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S7ie Now Mayor Based en 6Jf.Broadhurs?'s Successful Play the man , >i theaoub? CHAPTER XIII. r | I HE momentous Friday bad ?r rived; the (lay whereou the fa I niout ? or Infamous ? Borough Jl Street railway bill In Its auamded form was to come up for the Aldermen's consideration. Every paper In the dty devoted col umns to the situation. Everywhere It was known that the "boy mayor" was fighting with all his might the bill he had already vetoed. Equally well was It understood that Horrlgan was mak lug the buttle of his whole career In behalf of the measure. If he could hut Induce his "solid thirteen" aldermen to stand firm and could maintain his hold on Uoberts for the fourteenth, till would be plain sailing and the bill would pass by a two-tlilrds vote In spite of the mayor's veto. More than the mere bill and his price for It were Included In llorrl gun's reasons for his present activity He recognised that his prestige us boss was at stake-that in case of failure bis hold ou the organisation would be considerably weakened, perhaps almost so much shaken us to permit I'belan to fulfill his once absurd thrent to tear him down from his eminence. For the whole organization was viewing with breathless Interest the duel between Horrigan aud the youthful mayor the boss had "mnde." In such circles a beaten man commands scant respect. #?????? The board of aldermen were In see elon In the city hall. Off the ante chamber of the great room where they met was a small, snugly furnished apartment, first of a series of similar j rooms that stretched away, with con nectlng doors, to the far end of the main corridor. This place, with the room adjoining, had once been the comptroller's oltiee. Of late, howeyer, tbnt official had changed Ids quarters nnd the room nearest the antechamber had been appropriated by Horrlgan himself ns a sort of unofficial snug | gery. where he could sit at ease and i transact buslnesa at close quarters whenever the organization's secret In | -terests demanded his presence at the ? city hall. Here, Ills whereabouts known only to ills Intimate anil personal llenton ants, the boss was wont to sit ut ease, like some fat. rubicund spider In the renter of a web of Intrigue, and Issue his ???ders or plans of campaign. Some af these were carried by word of mouth through the anteroom Into the alder maulc chamber. Others be transmit ted by means of a telephone that stood ready on the center table, before which his great easy chair was always placed. Around tlds table as th^ board of al | derrnen w ere aliout to convene on the | fateful Friday of the Borough bill's flnnl consideration snt three men? Walnwrlght, GIbbs and Horrlgan. The former. In spite of his habitual steady coolness, was plainly uneasy. Gibbs -made no effort to deny bis anxiety. Ills eyes were bloodshot. Ills manner abstracted and his nerves evidently strung to breaking polut. Horrigan alone of the trio hail abated not one jot of the colossal calm and brutal power that were part and parcel of the mun's mighty character. "When will our bill come up. do you suppose?" asked GIbbs, breaking a brief silence. "In half an hour or so probably, answered Horrlgan, glancing at bis ?atcli. "1 thought It was better for ns to get here ahead of time." "Half an hour." fumed Glbbs, "and neither Ellis nor Koberts here yet! Suppose they don't got here on time? "Tbey will," grunted Horrigan plac idly. "Do vou think It Is possible either of them hns come yet?" went on Glbbs, with a glance ut the autechamber door. "No." "How do you know? Perhaps"? "Williams would have told me. He knows where I'm to be found. "You're sure Ellis and Roberts will show up?"' "Yes." "How soon?" "In good time." "But suppose they don't?" insisted Glbbs nervously. "What then?" "Why, If they don't, then tbey won't What do you suppose?" snapped Hor rlgan. "What's the matter with you, anyhow? Are you looking for a muse um Job as the 'human question mark ?' " "Glbbs Is naturally nervous," explain ed Walnwrlght "He's not so old at .this game as you and I, Horrlgan, and we must make allowances." "Nervous?" grunted the boss. "1 should say he Is! Just look at that cigar I gave him. He's been chewing Jt as If it was a sausage. That's no way to treat a fifty cent cigar, man! Here, try another, and see If you can't smoke It Instead of eating a free lunch ofT It Nothing like a good smoke to steady your nerves. If"? The antechamber door opened, and ?Williams hurried In. "I got Ellis!" he reported. "He's there, and"?with significant emphasis? -"he'll vote right!" ?"Good!" sssented Horrlgan. "I thought he'd come to time. Now, for Koberts and the thing's done." "The gsllsry In there Is Jammed," re ported Williams. Jerking his head to arard the aldermaulc chamber. ."I nsr er haw huc(i u oiob Id the place be fore." "That'a what cornea of all tbla news paper publicity." growled Horrlgan. "If it wasn't for the papers the people M never make any trouble for us. But they read the Dews and then they get silly Ideas about their 'rights.' and a lot of them come here to see they don't get swindled. Lord! *If the papers would only sus|>end publication for one month. I'd guarantee to put the whole state In my vest pocket They're al ways butting In to spoil the organiza tion's honest profits. How are the crowd In the galleries behaving?" "They're quiet." answered Williams uneasily. "Too quiet That's what bothers me. They seem to l>e waiting for the Borough bill to"? "If they raise any row. rush a mo tion through to clear the galleries," or dered Horrlgan. "Nothing short of the police could clear away that big crowd." "Then we'll have the police In to help." "But." argued Williams, "that would mean a riot, and n lot of people would get hurt. All the ncwspu[>urs tomor row would"? "Never mind that Go ahead and do as you're told. At the first sign of dis approval from the galleries have the motion pnsscd and turn the police loose. Understand?" "All right." acqulosced Williams du biously and withdrew. Walnwrlght opened Ills mouth to pro test. but Horrlgan was already busy at the telephone. "Hello!" he called. "I want 000 F? ! 000 7. Yes?yes. Is that the captain?" I lie went on a moment later. "Then rend him to the phone. Tell him Mr llorrlgun? Hello, cnptnln!" after an other pause. "Y'es, It's Horrlgan. At city hall. In the aldermaulc chamber there's a mob, and we're likely to need the police to quiet 'ein. Y'es. No, not I 'diet' them, you fool! 'Quiet' them! Yes. Send us a squad at double quick, anl let the sergeant report to Williams. I<et the boys bring their night sticks, and tell 'em they're to take no back talk and not to tie afraid to slug If it comes to that, and I guess It will. Pick out the right sort to send. Y'es. Of course I'll back up anything they do. Sure. Hush 'cm. Goodby." "Rut"? began Walnwrlght as Hor rlgan hung up the receiver. The boss cut him short. "I'll let that gallery crowd see tt nln't safe to Interfere with my work." "But." protested Walnwrlght. "sure ly It will not tie necessary to"? 'To break hends? It probably will. Why not?" "I'd rnther use diplomatic tactics." "Diplomacy's a game I never took the trouble to learn." "But those iieoplo you're about to antagonize control votes"? "Y'es. The people may control the votes, but we count them. See the dif ference?" "But doesn't the law permit the pub lic to attend these meetings?" "Only so long as they behave them selves. If a few of 'em get clubbed they won't lie so ready next time to butt In where they aren't wanted. They"? The tinkle of the telephone bell cut short the boAs' public spirited remarks. Horrlgan unslung the receiver. "Hello!" ho hailed. "Who's? Oh. Itolierts. eh?" "Is It Bolwrts?" cried Gibbs excit edly. "No," snarled Horrlgan In ponderous sarcasm. "It's the czar of Itussia tele phoning to borrow a nickel. I called hint 'Roberts' Just to flatter him. Go on. Itolierts! What's thut? Y'es. this Is Mr. Horrlgan. Want to see me. do you? What for? No. there Isn't," he went on angrily after a moment's lis tening. "You and I settled all that. Come and do your share of the? Yes. I tell you It's up to you to make good." Another pause, during which Glbbs and Walnwrlght glanced at each other In suspense. Then the boss continued. In a louder voice, over the wire: "Well, come to my room In the city hall, then. If you've got to see me. But there's no need for tt. It's all settled, and there's nothing more to tie said I'll be here Don't keep me watting I? What's that? No! I wou't come to you! You'll come to me, and you'll come ou the double quick! Jump now! If you don't? No, that's alL Hurry up!" "Wouldn't It be wiser." suggested Gibbs. "to humor the man by going to him, as he suggests? Then"? "No, It wouldn't!" retorted Horrlgan ns be kept the telephone. "If I'd gone on the principle of 'humoring' folks, I'd still be working at eighteen per sell ing ferry tickets. Take my tip, friend! Never go to a man. Make him come to you. That's business. And It gives you a 90 per cent better chance with ! htm. Now, then," pulling a paper from his pocket, "I told you about the re port I bad Morris & Cherrlngton dig out showing up Bennett's old man. Here It Is. Like to look It over while we're waiting?" "Little enough good It seems to bave done!" returned Walnwrlght as the three beads beat over the document. "He's still fighting ni, tooth and nalL" _ "Yes," agreed Horrlgan grimly, "but It'a u satisfaction to know tt Isn't only us he's fighting. He's cutting bis own throat too." CHAPTER XIV. THE first committee room that lay to tho right of Horrlgan's office?in the same relation to II us the antechamber to the left ?was usually given over to dry offi cial business, and Its musty walls must almost have experienced a distinct shock about this time as Dallas Waln wright entered from the corridor be hind. She wns accompanied by Perry aud by Phelau, who, passing through tho corridor toward the aldermanlc chamber, hud collided with the brother and sister at the committee room door. "Here's a good sight for sore eyes, ; Miss Walnwrlght," the alderman was saying with his best air. "But Is it i fuir to ask what brings such a bunch of sunshine Into an old p'lltlcal shell like this? I'd as soon think of seeing Ilorrlgan at mass as to find you here." "I want to attend the aldermen's j meeting," exclaimed Dallas. "I have a special reason. So I made Perry bring me. But at the door they told us the gallery was so crowded that we couldn't"? "Never you mind the gallery, miss," Interrupted Phelan. "It Isn't meant for tho likes of you anyway. You Just sit here a few minutes, an' I'll catch an attendant somewhere an' make him hustle up a couple of good chairs for you on the main floor, whore you can plpo everything Just like you were in your own op'ra box eoppln' off a swad of high C's." "Thank you so much, alderman," re plied Dallas. "I hope we're not put ting you to too much trouble." "No trouble at all. An' even if It was I'd come a-runnin' to meet It. I'm tile original trouble eater. Besides, the best In the house Is uone too good for the lady who was so Int'rested lu my outings. So long! I'll be right back." "What a queer chap he is!" roused Perry, ns Phelan hastened nwny on his mission. "If I could take a six weeks' course In slang and hot air from that man I'd be able to sew but tons on the whole English language." "I don't think you need very much tuition," observed Dallas. "But It was kind of Mr. Phelan to look after us. I like him be"? "Because he's standing by Bennett so plncklly In this fight?" "Mr. Bennett is nothing to me." "No?" askod Perry In Innocent amaze. "Then I wasted a lot of good cigarette money cabling to you about his campaign when you were acroes the big wash last summer. For a man who was 'nothing' to you you 1 sure took largo swads of intelligent In terest. Look here, little girl," he went on, less flippantly, "what's the matter? Has anything"? "No!" she broke in, with a miserable effort at courage. "Nothing's the mat ter. I'm perfectly happy. Why shouldn't 1 I be? An engaged girl Is always"? "An engaged girl!" he shouted In high glee. "You don't mean to say you and Alwyn"? "Of course not I am engaged to Mr. Glbbs." < "Good Lord!" gasped the lad In hon est dismay. "If that's meant for a Joke, It's the punkest ever! Did"? "It Isn't a Joke, Perry, and It's very rude of you to talk so. I am eugaged to Mr. Glbbs, and"? "But?how?when did tho atrocity come off, and"? "I became engaged to him the night of the administration ball. I didn't want to tell you yet, because I knew you don't like him. I'm?I'm"? "Y'ou're happy?" "Certainly I am!" she retorted de fiantly. "So happy that I"? "That you are having a fight to keep from crying this blessed minute!" he finished. "Say, Dallas, It breaks me all up to have you so miserable. I think a whole lot of you. More'n of any one else but Cynthia. And I want to help you out of this measly mlxup. Won't you?"? "There Is nothing any one can do," she murmured sadly. "I have chosen my course snd I"? "Cheese It!" whispered Perry In hur ried ndmonltlon. "Here comes Ben nett. and Phelan's with him." The young mayor came in, talking to the alderman as be came. "This room's disengaged," he was saying "I'll write It here and give It to?oh, 1 beg your pardon," he broke off, recognizing Dallas and Perry. "I didn't know"? "I've got two good seats for you," announced Phelan. "Right where you can see an' hear the whole shootln' match. An' I guess before the meetin's over it's liable to get as lnterestln' as a double "Uncle Tom" show In a tent I'll show you the way ns soon as you're ready. There's no rush. Things tln't begun to sizzle up yet" Bennett had crossed to where Dallas stood Irresolute and, under cover of Phelan's talk with Perry, said to her, with a certain unconscious stiffness: "I fear I was too taktn aback by your announcement the other evening to remember to congratulate you, but please believe me when I say I wish you every happiuesa In the new life you have chosen." ? ? '?Thuuk you very much." faltered Dallas. There was au awkward pause; then she suld: "You came In here to write some thing. I'm afraid we are detaining you. You must lie busy? with your tight agulnst the Ilorougb bill. You are quite determined to continue It to the end?" "To the bitter end!" he answered miserably. "Even though that end can hold nothing but bitterness for me." The set anguish In his face moved Dallas more than she dared confess even to herelf. "I am sorry," she said softly. "It Is the course I have chosen," he answered, with a shrug, "and It It leads to eternal darkness Instead of the sunlight I expected I must follow It none the less." "That Is Sheer obstinacy," she cried, battling against her own heart's pas sionate plea. "You have laid out a plan to ruin Mr. Glbbs, to deprive l'erry and me of my own fortune. to ouricu yuur self by selling Borough stock short and then vetoing the bill so that the stock would collapse. You have done all this, and yet you talk of fol io wing your abominable course to the , end!" "Dallas," he said very quiet ly, "you don't understand, and "Dallas," he said very you refused to quietly, -you don't trugt me tQ ex. understand.' . . plain, so I can say no more. But one day you may learn the cruel mistake you are mak ing." "Mistake?" "I don't mean that you are mistaken lu choosing Glbbs Instead of me, but that you are wrong In your Judgment of what 1 am doing. I hope you will understand some day. It will be too late to change anything then, but at least I shall be set right In your eyes. And that means more to me than you can ever know. Uoodby." He left the room abruptly, and Dal las stared after him, her brain awhlrl with conflicting thoughts. "There's a man In ten million, miss," volunteered Phelan, breaking In on her reverie, "an' from the looks of that bran' uew dinky, three-k spark on your finger I guess you're wise to the fact." "I am engaged to Mr. Glbbs," replied Dallas coldly. "What the"? gasped I'helan, check ing himself just In time. "I'm sure Borry for you, miss," he went on, with a sincerity that precluded any offense, "for frlen' Glbbs Is going to have something so heavy fall on bis bank roll by the time we're through with this Borough bill that he'll be able to use his wad for a book mark without crlnklln' any of the leaves. Why, he'll"? "Come, Perry," Interrupted Dallas. "Shall we go to the meeting now?" Confused, she turned to the door leading Into Horrigan's room instead of that opening on the corridor and found herself face to face with her uncle, the boss and Glbbs. "I beg your pardon," she began, sur prised. "I didn't know"? "Dallas!" exclaimed Glbbs and Waln wright in the same breath. Horrlgan scowled at the Interruption as all three men rose to their feet. "What brings you to a place like this?" usked Walnwrlght In displeas ure. "Perry and I," Indicating her broth er, who had followed her Into the room, "are going to attend the meet ing of the board of aldermen." "But," protested her uncle disapprov ingly, "It is hardly the sort of'? "My fortune and Perry's and that of the man I am to marry are all bound up In the Borough bill," she answered fearlessly. "I have a right to be pres ent when that bill's fate Is decided." "Good nerve!" applauded Ilorrigan. "You're a thoroughbred. If there were more women like you"? "Mr. Horrlgan," reported Williams, hurrying in from an antechamber, "the police have come, and"? "All right," answered the boss. "Give the sergeant his orders." "I?I hardly like the responsibility," muttered Williams, "and"? "But you'll take it I'm backing you. By the way, get seats for Miss Walnwright and her brother. Get them close to the anteroom door, so If there's a row she can come back here. It there are no vacant seats there, clear a couple of people out and make place for"? "But we have seats," protested Dal las as Williams sped on his errand. "Alderman Phelan"? "Alderman Phelan will have trouble finding a seat In this city when I'm done with him," snarled Horrigan. "Better take the seats I offer. Miss Walnwright. They're safer." "But," protested Walnwright, "if there's to be any danger she mustn't be there. I can't have"? "I will be on hand to help her If f there Is," Glbbs answered him. "H'm!" grunted Horrigan In some what uncomplimentary doubt "I will, too!" spoke up Perry, norrlgan nodded approval. "You'll be all right then," said be. ''And now"? "You spoke of the police being In the aldermanlc chamber," said Dallas. "What for?" "Tc check any trouble the gallery may make," answered Horrlgan. "This man Bennett's stirred the people up with a lot of his anarchistic reform ideas till they're crazy. Some one's liable to get a broken skull, and then Bennett will Lave himself to thank. Maybe when tbe police bave ham mered a little sense Into folk*' beads with their nightsticks, the victims will begin to understand Just what sort of a man AJwjrn Iienuett la. Remember now, Glbbs, nnd you. too. young Waln wrlght. If there's any sign of a row bring Miss Walnwrlght back here at once." "All right." ngreed Perry, a little rue ful at the prospect of missing a free flghL "I.et's go In there now. I've uever been to an aldermen's meeting lieforo, but I ran up against a car strike riot once, so I guess I'm on to most of the subtle rules of elegance that govern sucb shows. Come on, people, If you're coming." "Your niece Is a thoroughbred," re peated Horrlgan, with rare approba tion, as the uuteroom door closed be hind Dallas and her two escorts. "So she's to marry Olbbs, Is she? I'm sorry for them both." "Why?" asked Walnwrlght sharply. "Because It won't take her a year to And out that he's a yellow cur. And when she does she'll either kick him out or lead him around on a chain. Now, the fellow a girl of that sort ought to have married is Bennett He's an obstinate fool, but he's a tnan. I thought you said once he was stuck on her." "IIo was. He still Is." "And she took Glbbs Instend?" cried Ilorrlgan, a world of Incredulity In his rough voice. "Women are a queer lot! Why'd she shake Bennett If it Is a fair question?" "I let her see Glbbs was a heroic martyr," said Walnwrlght w-lth quiet significance, "und that Bennett was"? "Oh, I see!" chuckled Ilorrlgan. "Still, there might be something made out of Bennett's love for her even yet." "What do you mean? "I'm not quite sure. I'll have to think It over." "Roberts has come!" exclaimed Wil liams, entering from the corridor. "He's asking for you. Shall I bring him In here?" "Yes," replied Ilorrlgan. "By the way," be added to Walnwrlght as Wil liams departed, "I'll have to ask you to clear out for a few minutes. I've got to see Roberts alone. Now for the tussle that'll decide the whole fight!" 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Hudson, the personal irroporty ex emptions of Benjamin Hudson was laid off and set apart according to iaw.aud no excess being lound, therefore, levy was made upon the real estate of the sale Benjamin Hudson, and his homestead exemptions allotted ac cording to law. and the hereinafter described real estate was found in excess ol said home stead exemptions; THEHEFOKE. the undersigned Sheriff of Johnston County, in order to satisly thecx ecutlon In the above entitled case of Fon vilie CiroceryCo.. against B. and L. B. Hud son, together with executions in favor of Dixie Oil Works. West-over Paper Co.. Ked "C" Oil Co., Wilson & Fhum Co. (Inc.,) and Kenton Baking Powder Co., against B. and I. B. Hudson, which executions arc in my hands and levy havlug been made under the same. I will, on Monday the 7th of September, J908. being the flrat Monday in September, at 12 o'clock M. at the Court-house door in the town of Smithtieid, North Carolina, sell to highest bidder for cash, all the right, title and interest which the said Benjamin Hud son. one of the defendants in the above exe cution. has in the following described real estate, to wit: TRACT No. 1. A lot near the town of Benson, fronting on road 150 feet, and run ning hack North 37 E. 150 feet, on wnich is siturted a dwelling house in whicn I. B. Hud son now resides. TRACT No. 2. oontatn'ng 38 acres, and ad joins the lands of J. W. Wood. Jr . C. A Reaves. Julia Tarr, and J. A. Hall, and lying and being in Banner township, Johnston County. TRACT No. 3, containing 50 acres, and be ing the lands bought of Henry Bryant, ad joining the lands of Pias Hudson, John L. Kay nor and lyin* and being in Banner town ship, Johnston County. For a more com plete description of the above property re ference is hereby made to the Registry of Johnston County Terms, Spot Cash on dav of sale, when deed will be execute*!. This 0th day of August, A. D. 1908. K. M. NOW ELL, Sheriff of Johnston County. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Executor on the estate of E. F. 1'ittmau deceased, hereby notifies all persons hav ing claims against said estate to present the same to me duly verified on or be fore the 14 day of August, 1909 or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their re covery; and all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate payment. This Uth day of August, 1908 Jonah Pittman, Ex. Micro. N C. NOTICE. By virtue of the autboiity contained in a certain mortgage deed executed by isniah D. C. Goodson aud wife, Carcilla Goocsou, to II. R. Goodson, dated Nov ember 4, 1904, and recorded in the Reg istry of Johnston county in Book G. No 9, page 44, the conditions in said mortgage being broken, the undersigned mortgagee will expose to sale at public auction at the Court House door, in the town of Smithfield, N. C., on Monday, September 7th, 1909, the following lands conveyed by said mortgage deed for the purpose ol satisfying the bond secured by the same, to-wit: A certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in Johnston county, State aforesaid, in Clay ton township,described as follows: Lying and being in the town of Clayton, Johnston county, and con taining one eighth of an acre, and bound ed on the North by lot of H, R. Goodson on the East by the lot formerly owned by Jerry Pool and now owned by the widow of Jerry Pool, on the South by the lailroad street, on the West by Richard Rand and Rixie Whitley, be ing a portion of Jerry Pool lot, it being the southern half of lot sold by William Pool, biother and heir of Jerry Pool, as appears from deed made by William Pool and wife. Rachel Pool, recorded in the Registry of Johnston county in Book No. 8, page 116. Terms of sale cash. This 6th dav of August, 1908. H. R. Goodson, Mortgagee. Pou & Brooks. Att'vs. NOTICE OF SALE. The undersigned. O. C. Gregory, willon Mon day, the 24th day of Aug. 1908, at twelve o'clock noon, at the court house door in Smithtieid. North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder for cash, thirty tive (35) shares of stock in the T. S. Kagsdale Company, of the par value of fifty dollars per share, being certificate No. 25ard standing in the nam? of J. S. Wooten, administrator. This certificate of stock was issued In lieu of and as a substitute for cer tificate No. 28, for one hundred and twenty three shares of stock in the Allen K, Smith Company upon the re-organization of the Allen K. Sffiith Company, and was deposited as collateral security for a note due by Allen K. Smith to lhe undersigned, dated June 18, 1903, and In the principal sum of one thous and dollars, in lieu of the certificate No. 28 above mentioned. The purpose of this sale is to subject the said collateral to the pay ment of said note, O. C. GREGORY, Assignee. POU & BROOKS, F. S. SPRIT ILL, Attorneys. Aug. 3, 1908. Date of sale postponed to Sat urday, Aug. 29th at 12 o'clock M. F. S. Spruill and Pou & Brooks, Attorneys. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Executrix on the estate of Mrs. Annie L. Gulley deceased, hereby hotifies all per sons having claims against said estate to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 14 day of August, 1909 or this notice will lie pleaded in bar of thefr recovery; and all persons Indebted to said estate will make immediate pay ment. This 7th day of August, 1908. Mrs. Mary Taylor, Exrx. Garner, N. C., R. F. D. No. 1. Wood's New Turnip Seed, all varieties. J. R. Ledbetter. NOTICE! This is your opportunity to have your picture made. 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