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Show mml . ' H: - mwl ' i H &he Jfetu Mayor , . Btted on G. It. Brotdhurtt' Suctcislul f The Man ' of. 1 1 The Hour B I Bj ; ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE. H 1 Co; yrlKlil.lWT.ljyOcornoll. lirimillmiBl. H " K ! CIIAI'TKlt III. K f - T J OltltlOAX wan first to lirenfc H c t,' ,c,lse bIi'c'' H I m- "Wlint's this here for?" lie H' growled. Indicating I'liclnn H with n cotitoniptiiotis jerk of the lienil H uml nddrosHliiK no ouo In pnrt Icular. 9 J "Ask your friend WalnwrlBht," B I jminted l'liclmi, with iiul muchness. Kf "I .von see," Iiokmii WnlinvrlKlit con- f clllntliiKly. "I didn't like to sou two B HtH.'h first rn to chaps lit odds with oncli B i , other, so I wnn tod to brine you to- i get her here to" m ' "Oh, yon did, did you?" sneered llor- K , I rlgan. "And whnt did I'liolnn n:iy to j j I that little plan" B "I Hiild," snapped riiolim before hh K host could reply "I nnld I'd wo you In B : "Same lioro, twice ovorl" mid Hor- H ' "Hut," Interposed Wnlmvrlglit conx- H j ingly, "Is tliero no way" H "No," retorted Ilorrlgan. his deep H, i voice rumbling far down In his throat. M "There Isn't. Look here. I'liclnn! I'm H' ' out for your scalp, ami I'm going to got H.', "Come on, look for It!" crowed The- H' Ian, fairly hopping up nnd down In H'' rage nnd excitement. "Comoa-.rutitiin'! Hj- An' while you're lnintln' niy scalp Hj, don't overlook one Itct. I'm after H ) yours!" M ,' "Mine, you little shrimp! Why" K- i "Yes. yours. Ilorrlgan. you cur. H You're pretty chesty an' strong stand. H i l on the top of the organization, hut B you're no bloomln' statue of Liberty. H Yon can be torn down, nnd here's the H ; man who's goin' to do the tcarln". H : . ' Me Aldcrmnu Jimmy I'liclnn of the H ; Klglith!" H ' "Let It go ut that for now. You'll 1 - wake up In the fall, when the clco- H i ' ' i "Let It go nt that for keeps. I"- fl "Mr. Wnlnwrlght." broke off Ilorrl-M Ilorrl-M ' gan, 'If this was the business you j' ' wanted to talk over with me here" 1 j "It Isn't," assured tho thoroughly tin-M'i; tin-M'i; comfortable financier. j ' "Old Then we can get down to real j ', business perhaps when this fellow's I Bone." B-'f "That lets me out," observed riiclnn ii '" cheerfully as lie' picked up his hat. jj "G'hy. Mr. Wnlnwrlght. O'by. Mr. ' Glbbs. Ilorrlgan, I'll" H; "But you'll stay to lunch, alderman, ! won't your urged Horrlgau, 'with nn effort nt cordiality that deceived no H onc-"No, onc-"No, thanks," replied Phclau. "When i the curtain's down and the orchestra's , ; gone homo I don't need no usher to j poke mo In the ribs to tell me Mho - show's out.) As for stnyln' to break HI bread with Dick Ilorrlgan. I'd sooner t have n Jolly little grub fest with Wiley's poison s(iiiad. Uoodhy, all. Ilprflgun, H as for you, some day I'll cross twj i H ( sticks of dyuamlto under you and you'll j scatter so wide tliat the Inquest over , your p'lltlcal remains will have to b? Hq; . held In fourteen counties." i I "I am so sorry. Mr, Ilorrlgan. that Hf , ' this should have happened In my r ho'use." said Wnlnwrlght ns the Irate Hf nldernuin stalked out. leaving the boss 1 staring after him In dumb fury. "I R meant It for the best nnd" HI! "Mr- W'Hlinvrlght." Interrupted Hor- Hnl rlgau, voiding his pent-up wrath on his Hit dismayed host, "this old world of our.( Hit U white with bones of failures, of jf fools, of deadbeats. In other words. Hfli j ' of folks who 'meant It for the best.' H3' Now let's got down to business." HI "First let me Introduce Mr. Clbbs. Hi. Ile"- H "Glad to meet him, but he'll excuso l; me when I say I never talk business H j h when there's n third party around. No H . offense. Mr. (Itbbs. Just walk out nnd H tnke a loo!; ut the view, like u good HF j bjy, won't you? Thanks." HI)' (ilbbs, at a warning look of appeal Hi''1 ! from Wnlnwrlght, checked the angry Hit j retort that sprang to his lips, turned H! on his heel and walked out Ilorrlgan, Hit i ' who bad observed the glntice' exchang-1 nl between the two men. grudgingly attempted to soften the effect of lib brusipiencss. I "I didn't mean to snub your friend," ' said he. "lfut l'holim riled me, nnd 1 took It out on the next man I spoke to. What ou earth set you to having The-Ian The-Ian here to meet me for, nnywny?" "Just ns 1 said. 1 wanted to win him over to us. We will need every strong man wo can get this fall. We" "You know a lot about finance. Mr. Wnlnwrlght. Hut you're n rank outsider out-sider III politics or you'd never have made such n break. I can't compromise compro-mise with I'liclnn even If I wnuted to. lie's stood out ngalust me, and I've got to smash him. If he could defy me and get nwny with It, other lender would think they could do It, too, nnd In less than no time tho organization would he split up Into a dozen factions, and I'd be down nnd out. Understand? I've got to look out for discipline If I'm to hold the place I'vo won. When n man In the organization stnrts a fight ngalust me. I must down him. There's no turning back. That's why I'm boss. Kvcry man In the crowd knows he's got to obey mo or fight mo nnd that If It's fight It's n bnttlo to tho death. And he's tho man who docs the dying, not I. Now, you understand? So wo can get to business. What" Hut business seemed this morning fated to many Interruptions. The latest lat-est came lu tho form of Judge Newman, New-man, who, bustling Into tho room with all Ills customary pompous dignity, suddenly stopped In his tracks and wilted at sight of tho boss, "Good morning, Mr. Ilorrlgan," said tho Judge Ingratiatingly, wriggling under un-der tho boss' glower. "I hope I'm not here too early nnd that Mr. Wnlnwrlght Wnln-wrlght has Interceded for" "For your rcnomluntion?" queried Ilorrlgan, speaking ns though to a disgraced dis-graced servant. "If that's what you'ro here for you might have spared yourself your-self tho trouble. What I told you lie-fore lie-fore still goes." "Hut, Mr. Ilorrlgan, consider how long I've been on the bench, nnd" "And It's time you got your nose out of tho feed bag nnd gave somo one else n chance. You tire" "I'm growing old. Mr. ilorrlgan!'' pleaded tho thoroughly cowed Judge. "How can I go back to law practlco and compete with younger men? lie-sides, lie-sides, Mrs. Newman declares" "I can't help thnt." returned Ilorrlgan, Ilorrl-gan, quite unmoved. "You've had your share. We've got to look out for our own active workers for tho men we can count on to do the right thing." "Hut, Mr. Ilorrlgan," protested the Judge. "I nlwnyB try to do what Is right." "I said 'the right thing,' " corrected tho Ikiss. "See the difference?" "Kxcuse me, Judge," Intervened Wnlnwrlght. "If you'll lenvo this matter mat-ter In my linntls, I will try to convince Mr. Ilorrlgan of your fitness. Just lonve It all to mo." "Oh, thank you so much, Charles!" cried tho relieved Judge. "I'm sure t can count on you. Mrs. Nowmnu will bo so grateful. Well, I won't detain you nny longer. Goodby." "Goodby, Judge," answered Wnlnwrlght Wnln-wrlght tolerantly. "Goodby, Mr. Horrignn," -went on Judge Newman, with effusion. A grunt from Ilorrlgan, who had turned his broad back on the visitor, was the ouly reply, and the Judge departed de-parted to bear tho message of hope to Mrs. Newman. "Have yon auy special objections to Newman?" asked Wnlnwrlght. "No," said Ilorrlgan, "except I think perhaps there's men who can do better by us. You know how much It means sometimes to linvo the right Judge ban-, die your case." ' "I think nt n pinch we can manage Newman, nnd" "Oh. If It Is a favor to yuu, all right. Hut It doesn't do those Judiciary fellows fel-lows any harm to keep them guessing nwhlle. It tnmoH 'cm and teaches 'em to mind-sort of keeps them In their lion llurrtQiin. places, you know. And now won't you tell that butler of yours not to let us be disturbed?" Walnwrlgut compiled, and the two settled down to their deferred talk. "How about tho election this fall?" began tho financier. "Wo'ro already growing; but, Just 1-tween 1-tween you and me, It's going to be it hot fight. Tho pcoplo at largo seem to bo n llttlo sore on tho organization, A few deals lately have been n llttlo raw. and some of the papers are .kicking. Good Lord! If It wasn't for the newspapers news-papers what a cinch a boss would have In running u city! It M be like tnklng peunles from n baby's bank. Hut" "Then you think there Is some doubt about the election?" "I wouldn't go so far as that. It'll be a tussle, but with plenty of cash und tho right man for mayor mark me, 1 say 'and the right man' we ought to win." "Tho woods nro full of 'right meu,' " replied Walnwrlght "The money is the chief thing to consider. That la why I asked yon hero today. This Is t the point I'm getting nt! As soon ns election Is safely over the Horough Street in II way will npply for n franchise fran-chise for n car lino from Hlank avenue to Dash street along the river front." rI seel" nodded Horrignn. "And, as you own the City Surface line nnd as that Is the Horough Street railway's worst rival, you want the Horough's franchise bill killed when It comes before be-fore the loard of nldcnncu." "You're wrong. To paraphrase your own words, you know a lot nhout poll-, Ucs. I want the Borough Street railway's rail-way's franchise granted, nnd 1 want .lie franchise to bo perpetual." "Hut 1 don't see what your driving t. If you Intend to merge tho Horough Ktreet railway with your, own City Surface Sur-face line Its charter will become void." "I don't mean to merge them. I own both roads, nnd I run them separately." "Tho you do!" "That's n llttlo surprise, eh? 1 haven't made any parade of It. I Just went quietly to work, through Glbbs, nnd bought up h majority of tho Borough Bor-ough stock. Now don't you see how tho granting of the franchise nnd tho news Hint I control the road will work when they are made known?" "Sure! It'll send that stock sky high. You'll scoop In n million or two.i' "A million or two!" echoed Wn!n wrlght scornfully. "Nearer" "Hold on!" interrupted Horrignn. "What's that noise?" He had Jumped to bis feet with an nlacrity that was surprising In so large n man nnd was listening Intently. "Thnt clicking?" nsked Walnwrlght. "Oh, that's only the private wire In my offlco." "Private wire? Any operator?" "Of course. Why?" "Suppose lie should happen to lie listening to us?" "Who? Thompson? Absurd!" "I don't know. I'd rather" "Nonsense. It's Thompson, my private pri-vate secretary, a man who's been with mo nine years. I trust him ns" "Hut I don't. I dou't trust anybody. Send him Into some other room." "I can't. In his absence somo Important Im-portant message might come, nnd If be wasn't thero on the very moment to transmit It to mo I might lose thousands. thou-sands. He's all right If over u man was. I trust him Implicitly." "Oh, nil right, then. Go on with what you were saying." "I want the Horough Street railway franchise mado perpetual. Catch my drift?" "Sure. Hut the papers nnd tho property prop-erty holders will make n big kick." Alwyn Dcunctt. "Let them. They'll soon gut' hoarse and hnvo to rest their throats. As long as we get the votes what do we care If" "Yes, yes!" agreed the boss Impatiently. Impa-tiently. "That's all right, but what I want to know Is, How does all this concern me?" Ilorrlgan threw himself back In his chair, uptllted cigar In onu corner of bis mouth, thumbs In waistcoat arm-holes arm-holes und eyed his host quizzically. Walnwrlght did not even pretend not to understand. Still, Instead of giving n direct answer he went on with seeming seem-ing irrelevance: "I urn it public spirited citizen. I believe be-lieve civic welfare would suffer by nny change In municipal administration, so to keep the present party In power I am willing to donate to It S'JOO.OOO toward to-ward election expenses." "That sounds pretty good as fur as It goes, but moybo you didn't hear something some-thing I asked you a minute ngo. What I want to know Is, How does all this concern mo?" . "I'm coming to that. As I snld, 1 nm a public spirited citizen. I'm also n good friend such n good friend that I'm always glad to put my friends on to anything in tho market thnt looks particularly promising. Suppose I carry car-ry for your account nt the market prlco (that's 03 Just now) 15,000 shares of norough Street railway stock?" "Well?" "If that franchlso Is grunted. Borough Bor-ough stock will go up at least 2j points within two days. That would clear up for yon a profit of let's see about JCT.OOO." Ilorrlgan had pulled n pencil from his pocket and wns figuring on the back of nn envelope. "Yes," he said at last; "that's right. ?375,000. That would be my profit, while yours would run Into tho millions. mil-lions. That's not warm enough frlcud ship for me." "Surely, that is n generous" "Generous, ninybe, but I'd llko something some-thing mnnlHcent-sny 2.-..000 shares at (. Then nt the 25 point Jump I'd .make I'd make" consulting his figures fig-ures on the envelope "something over fOOO.OOO. That sounds better to tne. Hey?" J -Hut Mr. Ilorrlgan" "You've got my terms. Tnke 'em or wvc 'em." "Oh, very well," conceded Wnlnwrlght, Wnln-wrlght, with lame grnclougness. "Anything "Any-thing to oblige an old friend." "Good I So wo get $200,000 for election elec-tion expenses, nnd my personal oc-, oc-, sount receives 25,000 shares nt C.X" "Quito so. And now" "And now comes the question of the right man for mayor. We" Again Ilorrlgan paused, rising to his feet stealthily, like Home ponderous cat, his head bent slightly, as though catching a faint or distant sound. "What's tho ninttcr?" asked Walnwrlght, Waln-wrlght, looking up. "Nothing," returned Horrignn. Hut he did not resume his sent. Instead ns he talked ho began to pace the room In apparent nlmlessiiess, yet every turn chanced to bring him nearer and nearer near-er to tho door of the adjoining office. 'You see," he sold, "we. must have thc right man. If we don't, wo haven't n shnd-ow shnd-ow of a show -0 towln. We must be careful to .jSAi choose the best L man possible. In OTP fact. Mr. Wain-"I Wain-"I V w r I g h t 1 n Ills wander-":y wander-":y lugs had ' brought him to Thompton itepped the office door. quietly over the With the last Vtrcthold. Word ho sud denly jerked it open. Thompson stepped quietly over the threshold Into tho library, walked over to his employer, handed him n dispatch and went out again under the battery of Horrlgan's glare, closing the office door after him. "That fellow was listening to every word we said!" shouted the boss as tho door shut beblud Thompson. "How foolish you tire!" protested Wnlnwrlght. "He was bringing me this message. I've tried and tempted and tested Thompson lu n hundred ways, nnd he's always rung true. I trust him utterly." "Well, I don't trust it man living," retorted Ilorrlgan, reluctantly convinced. convinc-ed. "I don't sign receipts or keep accounts ac-counts or write letters or have witnesses wit-nesses when I talk. I always niako It a question of veracity between me and tho other initu it there's an Investigation. Investiga-tion. My word's us good as any one's, and they can't prove anything u gainst me In caso of n showdown. I advise you to try the same plan, it's u -good one. And In tho meantime If I were you I'd keep an eye on that secretary. He'll bear watching." t "Nover mluil alnnit Thompson. He's nil right. Lot's get back to the election. elec-tion. Who have you In mind for mayor?" "Well," considered Horrlgitu, "he's got to be some ono who Isn't mixed up In politics or corporations. Some ouo the publlu Isn't on to. A man with no queer past." "I advise you to consult the calendar calen-dar of saints nnd pick tjut your candidate candi-date there," sneered Walnwrlght, who could not clearly follow his guest's reasoning. rea-soning. "No. I think 1 can film him on earth," laughed Ilorrlgan. "Ho's got to be young, clever, educated, with n good name, n good family and social standing ami plenty of cash. The cash Is Importunt, so the publlo will understand under-stand he isn't it graft hunter. They've got to be made to think he's In the gauio for purity of politics mid high principles and love of civic duty nnd all that sort of thing. At the same time he's got to be some one wo can handle to suit 'ourselves. That's the mini who'll catch 'em coining and going. go-ing. Wo've got to find UUii. Any suggestions?" sug-gestions?" "Well, how about Glbbs?" "Won't do. Broker and money Juggler. Jug-gler. The public wouldn't stand for him." "Young Sawyer" "Sawyer was born foolish, and he's been getting steadily sillier every year since, nnd his face shows It." "Ten Broeck, then."' "Ten Broeck Is too fond of turning n cigarette Into the connecting link between be-tween fire and a fool. And, besides, he wears a monocle. Whnt'd happen if lie was to Hash that monocle lu a Fourth ward meeting? Therc'd be a massacre." massa-cre." "Well, who, then? Have you nny one In mind?" "Yes," assented Ilorrlgan, "I have. Do you happen to know n young fellow fel-low who spends his summers near here a chap named Bennett Alwyn Bennett Ben-nett ?" "Certainly; I know him well. Hut" "Well, how does ho strike you?" "I'd never have thought of him lu such n connection." "Why wouldn't you? lie pretty near fulfills all our qualifications. Besides, his father used to be a big man In the organization. Got some fat contracts from It In his time too." "But young Bennett has uever" "He's well off, well educated, clever, and nil that. I ran across him last fall when lie camo over to help Lorlmer hi his fight In tho Fourteenth. He mado some rattling good speeches, and tho boys nil took n liking to him. A swell, but not n snob; goo.l mixer, good fellow, fel-low, popular, dear b"."lrd, no past-yes, past-yes, he's our man. Mine I think It over the surer I am." "I shouldn't wonder if you'ru right. How would you llko to talk It over with him now?" "Now?" "Yes. He's still around the placo somewhere, I think." Walnwrlght rang n bell, nnd tho butler but-ler appeared. "Find Mr. Bennett," said the financier, finan-cier, "and ask him If ho will step hero for a moment." "Yes," went on Ilorrlgan reflectively, " " -l - -,Ayw i. ruliblilg hl-.t ho,! plump hands together, togeth-er, "lie's the man for us thnt Is," be added, with less assurance, "If we can handle htm." "I think we can," answered Wnlnwrlght, Wnln-wrlght, it fragment of his conversation With Glbbs Hashing ncross his memory. mem-ory. "You see. I have fairly good rca-smiti rca-smiti for believing he's In love with my niece. Miss Dallas Walnwrlght" . "So? That's" "And. ns I coutrol her fortune and her brother's until 1'crry Is twenty-five" twenty-five" ""Oh, it's a cinch!" chuckled Horrignn. Horri-gnn. "He" "Mr. Bennett Is plnylug tennis," to ported the butler, coming to the door. "He will be here nt ouce." "Now," resumed Horrignn, "the only thing that remains Is to find out If he'll consent, and then" "You wanted me, Mr. Wnlnwrlght?" asked Bennett, stepping through the long window from tho veranda. "Oh, good morning, Mr. Ilorrlgan," ho added on seeing the second occupant of the room. Tho young man was coatless and col-larless, col-larless, his silk shirt being turned In at the neck. In ono hand ho swung a tennis ten-nis racket. With the other ho mopped his Hushed face, for tho day was hot and the game had been swift. "Yes," nnswered Wnlnwrlght. "I'm sorry to Interrupt your tenuis set, but we want to see you on n rnthcr Important Impor-tant matter. We've been talking nlwut you." "Thanks!" said Bennett, with it puzzled puz-zled smllo from one to the other of the tw older men. "What 'nhout?" "Want to he mayor?" queried Ilorrlgan Ilorrl-gan iibriipily. "What's the answer?" countered the perplexed youth. "It Isn't a joke." Intervened Walnwrlght. Waln-wrlght. "Mr. Ilorrlgan Is In earnest." "In earnest? I hoic the bent hasn't gone to his head." "You don't understand," put In Ilorrlgan. Ilor-rlgan. "1 coutrol the party's nominations. nomina-tions. The nomination for mayor U yours If you'll like it." "Not not really?" gasped Alwyn aghast. "Yes, really. Wo" "But, with a whole organization full of good material, why do you come to me?" "Because you're the man we want." "As an answer that's excellent, but as an explanation It's mystifying." "I'll tell you. We're looking forward to a risky light mid" "And since you see no clinnce of winning you pick me out ns tho victim Instead of some organization man? Good Idea as far ns you're concerned, but I lx.g to decline, without thnnks." "No, no!" corrected Wnlnwrlght. "Mr. Ilorrlgan thinks that you have u strong chance of winning." "That's right," corroborated tho boss. "It'll lie u hard fight, but with the right man we'll win, nnd wo believe you'ro the right man. Kvcu If you lose, you'll, show the world what you're made of.' Folks admire it fighter. They haven't much use for nn Idler." The coarsely spoken words brought back with n rush Dallas Waluwrlght's plea and his own yearning to do something some-thing to make her proud of him to win her by great deeds to prove his love worth her acceptance. Was this the chance the chance he had so eagerly eager-ly longed for? It seemed providential. Ills face alight with the Joy of battle and tho hope of his heart's reward, Bennett turned upon the waiting boss. "I nccopt." "Hood!" yelled Ilorrlgan. slapping him resoundingly on the back. "Good b o y ! Now, , away from him PLJHRSaEsJI like n iltsonrileil - IIM1 41 IllflilltirU . garment, leav- '? lug the man- )Hg , IhimI ami rug- ,canc,iu,h,iw),1l-god ,canc,iu,h,iw),1l-god strength m menu tram htm. stripped of nil the fillliw nuil Idleness that hud hitherto hither-to masked It. "remember one thing, If I win this fight If I am elected mayor I shall never once swerve from my solemn oath of office. 1" Wnlnwrlght. uneasy nt the candidate's candi-date's unwonted words nnd manner, started to speak, but Ilorrlgan deftly Interfered. "Of course you'll kcefr your oath of office," he bellowed Jovially. "Of course you will. That's understood." . Then In nn undertone to Walnwrlght as Alwyn moved away the boss whispered: whis-pered: "Don't butt In! Leave him to me! That silly reform talk don't mean anything. any-thing. It's the way all youngsters in polities blow ofT steam. Leave him to me!" to ue continued. |