Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14

fee with dispatch.
There's an answer. SIR said he
Here's a blank
Wainwright read the message. scriA
bled a few lines and handed the rcp5
to the secretary. who hurried OF
with it.
80 Thompson is not only secre
tary. but a telegraph operator as Well
remarked Gibbs as the clicking of !:
Morse instrument sounded from tht
office.
.TYo's e .o,,-thin~.'' rcplica Wait
wright. "Ife's wonder. He heard
me say wished had Il good operator
up here whom | could trust, so with
out a word to me he goes and learns
telegraphy I've had him nine years
now 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 MESA ge be just
brought me ought to interest you. 1t
tells me Borough Street railway stock
is offered now at G3 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'll be the biggest deal of
my career if 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 us"
"You mean the defeat of the present
city administration this fall!
"Just that. and I don't believe it will
be beaten. The organizations solid as
a rock. They have the police, the of
ficeholders 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 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 so
wherever he says"
shepherd and crook combined, l
should say" commented Gibbs. chuc-
king at his own feeble joke.
Il wouldn't let a speech like that
get back to Horrigan if | were you, "
returned Wainwright dryly. "Your
career might suffer Nothing Except,
maybe. gratitude, is so bad as humor
| for spelling Il mans chances in bust
mess or politics. A laugh costs more
than people think. But. speaking of
the election this fall. reform wave
or any change of city administration
would smash our Borough Street rail
way deal. To offset that, I've joined
hands with Horriean. If can bring
him to see things my WY. he shall
have cash enough to buy all the honest
voters he needs. Hes coming here
this noon to talk things over with me
Phelan's coming too"
"Phelan? You mean the alderman
little gathering. Perhaps you didn't
know that Phclan and Horrigan have
had row and
"And that's why Pm bringing them
together here today. ! want to patch
up their quarrel if can. need them
both Phelan's useful man"
But Horrigan is boss of the organi-
cation. If you have him on your side,
why do you bother about getting
Phelan too?''
Yes, Eorrigan is boss. He's fought
his 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 as tricky as
a fox too. I've known him ever since
he was chief of police. He's a danger
make trouble. want him. Hes
Judge Newman announced the
butler
A whimsical frown crossed Vain
wrights face. but cleared into pass
ably hospitable expression as a little
gray haired man, With a solemn, weak
face. trottcd pompously in on the heels
of the buffers announcement.
Good morning. judge said the host
PLEASANTLY. "You don't know Mr..
Gibbs | think. of Gibbs. Norton 4 Co:
Judge Newman is IN. next door neigh
! Dor on tho left as you come from the
station. Gibbs. You must have no
ticed the pace-Queen Anne house
/ with
ooh. he probably never gave it q
glance" put in the Judge "A mere cot
| tage. that's all When man with my
meager judicial salary has 81 social po-
sition to keep up and four daughters
that aren't married and--CharleS. you
can't realize what it means to have
four unnlarried'
NO. | cannot, assented Wainwright
quickly and from present signs I'm
not likely to. hope Mrs. Newman is
well?"
The little judges face grew doubly
important.
Extremely well. thank YOU said
he. ~ wonderful woman. You've met
her Mr.. Gibbs:
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Charles. it was " ~ ~ asss@
she who told - y. ~, i, sss; II ~
me to drop in 81
on You this E&aI