The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 10, 1908, Image 6
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Che fletv Mayor
Butd on G. H. Broadhurst's Successful I
Play
The Man
The Hour
| By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE.
Copyright, 1907, by George H. Broadhurst.
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CHAPTER V.
y?vALLAS!" cried Bennett, ob|
I ilviotis of his surroundings?
I I of everything except that
the girl he had so long missed
and ho had inspired him to all he
had achieved?that she ,was standing
before him.
It was Dallas herself who brought
him to a sense of the other's presence,
for as he sprang forward to meet hei
and eagerly grasped both, her outstretched
hands the girl bowed in
mock reverence and answered his ar
dent greeting with a demure:
"Good afternoon, your honor!"
"Don't!" he begged half in jest. "ItV
so good to see you agaiu that I"?
"I sent word that I had a surprise
for you, Alwyn." interrupted his mother.
"I knew it would please you. But."
with a glance at the alderman, "you're
busy? Perhaps we"?
"Not at all. mother. .May I present
Alderman Phelan? Miss Wainwrlght,
this is"?
"Alderman Phelan of (he Eighth."
> amended the politician, thoroughly ill
at ease in the presence of the visitors.
"I must be goin' now. your honor. I"?
But Dallas had come forward with
a smile that melted the speaker's embarrassineat
in an instant.
"The Alderman Phelan who gives
turkeys to all those poor people at
Christmas?" she asked in genuine interest.
"I've often read about"?
"The same, ma'am, at your service."
assented the delighted Phelan. "I fill
'em .with turkey an' coal in winter
an' I take their wives an' kids 011
outings in summer. Ever been to one
of the James (>. Phelan outings, miss?"
"No," replied Dallas, with a perfectly
grave face. "I'm sorry to say 1
haven't. Tel! me about them, won't
you ?"
"They've got to be seen to be understood.
A thousand poor tired wives
an' white faced, spindly kids turned
out into the country ior xne oniy
glimpse of green crass au' shady trees
they ever get all year. A thousand
mothers an' children out in- a cool
grove with nothing to do hut roll
around the soft grass an' play an'
eat all the fancy grub they can hold.
Maybe, iuiss, it wouldn't mean.a lot to
\ lpj\lr?
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"J hod a surprise fur you. Alwyn," interrupted
his mother.
you. but if you'd boon work in* an'
iivin' au' sleepin' au' starvin' for
twelve months in a stuffy, dark, smelly
back teuemeut room, toiliu' like a slave
to keep food an' clothes betwixt the
kids an' starvation, an' was barely
able to keep body an' soul togetherwell.
maybe then you'd understand
what them outings an' turkey fests an*
loads of coal means to the poor. .And
they won't turn down Jimmy Pbelan
at llorrigan's orders."
"I do understand," cried Dallas, her
big eyes bright with tears. "I understand,
and, in behalf of all women and
children, I thank you with my whole
heart!"
"You're all right, miss," muttered the
delighted, embarrassed Pbelan, at once
at a loss for words. "You're?you're all |
right! I'll leave it to his honor if"?
"Indeed she is!" broke in a suave
voice at whose sound the little spell of
sentiment was broken and which caus- I
ed Fhelan and Bennett to turn in an
noyance toward the door.
Scott Gibbs, bland, well groomed,
quite ignoring the other men's lack of
welcome, stood bowing on the threshold.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Alwyn,"
whispered Mrs. Bennett in a hurried
aside to her son as the latter summoned
up sufficient civility to greet the
newcomer. "I forgot to tell you. Mr.
Glbbs was calling on Dallas when I
stopped for her, aud he asked leave to
come along. I'm sorry, but"?
"How are you, Bennett?" Gibbs was
saying. "And?Mr. Pbelan, too. isn't
it? Alderman, I'm glad to see you
again. You remember me? Scott
Gibtoe? I met"?
"Yes," said Phelan, "I remember you,
all right You was up to Wain wright's
last summer?that day me an' Horri-!
(an sent the dove of peace screecbin'
4 I
lip a tree. I didn't know yon visite
| the city hall too."
"I don't, as a rule," answered Gibb:
"I rame here with Mrs. Bennett an
.Miss Wainwriphf. I wanted a/pi imps
of the man who can make one pe
stroke that will send Borouph St rot
railway stock up to 100 or down to 10.
"I)o yon mean." broke in Dallai
"that Mr. Bennett can really have sue
an effect on tlie stock market?"
"That and more." Gihbs assured hoi
"Why. the mere rumor that he mean
to veto the Borouph's franchise bill ha
sent the stock tumblrns eiplit point
since the market opened today."
"What power for one man!" e.\
claimed the pirl. turninp to Bennett ii
surprise. "And are you poinp to vet
it?"
"Office secrets." reproved Alwyn jeel
inply. "Hands off!"
"Veto it?" echoed Ciibbs. with
Istieh "Of course he isn't It wonli
be too hard upon bis friends?unfai
and unkind, to say the least"
"But why?" queried Dallas, forestall
Inpr Alwyn, who was about to speak.
"Because." cut in Gibbs before Ben
nett conld interfere, "the men who ar
backing the Borough bill are the mei
who made him mayor. It wouldn't b
square for him to turn his new powe
against the Vvery men who gave bin
that power. Now. would it?"
"By 'the men who are backing th
bill* whom do you mean?" asked Ben
nett.
"Oh. I just spoke in generalities. A
a matter of fact, the break in the pric<
today was lucky for those who wante<
to buy."
"An' your firm's doin* most of th<
buyin*. I'm told." Interpolated Phelan.
"We have a great deal of the stock
I admit," said Gibbs; "so you see. Ben
nett. you can make me or break me. 1
place myself in your hands."
"I see you are taking a most nnfaii
advantage of me, Mr. Gibbs." retortcc
| Alwyn, with some heat "You have n<
right to thrust this information on iu<
and to appeal"?
"But I was only"?
"You were trying to influence my ac
tion toward the Borough bill. You can
not do it.".
"Why. I didn't think you'd be angr.v
at"?
"I'm not. Let's drop the subject
please."
"I only answered Miss Wainwrigbt'r
questions. I"?
"We'll leave Miss Wainwrlght's name
out of the matter, please." replied Ben
nett.
"Certainly, if you like," absented
Gibbs, with a shrug of his broad shou't
(tors. "l an airaiu uj.? uiuc u(?.
Good day. Bennett. I'm sorry you misconstrued"?
"I didn't. (lood day."
"I'll l>e on !i:y way, too," announced
"Thelan. breaking tlio awkward pause
that followed <;ibbs' exit "Ladies.
I'm proud to have met y<)U. If cither
of you knows a poor woman needin' a
turkey or a family wnntin' an outing,
just drop me a line, an' I'll see they
pet it An' they needn't come from my
ward neither."
"That's had 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
to fun. Goodby, your honor. I'll
be in ag'in now I've found my way,
ladies."
"Al'wyn," said Mrs. Bennett as the
alderman bowed himself out with
many flourishes. "1 want to see Cynthia.
Can 1 go Into her office now, or
is she too busy? I'll be back in a few
minutes. Dallas, and bring her with
me. 1 know how anxious siie is to sec
you again."
"1 wonder what Phel.tn would think
of that for 'raw* work," thought Alwyn
as the oid lady bustled into the
Inner room, leaving Dallas and himself
alone. Perhaps Dallas, too, under
stood. for her manner was Jess assurcu
than usual as her eyes met his.
"It is so good?so good to see you
again!" he said. "It seems years instead
of months since you went away."
"lint how splendidly you've tilled tho
time! And what a magnificent fight
you made! I was so proud of you,
Alwyn!"
"Iteally? I remember you once said
I was a mere idler?a rich man's son?
and that you wereu't at all proud ot
me."
"That is- past. We must forget it
You are awake now."
"Forget it? Not for worlds. I owt
all my success to you, Dallas. It was
your face that strengthened rne when
there seemed no hoi>e. It was tlu
memory of your words that kept int
brave and made me resolve to wit:
against all odds. You were my iu
spiration, the light in my darkness. At
each step I thought 'Dallas would Ik
glad' or 'Dallas would uot approve ol
this.' And I steered my course ae
cordiugly to victory."
"No, no!" murmured the girl. "It
w.-is vour own courace. your strength"
"Not mine. It was your faith in me
Do you know, I think no man ever ac
coinplishcs anything by himself. Tber<
is always a woman, I think, behinc'
every great achievement. The work
at large does not see her?does no
know of her existence?but she's in th<
heart of the man who is making tin
tight. He battles in her name as die
the knights of old, and the triumph h
hers, not his. Whether his reward h
the crown of love or the crown o
thorns, she is the inspiration."
"Then if I had a share in your sue
cess I am very happy, Alwyn, for you
name is in every mouth. You are th(
man of the hour, even as you were ii
the olden days on the football field
Oh, I am proud of you?very, vw?:
proud! There is a glorious future be
fore you."
"That all rests in your dear hands,'
cried Alwyn.
"Future or present, Dallas, it's al
the tame. If only you"?
"Say, Bennett," roared a dee"
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d :i?; :!ic door from the outer oflice was t he
t?:?open and ?
s. Horrijtan, red
" di in't know you j th
1) in^ on you." lie j j
r. "Well. 1 have," Jy7'| j
it retorted Dennett. j 'Ml asgfcg i
s furious at the ! Jjl\ \ .gSR* ! th
s untimely intrt>- U^Ttjl 4 ^51^3 '
s i o n. "Ingram ^ " y 1,1
should have told yo
n you that at the ""V xN8*"
o door." "Don't kctji rnt vxiit- I I
"1 don't stop to '"(/ '??*." "Dd
- hear what folks Horrigaa. he
tell nie at doors. I'll wait outside till Iki
a you're alone." wl
d "Don't trouble to wait. Goodby."
r "You cnn l?et I'll trouble to wait." fit
AWA?.l/v?l IlAH?i?nn "TKora'c QAmothinL' '
BUA1 ll'U a uv > v w
I- you and I have got to settle today. <le
Understand? I'll l>e outside. Don't n.i
i- keep me waiting long!"
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11 CHAPTER VI. .v?
e "T THAT a strange man!" exr
\ ml claimed Dallas Wainwright P"
ii l/\/ in wonder, as the anteroom to
? " door slammed behind the l'.v
e boss ^-Vijd what utterly abominable 111
i- he. Alwyn?"
s \n. the"?
s TJe has a pleasing
1 w " HK^n- j
as
? were
was the *
"But dOB'i
. less. A1 wyn.
[ how stronj
"There'a r
r forget his !
I a bitter sm.
, "But yon';
i Please do. k Oi.?
mustn't kee? mm v
a way ont throng,
we'll go by that. (Jt
. to your mother. N
go now. Oflh-e V
. first. Won't yo'j*
l?e home and ^
Despite BAim
was firm, snd
frame <>f miij^
himself into
, alone in the i
Dallas, whi'
fa
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. ambled,
mem -vi look, "I'm
tolil I'ii jis afternoon.
What did . J
"To see me,' .. . c.ed Bennett calmly,
the effort at self control 'visible
only in the whitening of the knuckles
that gripped the desk edge. *
"What did he want to see you about?" _
"A business matter." '
"What busluess matter?" W
"Mine." rf
"Yours, eh?" sneered Uorrigan. ^
"Well, young uian. 'i want you to un- .
derstand here and now that no one
, can be chummy with Jim IMielan ami t'
be my man at the same time. Got that ! It
through your head?" ! ^
"Yes," assented Bennett; "I think I ;
have. And while we're speaking plain- |
]y I want you to understand here and ~
| now that no one can bully me. either j
here or elsewhere, aud that I'm no j j
man's man. Have you got that through j 4
vniir liMil?'' |__
Ilorrigau stared in savage amaze- I gjj
men t. He doubted if his ears had not tioi
played him false. Bennett had always are
treated tlie bo<=s with uniform cour- live
tesy, ayd Ilorrigau belonged to the Ayi
too numerous elass who do not under- ls !
stand until too late the difference be*
tween gentle breeding and weak cow- T
, ardice. That a man should speak to
. him courteously and not interlard his IDe
talk with oaths, obscenity or roughness
seemed to Ilorrigau, as it does to
I many another boor, an evidence of timidity
and lack of virility. A Datnas,
cus blade is a far more harmless looking
weapon than a bludgeon, yet it is 8C'
capable when the necessity arises of M(
far deadlier work.
It ls only the man whose geutleuess j
! has not granite strength as its founda'
'tion who deserves the newly popular
, term of "mollycoddle." *.
\ Had Horrigau's large experience
( with men been extended to embrace
this fact he would probably never have
^ picked out Alwyn Bennett in the lirst
place as candidate for mayor nor
; deemed the younger man a tit tool for *'
the organization's crooked work. The
French nobles of the old regime, whose
polish of manner was the envy ?f the *J
world, fought lite devils on occasion
and went to death on the scaffold with
' a smile and a jest on their lips, while ?
* many a brutal demagogue in the same ^
; circumstances broke doivn and screamed
for mercy. However, Ilorrigau ^
chanced to lie more familiar with the
' history of the organization than with
i that of France; hence, deeming Ben- no.
i uett's reply a mere sporadic flash of gei
* defiance from a properly cowed spirit, of
s he resolved to crush the rel?ellion at a Ko
p blow- 52
i tr!v*? mo nnv insolence!" he
iyx u 1 V "*v "***' ~ WVi
roared. "I won't stand for It. and"? tni
"Moreover." quietly continued Ben- dyi
r nett, as though the boss had not an
3 spoken, "I shall be very much obliged hal
1 If in future you will knock at my door
Instead of bursting in on me. This is
7 my jirivate office, not yours." "I
" "I)o you mean to"? jjj
"I've explained as clearly as I can
Just what I mean. If you don't understand
me I can't /upply you with in- M
1 telligence." I
"Bennett." said the boss, bis burning
rage steadied down to a white
Iioro;;*. i ino o ? \
lu ll s;(Mint1
H* hj*.| y" .1 cirv
hoy nr., **^4 ' pi : 2i??r!
:hr. ;iik1 you're -> >? > <>f
e public an ! of thy
e host matorial W ttui if you
y ami ?lo the ri' fore's t o
nit to what yon ""ait only
you do the right . \
"The right thing.' <?nnett.
Vhat do you meat. '
ing?"
"I mean you've got to do the .
Ing by the men who put you wb
*1 are today."
"That's fair. But who 'put me where
am today?'"
"I did?I. Dick Horrigan. Who ever
ard of yon till 1 took you up? >*o*!>*.
If I didn't make you mayor.
ho (lid. I'd like to know?" .
The voters. The people of y
v..
'The voters." sonffisl llorr
uce they did! Who had
ited?"
"Ton diil. But it was the pti.
icted me. and I'm going '
>ur orders in one thing. I'm gi
a the right thing by the men
it me where I am today."1 I'm going
pay the voters for their trust in me
giving them a fair and -une adinistration.
In the case o s Burgh
Street railway fmnchis- dll. for
nee." tapping tf?"^ociip'' it lying
him on his i "!? .re I sign
i ;,t np<? fur
or the ik' . ' at it is ror
of the c-ii
of llicliari Van and a
(lis friend* eiers. No.
lr. It'll ?' good. I'm
s matt*" 're diseonh
me >\vn fault.
on * Vliat If I
V>atli of
broke in
^u- it. If
*
iii.. the boss
... his own Miry. "If
^.--what th -:iV"
.. >n'r. your political career is
i'u this lime on. See? It's
hiashed tint. Von think Af
as a line, promising yotm^
10's on the road to the gov>
and maybe to t!:o White
Well, you aren't. You're what
orrigan made \ >;i. and your
.will be what I del: Ilorr'gau
i to make it. I lifted you up.
in tear you down just as easy,
hat's nior? by ?, I "I! da it ii
oii't sign the lloroiigh bii!. I'm
jail of mv word, and before ever
11 were nominated I pledged n.\
?rd to have that bill put through
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