The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

Jimmy Grayson. the dark horse Of national con
vention is nominated for the Presidency Harley. tn
correspondent Of the New York Gazette, is the FRS
TO tel the candidate the good news He accompanie
the Graysous to their Western home, and meet
Srayson's niece. SYLVIA Morgan. from Idaho. tn
two are mutually attracted though they are CritiCa
Of each other Harley together with other core
spondents, accompanies the Gnyson party back {,
Chicago. where the campaign opens. On the nigh
Of Graysons great speech, sylvia. her enthusiasm
throws her arms about Gryson's neck anC
kisses him. Harley's frown Of disapproyal i
observed by Sylvia. On the following morning Har
ley finds the incident glaTingy illustrated Il
the yellow journals and Sylvia named Gray
sons Egeria: the beautiful young girl who fur
uisdes Western fire for his speeches" Churchill
correspondent Of the Monitor. New York's yellow
journal. allies himself with a party Of fnancieTs
who follow Grayson 10 Milwaukee. and. BY pOc
ess Of hattery, induce Churchill TO start oD
position movement through his dispatches king
Plummer a political power in the West and
mulrimiilionaire. appears on the scene. Harley be
HeTes Linz 10 he SyITias uncle. but learns that
be is her guardian and betrOthed Mrs Grays0I
relates TO Harley how Sylsia's parents were mas
sacred the plains and she. as a yOUng child
was found ard adopted by Plummer who is thirty
years her senior. During Plummers brief stay N
Milwaukee Sylia seems depressed and upon bis
departure she Is feYershly gay and animated
Piummer is discussed with enthusiasm by the Cray
sons, and the candidate points out TO Harley the
necessity Of retaining his friendship. 10 which Har
ley agrees
ChurchilTs dispatches are read to the Grayson
party by Hobart newspaper man. The decision
is reached TO ignore them Sylvia promises 70 WIN
over Churchill. The campaign continues friun-
phantly, and one Of the magnates-G oodnight-de-
parts leaving Crayon Go look after the mOreyed in
terests Of she party and keep an eve on Churchill
Plummer writes Sylvia urging marriage Before Mrs.
ErdySOu and Sylvia return To the West. Harley asks
and receives permission 70 write 70 Sylvia. His
letters are long and interesting her replies briei
but beautiful, and Harley preserves them. The
campaign reaches its end in the East and Gray
sons party crosses the Mississippi and Missouri into
a more doubtful field.
The triumph Of the candidates oratory Is reached
at Weeping Water, where Grayson after riding 40I
miles and making . speeches, holds an sudience
spelloound from midnight until s in the morning
while blizzard Is raging He does this upon Har-
leys request to detam one unlucky native who IN
tends taking train for the Coast in desertion Of
ms vie and home, Harley has wired the wife n
come She arrives on time and the two are recon
ciled. The next day Mrs Grayson and Sylvia Join
the party. The former. observing Syvia's increasing
interest IN Harley, summons Plummer, whose reap
pedTauce further emharTasses the girl BIS. Graysou
warns Plummer against rivals.
Driving over the plains. the candidate Harley
and the driver are lost and seek shelter in lonely
der way Kentucky feud survivor has caught and
concealed IN the cellar youth Of the rival faction
whose meeting with the formers daughter has been
discovered. Harley and GTsysOn send their driver
under cover Of night 10 the nearest settlement for
clergyman. They hberate the prisoner. and, at
breakfast the following morning Grayson's elo-
Quence is again brought into play 70 hold the old
mans attention while the marriage o. the lovers is
oonsInnated IN the parlor. Under GTayson's IN
nuence they are forgiven and peace prevails.
The following dav finds the rsndfdafa-s marty -
united Plu1nmer witnesses Sylyia's warm welcome
Of Harley. and is brought 20 realize his age He
requests Sylvia to cease calling him Daddy 4"
HeathC0te arrives from the East having been an
his wealth. De IS Just back from Europe and
travels with a valet. He assumes management Of
Grays0ns campaign. The citizens Of the Colo
Tado town and the newspaper correspondents hold
an Indignation meeting. and Harley maps out
a line Of action which is 70 make the way so roueh
for Heathcote and his valet that they viii be dis
Outraged with campaigning il the West The valet
IS never able 10 obtain berth in the sleeper or al
lowed time 20 eat his meals he Is finally i7revoca-
by left behind, and his master shifts for himself
until be Is made 20 realize the folly Of introducing
British customs into an American campaign He
makes speech. in which he Acknowledges his
errors and asks to be received as one Of their
own sort for the sake Of his father The capdidats
and his PARTY recognize the real man beneath thu
veneer Of civilization and extend the right hand Of
fellowship.
tAltliiis the cuIttsIchuenJ CT Jhe Monitor IN his
discomfort Heathcotes change Of heart informs
Goodnight By letter and continues to bemoan the
Grayson campaign in his dispatches, the candidate
chafng IN secret. The party reaches GRANVILLE for
Sunday, where a hanging g about to occur. 10
bart, the seutb OF the correspondents interviews
the young condemned youth and is convinced Of his
innocence He holds conference With Grayson.
and the next night. when the opera house is crowd
I'd upon the occasion uf GTayson's speech Bos,s .
manages 10 have the three false witnesses TO the
murder in attendance The candidate aprea-s on che
stage with light Of great eagerness in his eyes and
coufropts the vast audience