Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06
CHAPTER vIli.-contlnued.


Liffey snorted with disdain.
my dear Mr.. Warren, undoubtedly
you are very available. Whether or
not you are the most available Is the
question" interposed Mcdonald.
1--WE ought to get some man OF the
highest consideration, who belongs to
q most respectable family, and yet
who's amenable to the right pressure.
How'd you do yourself, Mr.. Haldane?"
asked the boss innOcently, II bosses
can ever ask anything in that VEIN
Under no consideration" he said.
decisively, gould accept the honor
MY interesta our interests, are too
vast for me 10 localize them by be-
coming mayoy of New York"
Haven't you got a SOM" asked
EConnell, the chief Of police. He'd
have all the advantages of name and
lstation and so on that you would, and
IL have no doubt he'd do pretty much
what you said, and I'm sure you'd
SAY what was best for US all"
II think that would be an excel
flent idea" chimed in Rutherford.
"How old is your youngster, Hal
Fdane?"
Hes twenty-eight."
Never done anything In his life.
has he?"
do you mean in business, or any
any other way?"
Anything he's got to cover up I
mean"
Nothing. I believe" answered the
father. Hes been lively lad; but
nothing dishonorable that am
aware Of"
Hes the very man we want
young, enthusiastic, inexperienced,
Rich, comfortable Where is he now?"
asked Rutherford.
Hes down on Long Island at my
country place"
Can you get in communication with
him by telephone!"
II think So"
Suppose you call him up and ask
him whether or not, II he got the
nomination. he would run"
Il will. Excuse me, gentlemen"
said Haldane, going out into the hall
where one of the duplicate telephones
was installed.
He did not care to do his telephon-
iing in the library before the group Of
rconspirators.
Il think" protested Warren as Hal
dane closed the door behind him, that
this is a shame. You promised me
that If 1 made a satisfactory mayor,
4 should have the refusal of the office
again, and I'd like to know what I've
done that you should throw me
DOWN."
Promises" said Liffey, don't go
In politics longer than it's agreeable,
as you very we'll know. We amt
throwing you down, either. You'll be
provided for doubtless in some way.
and maybe this young Haldane amt
the most available man after all.
We're not committed to him yet"
'I'll tell you one thing that we can
DO without waiting for a candidate"
here interposed the chief Of police.
And what is that. pray?" asked the
mayor.
I'VE can put the Central ONCE de-
&ective force on Gormly's trail. We
can look up his record. We can find
out all about him ever since he was
. baby. It's dollars to pennies but
what we'll discover something that
ned like to keep hidden"
"Your suggestion 10 an excellent
pne, and your observations do you
credit. It's the first practical sugges-
zion we've had here this evening"
Rid Van Gyke.
Right" said Lffey, bluntly. Turn
Nd some dirty story about him, and If
epu need evidence I'll supply all that's
pecessary."
! you'll have to be careful" said
rutherford. that such evidence As
you supply shall be unimpeachable,
md that such a story as you turn up
bhall be true, else won't haze any
thing to do With it."