The New Mayor Author:Albert Payson Terhune General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1907 Original Publisher: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company Subjects: Fiction / Literary Fiction / Romance / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edit... more »ion of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. A SURPRISE. Horrigan was first to break the tense silence. "What's this here for?" he growled, indicating Phelan with a contemptuous jerk of the head and addressing no one in particular. "Ask your friend Wainwright," grunted Phelan, with equal roughness. "I -- you see," began Wainwright, conciliat- ingly -- "I didn't like to see two such first-rate chaps at odds with each other, so I wanted to bring you together here to " "Oh, you did, did you?" sneered Horrigan; "and what did Phelan say to that little plan?" "I said," snapped Phelan, before his host could reply -- "I said I'd see you in first!" "Same here, twice over!" said Horrigan. "But," interposed Wainwright, coaxingly, "is there no way " "No!" retorted Horrigan, his deep voice rumbling far down in his throat; "there isn't. Look here, Phelan! I'm out for your scalp, and I'm going to get it!" "Come on, look for it!" crowed Phelan, fairly hopping up and down in rage and excitement. "Come a-runnin'! An' while you're huntin' my scalp, don't overlook one bet. I'm after yours!" "Mine, you little shrimp! Why " "Yes, yours, Horrigan, you cur! You're pretty chesty an' strong standin' on the top of the organization. But you're no bloomin' Statue of Liberty! You can be tore down. An' here's the man who's goin' to do the tear- in'. Me -- Alderman Jimmy Phelan, of the Eighth!" "Let it go at that for now. You'll wake up in the fall -- when the election " "Let it go at that for keeps. I " "Mr. Wainwright," broke in Horrigan, ...« less