The Washington herald., 1906-12-16
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING cHAPrEns.

Jimmy Grayson, the dark horse Of national con
TcIton is nominated for the Presidency. Harley, the
correspondent OF the New YORK Gazette, IS the hrst
70 tell the candidate the good news lie accompanies
the Graysons TO their Western home. and meets
Srayson's niece Sylvia Morgan. from Idaho. The
two are mutually attracted though they are critical
Of each other Harley, together with other core
spondents. accompanies the GTsysOn party back 10
Chicago where the campaign opens. On the nieht
Of Graysous great speech Sylvia in her enthusiasm
throws her arms about Grayson's neck and
kisses him Harley's froWu Of disapprogal is
observed by Sylvia ON the following morning Ha'-
les finds the incident giaringiy Illustrated IN
the yellow journals. and Sylvia named as gray
sons Egcris: the beautiful yOrIng girl who fuI-
uishcs Western fire for his speeches. ChuIchlll.
correspondent Of the Monitor. New lorks yellow
journal allies himself with a party Of nnancies
who follow GTayson 70 Milwaukee, ana. oy poc
ess Of nattery induce Churchill TO start an or
Yostion movement through his dispatches. King
Plummer a political power IN the West aud
multimillionaire appears the scene Harley be
Heyes him 10 De Sylyias uncle but learns that
he is her guardian and betrothed Mrs Gfayson
relates 10 Harley how SyiFIas parents were mas
sacred on the plains and she. as Young chlld
was found and adopted by Plummer. who Is thirty
years her senior. During Plummers brief stay IN
Milwaukee Sylia seems depressed. and upon Ms
departure she Is feserislly gay and animated
Plummer Is discussed with enthusiasm by the Gray
sons aud the candidate points out TO Harley the
necessity Of retaining his friendship 70 which HaT
ley agrees.
ChurchiI's dispatches are read to the GTayson
marty hv Hobart. a newspaper man. The dcCI5lou
ia reached to ignore them. Sylvia promises 10 win
over Churchill The campaign continues trIuT-
phanty. and q the magnates- -Gondnlgnt-de-
parts leaving Crayon to look after the moneyed m
teTests of the party and keep an eye on Churchill
PIummer writes Sylvia urging marriage. Before Mrs
GEaysoa and Sylvia return to the West, Harley asks
and receives permission to write 10 Sylvia HIS
letters long and interesting. her replies brief
but beautiful. ard Harley preserves them. The
campaign reaches its end in the East. and Gray
sons party crosses the Mississippi and Missouri into
a doubtful field.
The triumph Of the candidates OTatOTy is reached
al Weeping Water where jiTays0n, after riding 400
miles and making 3 speeches. holds an audience
spellbCund from midnight until in the morning
while blizzard raging He does this upon Har-
ley's request 20 detain one unlucky native who IN
tends taking train for the Coast, in deseTti0n OF
his wife and home. Harley has wired the wife 10
come. She arrives on time and the two recon
cled The next day Mrs. Grayson and Sylvia Join
the party The former. observing SylyIas increasing
interest in Harley summons Plummer. whose reap
pearance further emhauasses the girl Mrs. GTaysOn
warns plummer against rivals.
Driving over the plains the candidate, Harley,
and the driver lost and seek shelter ia lonely
house where a tragedy unEarthed by Harley-is un-
der way A 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 Grayson send their driver
under Of night 10 the nearest settlement for
clergyman. They Hberate the prisoner. and al
breakfast the following morning, Grayson's elo-
quence is again bTought into play 10 hold the old
mans attention while the marriage Of the lovers Is
consImmated n the parlor. Under Grayson's in
fuence they are forgiven and peace prevails
The following day finds the candidates party re-
united PlummeT witnesses Syyia's warm welcome
Of Harley and Is brought % realize his age. He
requests Sylvia 10 cease calling him Daddy.
Hcathc0te arrives from the East. having been ap
pointed committeeman from his State because Of
his wealth. He is just back from Europe and
travels with a valet. He assumes management oi
tirays0n's campaign. The citizens Of the Colo
RADIO town and tie newspaper correspondents hold
an indignation meeting. and Harley maps ont
line Il action which is 10 make the way rOUgt
FOR Heathcete and his valet that they viii be dis
coJUaged with campaigning in the West The vale
IS ahA TO obtain berth IN the sleeper, al
lGred time eat has meals He is finally irrevOca
by left behind and his master shifts fer himsel
until he Is made t0 realize the folly Of introducing
British customs into American campaign. Ii
makes a speech in which he acknowledges hi
Cuus and asks d be received as one Of thu
own sort for the sake Of his father The candidate
aud his party recognize the real man beneath tn
veneer Of civilization, and extend the right hand d
fellowship.
Churchill the correspondent of the Monitor In IN
di-corieut over Heathc3tes change of heart, inform
Goodnight by letter, and continues 10 benOau IN
Grayson campaign in his dispatches. the candidat
chatting IN seCrst- The party reaches GTayyille 70
sunday. whore a hanging is about 70 occur HO
bart, the sleuth 0f the correspondents interview
the young condemned youth and is convinced Of III
innocence He holds a conference with Grays0n
and the next night. when the opera house Is crowd
ed upon the OCCASION Of Grayson's speech. H0bs.
manages 10 have the three false witnesses TO IN
murder in attendance. The candidate appears on IN
stage yith ght Of great cageTness III bis eyes an
tsgfFlflfl the vast audience