The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-24

He checked himself an instant too
late.
"SoT drawled Horrigan, his keen
little eyes soaring the other with
boundless contempt 80 1t was you
who were secretly buying up the stock
and failing in on to our game, hey?"
I'm ruined! Broke! And
"And you've got 1t coming to. you.
you whining traitor! The man who
goes back on his partners deserves all
the kicking he gets"
IL didn't mean any harmr' mum.
bled the crushed Gibbs. 1T couldn't
hurt you people to have me buy Bor.
ough stock for myself and I'd have
cleared up million and more Oh.
don't glover like that Horrigan, but
try to think out some way Of
"Of what. you curT'
isn't there any way even now to
make Bennett let up on his fight?"
'If there was you couldn't be of use
to us, so why should I talk about II
to your"
''But I'd do anything in the world
anything
"You would?" cut In Horrigan
sharply.
Eyes. yes! Only give me chance.
Id"-
Horrigan considered. then said re-
fectively:
mo chance Is too slight to take at a
time like this. and nobody's too rotten
to. be of use. I've found there are
three things. one Of which will always
cash. We've tried Bennett on ambt
ton; he doesn't need money. SO only
the first Of the three remains.'
"A woman? I don't understand"
miss Wainwright"
But
Listen here. Benefits In love with
Wainwrights niece. You've cut him
out. Go and tell him II he'll let our
bill alone you'll smash the engagement
and leave her free to marry him.
Seer"
II can't! hold on, though. After
ward I could deny the whole thing.
couldn't l? It'd be his word against
mine, and she'd never believe | could
do such thing. IL might try"
YES" grOwled Horrigan. you might.
A cur that's lost all his nerve can try
things that even an ordinary crook
would balk at"
But Gibbs did not hear. He had re-
turned to the corridor in search Of
Bennett. The man scarcely deserved
the opprobrium heaped on him by llor-
rigan. A brilliant, daring operator. be
was. unknown to himself. a rank cow
ard at heart. For the first time in his
life the cowardice had cropped out.
and, to do Gibbs Justice. 1t had driven
him temporarily insane. In his nor.
NAL senses he would never have stoop-
ed to the plan he was now % eager to
carry out II was putrid bit of jet
sam at which financially drowning
man did not scruple to clutch.
Horrigan followed him from the
room. his own splendid nerve quite re-
covered from the crushing blow his
hopes had received. He had staked
heavily on the deal. Moreover. its fail.
ure, as he knew, meant the wreck OF
that mighty political prestige he had
so long and wearisomely built up. II
might even. II Alwyn fulfilled his
threat about the notes, lead to graver
personal consequences. Yet the bull
dog pluck that had carried this man
Of iron from the gutter to the summit
Of political power did not desert him.
nor did he show the loss Of one iota Of
his customary monumental calm.
Scarcely had HOrrigan quilted the
room when Perry and Dallas entered
II.
You could cut the atmosphere In.
there with cheese knife" Perry was
saying. civilians doesn't think the
Borough bill will come up for half an
hour or so. We'd better spend the
time till then In here than to stay there
and turn our lungs into microbe zoo"
Dallas did not answer. She sat down
by the table and rested her head de-
jectedly on one little gloved hand The
sight of Bennett. his grave. hopeless
appeal to her: the calm utter despair
of his brave facial these had affect
ed her deeply. Perry noticed with
NohNtiu hSi iooh anu ottituuN.
Feeling faintY' he asked.
mo, I'm all right. thanks
You look pretty near as blue as Al
wyn. He
Don't let's talk of him, please" she
begged.
"Why not? He the whltest chap
this side Of Whiteville"
That's what | use /. to think. but |
know better now"
"Then. miss" broke In voice from
the doorway. "you're entitled to anoth'
err know"
Phelan. who, passing down the cor
ridor. had heard her last words as he
reached the threshold. turned into the
room.
Excuse me for buttln' in on n fam.
lily chat" he remarked. coming forward.
"but I'm pretty well posted on his
honor's character. an when l. hear any
one knockin' him It's me to the bat
What have you got against Mr.. Ben.
nett? None OF your measly business
says you. Quite So says |. an, that
holm tho case lat's haar nil ohout n"