Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-02

ian, IHlTly hopping up anu uOWn Ill
rage and excitement. Come %a-runnin'!
An while you're huntin' my scalp
don't overlook one bet. I'm after
yours"
"Mine, you little shrimpl Why
Eyes, yours. Horrigan. you cur.
You're pretty chesty an strong stand
In on the top Of the organization. but
you're no bloomin' statue Of Liberty.
You can be torn down, and here's the
man who's goin' to do the tearin'.
Me-Alderman Jimmy Phelan Of the
Eighth
let II 60 Mt that for now. You'll
wake rp in the fall. when the cleo.
| tion"-
LET II go at that for keeps. r.
"Mr. Wainwright" broke off HORT.
gan. IL this was the business you
wanted to talk over with me here
ut isn't" assured the thoroughly un-
comfortable fnancier.
"Ohi Then we can get down to real
business perhaps when this fellows
gone"
THAT let's me out" observed Phelan
checrfully as he picked up his hat.
"G'by. Mr.. Wainwright. G'by. Mr..
Gibbs. Horrigan, PIP
But you'll stay TO lunch. alderman.
won't your" urged Torrigan, with an
effort at cordiality that deceived no
one.
mo, thanks" replied PheIan. when
the curtains down and the orchestra's
gone home | don't need no usher to
poke me In the ribs TO tell me the
shows out. AS for stayin' to break
bread with Dick Horrlgan. I'd sooner
have a jolly little grub fest with Wiley's
poison squad. Goodby, all. Horrigan,
as for you, some day I'll cross two
sticks Of dynamite under you and you'll
scatter so wide that the inquest over
your p'lltical remains will have to be
held in fourteen counties"
Il am SO sorry, Mr.. IIorrigan, that
this should have happened in my
house" said Wainwright as the irate
alderman stalked out, leaving the boss
staring after him in dumb fury. Il
mean 1t for the best and
"Mr. Wainwright" interrupted Hor-
rlgan, venting his pent-up wrath on his
lislnayed host, this old world Of ours
Is white with bones Of failures, of
fools, of deadbeats. In other words,
of folks who meant it for the best
Now let's get down to business"
First let me introduce Mr.. Gibbs.
He
"Glad to meet him, but he'll excuse
me when / say l never talk business
xvho, tkaya'o m tbirl nor%,. n.o,nd NJ
o~ffense. Mr.. Gibbs. Just walk out and
take a look at the view, like a good
boy, won't you? Thanks"
Gibbs, at a warning look Of appeal
from Wainwright, checked the angry
retort that sprang to his lips. turned
on his heel and walked out. Horrigan,
who had observed the glance exchans-
ed between the two men. grudgingly
attempted to soften the effect OF his
brusqueness.
Il didn't mean to snub your friend"
said he, "but Phelan riled me, and ]
took It out on the mex man I spoke to.
!, What on earth set you to having Phe'
. Ian here to meet me for. anyway"
Just as l said. wanted to Din him
/ over to us. We will need every strong
man we can get this fall. We
) You know a lot about finance. Mr.
Wainwright. But you're a rank out
slider in politics or you'd never have
. made such a break. l can't compro
mise with Phelan even IL I wanted to
Hes stood out against me, and I've
!, got to smash him. If he could defy me
i, and get away with II, other Leaders
would think they could do it. too. ant
!, in less than no time the organization
, would be split up into a dozen factions
and I'd be down and out. Understand
I've got TO look out for discipline If In
, to hold the place I've won. When
man in the organization starts n fgh
against me, l must down him. There!
no turning back. That's why I'm boss
Every man In the crowd knows he
got to obey me or fight me and that
!, it's fight it's a battle to the death. AM
he's the man who does the dying. nc
!, 1. Now, you understand? So we cal
get to business. What
But business seemed this morning
. fated to malay interruptions. The lat
: est came In the form Of Judge New
= man, who, bustling into the room wit
all his customary pompous dignity
: suddenly stopped in his tracks an
wilted at sight of the boss.
' "Good morning. Mr.. HOrrigan." sal
. the judge ingratiatingly. %wriggling mr.
= der the boss glover. II hope I'm NO
q here too early and that Mr.. Wair
" wright has interceded for
For your denomination? querie
Horrigan, speaking as though to a dill
. graced servant. IF that's what your
here for you might have spared you
u self the trouble. What l told you bt
l. fore still goes"
but. MIR. Horrigan. consider ho1
u long I've beer on the bench, and
l. "And it's time you got your nose OF
of the feed bag and gave some one els
! a chance. You are
4 I'm growing old. Mr.. Horrigan
=. pleaded the thoroughly cowed judg
n "How can l go back to law practic
q and compete with younger men? Is,
sides. Mrs. Newman declares"-
81 can't help that" returned Horr
n. gan, quite unmoved. you've had 70,
re share. We've got TO ook out for o,
"a own active wOrkers-fOr the men "
Or can count OF TO do the right thing"
But, Mr.. Horrigan," protested II
judge, II always try to do what
right"
II said the right thing" correctt