Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-22

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pleasantly to Cynthia as she passed
out to her own Office
something important. suppose"
haE2rded Bennett
Maybe !. is important and maybe 1t
isn't" returned Phelan. 1T all de.
pclds on whether that was q true story
in the Chronicle today about your veto
Ing the Borough Street railway bill. II
you've really vetoed that bill all I'll
have to do Is to say. Sorry cant stay
longer and get out"
"No." said Bennett. that announce.
ment wasn't authorized. haven't We.
toed the Borough Street railway bill.
In fact. haven't made public any de-
cislon on 1t. Why?"
"I'm glad to hear It. and. that being
the case. I'll invite myself to seat and
stay awhile. Say. your honor. on the
level. that Borough bill was the rawest
thing that ever came across. Gee. but
they did their work with meat axr
Then you weren't one OF the alder
men who voted for ~"
"Me2 Nothin' doing. I don't belong
TO Dick IIorrigans solid thirteen. He
can't buy and sell me ut his own
terms like he does them thirteen geez.
ers."
And yet, alderman. from your rep
utaton"-
From my reputation I'm crooa.
hey? Well. there's crooks and crooks.
And I'm one Of the other kind. II I'm
crooked ut all. which deny most en-
Enthusiastically. At least I follow no
lIorr!gan whistle
Then why are you here In regard
to the Borough bill?"
Perhaps it's On the theory OF set
thief to catch thief"
WELL" laughed Bennett. amused In
spite Of himself by the aldermans
frankncss. "at least you call II spade
spade
Il SURF don't refer to 1t vague, but US
'utensil. You don't need any foot
note explanations IN one syllable when
Jimmy Phelhn's talking. Every move
n picture. II I hadn't been through
the game froni shuttle to cash In.
would Ge wise to what the Horrigan
crowd Il framing up on you now?
Say. I've done some raw work In my
time. but this Borough business Is the
coarsest yet. They must think you're
the original Mr.. Good Thing"
You speak as II were to be riude
: responsible for
"And amt your cried Phelan. sure
, you are. When the people get wise to
; what they're up against and COM
2 mence to do their scream will they re-
D member that So-and-so framed the bill
) and that such and such aldermen vot.
e cd for It? Not them. What the public
will remember Is that you signed It..
, It'll go screechin' down the corridors
) Of time as the Ubiquitous Borough
franchise bill that Bennett signed
!. Catch the idea?"
"Ycs," said Bennett grimiy; II un-
n derstand. But what don't see Is why
8 you should have taken the Il ouble to
y colue here and warn me Of this.
!. You've never shown any special fond.
ness for me hitherto"
That's right. But I've shown
: punches of unfondness for Chesty Dick
s Horrigun. And Horrigan's the man
J. who's rushing the Borough bill through
Lord, what bill! It's 30 crooked that
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