Show 1 e "I suggest” said Mr Haldane "that hesitate to say that I think Warren is information acquire may you the best man we can get Ke know any be submitted to those of us him we know juBt exactly what we should are present before any use is who la He rather him can expect from of made it" connecliked by the people and his “Oh that of course" said Llffey tion with this little ring here is not ' “Chief don’t make any moves without too obvious” ’1 guess that suits me" returned submitting them to me” "There is still another matter of Llffey and Connell agreed and Interest to us all which must be setHabberley tled” continued Haldane Van Slyke and his colleague also as"What's that?” INCIDENTAL sented “The old franchise of the New York "Now” said Llffey "I’ve got someD) DIE WOMAN What do you Street Car company that expires this thing else to propose of Gormly’s spring the link that completes the Cvmss Town think as to' the likelihood Bhady of circle of the Gotham Freight Traction gittln’ or acceptin’ the nomination lutsrwmoMS By ZkMtsoav Bfavtt company” the outs?” tmcr 39 trmmr mm coma "Well it doesn’t seem to me that’s a "I think he could get it by turning U Haldane said Llffey very difficult proposition” 8YN0PSIS "Oh I guess you’ll take your orders over his hatd" answered "We’ve got the board of aldermen unlikely is extremely "but I think it ' from the society" t me that and the borough presidents as well A foolish become young tenderfoot "Not from you Llffey not from any- that he’ll accept it Hean told fascinated with the bold artful wife of a absolute in- All we’ve got to do is to draw up an said Rutherford quietly he intended to run as drunken prospector In a western mining body” not to be tied to any party ordinance and shove it through The town They prepare to elope In a blindenough though his face flushed at the dependent mayor here'll sign it and tbat’H be ing blizzard but are confronted by the insult “As a matter of fact being whatsoever" maudlin husband He Is shot by the nomination the him offer the end of it” "They’ll wife but the chivalrous boy pins a district attorney 1 hold the whip hand note to the body “They ain’t never the crime of you all” And again the uneasy sure” said Connell "It is by no means as easy as you taking upon himself In their flight to the “If I had such a chance as he’ll present think Liffey” said Haldane’ evifrom the financiers railroad horse movement station the woman’ and know anything about Gormly he’ll falls exhausted since I’ve been chief of police the youth puts her the truth of that assertion on hi own and follow hanging to the denced that’s a fight on that issue That is make twenty years” nearly two to run term still has years “My etlrrup strap Seeing he Is an Impedi“Well if he won’t accept it that’! our weak point If we had that fran ment the woman thrusts her escort Into remember and there are things I a snow drift and rides on said as the devil” sore make them all chlse safely passed and in our pock Don’t forget he stumbles Into the railroad station Just could do even with you I don’t as the train bears the woman away Habberley ets we could laugh at him that!” years later this man In George "Exactly" interposed Llffey “and know whether it would not be better Llffey gritted his teeth but said New Gormly Is a I propose that we make a to defer the passage of such an orditherefore a York a obvious He meets Eleanor Haldane so of face in the nothing beautiful and wealthy settlement worker to run against him ticket nance until after the election” nonpartisan and with her In her work proposition that we divide the offices between the "I think that while there is much Gormly becomes owner of a steamship line and finds himself frustrated In pier ins and outs reservin’ to ourselves CHAPTER IX in what you say Haldane" said Van and track extension plans by grafting althe most important and vital ones of Slyke "yet we’d better make sure of dermen backed by the Gotham Traction An automobile accident brings course but givln’ the outs enough to the erdinance Company Plans of The the before the flection Ring Gormthe Haldanes to his country home even if We would have that anyway At this moment Haldane reentered make ’em feel good let ’em git a their that he will be mayor of ly announces few New York and redeem the city from corHe looked gravely trou- fingers into the public pie for room we failed which as Mr Liffey says Mr Haldane In a long desired the ruption can We on easily so pickln’s and is hardly possible” Interview with Gormly makes an Indirect bled and "Gentlemen proposition to compromise the fight which it is past belief but do that without losin’ too much "Gentlemen" said Haldane “I am the latter has been waging in the newswe’ll present a united front against would by no means convinced of what you papers against the Gotham Traction com-of when I asked him whether he or not he him” pany and which Haldane Is suspected I tell you that the main flghi accept the nomination say being the head Gormly boldly announces said—” "A united front of all the grafters will be on the disposal of that very his plan of campaign to Haldane Gormly and thieves Haldane paused blackguards financiers rides to Haldane's place carrying word I admit that we' can past franchise of the auto accident The next morning sneered in New York!” “He said he had already politicians pledged anything in spite of any commotions he refers to the ride of the night before to Gormly that afternoon Rutherford as mild compared to one he experienced his support the question is do we want it” The papers anIn his boyhood days Mr but — my daugh"You don’t like the scheme of— intercession er at the “That’s poThe hardly the question” said nounce his candidacy for mayor Rutherford” roared Llffey angrily lltlcal declaration of the merchant prince ter and some other friends" "Of course we want it McRonald The I think it’s one of the best but the question is is it the besi produced a tremendous In sensation said the boss "Vastly “Well I’m damned!” him a possible minority party seeing that could be proposed” “Are you goln’ to stand for that?” Moses make overtures looking to the to do I think there is tremendthing outs the “I dorsement of his candidacy by “As for myself" said Haldane "I hardly see how I can prevent it” ous force in your arguments Mr HalGormly however rejects all proposed alanswered Haldane with very much per- also think it has elements of attrac- dane liances If we present ourselyes although I must protest that franchise which is so immensely turbed "unless I should disclose my tiveness own connection with the administra' CHAPTER VIM— Continued against being placed in the category valuable and vital indeed to the comRutherMr have enumerated to is be you a thing tion which I take it as well as tc Liffey snorted with disdain pletion of our properties ford" undoubtedly avoided for all our sakes” "My dear Mr Warren the public we shall certainly have or “Oh protest all you like” said the Whether "Yes unless we want to kill the cow you are very available given to the opposition the strongesl “The sugII not you are the most available Is the we’re milkin’” returned Llffey “it is district attorney easily to for the people appeal It’s not ground gestion is a good one Llffey But can’t you put pressure on him?” we do not present ourselves with the question” Interposed McRonald of hard to see why you’re in your pres the “To a certaiD extent yes” “We ought to get some man if we allow the election tc franchise to who belongs highest consideration determine that unofficially as it were and yet family a most respectable and then when we have won the elecwho’s amenable to the right pressure tion we avail ourselves of our opporHow’d you do yourself Mr Haldane?” tunities we shall be in a much safei If bosses asked the bosB innocently and better position” can ever ask anything In that vein “Do you wish to submit this franMr "Under no consideration” he said chise to the vote of the people “could I accept the honor decisively asked Rutherford McRonald?” too are our Interests Interests My "By no means” answered the finanbethem localize by to me vast for cier coming mayor ofjNew York” "Well what do you propose then?" “Haven’t you Aot a son?” asked Would it not be well in "This "He’d Connell the chjfef of police strong grows case this movement of name and have all the advantages yonjjgh to be worthy of the attention station and so on that you would and we are giving it to declare as from much do pretty I have no doubt he’d the party in power that while we have what you said and I’m sure you’d the power to grant the franchise and say what was best for us all” while we think it would be for the “I think that would be an excelinterests of the people that it should In Rutherford lent Idea” chimed be granted yet we are willing to deHal' Is your youngster "How old fer action until after the election and dane?” let the election determine” “He’s “That would be a wise course” said In his life done anything "Never "I don’t know but that it i Haldane has he?” but we must fact the wisest course or business In any mean “Do you the alternative” any other way?” is that?” “What he’s got to cover up I “Anything "Defeat! If we made that proposiit mean” defeated and then were tion the I believe” answered “Nothing would be impossible for us to secure but lad a been “He’s lively father of the The stock the franchise am I that dishonorable nothing Gotham Freight Traction company la aware of” and the bonds outstand$250000000 want — we II “He’s the very man much ing aggregate almost as enthusiastic Inexperienced franchise they young we don’t have this rich controllable Where Is he now?” won’t be worth ten cents on the dollar asked Rutherford to us" Island at on and(he IMG Use Electric Lights Why not? That’s the light to see your way clear by See Manager With SOME Manton Be and gat wired Sevier Light Power & Milling 'J2EIATI0N Co- - send - r ' ' ’ f " ' my Long "He’s down country place" with "Can you get In communication him by telephone?" “I think so” you call him up and' ask "Suppose him whether of' not If he got the he would run” nomination Excuse me gentlemen” "I will said Haldane going out into the hall where one of the duplicate telephones was installed - He did not care to do his telephonof ing In the library before the group conspirators “I think” protested Warren as Hal“Turn Up Some Dirty Story About Him” Said Llffey 'Bluntly dane closed the door behind him that me You promised this Is a shame You have a level head ent position “Cut off his allowance” that If I made a satisfactory mayor I think we are all agreed on what you he has sufficient “Unfortunately I should have the refusal of the office eh gentlemen?” suggest of his own from his grandfamoney I’ve what know to like again and I’d "Good!” said Haldane after the asme ther’s estate to keep him from— er— throw you should done that "It only rewant and as he is quite of age my sents had been received down?” must be a matter of per- mains then to make up the slate influence “Promises" said LifTey “don t go suasion” ' Shall we do it now or later?” in politics longer than It’s agreeable ” said Rutherford “We might as well do our part of it “this ’’Gentlemen ain’t We as you very well know "I'll see Benson tobe is a ve’ry serious indication of the now” said Liffey You throwing you down either some way gravity of the situation If young morrow and put it up totohim He can provided for doubtless in name Haldane his conti lbutions the list and espouse like men Livingstone and maybe this young Haldane ain’t means we’ll announce it” then Gormly it man after all the cause of George the most available "And our platform?” queried Rutherthat he'll have a following among that him to committed yet” not We’re ford weight” class that has tremendous "IH tell yoq one thing that we can “To stand on our record and point “That class as a rule don’t cut much do without waiting for a candidate” of a figure in politics” said the street with pride and say mighty little else” here interposed the chief of police '“It’s my white wings commissioner the boss concisely returned "And what Is that pray?” asked the and Connell’s gang and the society so did the rest Rutherford laughed mayor It was so atjsurd and yet so exceedingthat does the work” deOffice the Central “We can put mistake" said ly adroit “Don’t make any We tective force on Gormly s trail “The class to which you I’ll "And Rutherford out my carry part of the We can find can look up his record refer if it could be waked up is game” Eaid the chief of police cut all about him ever since he was of doing amazing work" "What part was that?” asked It’s dollars to pennies but capable a baby “If I know anything about it” said Haldane that what we’ll discover something Van Slyke “Gormly will wake them “While you were out” answered he’d like to keep hidden” Rutherford up too” "our worthy censor of pubis an excellent “Your suggestion “I guess we’ll have to fall back on lic morals do you guardian of public interone and your observations Mr Warren and his administration” ests and enforcer of public law sugcredit It’s the first practical sugges- said Haldane gested that it would be a good thing tion we’ve had here this evening to “Gentlemen” began Warren the detective force of the employ said Van Slyke “I shall always be glad to city in looking out for the interests of "Turn “Right” said Llffey bluntly — — him and if serve the people and er my friends the party by investigating the past up Borne dirty story about to which present and future of Mr Gormly all that s and supporters in any office you need evidence I’ll supply You see a reform candidate has got to be chosen” ' be careful" said I may necessary” life be of blameless That’s the rea"We’ll take care of that” interrupto "You'll hat we are none of us allied with that son contemptuously as ted Llffey "that such evidence Rutherford said to make it party I ake it And if anything regular” "In order shall be unimpeachable you supply “I propose that whatsoever can be found which tends attorney and that such a story as you turn up the district we all declare here and now our pref- to cast a clood over the individual shall bo true else I won’t have anyI don’t reformer his cake’s dough” erence for our candidate to do with it” thing "How invested much actual money has been asked the in the concern?” district attorney millions and fifty “Two hundred little and — very from the people else” answered Haldane “How much is it really worth?" queried Liffey what was “It’s worth of course put into it” "And what will its earning capacity be?” "If we control it it will pay a fair on all the stock that has dividend been put out most of which is held th by our friends and the friends of organization” answered Van Slykeone The problem was a tremendous or moment a faced silently it They two and at last Haldane restated it “You see we can if necessary defy an and jam through public opinion ordinance at the last minute even If alwe are likely to lose the election the should we give so doing though by at advantage a tremendous enemy Or we can the close of the campaign defer the granting of the franchise in the hope until after the election will be our that the postponement strongest card for winning I tell you that other interests of gentlemen greater magnitude would be involved in the fate of the ‘Gotham Freight Traction company" that's “Why in the name of all businesslike didn’t you get control of this franchise before?” asked Rutherford “It “We couldn’t” Haldane replied to get a renewal of a is Impossible franchise until it expires” com“Why didn’t you wait before mitting yourselves to the greater enterprise until this franchise ma GOOD THINGS TO EAT can always find 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