The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-05-30

for nothin' You've signed the blll?'
says you, I've vetoed it. Now go
chase yourself before knock you
from under your hat" says you Them
was TIE very words, so I'm told.
81 congratulate you on your secret
service men" laughed Bennett. "They
seem To have wonderful faculty for
quoting ones remarks literally, but
But did come here to ladle out hot
air 10 YOU" supplemented Phelan.
No, | didn't. | come TO tip you off to
Il meeta' that's held last night at
Wainwfight's house him an Horri-
gan an Gibbs an some others mcleod
I'M Hen Williams, who's Horrignn's
mouthpiecc an handy man in the board
If adcrHicn Didn't happen to hear of
thlt meetiu'. did youf"
No. am unfortunate in having no
-ccret yery ice corps"
Never mind" returned Phelan. on
Whcu the satire of the reply was quite
hSt YOU can get the benefit of mine
Now. at this meetin' they did a lot of
iGhbelin' an they cussed you up hill
an down dale. Says Horrigan, If that
young cuh' -
Thanks" interposed Alwyn. but |
don't care TO hear what was said about
me -
AN right then but there's some
thing yoI do want to heIr They got
'WSy a! last an framed up u ncw word
In ro4 tine Gu.nugh Lin thatll may be
threw dust in your eyes If you aiut put
on 10 it in advance They've cut out
the subway paragraph AN the express
business clause. an they allow trans
fers NJ al cross lines That's the way
they'll put the bill up to the aldermen
next time \ nice, harmless lookin'
document it'll be, an perhaps the board
II swallcr it if
But do the alterations in the bill
alSo eliminate the perpetual franchise
claUsc:"
"Ah. there's the point! They don't
All the other things you kicked against
have hecn wiped out, but the perpetual
franchise clause stands"
And the 50 coo coo cash offer stands,
too" added Bennett. Il still fail to see
why should present Mr. Wainwright's
company with Il franchise for which
another man is willing to pay the city
S2Oa000O. and | shall fight the bill to
the very end
Good boy. your honor An Jimmy
Phelan's with you Wen make Horri
gan look like
He needs fourteen votes to carry
he bill past my veto. He has his thir-
teen aldermen. under Williams lead
But only those thirteen voted for the
bill in its original state Unless Ilorri-
gan and Williams can find a fourteenth
alderman to-
Unless one of the men who voted
vote for It next time Horrigan loses. -
answered Phcan Hell make 1t his
business to buy a fourteenth man, an
I'll make it my business to find out
who he tries to get an TO help your
honor keep that same fourteenth man
SlIUlSut. l lNl y lON II uuuS WI ~ lNA
Welt I'll he joggin' I'll keep you post
ed. an between us we'll make IIorri-
gan give a Twin picture Imitation Of a
man without scalp before we're
through with him"
Little Of Phelan's exultatlon was re-
hectcd in the new mayors face as the
alderman hustled out, His duty lay
clear before him, and that duty he
would follow. But he alone realized
the cost. lie had so counted on the
promised talk with Dallas Wainwright
the preceding evening On the hopes
Of that interview he had staked his all.
In 1t he was TO have received the half
pledged reward for his months of toll
and achievement
Yet In view Of his present relations
toward Wainwright he could not, of
course. visit the financler's home. The
doors of the house that contained the
woman he loved had been barred Ia
him. Aud Dallas what must she have
thought OF his failure TO call?