The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-06
6be Metz Mayor
Based on G. H. Broadhvrst's Successful
Play
The Man
of
TheHOur
By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE.
Copyright, 1907, by George H. Broadhurst.
6be Metz, Mayor
SYNOPSIS.
By ALBERT PAYsON TERHUNE.
Copyright, 1907, by George H. Broadhurst

CHAPTER AT the suburban home of
Charles Wainwright, high financier,' he and
his broker, Scott Gibbs, hatch up a scheme to
corner Borough Street railway stock. They rely
upon the support of Dick Horrgan, boss of the
neighboring city, who is coming to discuss mat
ters. Alderman Phelan, the thorn in Horrigan's
side, whom Wainwright is anxious to conciliate,
is also coming. Among the members of VAIN
wrights household are his niece and nephew
Dallas and Perry Wainwright, and his secretary
Thompson, a secretive young man in whom the
financier has implicit confidence. Judge New
man, neighbor Of Wainwright, whose continu-
ance in Office depends upon Horrigan's favor,
requests Wainwrights Intervention with the
boss Another visitor to the Wainwrights' is
Alwyn Bennett, in love with Dallas, who is calling
to ask her about her rumored engagement to
Gibbs. Perry is in love with Cynthia Garrison,
also neighbor.
q Cynthia is the daughter of a bank president
who nine years before the opening of the story
was ruined by the dealings of an unnamed dis
honest inancier and shot himself. His son there
upon disappeared. Mrs. Bennett congratuIates
herself upon the immaculate record of her son s
deceased father. Dallas refuses to marry Alwyn
unless he does something worthy of his family
and education. Phelan and Horrigan face each
other
2. Phelan defies Horrigan. Judge Newman is
| turned down by the boss, but at Wainwright's re-
quest Horrgan agrees to reconsider his case.
Horrigan becomes suspicious of Thompson, but
| Wainwright SCOTS at the idea Horrigan and
| Wainwright make corrupt deal whereby the
| former, for big consideration, is to procure
from the board of aldermen perpetual fran
chise for the Borough Street railway. The boss
is worried by the reform movement threatening
his power at the coming election and is casting
record. He hits upon Bennett, who has had some
slight political experience. The latter accepts
but warns Horrigan that, if elected, he will te
absolutely honest and independent.
4. Bennett is elected and appoints Cynthia his
pl ivate secretary. Pheian tells him that the
financier who caused the ruin of the Garrisons
was Wainwright, who is also the power tehin6
the crooked Borough franchise bill, with Horri-
| gan and Gibbs. Dallas and Mrs. Bennett visit
the city hall.
J. s.-Gihks tries to induce Hnr,nat4
bill TIE mayor 5 talk with Dallas is interrupted
by Horrigan.
g. Bennett refuses 10 be bulldozed by Horrigar
into signing the bill. The boss lacks vote il
the board of aldermen of the fourteen needed tt
pass the bill without the mayors assent. Despit'
the fact that defeating the bill means impoyerish
ing Dallas and Perry, whose fortune Wainwright
has invested in Borough stock, Bennett vetoe
the measure.
Z. Benefits plan to save Dallas and Perry /
to have Perry sell Borough stock short Th
mayors opposition causes Horrigan and Vain
wright to amend the bill, retaining, however
some of the most Objectionable features.
s. Alwyn's lovemaking to Dallas at the mayer
hal is interrupted by Horrigan.
o. Gibbs secretly plays false to Wainwridt
and Horrigan by buying Borough stock On Ii
own account. Horrigan g fixes' Alderman Rot
erts, wavering member of his ''solid thirteen.
10. Bennett warns Roberts against voting fc
the bill In the presence of Cynthia, who is ST
gagged to Perry, Phelan exposes Thompson as he
brother, the long missing Harry Garrison, where
upon sister and brother embrace. Perry eatel
ing suddenly, is astonished ct the sight
H. Cynthia explains to Perry. Dallas is col
vinced by Wainwright that Bennett by veton
the bill is trying to wrech her fortune. There
upon Dallas promises to marry Gibbs.