New-York tribune., 1909-01-24


You will kindly leave me Tor tew moments, al Of
You. Where IS Mr. Callahan,
I've got him waiting III the hail. sIr
Tell him | viii him here. Livingstone do
YOU carry my injunCtIons at once. Eleanor, say
nothing to Mr. Gornly about this proposal until
have seen him. Now leave me
But Bcek1nan-' began Mrs Hadanc
"Fatherl" protested his daughter.
Eliza" said her husband, not another word!
Eleanor, am tried now beyond endurance Please
go!'
X5HEN Callahan entered the library, now empty
w OF all its former occupants save the elder Hal
dane he confronted a very agItated and very angry
Do YOU know whats up now, Callahan was
" Do know what $ up, Well about the best news
that we could hear IS up
You regard it that way do YOU: Well, don't
What do mean
WHY. Gornlv has discovered my connection
with the Gotham Freight Traction Company and
the close alliance that exists between the Central
Society and the corporatlon and all the rest OF II
The deuce YOU saw cried Callahan.
It's So and he has it all ready to publish to-
morrow morning.
Well that's bad" returned the boss; but It
might be The quicter these things are man
aged, the better; but still alnt 50 bad as 1t might
be You see, it was bound to come out sooner or
later and
NV dear man. YOU don't understand the i'm
portance of this matter For the Gotham Freight
Traction Company be found to be in close alliance
with the Central Society and the admHlstrltloIi, III On
will lose us the election. and then the New ork
Traction Company franchise goes and
well lust wait a bit, Mr.. lladane hlngs am
so black they I've got little piece OF news
thatll discount yours all hollow
And what is that, pray? 1t was a feartully r1sky
thing, by the way, for you to come here TO my mouse
in broad daylight"
"Oh, we can afford to risk things now.
You take it mighty cooIy. What have You
IT'S this" said Callahan coming closer and sink
ing his whisper lest he should be overheard
by any possibility.
A LOOK of relief spread over Haldane's face as he
~ listened to Callahans communication. Are
YOU sure of it :"
All but sure of it. Wen know definitely III two
davs Men are verifying the tale, and COnnell ana
are exDecting a telegram any time. There no doubt
about it. though It's a thing. All You We got
To do now is keep this revelation you re teln me
about out of the papers for two days and then they
can talk their mouths off. 1t won't affect us bit.
Can you do 1t :, -,
the thing quiet for that length of time, especially
in view of what YOU have just told me
That up to YOU. As for myself, my reputation
has always been pretty good IN this community, and
| guess | could stand the knowledge OF my mt,
mate relations with your company beng spread
abroad
"Iook here Mr. Haldane" said Callahan angrly,
You re not rejecting US men OF the central 90
no no, certainly not answered Haldane
closure on the campaign. You see, we got 1t hard
enough when Gornly made that fool arren promise
to let the election determine the granting OF the New
York Traction Company franchise =, -,
Il don't think much of Warren as rule, Mr. il'll-
dane " said Callahan; but he done the right thing
there 1t was fine stroke of politics All we We
got to do is to win the election
. Yes | know; but we do 1t ,
with what I've Just told you, we can; provided
YOU can hold off this disclosure Tor TWO Gays
longer. IL, 1,+,1,, ..if =