The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

/ not be able TO say who propelled II.
/ Harley knew some of these men by
name; one, the leader of the party. mas
/ sive, red-faced man, was the Hon. Clinton
/ Goodnight, member OF the lower house
/ OF Congress from New York. but prim-
/ arily manufacturer, q man of many mil
Hons; and the younger and slender man,
with the delicately trimmed and pointed
beard, was Henry Crayon. one Of the
shrewdest bankers in Wall Street. These
two, At least, he knew By face. but no
/ trained observer could doubt that the
others were OF the same kind
Although silent and rs yet casting only
a shadow. Harley felt that sooner or later
these men would cause trouble lie had an
/ intuition that the campaign before them
was going 10 be the most famous in the
Union. dealing with mighty issues and In
fused with powerful personalities. Great
/ changes had occurred in the country in
the last few years, its center OF gravity
was shifting. and the election in NOvem-
| Der would decide many things. He felt as
II all the forces were gathering for a
titanic conflict, and his heart thrilled with
the omens and presages. 1t was q pleas
urable thrill. too, because he was going
general of one Of the great armies.
When they reached Milwaukee, Harley
and all the correspondents went 10 the
same hotel with the Graysons, and they
remarked JOcularly 10 the nominee that
they would watch over him now night and
day until the first Tuesday in November,
and he being a man Of tact and human
sympathies, without any affectations. was
able to be a good fellow with them all,
merely a first among his equals.
There was a great crowd ut the sta
ton, ready to welcome the candidate,
and the sound OF shouting and joyous
welcome arose; but Harley. anxious to
reach the hotel. slipped from the throng
and sprang into a carriage, one of a num-
Der evidently waiting for the GraySOn
party. Il was q closed vehicle, and he d.
not notice until he sat down that it was
already occupied, at least in part by a
lady. Then he sprang up. red-faced and
Apologize. but the lady laughed-a curl
Gus little laugh, ironic, but not wholly IN
pleasant-and put out a OBTAINING hand.
OBTAINING by way of gesture, because she
did not touch him.
You are very much surprised 10 find
me here, Mr. Harley" said Miss Morgan.
You thought, of course, that I would be
in the center OF that crowd, receiving ap-
plause and shaking hands. Just as If
were Il candidate, Ike my uncle James.
You would not believe me il 1 told you
that I came here 10 escape it."
why shouldn't ] believe it,
Because / am going TO tell you that
your dispieasuTe over the picture has
made me feel so badly that am resolved
to do better, To be more modest, more re-
firing"
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Harley. with reddening face. I have had
no such thoughts
You lib in a good cause. but you can
not deceive me; I read your thoughts
but I am very forgiving. and 1 am re-
solved that we shan have pleasant ride
10 the hotel together Now, entertain me.
tell me about that war, of which you saw
SO much"
She was not in jest. and she compelled
him to talk. It was far from the station
to the hotel ana she revealed "a knOwl-
edge of the worlds affairs that Harley
thought astonishing in one coming from
the depths of the Idaho mountains She
touched, too. upon the things that inter
eSted him most. and drew him on until ne
was talking with "a zest and interest that
permitted no circumstances. Resolved
that he would not tell what he had seen.
I'VE minutes. under her deft questions. in
the middle Of a long narrative of events
on the other side Of the world. He saw
her listening, her eyes bright. her lips
slightly parted, and he knew that he held
her attention. He was aware, too, that
he was fiatteTed by the interest that he
had been able 70 create IN the mind of
this Idaho girl whose opinion he had been
holding so cheaply.
Il envy man." she said. ut last. sigh
ing little You can go where YOU please
and do what YOU please. Even our adj
vanced women have less liberty than the
man who il not advanced at all. And yet
do not want 10 be q man. That, 1 sup
pose, is q paradox"
Harley was about to make a light reply.
something in the tone Of -perforced COM
pliment, bat a glimpse Of her caused him
to change his mind. She seemed to have
a touch Of genuine sadness, and, instead,
he said nothing
When the carriage reached the ladies'
entrance Of the hotel they were still
silent and as Harley helped her from the
carriage her manner was unchanged. The
little touch of sadness was yet there. and
IL appealed TO him. She surprised his look
OF sympathy, and the color in her checks
increased.
Il am tired" she said It just begin 10
realize how greatly 50 much travelling and
50 many crowds weigh upon one"
Then, with the first smile of comrade-
ship that she had given him, she went
into the hotel
The GraysOns, Miss Morgan. Harley.
Hobart, and few others formed a family
group again at the table, when they .dined
that evening, and all the tensity and
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Mr.. GraysoH's success in Chicago had
been too complete too sweeping TO leave
doubt of its continuance; he would be the
hero and leader Of his party. not a weight
upon II, and the question now was wheth-
or or not the party had votes enough:
hence there was a certain light and Joy
Gus air about them which gave 10 their
short stay in the dining-rOOm a finer
flavor than any that a chef could add.
Churchill of the Monitor, was not one
Of this party. Churchill did not confne
his criticisms to his professional activities,
but had disposition TO carry them into
private life injecting roughness into social
intercourse. which ought 10 be smooth
and easy. Therefore. somewhat to his own
surprise. which ought not TO have been
the case, he had not become a member
of this family group. and had much to
say about the frivolous familiarity OF
Jimmy Grayson and his lack of dignity"
But on this evening Churchill had no
desire TO sit at table with the Grsys0ns.
because he felt that something great was
going to happen in his life For more than
2 day, now, he had been on the trail Of 4
mighty movement that he believed hidden
from all save himselfsand those behind
this movement. lie, too, had noticed the
appearance at Chicago Of the heavy, rich,
elderly men. and he had spoken to one or
two of them with ali the respect and
Difference that their eminent position
in the financial world drew from every
writer OF the Monitor. And his defer
ence had been rewarded, because that
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