El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22

boy and mill employee in the steel City
he lives with policeman Finn
Bob becomes a hero in the ward and
when Haggin threatens to take hi
friend Jim Mehaffey's job from him
Bob decides TO fight the political bos'
OF the ward.
McAdoo whips Haggin, a prizefightel
and saloonkeeper, and becomes boss OF
the Fourth ward. MACPHERSON OF the
Citizens party seeks his aid.
what do you think OF him, Nc
AdOo?" Robbins queried
Hes q curiosity. I'd ike to take
him in a glass case with a sign,
Hands on down to Toms saloon
and show him to the boys. Why'd
you take him upF' he demanded o.
Macpherson.
That worthy looked sharply at Bob
before responding. 'sHe carries along
the old reform crowd, and he'll con
tribute his money"
I'D prefer to work for a man." Bob
said contemptuOusly.
''Well, are you coming along or notf'
What are you goin' to dO2"
an the fist place, said Macpherson,
we're going to clean the city Of this
gang Of internal scOundrels''-
'Talk business. Pm not Graham, 4"
Bob interrupted impadently.
Il know that" Macpherson an
swered sharply. I'm not preaching
reform. 1 mean, we're going to knock
Harmon and his crowd out Of control
OF the organization and the city and
take them ourselves"
do you mean thatg' Bob demand
ed keenly. "Or are you only goin' TO
fight them until they let you to the
trough, and then you 90 back on them
that helped yOu?"
Macpherson. brought his clinched
fist hard down on the desk. $50 help
me God, I mean it! Pm going to see
that dog dead and buried politically
If it takes every dollar I have in the
world"
That's all right, but can you DO it7"
I've can" Macpherson said more
quietly. We've got the money, and
we've gone over the ground carefully.
Here, Robbins, you have the figures"
From memory and with a glib Ger
tainty that bespoke careful study Of
the situation, Robbins reeled OF a list
Of putative majorities, to which Bob
listened thOughtfully.
"YOu see" Robbins summed up
eagerly, ''this gives us all the upper
wards, sure. We come to Irishtown
with an easy 5000 majority, and
wen about break even on all the Irish
town wards but the Fourth, Seventh,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth. That
brings US to you. II we get the Fourth
by its usual majority we can't lose II
we don't get It we may win anyhow.
That's what we want you for. Some
Of US advised going to Haggin, but I
said, No, McAdoo's the man. You'd
better get your horn and climb on the
band wagon. There's I've thousand in
It for you If you get rs the Fourth.
And i've thousand more If you get the
other three-besides expenses. That's
fair, ihink. Or. If you prefer, a lieu
tenancy on the force. The pickings TO
be for yourself What do you sayT'
"No Office in mine" said Bob, I'll
think It over"
"Pd Ike to hear you say yes now"
mo. III think it over," Bob repeated
coldly. 81 don't know as 1 care to get
IN your wagon"
Perhaps Macpherson caught q hint
Of contempt in the slight accent on
your" cit won't pay you to stay
OUT he said in half threat.
Bob laughed tnsOlently. "Fm not
afraid Of you. You see, you've showed
me your hand You can't do without
me"
MACPHERSON with difficulty repressed
an angry retort, and Bob left the OF
ice with a curt Good night"
Before he descended to the street
MacPherson's office was on the top
floor Of an eight story building, the
Of those days-he stopped
to look out through the corridor win
dow. It was one OF the Steel City's
rarely beautiful nights A strong
west wind had swept away the dome
Of smoke, and overhead a myriad Of
stars shone brilliantly, and below him
and on the hills around him tWinkled
a myriad Of other lights, the street
lamps Of the big city, lighting the
night for a half million souls. And
Of the half million two men were
struggling with each other for mas
terry over all the rest. The half mill
ion indinerently watched the game
and permitted it to go on
You foolsF'
Yet the thought came to him that,
fools though the victims were, be-
tween the contestants it was q game
worth playing. To hold the great city
IN the hollow Of ones hand. to twist
t and buffet it and mock it and use
t, to make Of it a huge automatic en-
yine to lift one to a chosen eminence-
res, that WIS a game for a man, for
strong mani
Henry Sanger, ST.. steel king. had
me passion-his bUsiness-and one
Ove-an orphaned niece. He display
d less acumen in the training Of the