Show n att S FREDERICK JOHN BURT ADAMS author of the KIJ nipped 1 Cm colonel lonel Alon monroa roes doctrine etc HT 1903 UT by all rights wa BY BT K upham ADAMS reer reserved ved I 1 A J Duss CHAPTER continued john hurt hid seatie d mills it ILI al his desk which lie he was mas putting in ili order Sur surprised primed at sam a 9 positive statement m ant he turned quickly lie he baw blake standing by the door A abaft of sunlight tell fell full on his fie tc C hiis hla hand wai wag on the knob and he motionless as aa if ff riveted to the he flour there was nas that in bis big espres slon glen and attitude atti tLde which chalk challenged aged john burts burt s attention students of psychological ena cna may offer an explanation it ot of the impalpable impression received by john burt in that moment ilia was the dominating mind blake a the bub ejective uy by that mysterious telepathy which mocks analysis and scorns tie de a message passed to john purt art lie he yli ya lacked the cipher to translate ren slate it it dotted no definite warning and sounded none but a vague suspicion but the vibration though faint was as discordant john burt glanced at illace and turned to sam you are mistaken mih taken sam ham he said gald blits garden carden Is abroad and will bill not sail aall for new ork for several days Is that go BO sam ran his fingers through his red hair and looked aled that a mighty curious lye ive got an eye like a hawk an I 1 id d a sworn it was A as her I 1 met hc r once or twice alce when bhe was here before an thought sure it m was as her I 1 saw yester dav must be wong mong though buea id better begin mearin glasses so ye 78 aint ain t seen been her yet john ill bet be 11 be plumb glad tow tew meet you we e was waa ye the last time I 1 saw her that a two years ago she haan hadn t forgot ye john blake closed the door and sam turned fumed at the click of the latch why heres biml well well well belll I 1 here ere we are all together thought I 1 wouldn t know john didat t ye I 1 1 I 1 T knew him the moment he spoke 1 I johnt john and so BO old rocky woods has turned out the great firm of james blake Compa I 1 want to congratulate both of ye are ye is all through murk lets go somewhere where we can have so methin in honor bonor of this mee mentora occasion come on boys its it s my many thanks for our invitation sam and I 1 d like to accept it but it a hardly sate safe said john in a few weeks I 1 hope to enjoy your hospitality and to extend mine bat until that time I 1 am john burton and you don t know me bit down sam wo we wish to discuss a business matter or perhaps more accurately a political one jim send one of th the e clerks out for a magnum and we 11 drink sams health here im still an exile sam until an hour ago age jim was the only man in new york who was waa acquainted with me but I 1 im m filing away prison bars and ou can help me sam I 1 acau I 1 can h help ip you echoed sam you just call on me fer anything except murder an I 1 might manage that I 1 blake had bad been singularly quiet but he joined in the laugh which followed and left the room to order the proposed refreshment jim aint aln t lookin well said sam sympathetically looks sorter peaked like dont don t you think so johnt john 11 1 I noticed that this morning and told him so john replied ile he has been under a severe strain for weeks and possibly the change of climate agree with him im going to send him into the country for a few days lie ile la Is entitled to a rest and theres no reason why he dat t have it jim and I 1 haie hae been through many hard fought engagements together but at last a decisive victory is in sight do you know arthur morris T he be asked abrupt lr you bet I 1 do but he ha don dont t know zno me except as alderman samuel 1 L hounds why d ye ask john blako blake returned and took a seat nar sam our firm Is interested in the nances bances submitted to your board by the terms of which new and amended franchises are proposed for tho the cosmopolitan mo mop politan oltan improvement company began john I 1 I 1 have studied the record ot of the and find thai you spoke and voted against these bills when originally proposed and passed do you mind telling rae me sam what you know of this matter can you yoc do to BO without violating your tri triet qt you bet I 1 can an I 1 know a lot declared sam 1 I was comin coln over to tell jim andow an I 1 reckon I 1 knipe wh ou are attar there s no use of nn mn t ilin y this ili fallo adlow mor ris laet he bothin more er less les N a high toned thief lie owns or thinks he be owns oana the he hoard of aldermen Alderm cn per naps hap he dooe does but to my way vt ay of think in lie lies a likely to be fooled there a er lot of new members who iio are agin him an some of the old ones that he bought before want nant ter be bought agin an they lia haie e raised their price was aa tew my house lasi las night say sav john I 1 wonder what bed he d think if he be knew I 1 was m in our office now non darned if this aln ain t a funny world what did morris have 0 to o say asked blake who did not need to counterfeit an interest in this new IP de lopont ile he had er lot tew sai replied sam A benr ear ao he offered me five tho thousand wiand dollars fer my mv ote I 1 told him then that I 1 coulden couldn rit t do business busl neBa with A ith him an he managed tew pass his bills agin my vote an inflow ence guess he wants me pretty bad just now last night he be raised his price tew ten thousand these ordinances arc an all right an fer the benefit of the public says this self sacrificing morris morrie lin I 1 in sorry al derman round coundi he be san davs a that you re prejudiced agin them it if you 11 change your mind theres there s six other aldermen who 11 dew the same an when A hen the bills are passed ye gits ten thousand shousan I 1 more that s what abat he said tew me cot coi united sim an I 1 told him that hi was a liberal sport an that I 1 d tak 8 his offer under consideration an hou boll it in ili abee abeyance ance then I 1 asked min who the six others a ere vibo d follow my lead an he told me the seven of us gives him a majority was that all I 1 should aay not declared sam I 1 said tow tew him says I 1 mr morris I 1 knows all these al deimen an they are my personal fi lends im I 1 in a busl bus ness gent I 1 says havin been in boss bradin an in the commission business all my life an perhaps this game Is right in my line suppose I 1 contract says I 1 L to deliver all these seven votes I 1 says ifer fer the lump sum bum of 0 eighty thousand dollars forty per cent down doan in cash an the balance paid over when hen the bills Is passed pass edT morris thought a while an said bed he d be glad tow tew dew that I 1 told him I 1 d think it a lot an let him know in a fw days sam paused and looked keenly hist fit st at john burt and then at blake 1 I hope you don dont t think john he said that I 1 d any idea ot of his offer 1 I I 1 certainly do not said john I 1 I 1 in simply astounded that morris has done the one thing I 1 would have him 10 lo do that Is a rare piece of good fortune jim it ltv I 1 it a great luck declared blake with genuine enthusiasm under the stimulus of sam a 8 disclosures he for got jessie for or the moment and agan ag ai took his position tion side by side with aith john burt I 1 I 1 reckon I 1 know what tew lew dew asserted sam I 1 in tew see these six aldermen that morris needs an then im coln tew meet him an make my report if its all right he hes a tew tean pay me thirty two thousand dollars in cash an put the balance up with some man that I 1 name there a three of these aldermen that morria coni tint buy if lie he offered each of em the whole lump sum an I 1 cai handle tho the others that Is all right so far as it goes interrupted john burt but alonis is shrewd enough to demand pos positive itile pledges before paying over an inch amount of money ion ou should haie bane your aldermanic alderman lc friends sign and exe cute written promises to support these bills and keep certified copies of the same name these agreements will not be binding legally or morrion I 1 will consult my attorney q in this matter and let you enow the best methods of procedure dire all right john anything an thing you say goes with mie me laughed sam when shall rhall I 1 drop in agin early tomorrow to morrow morning replied john send woid woi d to judge danilson allson jom join that I 1 shall call on him this even ing CHAPTER on i ice blake found a rady excuse to call on oa gen garden carden the pronounced ec ac in L I 1 0 served as a pretext for an diening to the bishop rest reel teme dence blake was wag greeted by tile the old hanker banker with mith dignified cordiality ar t t f aki 4 his heart beat high as jessie frAi ally welcomed him I 1 i ici it t tt it IK ho h r of ht h r L t cresence resi nce james mak blake a annl r 1 I that be bail bad hl for a nt to risk alak life itself to win A in br h r what atas aa friend ship IP loyalty ayal t N fa fam in or fortune fortun c in the 1 balance alance with mith oric ont smile aiom tb worn wom 11 he hal so go sud aly to to loaf v ills whole being thrilled jtb with keenest joy as he felt the faint clasp of her hand and his ears drank in the melody of her voice papa m as ai saying at dinner that the marlet market had bad taken a decided turn and tint thit lie he thought ou u would call all this thia evening said jessie ile he felt so eo tain of it that we postponed a theater party you are to be congratulated papa on our intuition I 1 I 1 am the one to be congratulated said blake with a smile and a bow but I 1 should preface my self felicita tlona with an apology for the anfor mality of my call it if gen garden carden hlll stand sponsor for my plea that bu business giness exigencies cover a multitude of social I 1 may hope for borgh forgiveness enes and it forgiven I 1 warn that I 1 shall commit the of tense again A delicate flush suffused jessie s face fend and brightened the radiance of her eyes you will mill never become an outcast by such transgressions slie she 1 laughed 1 I will leave you and papa to your business plot tings edith is here and ft hen aben you have ended bour our serious affairs perhaps you will join us and we can have music or cards blake a face glowed with a pleasure no formal words could conceal I 1 our business will be ended in Is minute he be said I 1 know the gen eral has not forgotten the defeat wet we administered to him the other eveni even i bel ing an I 1 as an old soldier I 1 fancy he Is eager to wipe out his big repulse with a victory lie ile certainly cirta Is asserted gen carden I 1 in so sure of winning W to night that on behalf of edith I 1 challenge ou and jessie to a rubber of whist with a box tomorrow to morrow evening for booths booth a production of A fools fool a revenge as a fagerl wager donet done exclaimed blake I 1 marn arn you that papa generally wins when something Is at stake said jessie but ill do the best I 1 can and hope tor for good luck to offset my poor playing no excuse excused herself erse an and blake 0 an and gen garden plunged into stork stock technicalities 1 I wished aou ou to know the cause eel of to daib advance in I 1 L 0 ex I 1 blake for reasons you sur mise I 1 am picking up blocks of this stock it will go higher tomorrows tomor to morrow rowl and then a slump may follow but yow you need not worry whether it advances advance or declines I 1 have the market indication unde control from present indications you m will ill be called on to exercise your option inside of ten days I 1 have bave confidence in your judg ment and you on can rely on prompt ex elution of your instructions said gen garden carden for tm twenty enty years I 1 have been identified with wall street and I 1 understand its ethics in this compa campaign ign sou ou are the general you will find me a loyal aide there was more talk but since blake had nothing of importance to disclose dis clore the conference soon ended blake was triumphantly satisfied with ith his progress lie ile rightly interpreted gen garden cardens s suggestion of a theater party as a tacit permission to pay hla his addresses to jessie garden carden later in the evening through a chance remark ba miss hancock he learned that they had declined a thea ter invitation atom aithur hoiris ile he no longer had the slightest tear of morris ile he mt fit sure of the consent and even the he support of gen garden carden in his big sult suit for the hand band of his daufen ter the whist game was closely contested out as jessle jessie had predicted the general and falth adith won a hard fought victory and blake agreed to 0 o pay the vager tile the evening ro be continued |