The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-21
THE CANDIDATE
APoidca Romance By Joseph A. Atshder

said. gravely: but if I am to take
you at your word. you mean nothing Of
the kind"
/ I do mean t.; I assure you I do" said
/ Harley. hastily. But are Mr.. and Mrs
! Crayson ready to receive visitors?"
'"That depends am not sure that ]
want Uncle James interviewed So early
| in the day At least. / want 20 know In
advance the subject of the interview. You
can give me as l. were the heads of your
| discourse. Come, tell me, and I Will rem
der a decision.
She regarded Harley with a grave face,
/ and he was divided between vexation and
q sort OF reluctant admiration of her cool
ness. She was bold and forward. not to
/ say impairment but she seemed wholly
unconscious of IL. and. after all, she was
/ from one of the widest parts of Idaho.
He kindly excused much of her conduct
on the ground Of early association.
Il do not seek to interview any one"
nc said; Il merely wish to pay my re-
spects TO Mr.. and Mrs Grayson. having
| been their guest, as you know"
ooh. then you can go in she said. and.
calling to the porter. she told him to an
nounce Mr. Harley, Of the New York Ca
zette "Of the New York Gazette" she
said again. with what Harley considered
unnecessary repetition and emphasis. and
he had new count against her.
Mr.. and Mrs. GraysOn received him with
courtesy. even with warmth. and Harley
saw that he had made new progress in
their esteem. He remained with them
only a few minutes. and he said nothing
about the Objectionable conduct of Miss
3 nh, ah GOT r--I
upon their door. He deemed It wiser to
make no reference 60 her at all. because
she was only an insignificant and momen-
tary incident of the campaign. not really
relevant. Chicago was mereiy a begin
ming and they would drop her there.
When he returned from the drawing
room. she was still sitting near the door,
ans at his appearance she looked UP
pe1ly.
Did you find him in a good humor?"
she asked.
y think Mr.. Grayson Is always in
good humor, or at least he is able 10 ap-
pear SO"
Il doubt whether perpetual good humor.
or the appearance Of it. Is desirable. one
ought to make "A difference in favor Of
friends; do not care TO present an anna
bic face to my enemies"
She pursed up her lips and looked
thoughtful.
When Uncle James goes to Washing
ton 10 take the Presidency" she contin-
ucd. ''he will need me to protect him from
the people who have no business with
him
7 hope the last remark is not per-
sonaI?"
"Oh, no." she said; = recognize the
fact that the press must be tolerated
s-T4 ri.
ing TO retire with the sense of defeat
fresh upon him, he sat down near her
and began 10 talk 90 her OF her Western
life. He wished to know more about the
genesis and progress Of a girl who seemed
10 him so strange. but he Wds not able to
confiue her to certain channels Of nara
tive She was 1ippant and vague. full Of
illusions 10 wild things. like Indians OF
bufTalOes or grizzly bears but with no de-
tailed statement. and Harley gathered
that her childhood had been In complete
touch with these primitive facts. Only
such early associates could account for
the absence Of so many conventions.
The correspondents who Travelled with
Harley were mostly men Of experience.
readily adaptable. and the addition Of a
new member 10 Mr.. GraysOns party
could not escape their attention Harley
was surprised and shocked TO find that
all Of them were well acquainted with
Miss Morgan inside Of six hours. and that
they seemed to be much better comrades
with her than he had been Hobart. the
most frivolous of the lot. and the most
careless Of speech. returning from the
Grayson car. informed him that she was
a great girl. as fine as silk"
That's a queer expression 10 apply TO n
lady said Harley. 1T smacks Of the
BoweTy"
And what If 1t doesg~ replied Hobart.
cooIly. 4 often find the Bowery both
terse and truthful And in this case the
expression fits Miss Morgan. She's the
real article-no fuss and frills, just u
daughter Of the West. never pretending
that she Is what she isn't. ] heard her
speak Of YOU Harley. and don't think
she likes YOU old man. What have you
been doinE?'
I hope I have been behaving as n gem
tleman should" replied Harley, with some
asperity; and if I have been unlucky
enough to incur her dislike, l shall en-
dUre il as best ] can
He spoke in an Indifferent tone. as 81
his endurance would not be severely
tested
But you are missing a good time"
said Hobart. There are not less than
dozen Of as at her feet. and the Gray
son car is full of jollity. I'm going back"
He returned to the car, and Harley was
left alone just then, as he wished TO be.
and with an effort ne dismissed Miss
Morgan from his thoughts. Mr.. Gray
son would speak that night in Chicago.
and an audience of twenty thousand PEG
pie was assured: this fact and the other
one, that it would be his initial address
making the event of the first Importance
Harley as Il correspondent was able not
only to chronicle facts, which is no great
feat, but also 90 tell why, 10 state the
connection between them. and to re-create
the atmosphere in which those facts oc-
CURED and which made them possible He
was well aware that a fact was dependent
for its quality-that is, for its degree OF
good or evil-upon its surrounding atmos-
phere, just as a man is influenced by the
air that he breathes, and for this reason
he wished to send in advance a dispatch
about Mr. GraysOn and his personality as
created by his birth and associations.
He rested his pad on the car seat and
began to write. but Miss Morgan intruded
herself in Ghe first line This question
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