Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-04
CHAPTER XIV.

Tho Last Council o. War. .
summoned BY Liffey at Haldansb
urgent request. the governing mem
De 'r OF the ring met that night at their
secret rendezvous. There were pres.
ent besides the two mentioned. Van
slyke and Mcdonald, Rutherford. Con-
hell. Habberley. Benson representing
the allies, and the mayor. When Hal.
dane arrived, he found the others IL
ready assembled.
"Well?" asked Lihey "a soon a the
other entered the room.
Hes found it out and he's going TO
do t..
Found out what and going TO do
what?' asked Rutherford.
Gormly has got onto us, Mr.. Ru-
therford." was Liffey's reply. The boss
realized Instantly that Haldane had
failed to- postpone the disclosure.
He's found out the secret history Of
the Gotham Freight Traction COM
pany. He's found out the whole bloom
In history; where we git our money.
how We spend it."
And who was the traitor that be-
trayed you?" asked Benson flercely.
I'D like to know that same" an
swered ltfey, his fat jaws clamptnE
together, his ''pompadour" crest bris-
Ting.
Il don't imagine anybody betrayed
US" said Rutherford. We've known
ill along that the thing was bound
to got out sooner or later. If it had
been later. 1t wouldn't have made
much difference; but now ID he
going to publish it,"
HE u.s." answered Haldane.
"When7" demanded Van Slyke.
Tomorrow. It will be In every pa
per in the city except our own"
Great God!" exclaimed Connell. 1T
we could only stave it of for Just
three more days. Gimme three days,
! and ~
did you bid for himr' questioned
the chief Of police. -.~
Haldane nodded. -~. ..e.z.
did you go high enough?" asked
Benson. .E.
Il went so high" said tho man,
that his refusal covered me with
worse shame than the publication wifi
| do"
And it wasn't enough?" queried
Rutherford, who had clearer compre-
hension of what the offer might have
been than the others.
mo-"
80 it's coming out tomorrow, is
IT." ~
Eyes" :
well. don't know what We can
d." said Li6ey, but grin and take
It," 4~..-
| Gents, hear mel" burst out Cornell.
IT can't throw no light on this situa-
| ton; don't see no way of keeping
this rot out Of the papers unless we
could burn up the plants or close 'em
down some way, which I'd like to
! have the job Of dom. But we amt
beat yet.
'This man that's posin' as an angel
Of virtue before the people of New
York and talkin' reform and so on is
! an adulterer, thief, and a self-con-
fessed murderer" ..- .,F.
What" roared the men present.
! you're dreaming! You're mad!"
II am, am I? Well, you just watt
returned the chief, "and you'll find I'm
the sanest man in the whole bunch.
You know the other night when you
was jammin' through the franchise at
the city hall and Gormly made his
great play?"
YES"
well, one Of my men-1 had a
bunch Of plain clothes men scattered
through the crowd-with his eyes and
ears open heard man say, lookin' at
GormlY standin' up on that automobile
and givin' the crowd his Internal rot,
Well, If that amt dead ringer for
boy named George Fordyce that
used to know back in Kill Devil Camp
in Wyoming twenty-five years ago, I'll
eat my haiti MY man sized up the
speaker at once. He was big west
ern man free Of speech as he was
with his money. His names Bill Ham
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