Show 41 QZ cAe pi WITS IVY aff SOME 0 w I 1 incidental ril oriff U al DAW K S vs f ay cyrak to if by ca 11 ir mwry HUM aw 0 SYN SYNOPSIS I 1 13 T A foolish yount young underfoot tenderfoot becomes fascinated with the th bold atul erthul wife of a drunken prospector in a bostom mining town th they prepare to slope elop in a blinding billiard blizzaro trevare but ut are confronted conron td by th ma u alim husband ile he li in shot hot by th tatt wi alf f but the tha boy pins one IL a no note t to the th body taking the th crime upon himself in their night flight to the tha railroad station the th woman horse talla falls exhausted 4 the youth put h her the r on t his hl own and follows hanal to the stirrup strap seeing he is I 1 an impediment the woman tarita th rita her escort into a snow now drift and rides on half hak frozen froien he stumbles into tim th railroad station suet axt as aa the train bean the woman cnway away twenty five flye years year later this thin man torge gormly Is a mulu millionaire in n new tork he meets eleanor leanor It nali Ilal lne danak a beautiful and wealthy settlement Bett lement worker and operates cooperates co with her tn in her work gormly b become comes owner of a steamship line and finds himself hlin Bl frustrated in pier a and nd track extension exten alon plans plan by grafting aldermen d ermen banked backed by the gotham traction company a n y an automobile accident brings corny the haldane a dunemn to his hi country hom gormly announces announce that he will be m mayor abor of fit new byork york am and nd redeem the city from corruption 0 mr haldane in a long desfred I 1 n F 0 w with gormly malce makee an indirect to cc m aromise the which the latter has haa b been eon wagley in the he ngo nawa paper against the gotham trac traction t company and which haldane Is suspected of eany beenk e ink the head gormly boldly announces h hie fo plan of campaign to haldane gormly redpa 0 to Hal danea place placa carr carrying carryl yint nc w word rd of the auto sf dont the next morning he refers to the tha ride of the night before as aa mild compared to one on he experienced in him hl boyhood days the papers paper announce his hl candidacy tor for mayor the political bounced lotical declaration ecla ration odthe of the merchant prince produced a tremendous daus serration sensation the minority party noting in him a possible moe MOM e a make overtures looking to the in dorp of hu his candidacy by the outs out gormly however ho react all proposed pro pod alliance A meet loor of the bachem so bo celety ot or the ninar is 1 held at the haldane home many political und and henchmen henchman are ara present and ways way P and nd niini r n tans are advanced to dampen gorlik Gor mIK n mayoralty ayo ralty and sidetrack hla can candidacy c the younger haldane hainan to 1 candida didd proposed P an n opposition candidate the whole machinery of the cites detective force in ie to be used to dlf up damning damaging to connly Gor haldane jr re fumes the nomination and announce that he will support gormly the party then decides to name a non parti pon nan ticket tor for the purpose of dividing the goir go ir forces and at the tha same ame ti time ma r ush ruh through h a Vre leht traction rom company ey franchise without which the 9 sachem boriety would be he helD loless lem CHAPTER X continued 1 I offee oce r for this franchise it it he be granted me I 1 shall hall guarantee to operate the road in the interests of the people and turn over all the profits above six per cent on my investment to tho the people themselves leaf there should be any doubt of at my ability to make good continued the merchant 1 I beg to say that I 1 have I 1 in my hand a forfeiture check chech for one fourth of the amount in question which Is certified to by the city of gotham national bark back the gentleman la Is out of order remarked the presiding officer an soon as he could recover hla his equipoise we are not auctioning off public franchises to the highest bidder we aro are granting this ono one in the interests ot of the public to the company which ims has already served the peo people BO well and has assumed the burden of the great system of which this Is the necessary connecting unit link sirl cried gormly amid a chorus of ct groans hisses and cheers 1 apro I pro test against any other interruptions from the sp came quickly from the chair and any further expressions of approval or disapproval from the spectators will result in the clearing of the room by the sergeant at arms 1 I call sald said one of the aldermen for a vote veto on tho the resolution those in favor of the granting of the franchise will say aye immediately said the chairman there was waa a furious chorus of shamel sh shamel arnst from rom a great number of spectators in which the feeble ayes were scarcely heard those opposed went on the voice c of t the chairman trembling with excitement cit Vit ement will signify it by saying DO A thundering shout about of noes noea rang through the hall ball the few in opposition making up by their vociferation tor for their small numbers the ayes have bavo it said eald the chairman hammering on the desk with his gavell gavel t division Divisi division 1 clamored the opposition those in favor continued the chairman disgusted at being corn com relied polled to put the administration thus on record but powerless to prevent it will stand up amid shouts and cries and disorder never before equaled the members of the administration got to their feet the whip that had been cracked over their heads had bad been used to effect some of them wore mere ignorant tools others were able to understand what they were doing the they all vot voted alike AIM A A score of stert alert reporters from carefully prepared lists were checking oft off the votes the ayes have it tho the ordinance is passed tried the chair chairman chairmen mun triumphantly ph antly after the noes had been called to their feet and counted 1 I move said alderman hellman that we do now adjourn the motion was waa carried with a rush ruith and instantly the began a wild scramble from the ball among the first to leave was gormly the corridor and stairs were packed with people who Abeen hr unable to gain ornit admittance tance to the chamber but hd had teamed learned what was toward when Gorm lys yB well known figure w wasi wasteen as asreen jeen een in the door doorways doorway watt i a treat great ot at acclaim rone from rom tho the multitude i gormly had not intended to speak but the opportunity was too good to be loaf As he be descended the stop steps the cheering changed into it a demand for a speech from froia him no bun hustings tings had been prepared but by the curbstone a tood a big high powered automobile it was filled with people livingstone haldane sat in the chauffeurs sea beit t the place beside him was vacant up here mr air gormly 1 he be cried PO pointing inting without observing who was in the gormly clambered up to the seat leat and stood on it lie he was thus lifted sufficiently high above the crowd fellow citizens he begin began as the th encoring cheering subsided uD aldei and the multitude gave him opportunity to speak you know that in order to complete the ring of oppression opp realon which holds the city in its ito iron grasp under the tha name of the gotham freight traction oom corn pany panr it was waa necessary neoe thra that the old franchise of the now new york street car company expiring today ifould bo become the property of that company through the franchises they thay already enjoy thoy they have bare created an institution that will enable them to continue their predatory talk english Engli 1 st a voice from the crowd thans you my friend answered anaw ered gormly which will enable anable them to steal from you your money your earn bam inza your investments your profits prof lt your I 1 capital whatever you have bare tor for the next one hundred years they have sold bonds to pay par for the building of at the road not one cent of their own money has gone into it they have issued stock to themselves to double or quadruple the value of the investment and they are determined to mako make you pay interest Int erett large interest on that stock as well as on the I 1 bonds but in order that they can carry out this nefarious and thieving proposition they must secure this franchise which expired today otter 1 wise their traction lines will be incomplete will end in the air there will be no connection between betwee rl its ends end for the territory covered by this fran chime is so situated that if the line are to be t connected it ft must be through this territory consequently this franchise franch lie IR in the most valuable of the few remaining properties of the people you own it it belongs to you its ita your last chance to got get your rights it if you hold it they are at your mercy this franchise the posse aloa of which means so BO much to you la Is about to be given away the th council has haa overwhelmingly passed an ordinance granting it without restrictions restriction to the gotham freight traction company tor for the space of one hundred yra years I 1 will you sanction that the square aquara was waa new seething seeth lne with excitement Gorm lys yB clear powerful po warful voice carried to the extremes ox of the crowd ilia hla plain practical pre predesta ilon ion was waa alpis enough for all to understand der stand ile he paused at this juncture and surveyed the crowd A voice suddenly Bud danSy a shrill negative and instantly the word was wan and nd a groan thundering th chorus of no lie oot not never rolled through tho the part park with ever increasing volume and it gormly had bad looked back he could have hato a eon apon pon the windows of the city ball crowd with aldermen white faced and anxious listening to that tremendous and oven furious negative lets got get the aldermen out hotel herel cried s ft voice la in a pause in the commotion and show era m what we thiekl there WAS wa art an instant response oneo to the suggestion tho the people mado made a wild surge toward the entrance of 0 the city hall the th multitude mulU tude could easily have bays degenerated into a mob BUT dut gormly chocked it ills control wax was admirable no gentlemen he cried cread no men find and citizens ot of now new york we must do lawfully the th grant has not been signed by the mayor lie lieve me they thay will not be insensible to this prote at let lat it be repeated in every local organization let every member of the board of aldermen be warned by hla his constituents not to press this bill to reconsider his action at once gentlemen H he held up it a piece of paper one of the tall lights in the square illuminated his bia face and figure alg uro his every action was distinctly visible to the multitude 1 I have hava here in my band a check certified by the city 0 of gotham lo tham national bank for two and one halt half millions of dollars dollar before this ordinance was lusod this wye etc ring not ton tea ini ago I 1 offered this urn sum of money as i a forfeiture binding me to pay ton millions for the franchise in question I 1 offered to subscribe to an agreement affre ament which would limit my mr own returns to six alx lx per cent upon my investment and promised that the people should have every cent of profit over and above that legitimate amount the otter offer was refused that check was declined but it till still holda hold good I 1 make mak the offer not merely to the cringing subservient erv lent whipped into llna line aldermen but to you the people Wha Wb afre tro you going to get out of it asked a voice 1 I am going to be elected mayor of I 1 r 4 dl at or R mr Chair mart I 1 offer ton ten million dollars for this Fran chloo new york by br you men answered gormly 1 I am going to get the con that I 1 have an opportunity to give new york a clean decent law lair abiding administration without graft I 1 am going to put the people in the enjoyment of their rights I 1 made my money here every dollar ot of it you gave to me I 1 am giving it back to you wo we worked together to make it I 1 by selling bellies you good goods gooda and telling felling the truth about it and you by paying a fair price for or it and coming back it if you were not antle battened fled we will work together in the same game way now it II you give me ma the opportunity to administer the tb affairs of the city I 1 pledge my business honor at which no man can point a finger that I 1 will do it honestly and honorably to the satisfaction of liti honet riest arid and honorable men or you yoli can throw throb me over now romer remember rem embar riber the speaker continued as n wild cheers greeted this announcement no that clamor and dont win elections that shouting and cheering ara alfr all very tory well in their way but it 1 it 3 votes that count you must sea BOO that your votes ore axe deposited and then you must see aee that they amro fl e fairly counted I 1 beg that you will disperse now go home and make it your business to a see t 0 your aldermen about this franchise do it quickly and do it hard 4 well too goo them rowl yelled one voice after afur another in quick success ton alou let era cm coina out berald we wed ilk like a to talk to leml em give us u s a st the BiA majorr yort tho the square was lu ili it a tumult again which even gormly tor for the moment was hel holeda to control now ilon hon peter D warron warren was in the city hall ball ile ik had bad heard all that had bad beer bean said and witnessed all 11 that had been done although he was waa a briber and a he was waa not without courage it seemed to him that the psychological moment for or hta his advent had arrived therefore he ha hastily mado his way through the aldermen and boldly appeared in n the outside stops steps back of gormly ile he was recognized at once the mayor stood quietly a little pale but apparently undaunted ile he waved his hands for silence allence gormly assisted him in quelling the tumult the mayor stepped to the extreme edge of the portico but before he bo could begin his speech the same burly voiced man who had been such a useful adjunct to interrupted him we dont want to hear any a ny speech from you tonight mr air gormly a ho he ro ared his great voice compelling attention and as an he bo spoke ho he sprang up on the steps ot of the automobile and faced the crowd we want you to ask the mayor of this city it if hes going to sign the bill granting the franchise du but t before you do that we want you to tell tall him what we WB citizens of now new york think of the proposition through the crowd at this moment came charging a platoon toon of police at the head bead of which was the chief himself the ruen men handling their ticks sticks shouldered their way roughly through the people groaning raging swearing about them connell connall laid his bis hand band on the speaker and sought to drag him from the the man struck back violently clubs flashed in the tha air the multitude in another instant would have been a mob gormly it was who he came again to the rescue these Tb flae he promptly interposed raisins raising his bie voice are peaceable citizens discussing a great public question I 1 appeal to you as mayor of 0 this city to call off the police take your hand off od that mans collar connell he be shouted or by the tha living ill turn this mob upon you and there wont be a rag left of you and your blua ile ha stopped down to tho the body ot of the car ar BB as h spoke and before th chief realized reali sed what he b was wa about he seized belied him by bt tho the collar and throw threw him backward it was waa a magnificent exhibition ot of strength and nerve and courage cair liar thaw offa caff le bo shouted to the mayor or I 1 wont bo be answerable for the consequence oll As ai soon as he be stopped the roar ot of the mob began 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