The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
WILLIAM
HAMILTON
OSBORNE

off1sh. But now. here ! am sittdns
| here with yuu-yuu. rhe only mug
] wump In the town that ! sxer used "a
be afraid of-and you know can eay
any blamed thing please to you. aud
you got to take II and say nothin. Do
| yon know that I'm one Of the few that
believe the truth about that bribe"
Nurgatroyd smiled.
Were both 10 the same boat. eh 7"
''Not BIT Of IT, returned Broderick.
I'm In coal barge. You're In Z mo-
torboat. Why, there's many man
been In honest politics all his life. Hke
me, who's never pulled out three-quar-
tiers Of a million. Not much: And
out Of one deal roo. Why. look q
me-. he went Gu giibiy sre eessa-s,
a lot of deals but that gets me. Three
quarters of a million on inst one dsai1
Do you know the most ever maze
out Of any one deal?'
| Murgatroyd inquired 10 an o6hano
manner:
"How much?"
Frederick shook his finger at him.
"Foxy boy. Think I'd give up "a
easys This particular deal I'm tellinj
you about Is back outside the statute
of limitations You couldn't get nd
on It, 1t was the Tervilliger tract1
/ was chairman of the common council
finance committee. you rem<mberj
Bought the tract for twenty 1--WE hnni
dred and sold 1t TO the city for twc|
hundred and eighty thousand. That'd
me.'
Good work. said Murgatroyd. With
genuine admiration. Il didn't know
you were In on that"
'Tn on III" snorted Broderick.
was the whole show. That's wherd
I'm coy. my boy. Takes big man ID
| find Broderick out"
aurgatroyd shook his head.
They found me out all right" ID
said.
Frederick waved his hand. answer}
ing:
mot bit Of 1t! It's all blown ovsr|
and IL IL hasn't 1t will. All they'll re}
member after awhile II that YOU'VE
got a wad OF money. They'll forged
how you got IT.
You're a giant" be went on. 'a11
intellectual giant to bag six figures"
Murgatroyd laxily closed his eys
and murmured:
'-Tell me about the new hospital
that little concrete job"
Broderick leaned forward. his fAe@
growing crimson.
'sWhat are you gettin' atw
Murgatroyd opened q drawer and
took ont bulky batch Of papers.
Frederick" he said severely, I'D
you know that I've got ron implicated
in more than thirty different Violations
Of the law right here In town.
Broderick held ont his hand and ask}
| cd. with show Of interest:
What are they anyway
'See for yourself" returned Murra}
troyd.' handing the papers to th(
| chairman.
| Frederick smiled confusediy.
do you know II would Be blame
| uncomfortable for me IL were deal
ing with any other prosecutors thu
your
The prosecutor smiled again.
"How do you know II won't b. y
| comfortable for you an II is!'
Broderick hurst into q laugh.
/ "You an me Is two Of 4 kind
grafters together. tarred with ~
same stick. That's why"
| Murgatroyd nodded and took bacl
the list.
That's all right. BrodericE." be O.
sented. 1--WE got little Job foe yog
/ to do"
'Out with it!.' said BrodeFick.
Murgatroyd leaned forward.
''Broderick. | want 10 sit In the zen
ate OF the United States. /.
lis there more conin'g" questioned
| Broderick. with Z howl you know
the vaivular worktn's Of my neart aim
/ overstrong. You're crazy. manr' 3
added The whole organizatton
t against you. /" "
The whole organization" repsat1
Murgatroyd. except voS.''
You blamed idtotr reared Brodol
lex. THE organixatien's against ~
because am"
| MurCatroyd continued:
| u prefer to se~ ! map do with 7
good grace that which be has to do
And who has got to dor uusfio4
Broderick. rising.
You've got to put me In the senate.1
"I'il spend my last dollar to keo3
you out OF IT,"
Mnrgatroyd seized ! small thic1
book.
Seven and seven ara fourteeD.s N
unused. and six are twenty. and elev|
| en-
Whist have you got thers9s Heol
erick asked. with mild interest
| The penal cod"
| Look under B fcr briboI 4 sugreaee2
Br0defick. With ~ acc1sing gtasca
Murgatroyd shook ~ hend