The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-07-13

n.y. 1 for supremacy in the town, and
NV 4 this is the story Of how It hap
A- pened. The people OF the town
and the stockholders of the rail-
road don't come Into the story at ALL They only
furnished the snews of war which fact is abun-
dant proof that the story is true.
Pat OBrfen's town calls him the cardinal. In
a moment of angry defeat. a silk-stockinged enc
my. too polite to liken Pat to the devil sourIy
dubbed him second Cardinal Richelieu. The
name tickIed the towns fancy. and II stuck
The cardinal didn't mind. He too busy
10 cav at mere names. His business a stock
broker grew with the town. he had for customers
men like John, the and henchman Of Joe
Dale. and when John bought and sold stocks II
to be supposed that the cardinal profted
through inside knowledge. Other business friends
were powerful and their friendship financially
WAS worth while. Colonel Legarde. who controls
the Superior railroad. is also president of the
Interstate Electric railway. electric road, with
terminals and local lines In the town. The cleo
trio road needed many political favors and the
cardinal obtained them for It, or for his friend
Colonel Legarde Really there was other way
TO get anything. Unless and until Pat nodded
his head there nothing doing. for the town
council led out OF his hand and state legislators
followed out his orders
Pat O'Bren waxed rich. But generation
away from the 'ould sod" his clothes spelled
American business man. but his neckties faded
the solar spectrum to a neutral tint. and marked
the politician who bought and sold franchises and
dealt out Jobs at will. Knowing the times to
talk and to keep silence. loyal friend and dead.
customers. serenely grating his political way as
the surest means to q desired end. and was
worth million and half. at least He owned
che town
grew greater and more complex. he more and
nore~away from Lacedaemon-for that Is better
Greek than the real name Of the town. anyhow
1t became necessary for him to ask favors OF the
hand Dale found 1t necessary. too. to have 4
daily local organ and a voice wherewth to fool
the people. He bought the Daily Planet Publish
ing company. and made Pat OBrien president
Dale regarded the presidency reward for
favOrs received and a final binding of the town
boss to his chariot tail. The cardinal knew that
Pollock. the editor. received all his orders from
Dale. and regarded the presidency as something
OF Joke Grown to full stature among the other
railroad kings. ruling had become a habit with
Joe Dale. He made and unmade towns and the
people In them at will. and expected no other In
tercst than Joe Dale's to be thought Of. or moved
In. or lived for by any connected with him.
Sometimes he mistook his man. as when one
day he went into the ONCE OF OF his eminent
and weipaid legal aids and found the lawyer
dead TO the outside world and Joe Dale's busi-
ness In volume OF Baizac.
The railroad king blew up. Il don't pay you &c
read dunn French novels" he roared. The law.
yer looked at him long moment
!
what know. not what do ri read dunn French
noveis"-crescendo-'or do any other dunn thing
-fort0-"any DUN time any dunn place"-for
tissimo-"i DUN pleased" ending with a wagnerian
bang the table.
whereupon Joe Dale changed the subject
Dale thought he owned the president of the
Daily Planet company. but the cardinal had other
thoughts about the matter Colonel Legarde
wanted a new franchise for extension OF the
Interstate to q summer resort 30 miles
he aNta ali rnQc
through another town or two its way to the
lake and would parallel Joe Dales steam road
Row Joe Dale and the colonel were bitterly al
outs over various grabbings and snatchings each
had made at the others magnateship. The car
dinal could not that this concerned him al
ali. The extension would be benefit and
convenience TO the town. There money ir
II for him. The deal
Then Joe Dale came from New York and sem
for the cardinal The two faced each other will
the eyes Of poker players In n game. keen. deep
unbelievable. For the rest 1t might have beer
a whiskered farmer In his Sunday suit meeting
city man. otherwise correctly clad. wearing
red. red ascot tie.
Il hear" said Dale. THAT the Interstate PEG
pie want a franchise for that foolish summer re
sort extension OF theirs.'
u hear 80 too" the cardinal replied.
We'll. let's cut II short They can't get It
The extension would be n good thing for tn
town. Mr.. Dale"
Il don't want It II parallels my road You
city council must refuse the franchise" Here wa
slushy talk thought of the rights of peo
pie or OF stockholders. II my road" ant
your council" The cardinal undisturbed
THE people want it. Mr.. Dale" he said. 1T will
he great convenience for travel between thu
towns and the lake"
Dale measured his again There were tn
COOL unfsthomabe eyes. the correct clothes. tn
red tie. The red necktie settled It. OBrien wa
only cheap politician after all. He must b.
shown.
You know. o'Brien. the Planet will oppos
this thing to the bitter end. and you are tn
president OF the Daily Planet Publishing com
pany. It will place you In a nasty light" Thi
news to the cardinal. and his eyes wer
accustomed to nasty lights. But he said. in tn
tone OF who half surrenders: Il hadn'
thought of that"