The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 05, 1908, Image 6
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"Perhaps that's how I know. And uk
be doesn't care for any one else.** se
"You're sure? There's Bennett. for M
Instance." is
"Alwyn Bennett? Why, absurd! fo;
Bbe'8 known him all her life. They're up
Just good friends; nothing more.- He's tk
our nearest neighbor here, and It's Ml
only natural. Besides, he isn't the sort wl
of man she wants. He's an idler, ed
8he likes men who have made some- do
thing of themselves?like yourself, for H<
Instance. So make yourself easy on ed
that score. If Bennett loved her, he'd fa1
tare proposed long ago." a \
"Not necessarily. He's not a man to
get started easily, but once start him II*
?nd"? a 1
"Then don't start him. Go In and m*
in. What is it. Thompson?"
The secretary entered from the offlee
with a dispatch. Iis
."There's an answer, sir." said he ^
"Here's a blank."
Wainwright read the message, scrib- ,nbled
a few lines and handed the reply XN<
to the secretary, who hurried out ',c
with it. t,1(
"So Thompson is not only a secretary.
but a telegraph operator as well." .
remarked Gibbs as the clicking of a Xt'
llorse instrument sounded from the saoffice.
"He's everything," replied Wain- er"
kn
Wright. "He's a wonder. He heard in!i
?e sa*M wished I had a good operator to
.op here whom I could trust, so with- p~n
out a word to me he goes and learns we
telegraphy. I've had him nine years' On
now and tested and tempted Dim nrty i
. ways, but he's as true as steel, the one hci
employee I ever had that I could trust, glo
By the way, the message he just the
' brought menjught to interest you. It Pa
tells me Borough Street railway stock tar
is offered now at 63. I've given orders thr
?*. for your office to take all they can get sei
bold of at that price quietly and with- ini|
out making any bids or attracting at- urn
.1 tention. That'll be the biggest deal of dia
my career if I can carry it through.
You understand your part perfectly? wr
to take for yourself 20 per ceut of the offi
deal, handle the whole affair on the I c
floor and not buy any of the stock for pie
your own private account? Stick to ert
that and there's just one thing that wli
can powjblv ?k>ck us.". his
"You mean the defeat of the present *'
city administration this fall?" [>a
*>"^ust that, and I don't believe it will I tl
be beaten. The organization's solid as 1
a rock. They jjave the police, the of- fce'
flCe?oltiere~and"? - hu
[ "But the people at large?"
"The people at large are sheep that Gil
like to be driven by the strongest shep- th?
herd. If they weren't, "they'd have his
broken loose a ceutury ago and run the
City and the country to suit themselves.
Just now Dick "Kerrigan happens to be
the 'shepherd' who can make them go
wh?r?r<?r savs " ^
V ft}'
"Shepherd and 'crook* combined, I
nic
should say," commented Gibbs. cbuckling
at his own feeble Joke. w?
"I wouldn't let a speech like that
get back to Horrigan if 1 were you," I
returned Wainwright dryly. "Your
career might suffer. Nothing (except ?,\
maytte. gratitude) Is so bad as humor ,
for spoiling a man's chances in busi- ^
ness or politics. A laugh costs more
than people think. But speaking of
? the election this fall, a reform wave
or any change of city administration
would smash our Borough Street rail- ^
way deal. To offset that I've joined
hands with Horrigan. If I can bring ^
him to see things my way, he shall
have cash enough to buy all the honest ge<
voters he needs. He's coming here
this noon to talk things over with me.
Phelau's coming too." *
"Phelan? You mean the alderman ^
of the Eighth? You'll have a pleasant
little gathering. Perhaps you didn't
know that Phelan and Horrigan have .
had a row jnd"? '
"And that's why I'm bringing them ,,
together here today. I want to patch
tip their quarrel if I earn I need them
both. Phelan's a useful man." m<
"But Horrigan is boss of the organ!- C01
nation. If you have him on your side,
why do you bother about getting
rucicu iw.
"Yes, Horrigan Is bo6s. He's fought Jnj
bis way up by bulldog tactics. He
has no diplomacy?nothing but brute ^
force. Now, Phelan has Just as much
force In his way, but he's as tricky as
a fox too. I've known hlra ever since gg
lie was chief of police. He's a danger- ? ?
ous man. If he's against us. he can to
make trouble. I want him. He's"? 8ti
"Judge Newman!" announced the
butler. . on
A whimsical frown crossed Wain- S
wrlght's face, but cleared into a pass- th<
ably hospitable expression as a little a 1
gray haired man, with a solemn, weak w?
face, trotted pompously in on the heels se<
of the butler's announcement ly
"Good morning, judge," said the host tre
pleasantly. "You don't know Mr. mi
GIbbs, I think, of Gibbs, Norton & Co.?
Judge Newman is my next door neigh- Pa
bor on the left as you come from the so
etatioD, Gibbs. You must have noticed
the place?Queen Anne bouse. rei
with"? wl
"Oh, he probably never gave It a "-T:
glance," put in the Judge. "A mere cot- '
tage, that's all. When a man with my n'!
m?atr*r L??a lei tv?? a cocinl no,WJ
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7Tb* M IWP nfT TT73 "TOur <3BbjrbfW*
at aren't married and?Charles. tod
at reaflre what It means to twv?
ir unmarried"?
'No. I cannot." assented Wainwright
Ickly, "and from present signs I'm
I likely to. I hope Mr*. Newman is
iir
IT*e OttJe judge's face grew doubly
porta at.
'Extrenrely well, thank yon." said
, "A wonderful woman! You've met
r, Mr. -Gihbs? q
urse you have
rT.'Newmto f C? ^ \ 11 I
uio^t auxioua w ^LJ'
r me to come ---v
i for ne-?lee- '
>u this full. " 1 tht/uyht ynu miyht
r. Horrigan.to ""f " vort^ ^rHorn
I broach- l1f?7*J"n int"v be'
.. ., halt.
the subject.
esn't quite seem to see It that way.
doesu't want to have me renoiuinatI
thought |?erbaps. as a personal
ror to so old a friend, you might say
vord to Mr Horrigan in luy U'half."
'Of course I'll do what little I can.
rrigan will be here-today. Drop in
ittle after noou and I'll tell yon how
intervention turns out."
'Oh. thauk you so mucli!" cried the |
!ge. positively wriggling in liis ue- j
ht. "Mrs. Newman will Ik> so pleas- |
. And. by the way. won't you ask ;
try why he never conies over to see i
r daughters? I'lease ask him if he i
n't. I'm sure Mrs. Newman would j
glad if he did. Well, till afternoon, j
Mi. Good morning."
yuecr little rat!" observed Gibbs as j
i judge bowed himself out. "Mrs.
wman must Ik.' a marvel if all he
rs is"?
She is a wonder as a husband trainShe's
tamed him so he doesn't j
ow his soul's his own. A gowd little
n because he's never had a chance
l?e otherwise. I'll speak to Horrin
alKiut him. though. It's always
11 to have a friend on the btn^h.
e never can tell when"?
tut Gibbs was not listening. Ilis
ivy face had ligh.ted with a sudden
w of eagerness. Turning to note
1 cause. Wainwright saw his niece
lias descending the stairs. Involun
ily she halted as she reached the
eshold and saw Gibhs. Then, her
lse of hospitality triumphing over
pulse, she came In and greeted her
cle's guest with some show of corlity.
Itemeinl>er. Dallas." said Wainiglit
as he prepared to go Into his
ce. "Gibbs is here only for the day.
ount on you td make his holiday as
asant as you can." He glanced coyly
at Gibbs. who had 6trolled to the
ndow. Then the financier lowered
i voice and said rapidly:
Please be nice to Gibbs for my sake,
lias. 1 do a great dea[ for you, ajnd
lon't often nslT anything In return."
le patted her on the shoulder with a
Jture meant to be affectionate and
rrJed into the adjoining office,
ircely had the door closed when
bbs turned from the window, crossed
? room to where Dallas stood and in
! usual direct fashion said:
You saw that"?
The article in this morning's paper?
s."
riiere was no confusion, no embartsinent.
neither in the clear, girlish
Ice nor in the honest dark eyes that
t Gibbs' so calmly. He went on
fh a shade less confidence.
It annoys you?"
Very much indeed."
You can't feel worse about it than I
Miss Wainwright I"?
'You didn't write it yourself, then?"
'I? Of course not! flow could you
nk"?
1 didn't; I just wondered. Please
i that the rumor is denied."
'Why should I? You are going to
irry me some day. aren't you, Dal'Have
I ever given you reason to
uk I would?"
'You have let me keep on coming to
you. You have"?
'I have told von that I don't care for
tne way yon want me to. l nave
?at admiration and respect for yon,
t that all. And it is not enough
marry "On.
'It is enough for me. If I have your
miration wnd respect to start on I'll
>n make you love me."
'You would be satisfied with so lit5"
'Yes. Knowing I could in time win
>re. You aren't the sort of girl who
uld marry a man if she didn't reset
him?didn't admire him. You"?
'remaps 1 couian i marry sucn a
in. But perhaps i couldn't help Iotf
him."
Your chances for happiness would
better with me. Oh, Dallas, you
ow I love you! You've kept me
litlng so long! Is It fair to either of
?'
'I hesitate because I want to be fair
us both. For that Teason I must
11 ask you to wait"
'But I've waited so long! Tell me
e thing: Is there any one else that"?
Steps, none too light, clattered down
i stairs, and into the library bounced
lad in tennis flannels. He was tall,
dl set up and good to look at and
?med always to have stepped directfrom
a bandbox and to have had ex(mely
recent acquaintance with
ich soap and water.
'Hello, Dallas!" he shouted, encomsslng
his sister in a bear hug. "How
on are"?
"Here's Mr. Gibbs, Perry," Dallas
minded him as she emerged, somebrat
crumpled, from the embrace,
lave you"?
rhe lad's manner underwent a ligbtag
and frigid change.
"Oh, good morning!" he grunted,
,tb a curt nod to the visitor, and,
picking up 5; paper, turned t?
ing sheet and became imxoert
contents. oblivious of ail) eis
"Mr. (JibbS is only s|>endin,
with us." admonished Dalle
to soften ber young t^rotii
ness.
"Hope he'll enjoy it." can*
tones from the depths of the p*tj>^
Glbt* rose.
"I'm going out for ? cigar on the |
terrace," said he. 'I'll join yotA little
later."
"Terry." scolded Dallas as soon as I
tbe broker disappeared through tbe
long windows, "how could you treat a
guest of uncle's 60 rudely?"
"I don't like tbe fellow. ADd I don't
like what I read in tbe paper today
about bim and you. Gee. what a j
measly paragraph! It's enough to
make a white man want to dash out
his brains with a cigarette. You're going
to deBy it in time for the retraction
to get into tomorrow's papers, aren't
your*
"I?I'm not quite sure."
"Good Lord!" gasped Perry, slump- j
Ing down In the nearest cbalr. "Are
you crazy? Say, if you are looking for ;
a real good, exciting match why don't I
you marry a Wall street stock report? j
It'd be better 'n Gibbs. If you marry j
him you'll only be an 'also ran' with
the ticker tape and the market news, j
Oh. keep out of it. old girl! You owe
something to your intelligent and dis- !
tinguished little brother. If you've got
to commit matrimony, marry some one
I like, can't you?"
"I haven't given him a definite answer
yet," admitted the girl, a little
touched by the real feeling that underlay
her brother's flippant words,
"That's good medicine. Confy'
restored and the run on Brother's
tions is checked. Next time y et
the marry in* 1 have a darn^*
date to suggest for the job."'
"Who?" laughed I>ailas, an.
spite of herselfy^^
"Alwyn Bonn
"How silly!" \
"Nota^^sur 111 \ Words wisdom
from ' \g? t? >^wl:at Jt fs. CJo
aheag Be a sport
and r you want to
marrj , ;
"Fot n reasons, j
First < ne to."
"Mi nt if he \
wasn In't be j
ban* * and |.
goin r^he..
do- . * * j
/* !
. oth.. an .itat
each other^
"Speaking ered Perry.
But !>: turned to
welcome tht
Alwyn Be yglance had
little to dK from the av- i
erage goote 'young man about
town. But . .;r observer would
hare noticed . Urmness about the i
shai>ely mouth{ an honesty and strength (
of purpose about the eyes, a general >
air gf Jateut power that laj unawak- I
ened i>eneath the jolly, purposeless!
exterior. No crisis had yet called forth
any special manifestation of this power,
and meanwhile Bennett was content
to loaf through an existence that
thus far had been decidedly pleasant
The only son of a widowed mother
who advised and spoiled him. more
than comfortably well ofT from the
great fortune amassed by his dead father,
possessed of a social position unassailable
and equally fortunate in
that mysterious quality that spells
popularity?all these gifts had saved
Alwyn Bennett the trouble of fighting
life's battle or showing who might be
within his reach.
"Good old Bennett!" hailed Perry.
"We were Just talking about you."
DtUlat WainwrighL
"Good!" answered Alwyn. "Anything
is better than Indifference. What 1
were yon saying about me?"
"You tell him, Dallas!" grinned the
boy.
-*?? ?ui K(a dlotar
i>t? quid. Y> uiaycicu uio owwn
flushing with vexation.
"Then I'll tell for myself," went on
Perry gleefully. "I was Just asking
her"?
Seeing the girl's confusion, Bennett
quickly changed ihe subject by interrupting:
"My mother will be over here in a
few minutes. Dallas. She Is bringing
along a guest of ours, who says you
and she were chums at school?Miss |
Garrison."
"Cynthia Garrison! Oh, I'll be ever i
so glad to see her again! I"? 1
"I know who she is!" cried Perry, ^
refusing to. be snubbed. "They say i
she's a gorgeous looker. When her 1
kennel was under the hammer I
bought in her two pet Boston terriers,
Betty and Trince. Maybe that won't
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preaiui
I'm here
graph in ti.
"1 have seen
quietly.
Taken aback by I
hesitated an lostan.
ously: f*
"The?the rumor i?t
Tell me It isn't."
"Why shouldn'
tered perversely, a.
sorry to "witness ti
words cabed to h''
deepened as Beno
"You don't lov
don't love him?"
The French wlm
breaking off her reply
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