Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-17
Continued
By FRANCIS LYNDE
Copyright. soro, by Street o Smith

tContinued.)
WIN this high purpose jim view ne
drove on past the city garage and
made an early call upon Gantry,
"Helie, old mani! Come back to row
mo some more about that telegram"
RAJ his greeting.
Elouut shook his head. mo. IL
You have sent II, well and good; Ii
ron haven't, you may pitch 1t into the
Wastebasket. / came 30 talk about
something else
@Gocd, sound. sensible second
thought." said Gsntry. laughing. Then
be took cot bis pocketbcok and passed
the suppressed telegram across to
Blount. Her 1t II. You can do the
~wastcbasket act yourself. l couldn't
let you commit harakiri without at
least trying to get the cutting tool out
Of your hands. What Is the other
thing you've got on your Llind this
narly IN the naorningT'
ats this. Dick. Ycu know what
I'VE been dcinx-what ] supposed !
was hired 10 d~o-assursnx everybody.
right and left, that we were going
Into this campaign with clean handsT'
II know" admitted the traffic man
axer, developing a sudden interest In
HE agares Of the rns It his feet
Fl have been doing this in a business
way at my sf1lce uptown in season and
ant Of season, and night before last ut
Ophir ! did 1t publicly. As the cam
paign progresses / shall doubtless put
myself on record many times to he
same effect
"Good manr. spplauded Gantry,
striving to drag ths talk down to sone
less ~portenteus altitade. -I'm sure we
need al the w~hitewsshing anybody
can give u.s."
"That Is just the poiat." Biount went
on graveiy. lit mustn't be merely a
coat Of whitewash, Dick. 1t has got
to be the real thing this time. l be-
gan by firing the little brothers. as
you called them, but I mean to go
higher up II | am compelled to. I am
here this morning to ask you to give
me your word as a gentleman and nay
friend that you will not, directly or In
directly. do or cause to be done any
thing that will make me stand forth
~ : self convicted liar before the PEG
pie Of this state. | want you to PROM
lse me that you will cut u all the
deals. nfl the briberiss. all the bargain
tnEz, all tho
'sOh. say. see here protested the
man under IRE: ~yeu've got the wrong
Mg by the ear, Evan I'm not the
- 4zsssD4zta,-~lhgilway company"
knsw ysS are assBut to a
greater degree than any ether ofAciaf,
n the mana gcnaent you have w. Nc
&lckar's easidence. If you don't feel
competent TO handle this thing on your
NJ responsibility pass It sp to these
there y be no ecRprenisc-~
Great rcstt!'' murmnred Gantry.
and you're on the pay sheets the
Dans AZ the rest Of as! But cnndidly,
~ man to man. rsvsn. the thing can't
he done We've got 70 play the game.
They'll eat us alivs II We don't You
needn't figure tn it. 1t was . mistaks
letting Sim Hathaway 60 to you. and
said Sc 1T the time. But your-er-
the powers that be said 1t had to be
that way. and I had to let him go aud
ball you all up. 1t shan't happen
again. | can promise you that much.
anyway"
Rlounf caught quickly at the hest
tant pause.
WIS we're the powers that be- In
Hafhaway's case DickY* he demand.
I'd.
n can't tell you that; honestly
cant, Evan" was the anxious refusal.
sDon't ask me-
"AIl right; then / shall assume that
Mr.. rMcyickar was responsible" said
Biount calmly. thus proving that he
had not taken his degree In the law
school for nothing.
~Oh. bold on: you mustn't do that.
either" protested the unwilling occu-
pant of the witness stand.
thank you.' said the postgraduate,
with the true Blount smile. Now /
know that 1t was my father. No: don't
deny IL But we are wandering from
the real issue. I've asked you for q
pfufatse. Dick. VIII you give itY'
FL can't give 1t. Evan, and that's
the truth"
"No; II isn't. But that was abort
what | expected you &c sag New
hear uay SIDE Of 1t. If you don't clean
house-yoa and the other officials OF
the e~ouanaay-I shall aot only resign;
shall take the Geld On the other side and
tell what knew.
! E ! !: ] =: ! ! =: ]; !. 7: !. J ] :: ] ]
-xszs. have been tell
a- Ing everybody
PSF that this Is to be
LN a campaign OF
INA publicity. shall
keep my word"
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