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Show H ' I IS he fittv Mayor HH1 ft. Bd on C. H. Brotdhwtl'a Soteeitful HH V "y i The Man HHH f of 111 The Hour H ft By ALBERT TAYSOH TERHUNE. HJ) fH Coiiyrii;lit,1107,byOrortcll. Ilrowlhurst. H "i HB I chapter v. HH I , yvALLA8!" cried Bennett, ob- HBj j- I Uvlous of his HUrroutHlliiK HBl I J of ovcrj thing except that Bul E " l,lc R,rl ,10 llll(1 Kn l0,1K ,nll'B' BB od nml wlio liflil Inspired lilm to all lie ?! liml achieved that she was RtnnilliiK i R'foiu til in. B It was Dallas herself who brought BBJ him to a sense of the other's presence. BBJ : for as he sprang forward to meet her BBJ nnd eagerly gasped lioth her out- (stretched hands the girl bowed In mock recrcnce and nnswered his nr-dent nr-dent greeting with a demure: " "Good afternoon, jour honor!" BBJ "Don't!' he begged half In jest. "If BBJ so poml to see jou ngnln that I" BBJ J I "I sent word that 1 had a surprise BBJ) I for jou, Alwjn." Interrupted IiIh moth- BBJ. er. "I knew It would please jou. Hut," BBJ ( with a glance at the alderman, "jou're H busy? Perhnps wc" BBJ "Not at all, mother. May I present Ahlermnii I'liclnn? tlls Walnurisht this Is" - I 'Aldpimnn nielnn of tlio nigSit'i nineniled the pnlltli'lin, llioroui;'ilj I' at eiiHO In the presence of the Mtow. "I must he koW now, joiir honor, I" Hut Dallas h.id eotuc forward with n smile that melted the speaker's eii liarrassineut In an hislniit. "The Alilrnnan I'helan who gUes tuikejs to al those poor people (it Christmas?" she nsked In genuine In terest. "l'o often lead about" "The fame, ma'ain, at jour service." assented the delighted I'lielan. "I fill 'cm with turkey an' coal In winter mi' I take their wives an' kids on nullligs In summer. Ker htui to one of the .lames Q, I'lielan outings, miss?" ".No," replied Dallas, with a perfectly perfect-ly graxo face. "I'm sorry to say I lunen't. Toll mo about (hem. won't j on?" '"llicj've got to ho seen to be understood. under-stood. A thousand poor tired whes an' w'hltc faced, spindly kids turned out Into the country for the only glimpse of green grass an shady trees they eer get nil year. A thousand mothers an' chlldien out In a cool grove with nothing to do but roll around the soft grass nn' play an' cat all the fancy grub they can hold. Ma) he, miss. It wouldn't mean a lot to m V )' "I hnd u i;irc nr you, Aluyn," in-tirruptid in-tirruptid his mrithcr. ou, but If jou'd been worklu' an' Ilvln an' sleepln' au starln' for twehe months In a stuffy, dark, smelly Imck tenement room, tollln' liken slaxe to keep food an' clothes betwixt the kids an' starvation, an' was haiely utile to keep body an' soul together-well, together-well, maybe then jou'd understand what them outings nn' turkey feats an' loads of coal means to the poor. And they won't turn down Jimmy I'helnii at Ilorrlgan's orders." "I do understand," cried Dallas, be big eyes bright with tears. "I understand, under-stand, nnd. In behalf of all women and children, I thank you with my whole heart!" "You're all right, miss," muttered the delighted, embarrassed I'lielan, at once nt n loss for words. "You're you're all right! I'll lene it to his honor lf"- "Indeed she Is!" broke In a sumo I olce nt whose sound the little spell of sentiment was broken nnd which cnus-i cnus-i t'd I'lielan and Bennett to turn In an-nojiince an-nojiince toward the door. i Scott Glbhs, bland, well groomed, quite Ignoring the other men's lack of welcome, stood liowlng on the threshold. thresh-old. "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Alwyn." whispered Mrs. Bennett In a hurried aside to her sou ns the latter summoned summon-ed up sufficient chlllty to greet the newcomer. "I forgot to tell j on. Mr Glbbs was calling on Dallas when I stopped for her, and ho asked leme to come nlong. I'm sorry, but" "How are jou, Bennett?" Glbbs was saying. "And Mr. Phelnn, too, Isn't It? Alderman. I'm glad to see jou ngnln. You remember me? Scott Glbbs? I met" "Yes," said I'helan, "I remember jou, all right. You was up to Wnlnwrlght's last summer that dny me an' Horrl-gnu Horrl-gnu sent the doo of eace scieechln' up a tree. 1 didn't know jou visited tho city hall too." "I don't, ns a rule," answered Glbbs "I came here with Mrs. Bennett and Miss Wnlnw right. I wanted n glimpse of the man who can mnko one pen Btroko that will send Borough Street rnllwny stock up to 100 or down to 10." "Do j-ou mean," broko In Dallas, "that Mr. Bennett can really have such nn effect on the stock market?" "That nnd more." Glbbs nssuml her. "Why, tho mero rumor that he meant to veto tho Borough's franchise bill has sent tho stock tumbling eight points since tho market opened today." "What power for one man!" exclaimed ex-claimed the girl, tinning to Bennett In surprise. "And arc jou going to veto It?" "Oillco secrets," reproved Alwyn Jest-Inglj-. "nnnds off!" "Veto it?" echoed Glbbs, with n laugh. "Of course he Isn't. It wotil.l be too hard upon his friends unfnlr nnd unkind, to say the least." "But why?' queried Dnllas. forestall' lug Alujn. who was about to speak. "Because" cut III Glbbs before Bennett Ben-nett could Interfere, "the men who are backing the Borough bill are the men who made lilm iiuijor. It wouldn't be squaio for him to tuiu his new power ngnlnst tho ery men who gave lilm that power. Now, would It?" "By 'the men who are backing the bill' whom do you mean?" nsked Bennett. Ben-nett. "Oh, I Just spoko In generalities. As a matter 4 fact, the break In the price today was lucky for those who wanted to buy." "An' jour linn's doln' must of Vis I bujln', I'm told," Intel pointed Phe'au. "We hae a great deal of the st i -U. I admit," said 'Ihhs; "so you see, Bjii- nett, you can make mo or break mur'il place mjsclf In jour bands." "1 sec jou are taking n most unfair advantage of me, Mr. Glbbs" retorted Alwyn, with some heat. "1-Vj have no right to thrust this Information on me and to appeal" "But 1 wns only" "You were trying to lnfliiciiie my action ac-tion toward the Borough bill. You cannot can-not do It." "Why. 1 didn't think you'd bo nngry f- "I'm not. Let's drop the subject, please," "I only answered Miss Wnlnwrlght's questions. 1" "We'll leave Miss Walnvvrlgh,t's name out of the matter, please." replied Bennett. Ben-nett. "Certainly. If you like," assented Glbbs, with a shrug of bis broad shoulders. shoul-ders. "I am afraid my time Is up Good day, Bennett. I'm sorry you misconstrued" mis-construed" "I didn't. Good dny." "I'll be on my vvny, too," announce 1 rhelan, breaking the awkward pause that followed Glbbs' exit. "Ladles. I'm proud to hnvo met jou. If cither of jou knows a poor woman needln' n turkey or n family wantln' an outing. Just drop me n line, nn' I'll sec they get It. An' they needn't come from my wnrd neither." "That's bad politics, alderman!" laughed Bennett. "It's good humanity, though. There's two things I love to do first, to down the man who's me enemy, an', second, to give good times to folks who's strangers stran-gers to fun. Goodby, your honor. I'll bo In ag'ln now I've found my way. ladles." "Alwjn," said Mrs. Bennett ns the nldcrmnn bowed himself out with many flourishes, "I want to see Cjn-thla. Cjn-thla. Can I go Into her otllce now, or Is she too busy? I'll be back In a few minutes, Dallas, and bring her with me. I know bow nnxlous she Is to see you ugalu." "I wonder what Plielan would think of that for 'raw' work," thought Alwjn Al-wjn as the old lady bustled iutoathc Inner room, leaving Dallas and himself nlonc. Perhaps Dallas, top, understood, under-stood, for her manner was less assured than usual ns her ejes met bis. "It Is so good feo good to see jou again!" he said. "It seems jears Instead In-stead of months since you went away." "But how splendidly you've tilled the time! And what a magnificent Qght jou made! I was so proud or j-ou. Alwyn!" "Iteally? 1 remember you once tald I was a mere Idler a rich innn's son nnd that you weren't nt all proud of me." "That Is past. We must foiget It You are awake now." "Forget It? Not for worlds. I owe nil my success to jou, Dallas. It was j'our face that strengthened uiu vvheu there seemed no hope. It wns the memory of jour words that, kept me brnve and mndc me resolve to win against nil odds. You were my Inspiration, In-spiration, the light In my darkness. At each step I thought 'Dallas would lie glad or 'Dallas would not approve of this.' And I steered my course accordingly ac-cordingly to victory." "No, no!" murmured the girl. "It wns your ovv n courage, your strength" "Not mine. It was your faith In me. Do you know, I think no man ever accomplishes ac-complishes anything by himself. There 1b always n woman, I think, behlud every great achievement. The world nt lnrgc does not see her does not know of ber existence but she's In the heart of the man who is making the tight. Ho battles in her mime as did the knights of old, mid the triumph U hers, not his. Whether his reward Is the crown of love or tho crown of thorns, she Is the Inspiration," "Then If I had a share In ,j;our success suc-cess I nm very happy, Alwyn, for jour name Is In every mouth. You are the man of the hour, even as jou were In the 'olden days on -the footbnll Held. Oh, I nm proud of you very, very proud! There Is a glorious future lie-fore'jou." lie-fore'jou." "Thnt nil rests In your dear hands," cried Alwjn. , "Future or present, Dallas, It's nil the same. If only jou" "Say, Bennett," roared a deep voice as the door from the outer otllce was banged open and Horrlgau, red ff'sW. fated and angry, TTh I (?) burst In, "I un- NChSSJW dcrstand that K .JtkkNMH, B you've Ob, I I J wBBHH didn't know you V jMOHBBB bad a lady call- K iHHH;' lng on you," he I MmptS broko off. UrMM ill "Well, 1 bave," iljIfsiMlB retorted Bennett, 1 1 U A T fcSfcSr furious at the j Jli B-1& untimely Intru- J'flllVV VjIk b 1 o n. "Ingram JV JvLS3-should JvLS3-should have told &t jou that at the ""? W " door." "Don't Keep mc u nth "I don't stop to U Umij," ntltl hear what folks JIorrJ9ui. tell mo at doors. I'll wait outside till you'ro nlono." "Don't trouble to wait. Goodby." "You can bet I'll trouble to wait." marled Horrlgau. "There's something jou and I hnvo got to settle todi) UndciMand? I'll be outside. Don't keep mo waiting long!" CIIAPTIIU VI "X THAT a strange 1111111!" e 1 A (',"'"u'tl Dallas Walnvvrlght yV In wonder, as the anteroom door slammed behind the boss. "And what utterly abominable manners! Who Is ho, Alwjn?" "Horrlgau." 1 "Itlchord Horrlgiin, the"-. "Tho boss. Yes. Ho has n pleasing wny of stamping Into tills otllce un- nM..d, as If he owned It and ns If 1 were ills clerk. But todnj's behavior was the worst jet. It's got fj stopl" "But don't do or say nuj thing reck-lessr reck-lessr Alwyn. Promise me. Itemember how strong he 1st" "There's no danger of bis letting me forget his power," Bald Bennett, with a bitter smile. "He" "But you'll bo careful, won't you? Please do, f,or my sake. And you mustn't keep blm waiting. If there's a wny out through Cynthia's office we'll go by that Goodby. I'll explain to your mother. No; jou must let us go now. Office business must couic Bret. Won't you call this evening? I'll be homo nnd alone." Despite Bennett's remonstrances she was firm, nnd it was In no pleasant frame pf mind that tho mayor threw himself Into n scat when be was left alone in the room. That the talk w Ith Dallas, which had promised so much for him, should be thus rudely Interrupted. Inter-rupted. That Horrlgau flung open tho door and stamped In. The boss' anger bad by no means subsided In tho few moments of delay, but hnd, rather, grown until it vibrated In his every word and gesture. Ho wasted no tlmo in formalities, but caino to tho point with nil the tender grnce nnd tact of n pile driver. "Look here, Bennett," be rumbled, menace underlying tone and took, "I'm told Phelan's been here this afternoon, What did bo want?" "To see me," answered Bennett calmly, calm-ly, tho effort nt self control visible only In the whitening of the knuckles that gripped the desk edge. "What did he w ant to see j ou about?" "A business matter." "What business matter?" "Mine." "Yours, eh?" sneered Horrlgau. "Well, young man, I want you to understand un-derstand hero nnd now thnt no one can be chummy with Jim I'helan and be my man nt the snme time. Got that through your head?" "Yes' assented Bennett; "I think 1 bave. And while we're speaking plainly plain-ly I want jou to understand here nnd now thnt 110 one can bully me, cither here or elsewhere, and that I'm no rami's man. Have jou got thnt through your head?" Horrlgau stared In savage amazement. amaze-ment. Ho doubted If his cars had not played him false. Bennett bad always treated the boss with uniform courtesy, cour-tesy, and Horrlgau belonged to tbo too numerous class who do not understand under-stand until too lato the difference between be-tween gentle breeding nnd wenk cowardice. cow-ardice. That a man should speak to blm courteously and not Interlard his talk with oaths, obscenity or roughness rough-ness seemed to Horrlgau, as it does t many another boor, nu evidence or timidity ti-midity and lack of virility. A Damascus Damas-cus blade Is a far more harmless looking look-ing weapon thau a bludgeon, jet it Is capable when the necessity ailses of fur deadlier work. It Is only tho man whose gentleness has not granite strength as Its foundation founda-tion who deserves the newly popular term of "mollycoddle." Hud Ilorrlgan's large experience with men been extended to embrace this fact he would probably never hnvo picked oiit Alwyn Bennett In the first place as candidate for mayor ubr deemed the younger man a tit tool for the organisation's crooked work. The French nobles of the old leglme, whoso polish of manner was the euvy of the world, fought Ilka devils on occasion nnd went to death on the scaffold with a smile nnd a Jest on their lips, while many a biutitl demagogue In the same circumstances broke dow 11 and screamed scream-ed for mercy. However, Horrlgau chanced to be more familiar with the history of the organization than with that of Franca: hence, deeming Bennett's Ben-nett's reply 11 mero sporadic Hash of defiance from n properly cowed spirit. he resolved to crush the rebellion at a blow. "Don't give me any Insolence!" lie ronred. "I won't stand for It. and" "Moreover." quietly continued Bennett, Ben-nett, ns though the bos had not spoken, "I shall lie very much obliged If In future j ou w III knock nt my door Instead of bursting In on me. This Is my private ofllce, not jours." "Do jou mean to" "I've explained ns clearly ns I enn Just what I mean. If you don't understand under-stand me I enn't supply you with Intelligence." In-telligence." "Bennett," said the boss, his burning burn-ing ruge steadied down to a white heat, far more dangerous, but less Incoherent, In-coherent, "you and me are talking too much nnd sajlng too little. We've got to come tan showdown. You're a clever clev-er boy and jou made a tattling good fight, and jou're on the right side of the public and of the press too. You'ie the best material wo'vo got, and If you try and do the tight thing theie's no limit to what ou run rluo fn bill unlr If you do the light thing." "'The light thing,'" echoed Bennett. "What do jou mean by the right thing?" "I mean you've got to do tho light thing by the men who put jou whcie jou nie tod.ij-." "That's fair. But who 'put 1110 where I am today?'" "I illd-I, Dick Horrlgau. Who over heanl of you till I took jou up? No-bodj No-bodj If I didn't make you mayor, who did. I'd llko to know?" "The voters. The people of this city." "Tho voters." scoffed Horrlgau. "The dcitco they did! Who had jou nominated?" nomi-nated?" "You did. But It was tho public who elected me, nnd I'm going to obey your orders In ono thing. I'm going to 'do the right thing by tho men who put 1110 where I nm today.' I'm going to pay tho voters for their trust In mo by giving them a fnlr and square administration. ad-ministration. In the caso of this Bor ough Street railway franchise bill, for Instance," tapping tho document lying before him 011 his desk, "beforo I sign thnt bill I Intend to make Btiro It's for the good of tbo people, thnt It is for the good of the city, not merely for the good of Klchnrd Horrlgau nnd a clique of his friends nnd heelers. No. diu't swear. It'll do you no good. I'm firm on this matter If jou're discontented discon-tented with me It's jour own fault. I warned you mouths ago that If 1 was electtd I should keep my oath of office. As for this Borough bill" "As for this Borough bill," broke in Horrlgau Buvngcly, "you'!I sign It. If you don't" "Well?" queried Bennett, ns the boss paused, choked bj his own fury "If I don't sign It-what then?" "If you don't, jour political career Is ended from this time ou. See? It's ended.. Smashed flat. You think of yourself as n tine, promising young man who's on the road to the governorship gov-ernorship and maybe to tho White House. Well, you aren't. You're what Dick Horrlgau made jou, nnd jour future will be what Dick Horrlgiin chooses to make It. I lifted jou up, and I can tear you down Just as easy. And, what's more, by , I'll do It if you don't sign tho Borough bill. I'm n man of my word, nnd before ever you were nominated I pledged my word to have that bill put through. The bill paid your election expenses, lt"- "I paid my own election expenses. You know that." "Yotir perbonal expenses, perhaps. But who paid for parades, balls, banners, ban-ners, fireworks, speakers, advertisements, advertise-ments, workers nnd wntchcrs nnd nil the other million things that elected jou? The men behind that Boiougli bill paid them. And thej did It ou the understanding jou'd sign the bill." "In other words," lemnrked Bennett, Ben-nett, "jou made n bargain for me Well, I can't keep it." "Oh, I'll keep It nil right. You'll sign that bill or jou'll" "Mr. Hoirlgan," exclaimed Bennett, controlling his temper with more nnd more dlllleilltj. "jou said something Just now about our coming to n showdown. show-down. This Is the time for It. 1 want jou to remember henceforth that 1 wear no mnn's collnr yours or nny one else's nnd that you can't deliver nny goods jou've bargained for In my nnme. If I slgu thnt bill It won't be under jour orders, but because 1 think It right." "Oh," laughed Horrlgau, who thought he began to see the drift of the other's oth-er's mind. "I don't hold out for that. I don't tare why you sign It ns long ns you do sign It." "What do jou think about tko bill jourself?" yiqulred Alwyn. "Do you consider It honest?" "What do I enro? It's got to be signed, and" "1 care. And I think the bill Is fraudulent." "Getting tender In the conscience, aren't j'ou? Well" "If jou put It that way, yes. 1 think this Borough bill Is crooked from first to last. But" "What's the mutter with It? Alu't" "Let me explain," pursued Alvvyih "This bill gives the Boiougli Street Hallway company the light to ue whatever motive power they choose to. It gives them the right to charge live cent fares without auy transfers, in onu paragraph there's a clause penult-ting penult-ting them to build n subway If they want one. By another paragraph's concessions con-cessions they can build a conduit and lease it out for telephone or telegraph wires. By another they can do 1111 o-pros o-pros business. But nil these piovl-slons piovl-slons uru as nothing compared to the fact that the bill gives the stieets nbove and lielovv ground to the Borough Bor-ough company forever and ever not for 11 term of years, but uutll the end of the world. It delivers that route to the company not only for our time, but for nlwujs, and binds us and our descendants de-scendants to its terms. Thnt Is the chief outrage of tho wbolo thlug. To think that the" "Ob, wo'vo got a bowling reformer in the major's seat, have we?" scoffed Hoirlgan. "If I'd known that" "'Hie people hnvo got n man who is trjhig to protect their rights and prop-crtj. prop-crtj. Here's a letter I received today. to-day. You'll lecogule the name of the capitalist who wrote It. You know litis lit-is honest ns well as wise. This Is his proposition: He will pay $2,000,000 for that same francliNe. give the city 10 per cent of the gross receipts and turn over the whole plant to It at the end of fifty years. What do jou think of that?" "It's a fake." "It is 11 bona tide oiTVi. lie voltiu-teem voltiu-teem to deposit Jfl.OOO.OOO to bind the tnrg.rln. Now. what 1 waut to ask jou. Mr. Horrlgau. Is this: If the franchise fran-chise Is worth $2,000,000. why me jou nnd jour faction In the board of aldermen alder-men so anxious to give It it vvny for nothing?" "Look heie!" blustered the boss. I" "I am looking." returned Beuueit "I've been looking deeper Into It than jou U'Ull.e. I asked jou a question just now. I'll answer It mjsclf In one word 'Graft!' Thut Is why jou want to give away a franchise that Is worth $2,000 C00." "Graft!" snorted Horrlgau contemptuously. contemptu-ously. "The same old reformer howl! What's jour Idea of graft anyway?" "Graft Is unearned Increment. Money to which the recipient hns no legal or moral light. That Is." "So! Then show me tho mun who ain't a grafter! A lawyer shows his client how to evade the law, nnd he takes n fee for doing It. What's thnt but graft? A magazine takes pay for printing uu advertisement its editors know Is n fake. What's that? Graft! When n congressman votes fcr nn appropriation ap-propriation because another congicas-mnn congicas-mnn has agreed to vote for ono of bis. what's thnt? Graft! When n flvo thousand a yenr senator retires nt tho end of ten years worth n million, what's1 that? Graft! A police captain on $2,-"BO $2,-"BO a j eur buys yachts and country 7 estates. GrnftI How n'oout the rail- H road president who gets stock free in HJ n corporation thnt ships over his road, H or the Insurance mqii or banker who Hj gives or takes fat loans on fancy sc- HJ curltles nnd clears 1.000 per cent? HJ Grafters, all of 'cm! Grafters! Kvery HJ one graftsj who can or who Isn't too HJ stupid. Show mo n man who doesn't H graft nnd I'll show you n fool. Present HJ company not excepted." HJ "That's where j ou're wrong." return- H ed Alywn. Ignoring the slur nnd speak- HJ lng with n Judicial quiet oddly nt con- H traat with the boss' vehemence. "The H man who said 'Honesty Is tbo best pol- H icy' knew what bo was talking about. H It pays best not only hereafter, but H here as well. Why did Missouri cbooso H Folk for governor? Because in spite n ( of his faults be Is boncst. Why was Vj La Follettc sent to tbo senate from Bj Wisconsin? Because, faults and nil, be H wns honest. Why did the people of H this country make Roosevelt their prcs- H ldent? Were they blind to bis faults H nnd foibles? No. but they knew ho H wns honest! I nm honest. This bill H Isn't. That Is why I won't sign It." H "You won't, eh?" roared Horrlgau. H "Then veto It! Veto It If you dare! I'll H not only smash your political career, H but I'll pnss the bill over j-our veto, H That'll show you pretty well bow yoj BJ nnd me stand ns to power In the city. H I'll make jou the laughingstock of the B administration by taking the whole B thing out of jour hands and passing It B In spite of you." B "I doubt it," answered Bennett, pal- B lng, but meeting coolly the tlery wrath B In Ilorrlgan's little red cjes. "I Intend B to fight jour Borough bill In the alder- B manic chamber and outside that coun- B ell. To pass a bill bver my veto you'll B have to get a two thirds majority. That ' B means fourteen votes. You have only B your 'solid thirteen.' And I'll make it B my business to see you don't get a B fourteenth vote." B "I'll look out for that, nit right, all B right." B "One thing more, Mr. Horrlgan. I H have reason to believe there Is bribery B in this matter. I'll ferret out tho name B of every man who gives or takes a B bribe in connection with the Borough B franchise bill, and I'll send every one B of them to Jail not only the aldermen, B but the capitalists who are behind tho B measure. Receiver and thief shall go B to Jail together." B "Is thnt so?" chuckled Horrlgau. B "Then, Mr. Reformer, let me tell jou B who Is really behind this whole nffnlr, B the mitu jou'll have to Jail first of nil, I Mr. Charles Waluwrlght, uncle of the B girl you're trying to marry." I no leaned back to note the effect of I his revolution, but Bennett's face I moved no muscle, gave no hint of what lay beneath. I "Besides," went on Horrlgau, eager I to press his advantage, "every cent I of Miss Wain- I JFJ & Wright's fortune I f ivT nt,d of ncr broth- I HBE irV cr'8 nas bcen ' ' I HHH '"H llJ Wnlnwrlg'it I HHB ' -1 Iut0 Borough fel HHH 1 Btock' If ,Il( 1 HBXLlvyl franchise is lie.it- I y with mid her I ' Joung brother If "Now uo uhcad mid jou veto that bill. A do rw iou UU," Novvgouhendand " nhl llorrlam,. Jo ng you nke It was ilorrlgan's trump card, and he had plajcd It well. White, silent, si-lent, Benne' walked back to his desk. The cemed nil knocked out of blm ,y bo moved, like n man ovcrc.vL.. ,.,d. Picking up a ien. he wrote rapidly, then cast aside the pen, crossed to the window nnd looked out Into the snowy, crowded park. "Yon'vo signed the bill?" cried Horrlgau Hor-rlgau In delight. Tvo vetoed It." replied Bennett. TO BE CONTIWUKD.l " |