The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-28

not be able 10 say who propelled il.
Harley knew some Of these men by
name; one, the leader Of the party, "a mas
/ sive. red-faccd man. was the Hon. Clinton
Goodnight "a member of the lower house
Of Congress from New York, but prim-
arily q manufactures, q man of many mil
lions 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 as get casting only
a shadow. Harley felt that sooner or later
these men would cause trouble. He had an
/ intuition that the campaign before them
was going 10 be the most famous in the
I 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 I'm Novem-
/ her would decide many things. He felt rs
If all the forces We're gathering for a
titanic conflict. and his heart thrilled with
the omens and pTesagcs. 1t was pleas
/ urable thrill, too, because he was going
10 be In the thick of it, right beside the
general Of one OF the great armies
When they reached Milwaukee, Harley
and al the correspondents went 10 the
same hotel with the GrlySOns. and they
remarked JUcularly to the nominee that
they would watch over him now night and
day until the first Tuesday in November.
and he, being man of tact and human
sympathies, without any ahectatious, was
able 10 be a good fellow with them all,
Hsrely 4 first among his equals
There was a great crowd 81 the sta
ti0n ready to welcome the candidate,
and the sound OF shouting and Joyous
welcome arose; bat Harley. anxious 10
reach the hotel, slipped from the thrOng
and sprang into a carriage, one of q num-
Der evidently waiting for the Grayson
party. 1t was n closed vehicle. and ne d.a
not notice until he sat down that it was
already occupied, at least in part. by "a
lady. Then he sprang up red-faced am
apologize but the lady laughed Curl
Gus little laugh. ironic, but not wholly IN
pleasant-and put out OBTAINING hand
OBTAINING by way Of gesture, because she
did not touch him.
You are very much surprised 20 find
me here, Mr.. Harley said AIiss Morgan
You thought. of course. that 1 would be
ia the center OF that crowd. receiving APP
plause and shaking hands just as if I
were "a candidate, Ike my uncle James.
You would not believe me If I told you
that I came here TO escape it,
why shouldn't 1 believe it,
Because / am going to tell you that
your displeasure over the picture has
made me feel so badly that I am resolved
To do better. 10 be more modest, more re-
firing.
Miss Morgan. you do me wrong" said
Harley. with reddeniug face. j have had
no such thoughts"
You fiji in a good cause, but YOU can
not deceive me; J read your thoughts
but ] am very fOrgiying. and I am re-
solved that we shall have "A pleasant ride
10 the hotel together. NOW. entertain me.
tell me about that war. of which you saw
50 much"
She was not i'm jest. and she compelled
him TO talk. Ii was lar from the station
To the hotel. and 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 he
was talking with "a zest and interest that
permitted no self-cGnsciOuSueSS. Resolved
that he would not tell what ne had seen.
and by nature reserved. be was within
five 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 lattered by the interest that he
had been able to create I'm the mind Of
this Idaho girl whose opinion he had been
holding 50 Cheaply
1 envy a man. she said, at last, sigh
frrr
and do what y0U please Even our 'ad-
vanced women have less liberty than the
man who is not advanced at all. And vet
do not want to be man. That I sup
pose, is q paradox.
Harley was about TO make light reply. /
something in the tone OF peTforced COM
plimelt, but q glimpse of her caused him
TO change his mind. She seemed 10 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 rs 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 cheeks
increased.
81 am tired she said. Il just begin to
realize how greatly so much travelling and
so 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 q few others formed family /
group again at the table, when thoy dined I.
that evening. and all the tcnsity and f.
anxiety visible the day before was gone 4
AIR. GraysOn's success in Chicago had 4
IL.
doubt of its continuance. he would be the F
hero and leader OF his party. not a weight +
upon IT, and the question now was whoth- (
er or not the party had votes enough. /
hence there was a certain light and joy
Gus air about them which gave to their 4
short stay in the dininG-TOOm unev I
flavor than any that chef could add
Churchill, ot the Monitor. was not one
of this party. Churchill did not confine 4
his criticisms 10 his professional activities. /
but had a disposition 10 carry them into
private life. injecting rGughness into social /
intercourse. which ought to bc smooth 4
and easy. Therefore. somewhat to his own
surprise which ought not To have been +
the case. he had not become q, member
of this family group. and had much 10 /
say about the frivolous familiarity OF 4
Jimmy GraysOn and his lack OF dlgnity'- /
But on this evening Churchill had no /
desire TO sit at table with tire Graysons,
because he felt that something great was
going 20 happen in his lie For more than
a day. now, he had been on the trail OF a \
mighty movement that he believed hidden 4
from al save himself and those behind /
this movement. BE. too. had noticed the I
at Chicago OF the heavy. rich, /
elderly men, and Ire had spoken to one or
tWO or them with al the respect ana
difference that their eminent position I
in the financial world drew from every
writer OF the Monitor. And his defer
ence had been rewarded. because that