Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-09

for nothin. You've signed the blll?'
squeas Horrigan. no, you big stiff"
says you. I've vetoed 1t. Now go
chase yourself before | knock you
from under your hat" says you. Them
was the very words, so I'm told"
II 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 to your" supplemented Phelan.
mo. didn't. come to tip you OF to
meetin' that's held last night at
Wainwrights house--him an Horri
gan an Gibbs an some others. mcleod.
In Hen Williams, who's Horrigans
mouthpiece an handy man in the board
" aldermen. Didn't happen to hear OF
that meetin', Cd your
mo. am I. fortunate in having no
secret service corps"
Never mind" returned Phelan. on
whom the satire of the reply was quite
lost. You can get the benefit of mine
Now, at this meetin' they did lot Of
jabberin' an they cussed you up hill
an down dale. Says Horrigan. If that
young cub -
Thanks" !nterposed Alwyn, but I
don't care to hear what was said about
me r.
"All right. then. but there's some
thing :! ou do want 10 hear. They got
| busy at last an framed up a new word
In for the Borough bill thatI maybe
throw dust in your eyes If you amt put
on to 1t in advance. They've cut out
the subway paragraph an the express
business clause, an they allow trans
fers at all cross lines. That's the way
they'll put the bill up to the aldermen
| next time. A nice. harmless lookin'
document it'll be. an perhaps the board
III swaller 1t IT,
but do the alterations in the bill
also eliminate the perpetual franchise
ciause?'
"Ah. there's the point. They don't.
All the other things you kicked against
have been wiped out. but the perpetual
franchise clause stands"
"And the 81 900, 900 cash offer stands.
too" added Bennett II still fail to see
why should present Mr.. Wainwrights
company with a franchise for which
another man is willing to pay the city
$4,000 600, 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
the bill past my veto. He has his thr-
teen aldermen, under Williams lead
But only those thirteen voted for the
bill in It's original state. Unless Horri-
gan and Williams can md fourteenth
alderman to-
| Unless one Of the men who voted
against 1t before can be brought to
vote for 1t next time Horrigan loses"
answered Phelan. He'll make II his
business to buy a fourteenth man. an
I'll make 1t my business to find out
who he tries to get an to help your
honor keep that same fourteenth man
straight. That's how 1t adds up so far.
! Well. III be joggin'. III keep you post
ed. an between us we'll make Horri-
gan give llvln' picture imitation Of 4
man without scalp before we're
through with him"
Little Of Phelan's exultation was re-
hected in the new mayors face rs the
alderman busted out. !lis duty lay
clear before him. and that duty he
would follow. But he alone realize
the cost. He had 80 counted on u
promised talk with Dallas WainwriC,!
the preceding evening ON the hcHc
of that Interview he had staked his ~
In 1t he was to have received the hnl
pledged reward for his months OF -
| and achievement.
Yet in view OF his present reatio:
toward Wainwright he could not
course. visit the hnancier's home. T.
doors Of the house chat contained e.
woman he loved had been barred
him. And Dallas-what must she h1v.
thought OF his failure To call:
Ito he Couttnued)