Arizona republican., 1911-05-03

"I'll go and sec Dunno" said Don
| nelly.
You better, said Manning. What
Tank does will come fast"
Donnelly arose and left the office.
After a minute or two. Macy, without
another word. did the same Ezra Vim
ing, coming in. met him going out, and
noted his unusual pallor.
What's the matter with Macy"
asked Vining, casually, as he dropped
into a chair. He looked as pale as a
ghost"
Tank was just in here wanting us
70 take up his fight, and when we
wouldn't do II, he stormed around like
u mad elephant, and il got on Mays
nerves little, guess"
An anxious look came into Winnings
face.
Well, whatever you do, don't break
with Tank" he said.
I'VE have broken with him." said
Manning, tersely.
You have gasped Vining. one
lean hand going into his long iron-gray
hair, that was reached back like a
name. and the other laid involuntarily
on the arm of tanning, while his
beady eyes cleaned with intensity, and
mis- lip fell away till 1t showed the vel
low roots of his lower teeth. He's
got me stretched out tighter than a
drum"
Oh. that's all right! treasured
Manning We've figured that. We
can save you on any Of our deals"
But on my own deals" almost
shrieked Vining I'm nailed to the
cross. On that New Telephone fran
chise. he's got me at least four ways.
He can send me to Jail for life. He'll
put me on the stand against you, and
I'll have to testify, or he'll dig up two
or three Of those cases and send me to
Jail for life"
Winnings lip dropped. trembling. In
two minutes he had passed from we'll
preserved. almost dandif1ed fifty TO a
senile seventy.
Manning's own jaw dropped while he
looked steadfastly in the face or the
man who had been the go-between OF
that triumvirate of greed and graft,
which stood now in danger Of disgrace
and ruin: and then rage famed up.
why the devil didn't you tell US
this. long ago." Manning almost
screamed.
Why the devil" exclaimed the ole
man. wildly excited why the devil
didn't YOU talk 10 me before you broke
with Tank? Haven't | always done the
business when il came TO the scratchl
Amt closer to him than any of you?
But Manning was too coidly intel
lectual to waste much time on mere
angry words of foolish recrimination
Swiftly he clutched the phone and
called up DUNES Office.
Is Mr.. Donnelly there?" he asked.
Just gone" was the answer.
Did he see Mr.. Upnle?'
Yes"
Realizing that he had failed to catch
Donnelly in time To hold of the pro
posed alliance, provided Dunno was
willing TO enter into it Upon his OWL
part, Manning next called for Tank.
Tank himself answered the phone
and recognized Manning's voice. Never
too angry 10 use his brain, he listened
with patience to Warnings confession
of error and humble proposal to do ex
actly what Tank had an hour before
requested.
Too late" said Tank, promptly.
don't trust you any more. Only one
way you can square it. Go to Dunno
and arrange for the District Attorney
TO dismiss every one of the indictments
against me before four o'clock to-day
He had shrewdly suspected an al
I 4 no
and had put his price high, so hlgn
that he knew 1t was impossible. Nan
ming thought II impossible, too. but he
did not know yet the measure OF Don
nelly's success. and besides he wished
to gain time. and to delay the progress
of Tanks vengeance, so he answered:
"Tll see what can be done, and lei
YOU know in two hours. Dunno VIII
be out at lunch now"
All right" answered Tank. All
right IL you don't let me know. too,
he added with an impudent sheer that
was gall to the heart of Manning, and
then as he was hanging up the phone
there sounded again through 1t the
hoarse voice of the Boss: Is Winning
there? &" it asked
mo" lied Manning. uDblushingly
off he comes in tell him | want to
see him quick" he went on, bluntly
and added dryly. " got use for him.
AS Manning hung up the phone DON
nelly entered the office.
Well" queried Manning, quickly
nervously. What did You do?"
Planted seventy-five thousand with
Dunno" answered Donnelly, rubbing
his Jaw with an unsatisfied air.
How did he take it," asked Man
ming.
"Cold as a fish Looked at me like
schoolmaster at boy who'd been play
ing hockey. You offer this of your
own notion he said unreservedly
without condition except that 1t be
used legitimately in the unearthing oil
municipal corruption and punishment
of wrong-doers? in that jerky way OF
his .
And what did you say"
What could ! say?" rejoined Don
nelly. q never gave up money SO
easily in my life, nor was. so uncertain
whether II got me anything or not"
Donnelly's face whitened and tight
ened gravely as Manning told OF Vim
ing's plight and hence of theirs, and oil
his interview with Tank.
For Gods sake" exclaimed Don
nelly, when he had heard it. mus
see Dunno again, at once. Telephone
Macy to throw seventy-five thousand