The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-26

owns Cradlcbaugh's The orgoniza-
ton has its finger on every grand jury,
every petit jury. every judge You
must beat Peter Frederick and the or
ganization. and until you do this yeu
can't beat me. You can't prove your
assertions. The organization bucks me
up"
IF your name. retorted Murgatroyd
deliberately. lis presented for senator
it will be withdrawn. and mine will be
presented in its place
The next day at 4 O'clock there was
a resoundng rap on the prosecutors
private Office door.
Peter Frederick came putting into
the room. Seiying.a chair. he drew 1t
up to the desk and snt down. saying:
II never refuse all invitation to see
man alone.
do you know. Murratroyd." the
politician went on that haven't had
a good chance to talk to you since the
Challoner CASEY you've been SO blamed
offish. But now, here | am sittin'
! AiSAO Wath , phiy mug
wump In the town that | ever used TO
be afraid of-and you know / can say
any blamed thing please to you. and
you got to take 1t and say nothin'. Do
you know that I'm enc of the few that
believe the truth about that bribe?s
/ Murgatroyd smiled.
"We're both IN the same boat, eh?''
mot a bit Of it, returned Broderick.
/ "I'm in n coal barge You're in mo-
! torboat. Why. there's many a man
been in honest politics all his life, like
me, who's never pulled out three-quar-
1 tiers Of million. Not much, And
] out of one deaf too. Why. look at
mer' he went on glibly. i've been In
a lot of deals. but that gets me. Three
quarters of a million on just one deal.
Do you know the most ever made
out of any one dealT'
Murgatroyd inquired in an offhand
manner:
How muchs''
Broderick shook his finger at him.
Foxy boy. Think I'd give up SO
easy This particular deal I'm tellin'
you about is back outside the statute
of limitations. You couldn't get me
on it. 1t was the Tcrwilliger tract.
finance committee. you remember
Bought the tract for twenty-five hun
drcd aud sold 1t to the city for two
hundred and eighty thousand. That's
me.'
Good work. said Murgatroyd, with
genuine admiration II didn't know
you were in on That
'In on it," snorted Broderick. 81
was the whole show. That's where
I'm coy. my boy. Takes big man to
find BrodericS out
aIurgatroyd shook his head.
"They found me out all right" he
said
Broderick waved his hand. answer
ing:
Not bit of it, It's all blown over
and IL II hasn't II WILL All they'll re
member after awhile is that you've
got wad Of money. They'll forgei
how you got it,
You're a einnt." he went on, 'ar
intellectual giant to bag six figures.
Murgatroyd lazily closed his eyes
and murmured:
TELL me about the new hospital
that little concrete job"
: Broderick leaned forward, his face
growing crimson.
what are you gettin' att"
n,>n,4od drox rnr mr.
/ took out a bulky batch of papers.
: "Broderick.' he said severely, Id
j you know that I've got you implicated
In more than thirty different violations
of the law right here in town."
Frederick held out his hand and ask
7 ed. with q show Of interest:
What are they anyway"
See for yourself returned Murga
troyd." handing the papers to til
chairman.
Broderick smiled confusedly.
do you know 1t would be blame
s uncomfortable for me II ] were dea
s ing with any other prosecutor tina
your
The prosecutor smiled again.
v How do you know it won't be III
/. comfortable for YOU as It is?"
!. Broderick burst into a laugh
"You an me Is two of a kind
grafters together. tarred with tll
same stick That's why"
! Murgatroyd nodded and took bac
: the list.
}. THAT'S all right. Broderick," he Al
v scented. I've got a little job for 70
n to do"
"Out with it, said Frederick.
Murgatroyd leaned forward.
"Broderick, want to sit in the SCI
:. ate of the United States"
:, is there more coniin'Y' question:
:, Broderlck. with howl You kno
the vnIyuiar workin's Of my heart ain
q oyerstrong. You're crazy, man.
y added ''1'he whole organization
against YOU"
THE whole organization" repeatt
le Murgatroyd. except Doa"
n You blamed IDIOT. roared Brode
Is eIl.. "The organizations against y,
e acatise aii.
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