The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-21

mapped, he would follow 1t TO the turn
of the road. Leaping into his car he
was soon in front of the bank AS he
drew up at the curb messenger
stepped out and handed him an limo
cent-looking hand-grip, and in ten min
utes more he was at DUNES Office
Here he was doomed to disappoint-
ment. Dunno had gone to luncheon.
He usually lunched at the University
Club, but his secretary assured DON
nelly he had not gone there to-day, but
was dining out with friend, he could
not say where The secretary did not
say who the friend was, though hid
could have told and it would have In
terested Donnelly exceedingly to know
since 1t was none other than Daniel
Tank, Boss. 1t will be understood that
the reference to the Boss as friend
was but polite fiction on the part Of the
secretary, for in private room Of an
Italian restaurant, far down town, a
room which Tank reached by one en-.
trance from one street conducted by
one waiter, while Mr.. Dunno reached it
from another entrance by another
street. conducted by another waiter,
the two men were eying one another
very critically.
You wished to see me?" said
Dunno. by way of opening the CONVEX.
sation.
Yes" replied Tank, bluntly, al
wanted to see II you're on the square"
On the square?" asked Dunno,
with hating inquiry in his tones.
Yes You're not prosecutin' me in
particular. are you? For spite or any
personal reason"
Assuredly not" replied Dunno.
Really rather like you. I'm after.
everybody that has had a hand in the
corruption of our city officials and the
despoiling of the people Of their public
and private rights for the benefit of
grasping corporations"
do you mean that?" asked Tank,
penetratingly.
j most assuredly do. l am particu-
| larly anxious to reach the wealthy
bribe-givers, the men who, high in
commerce and high in society, have yet
| crouched in the darkness to make Of
| ficials and Legislators unfaithful to
their trust at the filthy price Of a
bribe.'
Would you make an honest effort
| to punish the big bribe-givers If you
could put your finger on EN-? Would
| you, now?"
81 certainly would count them
| the most important criminals. l am
80 anxious to capture and convict them
that | would willingly see immunity
| granted to every guilty official except
yourself, If by the testimony of such
officials we might convict the bribers."
Immunity to all except me?"
4 % To {nso
fortitude :" You must be made an ex-
ample of. You must go to jail for your
crimes-you and the men higher up,
the wealthy bribe-giyers, if we can
reach them"
will you prosecute them to the
limit, IL I give you their names and
the unimpeachable evidence?" asked
Tank, eagerly.
He was SO intense in his manner, he
seemed to emphasize SO strongly the
difficulties such prosecution involved,
that DUNES mind poised for an in
slant on the way to an answer He
did not wish to offend the business in
terests. He did not care to attack any
wind-mills In his caution he replied:
81 do not know who these men are you
have in mind"
eff you are square and not coward
you don't care who they are" sale
: Tank.
] In his heart Dunno admitted thu
; force of this remark, but asked quickly
How do know that you won't de
sert me and make common cause witt
them against me, IL they turn and offe
!, TO patch it up with you, as they ar
likely to, the minute they see theyr'
in trouble?"
You don't know" admitted Tank
You got to trust me and take
chance"
Am l to understand that with you
this is just q fight for reyenge?"
"Yep. but I'll never go back On yo'
as long as you play square with me
III ten you who they are. I'll bring I
your Office the man who always har
died their money. He'll tell the stor
to you there. He'll tell it to the Gran
Jury and he'll tell it on the witnes:
stand. That's what | agree to do 70
YOU. I'm dom it for revenge, but 1
do 1t, and there's my hand on tn
proposition If you want to take 1t.
means Just that much, and 1T don
mean a darn bit more. Do you war
4 to take it?"
I For moment in tense silence, lik
the two strong men of Kiplings balla
4 the Boss, big and cumbersome, his eye
4 glittering with the passion for yel
4 geance. and the Reformer. not 80 tai
4 but with a nerve-strung frame and
cast of high courage on his feature
stood face to face. Then the REFORM
extended his slender, steel-gripped Fl
gers and felt for the hand Of the Bos
In that grasp for moment their bodi
n and souls were welded.
q al will bring the man TO your OH
at two-thirty this afternoon" sa
Z Tank. How will that do?
4 "All right" said Dunno. "TW
K thirty, at my Office"
4 1t was two o'clock when Mr.. Dun
q reached his Office and he found Do
E nelly there awaiting him. In the inn
y Office. Donnelly, IN business-like wa
& took out from hand-grip which
carried, in crisp packages, a large su
4 of money.
y You see" he said abruptly, an
4 man of my word. have here
.. ~ n