The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-07-03

II had surprise for you. Alavyn," tn
terruptcd his mother.
loads of coal means to the poor. And
! they won't turn down Jimmy Phelan
| at Horrigan's ORDERS"
II do understand" cried Dallas, her
big eyes bright with tears. II under
stand, and, in behalf Of all women and
children, thank you with my whole
hearth
you're all right, MISS" muttered the
| delighted, embarrassed Phelan, at once
at loss for words. "You're-you're all
| right! I'll leave it to his honor it,
Indeed she isr' broke in a suave
voice at whose sound the little spell Of
sentiment was broken and which caus-
ed Phelan and Bennett to turn in an
noyance toward the door,
Scott Gibbs, bland, we'll groomed,
quite ignoring the other mems lack Of
welcome, stood bowling on the thresh-
old.
"Oh, forgot to tell you, Alwyn,"
whispered Mrs. Bennett in a hurried
aside to her son as the latter summon
ed up sufficient civility to greet the
newcomer. II forgot to tell you. Mr..
Gibbs was calling on Dallas when l
stopped for her, and he asked leave to
come along. I'm sorry, butt
"HoW are you, Bennett?" Gibbs was
saying. "And-A1r. Phelan, too, isn't
TO Alderman Tn, or1od IN coo -o,,
again. You remember me? Scott
Gibbs? 1 NET
EYES," said Phelan, II remember you,
all right. You was up to Wainwright's
last summer-that day me an Horri-
gan sent the dove of peace screechin'
up a tree. I didn't know you visited
the city hall too.''
II DON'T as a rule answered Gibbs
~ came here with Mrs Bennett and
Miss Wainwright. I wanted a glimpse
of the man who can make one pen
stroke that will send Borough Street
railway stock up to 100 or down to TO-"
do you mean," broke in Dallas,
''that Mr.. Bennett can really have such
an effect on the stock market?"
THAT and more" Gibbs assured her.
@'Why, the mere rumor that he meant
to veto the Borough's franchise bill has
sent the stock tumbling eight points
since the market opened today"
"What power for one mani! ex-
claimed the girl, turning to Bennett in
surprise. "And are you going to veto
it,"
"Ofice secrets" reproved Alwyn jest
ingly. Glands OFF,
"Veto it?" echoed Gibbs, with a
laugh. "Of course he isn't 1t would
be too hard upon his friends-unfair
md unkind, to say the least"
"But why?" queried Dallas, forestall-
ing Alwyn, who was about to speak.
Because" cut in Gibbs before Ben
nett could Interfere, "the men who are
backing the Borough bill are the men
who made him mayor 1t wouldn't be
square for him to turn his new power
against the very men who gave him
that power. Now, would it,"
by the men who are backing the
bill whom do you mean? 60 asked !cr-
nett
"Oh, just spoke in general;tle:. Is
matter Of fact. the break II t:e =
today was lucky for thcs" vGo 50 q
to buy"
"An' your firms dom most Of the
buyin', I'm told" interpolated Phelan.
Eve have a great deal of the stock
I admit" said Gibbs; $50 you see, Ben
| nett, you can make me or break me.
place myself in your hands"
81 see you are taking most unfair
advantage Of me, Mr.. Gibbs" retorteG
| Alwyn, with some heat. "You have NJ
right to Unrest this information on me-
and to appeal
"But was only
''You were trying to influence my &C
ton toward the Borough bill. You can
not do it, |
'Why, didn't think you'd be angr!
at - ~. @..,. .
H.I'm not. Let's drop the subject
| please 4: sf3, =..~ 1885,.
II only answered Miss Wainwright
/ questions. r. NJ #.a5. ,,.=3.Ss.. g] N j
.sWe'll leave Miss Wainwright's nam
out Of the matter, please, replied Ben
Il nett.
81 Certainly i you Ike assente