination for
governor when your term as
That's the bait, is it?" cried Alwyn
angrily. IF l consent to betray my
trust I'll get the governorship. The
bribe is golden. and l don't wonder at
Horrigan for offering it. The only
thing that surprises me is that he
should have chosen such man as you
for his lackey and go-between."
"Tackeyr 'Briber 'Go-between! :"
echoed the judge in real indignation.
"How dare you. sir? This
isn't it a bribe," insisted Alwyn,
"and weren't you the man chosen to
offer it? 1t will do you no good to
buster or grow indignant. In your
heart you know the words used were
deserved The governorship offer was
a bride, pure and simple, and worthy
the modern highwaymen who made 1t,
but that you, judge-a former trlend
of my own blameless father-that you
should come to me on such a vile err
hnlT
tice and right when our judges can be
controlled by a political boss and a
roll of bills. That's all! l don't care
to go further into the subject!
Bennett walked away, leaving the lit
tie Judge to stare after him, pink with
wrath. speechless with amazement In
all his sixty years no man had thus
laid bare to Newman his own heart.
stripped of its garments of respecta-
bility and self deception. And, as usu-
al in such cases, now that the truth
had been driven home to him. Newman
wrathfully denounced it, even to him
self, as lie.
Still flushed and incoherent, he wheel
ed to face trio who were just return
ing from the supper room. They were
Dallas, Gibbs and Wainwright.
"Hello!" exclaimed Wainwright in
surprise. whats the matter with you.
judge? Are you ill?'
Tiff Mrs. Newman should come to
know of this" sputtered the judge.
glaring from one to the other, "she"-
''To know of what? queried Gibbs.
"What has happened"
"Happened?" fumed Newman. II
have been insulted-grossly, vulgarly
insulted!"
"Insulted, judge" repeated Dallas.
"By whom?"
"By Alwyn Bennettp snapped the
judge. "Outrageously''-
'Impossibler' exclaimed Dallas.
''There must be a mistake somewhere.
Mr.. Bennett is too well bred to insult
any man, much less a man so much
older than
ga gentleman, is he? l should not
have believed it. He has insulted me
most
"I'm not surprised" observed Vain
wright.
81 am" announced Dallas.
Naturally" sneered Wainwright. eff
you can remain on speaking terms with
him after his abominable treatment of
me you can easily overlook any other
brutality of his"
''Tell Us about it, judge" interposed
Gibbs, seeking to avert any further
clash between uncle and niece.
| 81 went to him." began Newman,
bearing request from-from"-
The judge paused. 1t was not Who'll
" easy to present matters to this hon
est eyed young girl in such a way as
to bring her in his way Of thinking.
But Wainwright felt no difficulty His
shrewd brain caught at a means of
turning the affair to account.
"You see. Dallas" the financier broke
in, with warning glance to Newman,
Il begged the judge to intercede for
me with Bennett, to ask him to bury
! the Ratchet and let us be friends again
| for the sake Of old times. | thought
Judge Newman's age and his high Of
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