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out of it? He can't / thought ev'ybody
knew that much politics.
'Conover," observed Caine, in unwilling
admiration i've heard people say your
a man of bad morals. 1t isn't true.
You're simply a man of no morals at all.
Do you mean to say"
Il mean to say business is business an
politics is business too. l never heard
with either of 'em. If you came here to-
day to tell me this story, with an idee
that I'd slap my manly brow an say
Great heaven! Can such things be?'
wrong house OF course. Shevin made a
good thing out of those two buildins
Even after the folks higher up had got
their rake off. ! guess he must a cleaned
up close to SsOo.oOo An then the old
fool went an blowed il all in Wall street
an died before he could make new pile.
But say. What's this got to do with
With Miss Shevlin? / am coming to
that. This mares nest as you call 1t.
that Parkham has unearthed, may look
business politicians. But to nine people
out of ten it will have very much the look
of bare-faced robbery. SO much so that
it will prove the biggest newspaper sen
SatiOn of the year. Mr.. Shevlin Will be
everywhere spoken of AS
Il catch your meanin' :" broke in Caleb.
The Holiern Thou crowd will raise a
yell, drag Shevlin out of his snug, CONT
Ole grave an cfOOcl1y MIN. he III Dt'
spoke of by the papers an by the man
on the street as the rottenest CRATER OF
the century. An everywhere Dey goes.
foiks'll nudge each other an whisper:
Them fine clo'es was bought out o the
dough her Of man stole from the city
An all the time there's no less than a
dozen cases of city graft goin' on in
Granite today that are raw enough to
make Shevlin's deals look like d game of
old maid. Still.'' he muttered. droppn2
y II 4
that won't keep this story from queerin'
Dey in s'ciety and givin' her black eye
as the daughter of crook.
That's why ! put off Parkman till
could see you.'' explained Caine. He
came direct to me with the news. Its
lucky I happened TO be in town. If he
had gone To my managing editor instead
there would be d scare-head extra on the
streets by now"
Well" returned Conoyer, the story 5
hate TO pay hush money. But guess this
is one of the times when it's got to be
done wonder what's Parkman's price,
Caine laughed, mirthlessly.
"Parkmans as rich man as you are,
he said And he's so upright that lie
bends backwards. He would like nothing
better than to prove attempted bribery
against you. No. the adase about every
man having his price won't apply In
PstfkmanS case.
a case on earth where it won't apply. The
price amt always money. but it's always
dead sure to be somethin Only, | amt
got time, | spose. 10 find out what Park
mans partic' lar rates are. | wish | had
If I'd had wind of this a week earlier I'd
have been able by now to lay my finger
on his pet weakness or fay'rite sin OF
cash price an say Shut up An he i
u done il, quicker'n creased lightning
You're mistaken averred caine. But
that has nothing to do
Il know ii has nothin' to do with this
nIuddle we're in now snapped Conover.
II amt sayin' it has. But Parkham has
his price just the same, If only we could
find out what IL is. There never was but
one man that hadn't. An that was why
they put Him TO death. What do YOU
want for keepin' the story out of the
STAR" he ended abruptly.
Gaines handsome face contracted in
sudden wrath. Then. in spite OF himself,
he broke into a laugh.
IF only You knew better" lie sighed in
comic resigna tion, you'd be horsewhip-
ped three times week. What a mighty
impregnable armor is profound ignorance,
Unfortunately" he went on, more grave
ly, Il couldn't avail myself OF your very