The Washington herald., 1906-12-02
PRECEDING CHAPTERS.


Jimmy Grayson. the dark horse Of a national con-
yention Is nominated for the Presidency Harley the
correspondent Of the New York Gazette. Is the first
to tell the candidate the good he accompanies
the (iraysons 10 their Western home, and meets
Crayson's niece, Sylvia Morgan from Idaho. The
two are mutually attracted, though they critical
Of each other. Harley, together with other core
spondents accompanies the Grayson party back TO
Chicago. where the campaign opens On the night
Of Graysons great speech Sylvia IN her enthusiasm.
throws her arms about GRys0u's neck and
kisses him. Harley's frown Of disapprUval Is
observed by Sylvia. On the following morning Har-
ley finds the incident glsrngly illustrated IN
the yellow journals and Sylvia named as Gray
sons EgeTia, the beautiful young girl who tuT-
nishes Western FIRE for his speeches" Churchill,
correspondent Of the Monitor. New York's yellow
journal. allies himself with a party of fHanciers
who follow Grayson 20 Milwaukee, and by ITUc-
ess Of Aattery induce Churchill 10 start an op-
position movement through his dispatches. king
Plummer. a political power in the West and a
multimini0naiTe. appears on the scene. Harley be
lieTes him TO be Sylyias uncle, but learns that
he Is her guardian and betrothed Mrs Grayson
relates TO Harley how Sylva's parents were mas
sacred on the plains and she. as a young child.
found and adopted by Plummer. who Is thirty
years her senior. During Plummer's brief stay IN
Milwaukee Sylia seems depressed, and upon his
departure she Is feTerishly gay and animated
Plummer is discussed with enthusiasm by the Gray
sons, and the candidate points out 20 Hariey the
necessity Of retaining his friendship 10 which Har
ley agrees.
Churchili's dispatches are read tc the Grayson
party by Hobart, a newspaper man. The decision
J. reached 10 ignore them Sylvia promises 20 win
over Churchill The campaign continues triumph
antly. and one Of the s-GOodnight-departs
leaving Crayon 10 look after the moneyed interests
OF the party and keep al eve Churchill Plum
mer writes Sylvia urging marriage Before Mrs.
Grayson and Sylvia return to the West. Harley asks
and receives permission 10 write to Sylvia His
letters long and interesting her replies brief
but beautiful, and Harley preserves them. The
campaign reaches its end in the East, and Cray
sons party crosses the Mississippi and Missouri into
. doubtful field.
The triumph Of the candidates oratcry is reached
at Weeping Water, where Graysou. after riding 800
miles and making 2 speeches, holds an audience
spellbOund from midnight until ; in the morning.
while blizzard IS raging He does this upon Har-
ley request 70 detaln one uuiuCky native who IN
tends taking train for the Coast in desertion Of
his wife and home. Harley has wired the wife 70
come She arrives on time, and the two are recon
clled. The next day AIrs- Grayson and Sylvia JOIN
the party The former. observing SylTlaS increasing
interest in Harley summons Plummer. whose reap
peaTance further embaTrasses the girl. Mrs. GTayson
WaTns Plummer against rivals
Driving the plains. the candidate, Harley,
and the driver are lost and seek shelter IN a lonely
der way Kentucky feud sarviYor has caught and
concealed III the cellar youth Of the rival faction
whose meeting with the formers daughter has been
discovered. Harley and GaySOn send their driver
under Of night to the nearest settlement for
clergyman. They hberate the prisoner. and, at
breakfast the following morning, GIays0ns elO-
quence IS again brought into play TO hold the old
mans attention while the marriage Of the lovers is
consmmated in the TaTOr. Under Grayson's in
fuence they are forgiven and peace prevails.
DAY finds he re
united. Plummer witnesses Sylyia's warm welcome
Of Harley and is brought To realize his age He
requests Sylvia 70 cease calling him Daddy. "
Heathcots 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. Re assumes management of
GTays0n's campaign. and even denies entrance into
the candidates TO Harley. The citizens Of the
Colorado town and the newspaper correspondents
hold indignation meeting, and Harley maps out
line Of action 10 meet the situation.