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Show he.,ute to .ay that I thfnk l Warren U ..... WrJ- Ovta JOwnsriDHa.wY 4ivrwoj SYNOPSIS. A foollnh younf tn1rfnot iMxyimni with Ilia U.I.I, artful Wlfa of drunken iinwim iur In ft wairii mlnln lillml lnn. Thry iirfpara 10 Im In l MISaaM but ara Cftiifriif4 ty lha maudlin liutu.l. M la ahol l.y lha ira, but Hit rhlvalrttit boy bin Hole to tha IhmI crlma the uklnf Mm-- if la th.ir nislit to tha "in railroad atatlnn the Wiimtn'l hww hai fans shauaud: tha youth tut an Ma own an1 follow liancliia- to In ha la an lniiw.ll Ulrrup atrao. Hwln tnant, tha woman Ihruala hr aarnrt Into mow orirt and rldra on. ha atumhlra Into tho rallroail stailon )nat tha train boar tho woman away. Twmty-nv- a yaara latar, thla roan. Omirtc I in Nrw a tlormly, Turn, lla inwla Klranor llnldrin. tiaautlrul and waalthy tilmint worker, and with her In r work ownar of Oormljr eleanmlilp una and flmla h mar f fruatraiml In blri and trat'lt eiianalon tilana by raftlne al darman. Lai knl by tha liulham Trarimn Comtany. An sutomohll arrlilmt brln th llaManaa to lil country hum, (JormIr nmiuitva that ho will ha mayor of Nw Yorh and r"lm th city from ear. ruption. Mr. Haldane, In A Ion dralrod Intrrvlaw with Oormly, innkM fn Indirect rnpnalilnn to rompmmlaa th flnM whlrli fha latter l.aa WHln( In lha asalnat tha Ootham Traction of and whlrh HahUna la announces tho head Oormly boldlyaup'td tln Ma plan of campaign to llaldana. Uormiy rl.lra to llaldane's plara, carrying word of tha auto arcldrnt. Tha net niornlna lia refers to tho nda of th olffht before mild compared to on h eiiperlenrefl In hla boyhood day. Tha papers hi candidacy for mayor. Th no. lltli-adeclaration of tha merchant prior tremendous arnaallon. Th produred minority party, aroint; In him a10 pnaalhl ovarturoa looking; lha in maka Mum, ilorarmcnt of hi candidacy by th "oute. flornily, however, rejects all proposed al rna.-ir.al- - Hair-frow- multl-mllllnnu- h-- tn nawa-pape- rs com-pun- l liances. CHAPTER VIII. Continued. Llffey snorted with disdain. Mjr dear Mr. Warren, undoubtedly you are Terr arallable. Whether or not you are the most arallable la the Question." interposed McRonald. "We ought to get some man of the highest consideration, who belongs to a most respectable family, and yet who's amenable to the right pressure, How'd you do yourself, Mr. HaldnneT asked the boss innocently. If bosses can erer ask anything In that vein. "Under so consideration," be said. decisively, "could I accept the honor. My Interests, our Interests, are too vast for me to localise them by be coming mayor of New York." "Haven't you got a sonT asked Connell the chief of police. "He'd have all the advantages of name and station and so on that you would, and I have no doubt he'd do pretty much what you said, and I'm sure you'd say what was best for us all" "I think that would be an excellent Idea," chimed In Rutherford. "How old la your youngster, n" Dr. C. O. SCOTT DENTIST a fly DcaoNMeiviti "Oh, I gut-i- s you'll take your orders from the society." 'Not from you, LI (Try, not from any ssld Rutherford quietly body," enough, though his face flushed at the Insult "As a matter of fact being district attorney, I bold the whip band of you all." And again the uneasy evimovement from the financiers denced the truth of that assertion. "My term still has two years to run, remember, and there are things I could do even with you. Don't forget that!" Uffey gritted bis teeth; but said nothing In the face of so obvious a proposition, Warner of-- ad . r. Money Lna ea 0e a. ' etide- - tresn Flowers " i lions. Funeral k, and filled toordsr. All kinds Of FDrnttn a.. . tUtlJence two blockt North Ji t eJ 5 ' Joseph vpucun. Any Lent Dupllr .ud OFFICE AT HOTEL CHARloJ 62-- 1 J.W.Hagan W-r- CHAPTER IX. The Plana of the Ring. At tbla moment Haldane reentered the room. He looked gravely trou- bled. "Gentlemen, It Is past belief, but when I asked him whether be would accept the nomination or not be' said " Haldane paused. "He said be bad already pledged his support to Oormly that afternoon at the Intercession of er my daughter and some other friends." "Well. I'm damned!" said the boss. Are you goin to stand for that?" "I bardly see bow I can prevent It" answered Haldane, very much per turbed, "unless I should disclose my own connection with the administra tion; which, I take It la thing to be avoided for all our sakes." "Yes, unless we want to kill the cow we're mllkin'," returned Llffey, "it Is. Rut can't you put pressure on him?" To a certain extent yes." VtaA-Ioafe- B. rtae LORENZO THOMAS TAILOR com-pletio- Turn Over I(Tn Leaf 3 GIBIS sabscrlblnd Trfia suii till lfej You May Talk to One Man has her "Do you mean In business, or any any other way?" "Anything he's got to cover up I mean." "Nothing, I believe," answered the father. "He's been a lively lad; but dishonorable that I am nothing aware of." "He'a the very man we want-yo- ung, enthusiastic, Inexperienced, rich, controllable. Where Is he now?" asked Rutherford. ' "He's down on Long Island at my country place." "Can you get In communication with him by telephone V "I think so." "Suppose you call htm up and ask him whether or not, if he got the nomination, he would run." "I wllL Excuse me, gentlemen," said Haldane. going out into the ball where one of the duplicate telephones was Installed. He did not care to do his telephoning in the library before the group of Catch the Ideal B. H. BROWN. Livery Feed Stable AND Hack Meets Ail Trairr Institution, General , Merchandise, to us, O Flour, Grain "How much actual money has been invested In the concern?" asked th And district attorney. ri iiu rwl anil flft rail . v v. nuu Tnjrt u rt u IllJillUuB till HAanlacturers of j from the people, and very little else," answered Haldane. How much is it really worth?" queried Llffey. . a -a i.t and jib worm, oi course, wnat waa Into it." put "And what will Its earning capacity JOHN JONES, Supt. DOT SPANISH FORK, UTAH "If we control it, it will pay a fair dividend on all the stock that has been put out most of which is held by our friends and the friends of tha organization," answered Van Slyke. SCENIC LINE The problem was a tremendous one. They faced It silently a moment or of . two, and at last Haldane restated It. You see, we can, If necessary, defy THE WORLD public opinion and Jam through an ordinance at tne last minute even it we are likely to lose the election al. though by so doing we should give the enemy a tremendous advantage at the close of the campaign. Or we can FOUR defer the granting of the franchise until after the election, in the hope that the postponement will be our strongest card for winning. I tell you gentlemen, that other interests of greater magnitude would be involved in the fate of the Gotham Freieht Traction company." "Why in the name of all that's businesslike didn't you got control of this franchise before?" asked Ruther-ford- . Produce. , Harness, Boots Shoes. conspirators. "I think," protested Warren as Haldane closed the door behind him, "that Turn Up Some Dirty Story About Him," Said Llffey Bluntly. this is a shame. You promised me "Cut off his allowance." cnt position. You have a level head. that if I made a satisfactory mayor, "Unfortunately, he has sufficient I think we are all agreed on what you I should have the refusal of the office again, and I'd like to know what I've money of his own from bis grandffr suggest: eh, gentlemen?" "Uood!" said Haldane after the as done that you should throw me ther's estate, to keep him from er want; and as he is quite of age, my sents had been received. "It only re-down?" "Promises," said Liffey, "don't go innuence must be a matter or per mains then o maae up me slate, Shall we do It now or later?" in politics longer than it's agreeable, suasion." "Gentlemen," said Rutherford, "this We ain't "We might as well do our part of It as you very well know. throwing you down, either. .You'll be is a very serious indication of the now," said Liffey: "I'll see Benson toprovided for doubtless in some way gravity of the situation. If young morrow and put it up to him. He can and maybe this young Haldane ain't men like Livingstone Haldane espouse name his conttlbutions to the list, and the most available man after all. the cause of George Gormly, it means then we'll announce it." that be'll have a following among that "And our pratform?" queried We're not committed to him yet.' "I'll tell you one thing that we can class that has tremendous weight. "That class as a rule don't cut much "To stand on our record and point do without waiting for a candidate,' of a figure in politics," said the street with pride, and say here interposed the chief of police. mighty little else," "It's my white wings returned the boss concisely, "And what Is that, pray?" asked the commissioner. and Connell's gang and the society Rutherford laughed : so did the rest. mayor. "We can put the Central Office de that does the work." It was so absurd and yet so exceeding "Don't make any mistake," said ly adroit tective force on Gormly's trail. We can look up his record. We can find Rutherford. "The class to which you And I'll carry out my part of the cut all about him ever since he was refer, if It could be waked up, Is game," said the chief of police. a baby. It's dollars to pennies but capable of doing amazing work." What was that?" asked "If'I know anything about it," said Haldane. part what we'll discover something that Van Slyke, "Gormly will wake them he'd like to keep hidden." "While you were out." answered "Your suggestion is an excellent up too." "our worthy censor of nub- Rutherford, "I guess we'll have to fall back on lie one, and your observations do you morals, guardian of public intercredit It's the first practical sugges- Mr. Warren and his administration," ests, and enforcer of public .law. sug tion we've had here this evening," said Haldane. that It would be a good thing gested said Van Slyke. "Gentlemen," began Warreti sen- - 10 employ tne detective force of the "Right," said Llffey, bluntly. "Turn tenuously, "I shall always be glad to city in looking out for the Interests of up some dirty story about him, and if serve the people and er my friends the party by investigating; the past, you need evidence I'll supply all that's and supporters In any office to which present, and future of Mr. Gormly. I may bo chosen." You see a reform candidate has itot to necessary." "We'll take care of that," interrup be of blameless life. That's the rea "You'll hao to be careful," said son we are none of us allied with that Rutherford, "that such evidence as ted Llffey contemptuously. "In order to make It regular," said party, I fake it. And if you supply shall be unimpeachable, anything and that such a story as you turn up the district attorney, "I propose that whatsoever can be found which tends shall bo true, else I won't have any- we all declare here and now our pref to cast a clood over the individual erence for our candidate. I don't reformer, his cake's dough." thing to do with It." . . . . Fork ftl the me COST Q 0I LI VIM the alternative." "What Is that?" "Defeat! If we made that proposition, and then were defeated, It would be Impossible for us to securt The stock of thi the franchise. Gotham Freight Traction company it Daalert la 1250,000,000, and the bonds outstand ing aggregate almost as much. II we don't have this franchise, the won't be worth ten cents on the dollat i whole community, Spanish Fork " ii Utah Spanish Fork, "He's "Never done anything In his life, 0 Bat an advertisement this paper talks to cier. "Well, what do you propose then? OR. H. R, ALLEN "This. Would It not be well, in case thla movement grows strong, enough to be worthy of the attention we are giving it to declare as from 0VZX FIRST NATIONAL 'BANK Spanish INDEPENDENT PHOWB the party In power that while we hav the power to grant the franchise, and while we think It would be for tb Interests of the people that it should be granted, yet we are willing to de fer action until after the election and let the election determine." "That would be a wise course," said Haldane. "I don't know but that It li the wisest course; but we must fact Go-Operat- ive PTJWTIIIT Hal-dane- , " tw. WITH SOME MCIDmAl nuATiortid me woman twenty-eight.- Il.l.t.na "that tne nest man we can get. ive ww '"":" of V tJjM him; we know just exactly what we should be from him. He Is rather who are pretast bfort can the Ilk(d by Offlee Phene Ke.43-people, and bis connec- msae m iu of course." said Llffey. "Oh that tion with thla Utile ring here It not without "Chief, don't mx ny moves too obvloua." tT. O. Creef Bldf Spanish Ferfc, Viaa them to we." submitting returned "I guess that suits me," of ia still another matter Llffey. lUI.'wU. and Pni,..ll aaroad and Intsrcst t US All Which BlUSt b Htr Dr. W. E. Van Slyke and bis colleague also as-- tied." continued Haldane.' "What's that?" ented. Tori City Pbyiiciai .... .1 i t im.. . w s . of the New Qouintine oria M franchise , .luw, aaiu biusj. vjhiw wm thai expires company Car Street do What to else you propose. thing Offlee two doors north of City Drug irom m think as to the likelihood of Gormly's spring; the link tba lore. MfU tails Traction Freight Gotham the of of circle nomination or the aceepUn' glttln' lad. rbont company." the outs?" Fork, Uteh. a ma Spanish that to seem "Well. It doesn't "I think he could act It by turning over bis hatd" answered Haldane; vry difficult proposition," said uny. "but I think It Is extremely unllkuly -- We've got the board of aldermen. Hughes, M. D. that be'll accept 'X II told me that and the borough presidents as weii. an to draw Is In up as run an absolute do he Intended to ill we've got to dependent; not to be tied to any party nrtlnanra and shOVA It through. ThS Plyiicitn tod Surgeon whatsoever." mayor bere'll sign it nd thatTJ t Offioa in Hew Creer Block They'll offer him the nomination the end of It' never Corner Sond North IUildonee said Connell. yon ain't at means at easy sure," "They "It Is by no and Seoond West " bad such a chance aa be'll present think, Llffey," laid Haldane. since I've been chief of police, and know anything about Gormly he'll Offloe noun, 10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5 p, m, sunaay dj appointment. that's nearly twenty years." make a flaht on that Issue. Tbst It Well, If be won't accept It that'll our weak point If we had that Iran Ind. rhone Spanish Fork make them all tore at the devil," said chM tkMy paiP1,.d and In our pock Ilabberley. ets, we could laugh at him. I floni Exactly," Interposed Llffey, "and know whether It would not be better Dr. therefore I propose that we make a to defer the passage of such an ordi nonpartisan ticket to run against him: nance until after the election.' Offbs at U Dm Ce. MUkg that we divide the offices between the "I think that while there It much Ins and outs; reservln' to ourselves In Spaiik Fork, Utak what you tay, Haldane," aald Van the most Important and vital ones, of 11 lad. Pbeue 31 ol Bell Phone make ture we'd better Slyke, "yet course, but glvln the out enough to the ordinance before the election. BaftldMM Set bleak Wast .1 OoBUMralal Bast make 'em feel good, let 'em git their We would have rkyalolaa Mr Ceaaay. that anyway, even 11 fingers Into the publlo pie for a few we aa Mr. Llffey says, which, failed, plckln'a, and so on. We can easily do that without losln' too much, and It bardly possible," "Gentlemen," said Haldane, "I Ant A. we'll present a united front against MORGAN, by no means convinced of wfcat you him." main fighl ATTORNIY-ATLAA united front of all the grafters, say. I tell you that the will be on the disposal of that very and thieves, blackguards, financiers, can we franchise. I admit that past MfU mnflioi uX raovo politicians In New Yorkl" tneered anything In spite of any commotions, Rutherford. we want it "You don't like the scheme, Mr. but the question It do said the "That's question." bardly Rutherford," roared Llffey angrily. course we want It; McRonald. "Of I one of think It's the best "Vastly. but the question Is. la It the best fASHIONABLE that could be proposed." "Aa for myself," said Haldane, "1 thing to da I think there it tremendalso think It has elementa of attrac- ous force in your arguments, Mr. Hal ourselves wltt tiveness, although I must protest dane. If we present which It that to Immenseli Ost Week North el franchise, against being placed in the category valuable link, Spanish Fark, Utah and vital Indeed to the you have enumerated. Mr. Ruthertc of our properties, as well as ford." "Oh, protest all you like," said the the public, we shall certainly bav district attorney easily. "The sug- given to the opposition the strongest for appeal to the people. II gestion Is a good one, Llffey. It's not ground bard to see why you're In your pres- - we do not present ourselves with tbi franchise, if, we allow the election tc determine that unofficially at It were, and then when we have won the eleo tlon, we avail ourselves of our opporBy tunities we shall be In a much saiei and better position." PAPtrn wi biH M "Do you wish to submit this franchise to the vote of the people, Mr. McRonald V asked Rutherford. L "By no meana," answered the finan- xpt an - has not affected our Job printing prices. We're t2 doing commercial work of all kinds at prices satisfactory to you. Ed. Woods, Jr. HACK AND TRANSFER Special Bates to Theatrical Conpuis nd. Phone 30-- 1 Spanish Fori,& Particular People's Printing Printed Properly- -n NEW TRAIN SERVICE Via DENVER & RIO GRANDE In Connection With FAST TRAINS EAST "We couldnV Haldane replied. "It Is Impossible to get a renewal of a franchise until it expires." "Why didn't you wait before yourselves to the greater en terprise until this franchiae From BURLINGTON ROUTE ROCK ISLAND ROUTE MISSOURI PACIFIC TWO NIGHTS TO CHICAGO. TWO NIGHTS TO ST. LOUIS. THREE NIGHTS TO NEW YORK. com-mittin- g "We couldn't There were other in terest anxIoui t build the subway . . and unite, thn vnplnno tv,- -in one organization. The people were clamorous that the road should be built, and there was nothing elsn t 2 do but build it. Besides. wL . Ik I h ANA fAHAeina iihtd iuivoccu mis situation, N'o, gentlemen, we were. helnless and I.I .VI. wiuioui ims irancnise we are more i A helpless." (TO BE CONTINUED.) SALT LAKE 3:45 a.m. 8:10 a.m. 4:30 p.m, 7:10 p.m. Pullman and Tourist Sleepers to Chicago and St. Louis with- out change of cars. Ticket Office 301 Main St. Salt Lake City. |