The Washington herald., 1906-12-02

there amt any to be had; besides. its
'coTdin' 10 train rules that dogs an all
such-iike should travel in the baggage
car"
Mr. Heathcote refused to speak again
to such man. and complained 90 the
candidate. But Jimmy GraysOn could do
nothing.
This train on which we now are is
paid for jointly 10y the committeeman of
Colorado. Utah. and Idaho" he said, and
l have nothing 10 do with the arrange
ments I should not Ike 10 attempt In
reference"
MI Heathcote looked at old Senator
Curtis. who seemed TO be in charge. but'
apprehending a blow TO his dignity, ne
refrained from pressing the point. and
the Iackey slept that night as well as he
could on a seat in the smoking-car.
The next few days which were passed
chiefly IN Utah. were full Of color and
events. Life became very strenuous for
the Honorable Herbert Henry Heathcote-
He learned how to take his meals on the
wing. as il were. TO run for trains, 10
snatch two hours sleep anywhere be
tween midnight and morning. and 10 be
iostled bv rude crowds that failed 10
recognize his superiority. The full-backed
light ovcrcoat. during its brief existence
fite focus of so much attention, was lost
i'm ID dinner rush and never Teappeared
But. above all, Mr.. HeathCote had upon
his hands the care of the helpless. miscr-
able Iackev. and never did sick baby
require more attention. John was lost
amid his strange and terrible surround
ings. At mountain towns crowds Of
bows. and sometimes men, would sur
round him and jeer at his peculiar ap-
pearance. and his master would be COM
peeled TO come forCibly 10 his rescue. He
never learned how TO run for the car,
with his arms fun of baggage. and once
boarding a wrong train. he was run of
on "A branch line "A full fifty miles He
was rescued only after infinite telegraph
ing and two days time, when he reap
peared. crcstfalleu and terrified
And there was trouhle-plenty Of it
aboard the train. There was never a
berth for the lackey who was relegated
permanently to the Smoking-car. Mr..
Heathcote himself sometimes had to
fight bribe. and intrigue for One-and
often he failed 10 get breakfast or dinner
through false information or the care
lessness Of somebody. He made full ac-
qudintance with the pangs of hunger and
many a time, when every nerve in him
called for sleep. there was no place to lay
his weary head.
Now the iron entered the soul of the
Honorable Herbert, and he became a
soured and disappointed man, but he
stuck gravely TO his CHOSEN task. Har-
ley. despite his dislike. could not keep
from admiring his tenacity. Nobody. eX-
cept the candidate. paid the slightest at
tention to him, even Sylvia and Mrs.
he r,4aHa
tions. nobody said anything TO the con-
trary, but they were never adopted. and
Mr.. Heathccte noticed. too. that the
others seemed to be enduring the life
easily while it was altogether too full
for him. IF there was any angle. he
seemed somehow to knock against it. and
if there was any pitfail. it was he who
fell into it. But he gave no sign of re-
turning to the East, and his misfOrtuues
continued. From time to time they got
copies of the Western papers containing
full reports of Jimmy Grayson's canvass,
and none Of them, except the Monitor,
ever spoke fiatteringly Of the Honorable
Herbert or his efforts to put the cam
Daign on a higher plane.
Churchill spoke once to the group of
correspondents and politicians about the
lack of Difference paid to the committee
man, but he was invited so feelingly to
attend to his own business that he never
again risked It. However, he said in his
dispatches to the Monitor that even Mr..
Heathcote's efforts could not keep the
campaign on a dignified level.
At last, on one dreadful day, they lost
the lackey again. and this time there was
no hope Of recovery. He had been seen.
his hands full of baggage, running for
the wrong train. and when thew heard
from him he was far down in Colorado,
stranded. and there was no possible
chance for him to overtake the special -
Accordingly, his master acting under
expert advice, telegTaphed him money
and ticket and ordered him back to New
York. When the news was taken to the
candidate Harley saw an obvious look OF
relief on his face. That valet had been 4
terrible weight upon the campaign, and
none knew it better than Jimmy Grayson.
MIR. Heathcote now became morose and
silent. Much Of his lofty and patrOnizing
air disappeared. although the desire to in
Struct would crop out at times. Usually
he was watchful and suspicious, but the
struggle for bread and place to sleep
necessarily consumed a large portion of
his energies. AS time dragged on, his
manner became that of one hunted, but
doggedly enduring, nevertheless. The
candidate always spoke to him cour-
teously, whenever he had a chance, but
then there was little time for conversa-
ton, as the campaign was, now hot and
fast. Mr.. Heathcote was, in fact, man
alone in the world, and outlawed. too.
The weight upon him grew heavier and
heavie: as his path became thornier and
thornier the angles, the corners, and the
pitfalls seemed to multiply, and always
he was the victim Jimmy Grayson look
ed now and then as if he would like to