Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-01-14
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goes back on his partners deserves all
the kicking he gets
al didn't mean any HARM 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 cur?'
isn't there any way even now TO
make Bennett let up on his ight?'
| ssIf there was you couldn't be Of use
to us, so why should I talk about it
to your
'sBut I'd do anything in the world
anything
.You would? cut In Horrigan
sharply.
ayes, yes! Only give me a chance!
pdo-
Horrigan considered, then said re-
| neetiyely:
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
buy any mana woman, ambition or
cash. We've tried Bennett on ambf.
ton; he doesn't need money, SO only
the first of the three remains"
"A woman? | don't understand"
miss Wainwright"
But
Listen here BENEFITS in love with
Wainwright's niece. You've cut him
out Go and tell him if he'll let our
bill alone you'll smash the engagement
and leave her free to marry him.
See7"
81 can't! hold on, though! After
ward | could deny the whole thing,
couldn't I? It'd be his word against
mine, and she'd never believe could
do such thing. IL might try"
Yes growled Horrigan, you might.
4 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 Hor
rigan. A brilliant, daring operator, he
was, unknown to himself, rank cow
ard at heart. For the first time In his
! life the eowardice 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 SO eager to
carry out It was a putrid DIT Of jet
sam at which a financially drowning
man did not seruple 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. 1t
might even, If 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
Scarcely had Horrigan quilted the
room when Perry and Dallas entered
It.
"You could cut the atmosphere In
there with cheese knife" Perry was
saying. Williams 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
brotherly concern her look and attitude
Feeling fainty' he asked.
mo, I'm Ell right, thanks
you look pretty near as blue as Al
wynn. He
Don't let's talk of him, please she
begged.
why not? He's the whitest chan
this side of Whiteyille.''
That's what used TO thiz.k. but I
know better now"
Then, MISS broke In voice from
the doorway. you're entitled to anoth-
er know"
Phelan. who, passing down the cor
ridor, had heard her last words as ne
reached the threshold, turned into the
room
Excuse E1e for buttin' ii on a fam
lily chat. he remarked, coming forward
but I'm pretty well posted ON his
honor's character, an when 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 |
he1za. the case let's hear all abouf ff.n
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