Fort Pierce news., 1908-06-05


mo, thanks" replied Phelan "whon
the curtains down and the orchestra, =
gone home / don't need no usbor 90
poke me in the ribs to tell me tbo
shows out AS for stayin TO brooG
bread with Dick Horrlgan. I'd SOONER
have jolly little grub fest with WIov,s
poison squad, Goodby, all. Horrlgan
as for you some day I'll cross two
sticks Of dynamite under you and vor,Il
scatter S. wide that the inquest over
your plirical remains VIII have 10 be
held in fourteen counties"
Il am so sorry Mr., Horrlgan that
this should have happened in NV
house" said Wainwright as tho jroto
alderman stelked out leaving the boss
staring after him IN dumb fury. 81
meant 1t for the best and
"Mr. Wainwright interrupted Hor.
ngan, venting his peut-up wrath on his
dismayed host this old world of ours
Is white with bones of failures. of
fools, ~ deadbeats In other words
Of folks who Meant it for the best
Now lets get down to business"
'fHst let me introduce Mr. Gibbs.
Hc'-
Glad to meet him, but he'll excuse
Inc when say I never talk business
when there's o third party around. No
'touse Mr. Gibbs Just walk out aud
take q look at the view, like O. good
boy. Won't your Thanks"
Gibbs, 1T a warning look Of appeal
.ram Wainwright, checked the angry
retlr, that sprang to his lips, turned
ou bis heel aud walked out, Horrigan,
VINO had observed the glance exchang-
ed between the two men, grudgingly
attempted to soften the effect OF his
brusQueness
u didn't mean TO snub your lricnd
said he, "bur Phelan riled me. and
took it out on the next mGn | spoke g.
What on earth set you TO h0vitc Pie,
Ian here to meet me for, anyway
Just as l said ! wanted tc win him
over to us. We win need every strong
man we can get this fall We
"You know q lot about finance, Mr.
Wainwright. But you're a rank ont
slider in politics or you'd never have
made such a break cant compro
mise with Phelan even If ! wanted to
He's stood out against me, and I've
got to smash him. II he could defy me
and get away with 1t, other leaders
would think they could do it, too, and
in less than no time the organization
would be split up into a dozen factions,
and ia be down and out Understand? ?
I've GOT to look out for discipline If I'm
to hold the place I've won. When q
man in the organization starts fight
against me, | must down him. There's
no turning back. That's why I'm boss.
Every man IN the crowd knows he's
got to obey me or fight me and that If
| it's fight it's O. battle to the death. And
he's the man who does the dying, not
| l. Now, you understand So we can
get TO business. What'-
But business seemed this morning
fatud 10 many interruptions. The lat
est came IN the form of Judge New
man, who. busting into the room with
all his customary pompous dignity,
suddenly stopped n his tracks and
wU.Cd mt sight Of the boss.
Good morning Mr uorrigan," said
tbe Judge .ngratIa tingly wriggling un'
der the boss glover II hope I'm not
here too early and that Mr. VAIN
wright has mterteded for
For your lenominatiou" queried
Horrlgan. speaking as though to a dis
praced servant "If that's what you're
here Tor YOU might have spared your
self the trouble What ] told you be-
( fore still goes
But Nj. Horrigan, consider now
long I've Necn on the bench, and.
And its time you got your nose out
j Of the FEED beg and gaze some one else
chance You are
/ Vr growing old. Mr. Horrgan!
r,.-tcd tie thoroughly cowej judge
.usv .aa ] so back to law practice
su5 compete with younger menl Be-
.i6as Mrs Newman dcclarcs'-
- ,ant aelp that returned HoSrri-
gan quite uDmoyed. you've had your
share. We've got 10 look out for our
own active workers-for the men we
can count on to do the right thing"
"But Mr.. HOrrigan," protested the
,udq, ~ always try to do what Is
right .,o.oa
/ ~ said the right thing" corrected
,oa boss "See the difference"
DExcuse me, judgr," iDterYened
wainwright IF you'll leave this mat
tsr IN NV hands, viii try to convince
Nr Horrigan of your fitness Just
leave it all to me" ar
/ oh. thank you so much, Charles
criri the relieved Judge, Tn sure !