The Washington herald., 1906-11-25

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train, was obviously a person of impor-
tance, his apparel, even had his manner
been hidden, disclosing the fact to the
most casual observer. A felt hat. narrow
orimmed and beautifully creased in the
crowd, set gracefully upon his head His
| light overcoat was baggy enough in the
back 10 hold another man, as Mr. Heath
cote was not large, and white spats were
/ the final touch OF an outfit that made
/ the less sophisticated Of the spectators
gasp. King" Plummer swore half au-
dibly.
81 wish my luggage to be carried up TO
the hotel,' said Mr., Heathcote, impor-
tantly. 10 the station agent
He calls It luggage and this in Colo
rado!" grOancd Hobart.
/ Your what7'' exclaimed the station
agent, large man in HIS shirt-sleeves.
with pen thrust behind his ear.
MY luggage; my trunk" replied Mr..
Heathcote
Then you had better carry IT yourself;
I've nothing to do with it," said the
agent, with Western brusqueness, as he
turned away
| Harley always ready TO seize an op
portunity, and resolved to mitigate things.
stepped forward.
Il beg your pardon. but this is Mr..
Heathcote, is it not?' he asked, cour-
/ teously.
The committeeman put glass In his
eye and regarded him quite coOIly. Har-
/ ley. despite his habitual self-control, shud-
dered. He did not mind the superciIlous
gaze. but he knew the effect OF the mono
/ Gle upon the crowd.
Yes. l am Mr. Heathcote," said the
| al h.
| Ilieve-ah-"
L haven't been introduced" said Har-
ley with a smile. but / can introduce
myself; It's all right here In the West.
/ l merely wanted to tell you that you
/ had better get them at the hotel TO send
the porter down for your trunk There
/ are no carriages, but it's only a short
walk to the hotel. It's the large building
on the hin In front Of you"
| Thank you-ah-Mr. Hardy"
| Harley" corrected the correspondent,
quietly.
Il was about TO say-ah-that the press
can make itself useful at times"
! Harley flushed slightly.
Yes, even under the most adverse cir
/ cumstances, he said
/ But Mr.. Heathcote was already on the
way to the hotel. his white spats cleaning
IN the sunshine. 1t was evident that he
intended TO keep the press in its proper
place
You made mistake when YOU volun-
! teered your help. Harley" said Hobart.
A man like that should be received W
| a club But you just wait until the West
gets through with him. Your revenge
will be brought 10 you on silver plate. g"
| I m not thinking OF myself" replied
/ Harley. gravely. It's the effect Of this
| en- Jimmy Grays0n's campaign that's
| bothering me. Colorado IS doubtful. and
so are Utah and Wyoming and Idaho: can
We 10 through them with a man ike
IIeathcote, presumably In charge OF our
party?"
/ Proof that Harley's fears were justified
was forthcoming at Cnce. The crowd at
/ the station, drawn by various causes,
had been usually large. and Mr.. Heath
| cote was received with a gasp Of amaze
ment- But nothing was said until the
white spats Of the committeeman disap-
/ peared In the hotel Then the people
/ crowded around the correspondents. with
/ whom six hours stop was sufficient 10
/ make them familiar. who is hep tbev
| asked. rs he a plutocrat?" It's A Wall
/ street shark, sure" Does Jimmy GRAY
/ son mean % hobnob with a man like
/ that!' Then we can't trust him. either.
/ He's going 20 be a monopolist. too. and
I his claiming to be champion OF the people
/ is all a blum"
/ Harley explained with care that Mr..
/ Heathcote was important To run q
/ great Presidential campaign required
/ much mOney-special trains must be paid
| for, halls had TO be hired for speakers.
/ there was a vast amount Of printing 10 be
l done, and many other expenses that must
/ be met Their party was poor. as every
/ body knew. most OF the wealth being ON
/ the other side; and, when a man like
| HeathcOte was willing 70 contribute his
thousands, there was nothing to do but
| to take him. But they need not be alarm
| ed: he could not corrupt Jimmy Grayson;
| the candidate was too stanCh. too true.
| too much Of a real man 10 be turned
| from the right path by any sinister East
! ern influence.
But the people were not mOlified: they
resented Mr.. Heathcote's manner as well
as his dress. Why had he not stopped at
! the station a few minutes. and shaken
| hands with those who would have been
| glad TO meet him for the sake Of fell
| lOwship in the party2 Harley heard again
! the word 'PlutOCrat" and. decuinR II
wise to say nothing more for the pres
/ ent, walked back 10 the hotel On the
IUEhlEk
irs-correspondeuts, town officials. and
/ politicians, following in the wake OF
/ Jimmy Grayson. A State senator. a big.
white-5earded man named Curtis, who
had been travelling with them for three
| days. jerKed his finger over his shoulder.
/ pointing TO the interior Of the hotel. and
said, mysteriously. to Harley:
Where did you get it?"
New York, replied Harley, sadly,
Cant you lose it?"
Il don't know" replied Harley, hope
| fully, but we can try"
! Hobart, who WIS in the next chair. put
/ his right foot across his left knee and
nursed Il judicially.
/ 1T is eating its dinner now" he said.
/ 1T said; Landlord I want a table alone.
/ I do not wish to be disturbed And Just
think, Harley, this is Colorado! Land
/ lord, otherwise Bill Jeffreys. was so taken
aback that he said All right But the
! Honorable Herbert Henry Heathcote is
/ being watched. There are three COWBOYS.
/ at this very moment. peeping In at his
window"
/ There was a dead silence for at least g.
minute. broken at last by Barton.
| Gentlemen" ne said, you do not yet
know the full, the awful truth; 1 acct
dentally heard Heathcote telling Jeftreys
about it."
Why. what can be worse?' asked Har-
/ ley. and he was in earnest
| Mr. Heathcote's man-his valet, do you
| understand-arrives tonight. He is to
have place in the car. and to travel
with US. in order that he may wait on his
master"
King Plummer uttered an oath
'The West can stand a good many
things. but it won't stand that" he ex-
claimed. "A national committeeman Of
our party travelling with his valet on the