Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-01-28

Ian In high ~~citement, Jerk
ing his thumb toward a doc
- = leading off the eommitte
room, IAN I've sent for Wainwright
an Horrigan to meet your honor here
An I've fixed it so the Borough bill
won't come up for ten minutes. Now
all that's left Is to touch the punk t
the fuse an set off the whole gidd,
bunch of fireworks under 'em. Gee
but it's good to "a stuck to this oil
world just for the sake OF bein' her,
today an SEEM what I'm due to seer
The alderman chuckled, but his joy
GUS anticipation found no reflection Ii
BENEFITS white set face. The two wer,
In the committee room, whittier Phe
Ian had repaired after depositing Dial
las in chair beside her brother at the
meeting and attending to one or two
details Of greater import
YES" went on Phelan, again nod
ding mysteriously toward the farther
door, ''he's in there, trained to the
minute for the blowout. There's some
one else wants to see you, too-some
one who'll make more Of a hit with
you IL I'm not overplayin' my hand
But good news can wait. There's SC
little Of 1t in this measly life that IL
centrally has to. r.
From the corridor Horrigan stamped
into the committee room, Wainwright
at his heels.
"Well" cried the boss def1antly, glar.
ing at Bennett and ignoring Phelan.
.'You sent for US. What do you want ?''
Zone momentl' interviewed Vain
wright. "We are beaten. We admit
that without argument. So we need
waste no time going over details"
"Have you sent for us to say what
you'll sell out for?" queried Horrigan
coarsely, because IL you have you've
only to name your price. You've got
Us where you want u.s. We've got 10
pay"
Il should have thought" replied Ben
nett, with no shade OF onPense. ''you
would know by this time that | have
no price"
Then what do you want7'
'Nothing-from you"
why did you send word you wanted
to see us7'' groWled Horrigan tmpa-
hently as he and Wainwright, unin-
ylted, seated themselves at the table.
ITO tell you." answered Alwyn,
glancing from one to the other, 'tthat
every step you two have taken In this
whole Infamous transaction from the
very first has been carefully followed,
and, to use your own phrase. we've got
You with the goods!'
Same old bluff!' commented Harrf.
gan contemptuously. with a reassuring
wink at the somewhat less confident
BY tomorrow noon," resumed Ben
aett, 'syou will both DO indicted on
:harge OF bribery. Even now there are
detectives ON the watch for you. Eg.
ape Is impossible
ROT" sneered Horrigan. You've
10 evidence that VIII indict, and you
znoW it. Even Il you had, don't con
rol most Of the judges and the district
attorneys Office besides7 Swell chance
Fou'n have OF getting conviction past
hat bunch! Bah! You talk like a man
made OF mud. g'pose it's the affaf.
d those Roberts notes you're counting
N. That don't feaze me any. NV
aWyer can twist that around SO it'll
ook like charity gift. No, no.
7oungster. You'll have to think of
|omething better it,
And, anyhow" put In Wainwright
lerVously, you can't prove any con-
lection on my part. There's nothing
gainst me orr
Il think there u.s." retorted Bennett,
wheeling about on the dnancier. "And |
ven II ] can't nail the Roberts brib-
~ TO you I've plenty more counts to
old you on"
Al these generalIties and vague ac-
lsatlons prove nothing. Bennett" an
Wered Wainwright, drawing courage
ON Horrigan's colossal calm and
oeaking with more assurance. ..Mr.
.orrigan and are not schoolboys TO
scared BY baseless threats. This is
] guessWork on your part. Come.
DIV, name one specific charge you can
.ove.'s
"One viii be enough to convince
u" asked AlWyn. well, then. how
oout this as a first guess9 Mr.. Hor-
CAMS bride of 100000 In money
l6 $4,000 shares OF RorougE, sfnolr 9a,.
reefng to put through the Borough
anchise? For 'guesswork' that doesn't
EN- to me very bad
Nafnwright's hard mask OF d face
1ftched conyulsively, but the steady
ain that had carried him mistaken