Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-09-01

perhaps that's how 1 know. And
she doesn't care for any one else"
you're sure? There's Bennett. FOL
instance"
"Alwyn Bennett2 Why, absurd!
She's known him all her life. They're
just good friends: nothing more. He's
our nearest neighbor here, and it's
only natural Besides, he isn't the sort
| Of man she wants. He's an idler
She likes men who have made some.
thing Of themselves-like yourself, for
instance. So make yourself easy on
that score. If Bennett loved her, he'd
have proposed long ago"
mot necessarily. He's not man to
get started easily, but once start him
and
"Then don't start him. Go In and
win. What is 1t, Thompson"
The secretary entered from the Of
fee with a dispatch.
There's an answer, SIR" said he.
Here's blank"
Wainwright read the message. scrib-
bled few lines and handed the reply
to the secretary, who hurried out
with It
$50 Thompson is not only a secre-
tary. but telegraph operator as we'll"
remarked Gibbs as the clicking Of a
Morse instrument sounded from the
Office.
Hes everything" replied Vain
wright. Hes wonder. BE heard
me say wished | had good operator
I'D here whom | could trust. so with
out 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 ever had that could trust
BY the way, the message he just
brought me ought to interest you. 1t
tells me Borough Street railway stock
| Is offered now at 63. I've given orders
| for your Office to take oil 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 II l 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 u.s."
"You mean the defeat Of the present
city administration this fall?"
"Just that, and don't believe 1t will
be beaten. The organizations solid as
u rock. They have the police, the Of.
ficeholders and
"But the people at Target"
"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 &c
wherever he says"
"Shepherd and crook combined,
should say" commented Gibbs. chuc'
king at his own feeble joke.
81 wouldn't let a speech like that
get back to Horrigan II were you.
returned Wainwright dryly. "Youl
career might suffer. Nothing except
maybe. gratitude, is so bad as humoi
for spelling a mans chances in busi
ness or politics. A laugh costs more
than people think. But. speaking ol
the election this fall. reform wave
or any change Of city administration
would smash our Borough Street rail
wax deal. To Offset that I've JOINED
hands with Horrigan. If can bring
him to see things my way. he shal
have cash enough to buy all the homes
voters he needs. He's coming here
this noon to talk things over with me
Phelan's coming too"
"Phelan? You mean the alderman
Of the Elehth2 You'll have q pleasant