White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-02
SYNOPSIS
Commenced Jan. 23, 1870

6ledge, a typical politician, becomes in
fatuated with Molly Marley. daughter of
. street car company president. He sends
her red roses.
On Molly's invitation Sledge attends a
party. Before the crowd disperses Molly
thanks Sledge for his kindness. and then
he proposes marriage Her refusal is
treated as only temporary by Sledge.
Molly attends the governors ball, and
her attractiyeness results in her climbing
the dizzy heights of popularity. The no
table respect accorded Sledge. however.
perplexes her.
organization. lie asks Marley for Molly's
hand, but Is refused. Having financially
ruined Bert Glider. Sledge threatens to do
the same to Marley.
Marley's loans are ordered called by
6ledge. Feeder. who receives a salary for
keeping quiet about the public fund scan
DIAL, confesses during Sledge's questioning
and Is roughly handled.
Molly becomes angry at her fathers OBJ
vious fear of Sledge. lie tells her to mar
ry him, but she refuses and suggests o
night on sledge. which encourages Marley.
Sledge visits Bozzsm. and a heated ar
gument arises. The chief finds Bozzam
q working against him. The recognized
EalinhA COMPANY AAh@1N &A@a
ley presides. and Sledge Is present.
The two votes of Marley and Bert Gid
err are sufficient to carry tho amendment
to the resolution for the purchase OF the
franchise for $4,000 cash.
sledxe receives an announcement Of the
engagement of Molly and Glider. Boxzam
tells Marley Sledge decided not to sell the
franchise at any price. and that he IL
financially dead.
Sledge goes to the state capital and gets
everything fixed up for the passage of .
bill granting a new car company a nifty
year franchise free OF charge.
Marley visits the state senator at home
and meets Sledge. He finds out the par
ticulars Of the bill and then wires . syn
dictate for best offer for controlling inter-
est.
At her father's suggestion Molly. accom-
panied by Fern, visits Sledge. Delighted.
Sledge again starts to lavish presents on
her. Marley arranges a meeting with the
chief.
Fern. sledge orders Marley to say he
sent them. A quarrel arises between Gid
er and Molly. but he checks IT quickly.
1ieage presents Molly with n magnin-
cent diamond at the theater. Marley sells
his stock. The political leader learns that
Molly and Glider are to be married In the
afternoon.
81 thought you didn't know the pro
visions OF the BILL" went % Walters.
delighted to have uneartbed a new an
gle to the story. The thing is SO
beautifully juggled that 1t automstical-
ly extends all franchises granted with
In the last ten years TO an extra fifty
years of lifetime on the same terms as
their original charter"
"Goodi' returned Marley. All my
franchises have been renewed within
the last ten years"
Now l know you've been asleep re-
Joiced Walters, not hat he had any
enmity for Marley. but merely that he
liked a good story. The bill specifcal-
ly does not apply to renewals, but to
original franchises. Why. yours abso-
lutely expires In three years. II that's
the case; moreover, the franchises at
the end Of that time belong to Sledge's
company"
'Impossible!' gasped Marley.
Get your alarm clock fixed" advis.
ed Walters. Monday night the coun-
ell In secret session granted franchises
to Sledge's company covering every
street In the city. including-now, listen
Including those streets now covered
by franchises when those franchises
expire"
For Just n moment Marley felt the
strength leaving him, a spasmodie I'm
pulse due to an entirely automatic men
tai impression that he still owned the
old company.
ITS a bald faced steal." he hotly
charged. indignant at Sledge's whole
sale appropriation.
Its a plppin." agreed Walters