Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-23

You're sure! lueFeS beuuell lOT
instance"
"Alwyn Bennett? Why, absurd!
She's known him all her life. They're
just good friends; nothing more. He's
our nearest neighbor here, and it's
only natural. Besides, he isn't the sort
of man she wants. He's an idler.
She likes men who have made some
thing Of themselves-like yourself, for
instance. SO make yourself easy on
that score. If Bennett loved her, he'd
have proposed long ago."
"Not necessarily. He's not a man to
get started easily, but once start him
and"-
'Then don't start him. Go in and
win. What is it, Thompson?"
The secretary entered from the Of
flee with a dispatch.
"There's an answer, sir" said he.
Here's a blank"
Wainwright read the message, scrib-
bled a few lines and handed the reply
to the secretary, who hurried out
with it.
$50 Thompson is not only a secre-
tary, but a telegraph operator as WELL"
remarked Gibbs as the clicking of a
Morse instrument sounded from the
| office.
"He's everything" replied Vain
wright. Hes a wonder. He heard
me say 1 wished 1 had a good operator
up here whom 1 could trust, so with
out a word to me he goes and learns
t%elegraphy. I've had him nine years
now and tested and tempted him fifty
ways, but he's as true as steel, the n
employee l ever had that l could trust.
By the way, the message he just
brought me ought to interest you. 1t
tells me Borough Street railway stock
is offered now at GO. I've given orders
for your office to take all they can get
hold of at that price quietly and with
out making any bids or attracting at
tention. That'n be the biggest deal Of
my career if l can carry it through.
You understand your part perfectly
to take for yourself 20 per cent of the
deal, handle the whole affair On the
floor and not buy any of the stock for
your own private account? Stick to
that and there's just one thing that
can possibly block u.s."
"You mean the defeat of the present
city administration this fall?"
"Just that, and l don't believe it will
be beaten. The organizations solid as
a rock. They have the police, the Of
iceholders and''-
But the people at large?"
The people at large are sheep that
like to be driven by the strongest shep-
herd. If they weren't, they'd have
broken loose a century ago and run the
city and the country to suit themselves.
Just now Dick Horrigan happens to be
the shepherd who can make them 60
wherever he says"
%"Shepherd and crook combined,
should say" commented Gibbs. chuc.
king at his own feeble joke.
81 wouldn't let a speech like thai
get back to Horrigan if | were you,'
returned Wainwright dryly. "Youl
career might suffer. Nothing except
maybe. gratitude) is so bad as humo1
for spelling a mans chances in bust
ness or politics. A laugh costs more
than people think. But, speaking o!
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. If l can bring
him to see things my way, he shall
have cash enough to buy all the homes
voters he needs. He's coming her,
this moo to talk things over with me
Phelan's coming too"
"Phelan? You mean the alderman
Of the Eighth? You'll have a pleasan
little gathering. Perhaps you didn'
know that Phelan and H%orrigan hav,
had a row and"-
"And that's why I'm bringing then
together here today. / want to patel
up their quarrel if l can. l need then
both. Phelan's a useful man."
But Horrigan is boss of the organi
cation. If you have him on your side
why do you bother about gettin,
Phelan too?"
Eyes, Horrigan is boss. He's tough
LILO way uP NY Oull0OS LdCl1CS. IL
has no MISUNDERSTANDING but brut
force. Now, Phelan has just as mucl
force in his way, but he's as tricky Al
q fox too. I've known him ever sine
he was chief Of police. He's a danger
u man. If he's against us, he ca
make trouble. I want him. He's'-
"Judge Newman!" announced tn
butler.
A whimsical frown crossed VAIN
wright's face, but cleared into a pass
ably h%ospitable expression as a littl
gray haired man. with a solemn, veal
face, trotted pompously in on the heel
: of the buffers announcement.
; "Good morning, judge said the hos
; pleasantly. "You don't know MI
Gibbs, I think, of Gibbs, Norton & Co.
!, Judge Newman is my next door neigh
; Dor on the left as you come from tn
7 station, Gibbs. You must have nc
ticed the place-Queen Anne house
> With
"Oh. he probably never gave 1t