The Washington herald., 1906-11-25
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS.


Jimmy Grayson. the dark horse Of a national con
yentiou is nominated for the Presidency. Harley, the
correspondent OF the New York Gazette is the first
- tell tie candidate the good news He accompanies
the Graysons TO their Western home, and meets
Graysons niece, Sylvia Morgan, from Idaho The
two mutually attracted. though they are critical
Of each other. Harley. together With other coT1e-
sDondents. accompanies the GTayson party back to
Chicago. where the campaign opens. On the night
Of Graysons great speech Sylvia, in her enthusiasm
throws her arms about Grayson's DecS and
kisses him Harley's frown Of disapproral Is
Observed by Sylvia. On the following morning Har-
ley finds the incident glaTingly illustrated, in
the yellow journals and Sylvia named as Cray
sons Egerla; the beautiful Young girl who FUR
nishes Western fire for his speeches Churchill,
correspondent of the Monitor New Yogks yellow
journal allies himself with a party Of hnanciers
who follow Grays0n to Milwaukee, and, by proc
ess Of fattery. induce Churchill to start an Or
position movement through his dispatches King
Plummer. political power in the West and a
multmilionaire, appears on the scene. Harley be
Heres him 70 be Sylyias uncle but learns that
he is her guardian and betrothed. Mrs. Grayson
relates 10 Harley how SylIa's parents were mas
sacred on the plains and She as a Young child.
was found and adopted by Plumner. who is thirty
years her senior. During Plummer's brief stay IN
Milwaukee. Sylia seems depressed. and upon his
departure she is feycrishly gay and animated.
Plummer is discussed with enthusiasm by the Gray
sons and the Candidate points ont to Harley the
necessity Of retaining his friendship to which Har-
ley agrees
ChurehiI'z dispatches read TO the Grayson
party hy Hobart. a newspaper man The decision
Is reached 10 ignore them. Sylvia promises to win
over Churchill. The campaign continues triumph
antly and one Of the observation-disclosures.
leaving Crayon TO look after the moueyed interests
O! the party and keep an eye on Churchill. Plum
meT writes Sylvia urging marriage. Before Mrs.
Grayson and Sylvia return 10 the West. Harley asks
and receives permission 10 write 10 Sylvia His
letters long and interesting. her replies brief
hut beautiful. and Harley preserves them. The
campaign reaches its end IN the East. and Gray
sols party crosses the Mississippi and Missouri into
a more doubtful field.
The triumph Of the candidates oratory is reached
al Weeping Water where Grayson. after riding 400
miles and making 2 speeches holds an audience
speiibound from midnight until IN the morning.
while blizzard II raging. lie does this upon HaT-
leys request 10 detsin one urlucky native who in
tends taking train fer the Coast in desertion Of
his wife and home Harley has wired the wife 10
come She arrives time, and the two are recon
CiiCG. The next dag Mrs Grays0n and Sylvia join
the party. The former observing Sylyias increasing
interest in Harley. summons Plummer whose reap
rearance further embarrasses the girl Mrs. Grayson
warns Plunmcr against rivals.
Driving over the plains. the candidate, Harley,
and the driver lost and seek shelter IN a lonely
house where traSgdJ-un5arthed hy Harley-is un-
der way. A Kentucky feud survivor has caught and
concealed in the cellar a youth of the rival faction
whose meeting with the formers daughter has been
discovered. Harley and Grayson send their driver
under Of night % the nearest settlement for
clergyman. They hberste the prisoner and, al
breakfast the following morning. Grays0n's elo-
Guence is again brought into play to hold the old
man attention while the marriage Of the lovers IS
ConSummatcd IN the parlor Under GraysOu's in
iucnce they are forgiven and peace prevails.