The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-21

uncle. but Harley. angTily refusing to con-
slider 1t, tore off the sheet of paper and.
throwing it on the floor. began again.
The second trial was more successful.
and he soon became absorbed in the effort
to describe Mr. GraysOn and his remark
able personality, which might be either
deep and complex or of the simplest West
crn type
As he wrote Harley became more and
| more absorbed in his subject, and witli
the absorption came spontGneity. He lid
not know how we'll he was writing, nor
what n vivid picture he was presenting
to the vast Eastern population 10 whOni
Jimmy Grayson was as yet but y name.
1t was a dispatch that became famous.
Imprinted al over the Union. and quoted
rs tn; as; description OF the candidate
as lie really was-that IS. OF the man.
And yet Harley reading il days later.
recognized IN 1t something that nobody
else saw. il was blend In every fourth
line Sylvia Morgan again, and despite his
efforts. had obtruded herself lie had
borrowed something from her TO add TO
Jimmy GTaysOn. and be felt that he had
been seeking excuses for her manner.
But THIS fact did not impinge upon Har-
ley now, when ne. read the dispatch
preparatory 10 fling II at Chicago He
merely felt that he had made an attempt
to solve Jimmy Grayson. and IN doing SO
had fulfilled his duty
As he folded up the article the loud
voice of Hobart hailed him from the
other end Of the car. and he beheld that
irresponsible man entering with the can
didate's niece.
You see what nc has been about all
this time Miss Morgan said Hobart.
lie has been at work Harley. you
know, is the only conscientious man
among us.
L have remarked already his devo-
ton to duty she said sedately but
do you think Mr.. Hobart, we should
disturb him now? We do not know that
he has finished his task
Harley flushed He did not wish TO be
thought a prig or one who made a pre-
tense Of great industry, and although
Miss Morgans voice was without OK
preston he believed that irony lay hid
der somewhere in il.
you are mistaken" he said. my
work is over for the time, at least. It
was something that had 10 be done. or
should not have stolen of here alone.
Then he went back with them To the
Grayson car. where a joyous group had
gathered Mr.. and Mrs. Graysou were in
the drawing with the door shut
Chicago. Harley surmised. and hence
there was no restraint OF this group the
girl from Idaho was the center and the
sun. She seemed TO be on good terms
with them ALL 10 the gerat surprise Of
Harley. who had known her longer than
thCy. ana who had not been able 10 get
on with her at all. and he sat rather on
the fringe Cf the throng, saying but lit
tie
Again she inspired him with hostility;
she seemed. as before, too bold. too bois-
ferrous, too much the mountain maid al
though he could not analyze any particu-
lar incident as wrong IN itself And clear
y she had won the liking, even the adj
miration, OF his associates. all Of whom
were men Of wide experience Tremaine.
the dean of the corps, a ruddy, white
haired old fellow. who had written dis
patches from tho RussO-Turkish war.
which was ancient history TO Harley,
warmed visibly to Miss Morgan. 1T Is
always the way with those old gallauts-"
was Harleys silent comment But he
had never before characterized Tremaine
in suCh manner.
lie vas afraid Of her sharp tongue.
knowing that a woman in such respects
is never averse 10 taking an unfair adj
vantage OF a man; but she paid no heed
passing over BIN as II he had not been
present; and. while this was what he
wanted in the first place. yet now that he
had IL. he resented il as something undo
served. Bat il she would not speak 20
him. he. too would keep silence, a
silence which ne was convinced had in it
a disdainful quality: hence IL was not
without q certain comfort and satisfac-
ton
But Harley was forced 10 admit that
If she was OF the bold and boisterOus
type. she was favorable specimen with
in those unfavorable limits While she
was familiar in a measure. with these
men. Yet she was able to keep them az
the proper distance, and no one pre-
sumed. in any respect. She radiated puri-
ty and innocence, and Il was TO ignO-
rance only that Harley now charged her
faults
They reached Chicago the next morn
ing, and at noon Hobart knocked al the
door Of Harley's room at the hotel.
There is some idle time this after
noon" said Hobart. and TTemaine and I
have asked Miss Morgan 10 go driving.
She has accepted. but It takes four TO
make a party, and you are the lucky
fourth"
He allowed no protestatons. and, after
strain for some time, was not averse TO
an hour or two in the fresh air.
Miss Morgan has never been in Chicago
before" said Hobart. and it is our duty
to show it to her"
Hobart, who drove, put Miss Morgan
upon the seat beside him. and Tremaine
and Harley, who sat behind. occupied
what was to some extent the post of dis
advantage: but TTemaine, safe in his
years. would not permit the rear seat 10
be neglected. He talked constantly. and
her face, of necessity, WAS often turned
to them. giving Harley opportunity to
see that it had most becoming flush.
She had an eager interest in everything
the tall buildings, the wind-swept
streets, and the glimpses Of the wide.
green lake. Harley saw that Chicago
bulked much more largely in her mag
ination than in his, and he began 20 fear
that ne had been neglectful; IL was the
most concrete expression of the West
and. as the greatest achievement of d
new people in city building il deserved
attention for qualities peculiarly its own.
and there could be no doubt either Of
Miss Morgans admiration or pleasure
She was seeking neither for the old nor
the picturesque which are not always
synonymous, but was in full sympa-
thy with the fresh, active, and. on the
whole joyous life around her. It was suf-
ficient 70 her TO be a part OF the human
tide, and to feel by contact the keenness
and zest Of the human endeavor. She was
not troubled by the absence of ruins.
But the city is fat and unpicturesque, 4"
once said Harley.
.Au the better" she rejoined. Il have
at the keystone Hotel, where she is re-