Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-14
CHAPTER NIN-Continued

THERE was another pause in which |
l. Thorne looked at Frederick and Bro.
ierick looked al Thorne.
This is preposterous :" exclaimed Thorne
Murgatroyd made no answer. Then he
proceeded with assertions.
And with the earnings of that gambling
house" he said evenly, YOU have stopped
the mouths. closed the eyes and ears and
paralyzed the hands Of the authorities.
with the earnings of that gambling house,
you have bought the influence OF CHAIRMAN
Peter BroderiCk. who lives upon thOSe earn
ings-grows fat upon them
Broderick's eyes bulged he, too, rose and
started toward the prosecutor.
Say" he yelled 'l'll open up my anat-
omy to you, Pick out any ounce o rat
and tell me Cradlebaugh's put 1t there
Come on--my fat is my OWL earned II
by the sweat of my brow ~
with perfect coolness Murgatroyd con-
tinued:
"Thorne, ever since you spraug into
prominence here, you have posed IN this
community as a self-made man-boasted or
carving YOUR success by industry, integrity
and brains And yet" pointing hnger
of accusation toward him--"you have
bought every item of your reputation, every
iota OF your respectability lie stopped
for an instant, and then; Every men OF
YOUR political progress you've bought with
this tainted money and with the same
kind of money you'd huy the United states
senatorship---if you could
"IIes-all deliberate lies" Thorne eJac-
llated.
Worse than slanderin' my fat" added
Peter BroderiCk. ,
Refors Frederick could speak again,
Thorne took another tack. ,,,.-
"What evidence have you, Shou'u Inv
TO know" he said. YOU can PROVE '"'''
things, Murgatroyd
"Thot." returned Murgatroyd, us Tor me
IN worry about--not YOU I'm going on
and when I'm through. you can staNe Nuua
last dollar that I'll know all apout thlS
rottan system that you 'all your organ
iza,ion--from the most insignncaht Waro
nnlitician up TO Peter Broderick -
The accusing forehnger SHli''u ~, y.
Thorne TO the County Chairman uhurl ~ !,
,ha oyoirdupois of that gentleman seemed
."' t,ri,,a, and grow less In all his career
w., man had ever honored BroderIck WIN
,his hind of talk and he wasnt nSeu 10 IL
An at once he felt that MS courage was
slipping from MN , =" he heran.
Looking nervously at his watch : men hu''Cn Nv, i
ing his shoulders, ne s'o'c H''''S
most on tiptOe to the door .,,,or
'HrO0fflth
sharply. Al, ,o, 1oot, hack.
Frederick stopped, but did nov Iooh 1''Mi ~
,nea.riol :" numbered Murgatroyu'
-, ,,o,, In this office tomorrow AFTERNOON
want you W . want to have a
,,,k with you---alone. II you uo,' o.,
IN send for you. DO you u'''' A..
p,oderck did not answer ne opemeu .oa .'I
door and. slipping through IT, ''s"pp
u,rgatrovd laughed and. turning "
Thorne, he went on 1900 =.
"rhorpe. | sent for you 70 telI you y, ~
close up Cradlebaugh So ''"Se ~ w
once If you don't .od Gonna
ant Thorne's self-possessioIl ha' '0''
,,oS and he demanded fearlessly 40 A..
pack, "a am wbat about you, Mursatroyd' Are
,,our hands cleang .,,,, ,oce
WV Tho tiger Ieaped into Murgatroyu tare
,,as eashed fire. the accuser pec"''o
the fighter, u,ysoIf," =" he answered
o,JclsIv I'm talking ABOUT gou' nord
yo, are sworn as couhaeIo. - and
Won have lined your pockets anu
the law ,So,,r career with the coin OF su,
cides, profisates'
loner. for instance 49,, .,,ro is sone-
.,yss" he went on, ana thei' 20 -
,,,ora between you and me thah t"ie'
Thorne" His voice now droppeu n!','o'r ,a,,
whIsper "You have the ehroh'e'S " p"'
attentions To- - ,Ls tore his
Thorne interrupted him ms e'i,vt i,,to IN
glance, his manner leapihs 1T o"'' '''
science. ,.,a ,ios ia II? Well,
- ,on vou something that possibly 70"
iet me i,ow All my life ] have had tue
49, T wanted--all my desires haNe oee'
rIfIled | wanted money 81 60,
Ied ,over social and polltlcal-i so'
=, have never stopped ! nave a,m' n,
nropressed. You have aireauS saw n
would be Senator Of the uhlIeu ''" Aa,,n
eou,u hinted at a woman who Is worth
yi,a W .. Well. I'm going on anu vi
and on, in spite OF YOU a.,.,, +, re.
an" ara going on to your nhlsh' re-
| - NJur,atroyd II have only Jus' pe'
''n WITH YOU. Before i go turther "sS S
se inst as we'll for you to rennau,sn .mS S
,ast two of your desires doht oe'""'
| til advise IT" ., ,ha nrose.
INV r.'ho had spoken with complete as
cueoi, Thorne recognized the DANGER
sur a,rovd had been getting indictments
, NJ nd for every indictment cohVio
| ia'e's' ,rhorne aid not know what proc
Ion travd had in his possession, and ne
,'na,s of no way that he could nIla ou,
pas,des the people iiked MuisaVu ~,
Thorne believed in compromise '"''''N
he extended his hanu, - ha said "yo,
| Loon ,,har Of us can afford to have thing'
KNOW W. ne talked about Don't let us siins
Inv ys,'s fight in the open iair nsn
s no fayor--let's be decent q.
ay,,,, ahn no Son't YOU get your ammunition
a.. nnan. them asked the prosecutor
Thorne nared pp. vs.
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