The Washington herald., 1907-01-27

/ or the campaign orators in the East and
he seemed surprised that his friends,
above all the correspondents, should have
so little news on the subject.
Il should like 10 see some Of the New
| York or Chicago newspapers. even if they
are ten days Old" he said. 1t seems odd
that we have not had any for a week
now"
The metropolitan press scarcely
reaches these Isolated regions" said
| Harley.
I'VE have been in isolated regions be
/ fore, and we had the New York and Chi
cago newspapers every day
! Harley did not answer. and presently
contrived some excuse for leaving Jimmy
/ Graysou, being much troubled in mind.
not alone because the candidate was
growing suspicious but because Of a ris-
ing belief that he ought to know, that
! the truth should not be hidden from him.
II the tariff was TO be an issue. then the
candidate should declare himself cost
| what il might Yet Harley, for the pres
ent, followed the course that he had set.
/ But he shivered a little when he looked at
the New York and Chicago newspapers
that We're smugsled about the train; the
tariff question was swelling in impor-
/ lance, and the headlines over the debates
were growing bigger.
y stray copy Of the Monitor reached
them, and it was big with prophecy: AT
last the gauntlet has been thrown down
/ by the wise, the conservative, and the
! high moral element of the party" IL
said, edltOrially: "Our impulsive young
man viii learn that there are older AMI
/ S0berer heads, and he must bow his own
% them. The Monitor has long foreseen
this necessary crisis, although the blind
multitude would not believe US, and we
are both glad and proud TO say that we
/ have had our modest little share In
/ forcing IT,"
The candidate sent for Harley the next
noon. and when the correspondent entered
the staterOom set aside for his use. he
saw that Mr.. GraysOn's face was grave.
He held a yellow sheet Of paper. evil
IDENTIFY a telegraph form, in his right
hand and was tapping It lightly with the
/ lOrefnger of his left hand
/ Harley" he said, smiling the frank
. smile that made him so many friends.
. I've got In the habit Of looking upon
YOU as q friend ana sort Of confidential
adviser"
1T makes me happy TO hear YOU say
So said Harley, who was gratifed.
Jimmy Grays0n looked at the telegram.
/ and his face became grave. Then he
. handed It to Harley. saying. i have here
something that / 90 not altogether Un-
/ derstand. Read IT."
/ II was from New York, and il said:
Your silence on tariff issue admirable.
Keep it up. Don't let enemy force you
into action
/ II was signed with the name OF q New
/ York politician well-knOwn as trimmer.
Mr.. Graysou looked Harley squarcly in
the eye, and the correspondents face
fell
Now what does it mean2"
Harley was silent
What does IL mcan2" continued Mr.
Grayson, In perpIexed tone. The tariff
has not been a real issue In this cam
paign. Now why does he congratulate
me ON my sieucer"
I Harley did not speak and Jimmy Gray
sons face grew grave.
Il am sorry that We have not been able
% keep fully informed about the cam
paign In the East" he said. IT am bound
20 assume from this that the tariff issue
has been raised there, and if fight is 20
De made upon IL. 7. as the head Of the
ticket, must do my share"
Then Harley confessed. and I'm doing
. so relieved his conscience, in which b.
was Wisa. beth from the moral and
prudential points OF view. because the
. truth about the situation could not be
hidden any longer from the acute mind
of Jimmy GrayS0n. He concealed moth
ing he showed that ne was the leader
Of the conspiracy, and he described their
devious attempts, with their relative sue
cess and failure.
Harley" said the candidate. when the
tale was told. Il am more than ever
convinced that YOU are my sincere
friend. You would not have done this
if you were not II was a mistake, but
you certainly meant we'll
i did II because / thought I could
help"
Il know IT, but 7 repeat that Il was q
mistake. such an important matter could
not be kept permanently IN the back
/ ground II was bound 10 come forward
and with all the greater force because Il
had been restrained so long. I don't think
any harm has been done. but I'll have 20
take the management Of It into my own
hands now"
He smiled again with such franlness
and sincerity that Harley's feelings were
not hurt by his words. but he quickly
realized the truth Of his assertion about
the increased force Of the disclosure be
cause it had been kept back so long
Now the avalanche struck them. When
D
20 him.
Harley ne said. the Monitor has
teIegraphed me TO get a thousand words
from Mr. GTays0n, II I can. on the
7 tariff issue. AIy first duty is 10 my
paper and 1 am bound to obey these in
/ structions"
It's all right he knows now; go right
In TO see him; but I am sure he won't
talk 70 you about IL; he isn't ready yet
/ Three OF four more correspondents re-
/ ccived instructions of the same character,
and in addition there was a rain of tele-
/ grams for Jimmy GTaysOn himself and
for his party associates. It seemed that
the issue had suddenly eliminated in the
East. and the candidate would be bound
to speak. But the kilograms to Mr.
/ GraysOn We're Of Il varying nature: many
Of them were opposed TO revision, and
they We're usually signed by men OF
wealth and power. those who furnished
the sinews of war, as necessary in a po-
litical campaig1-and entirely within the
confines of honesty, too-as the cannons
and the rifles are on the field of battle
Others took another view and it was APP
parent to everybody that great trouble
In the party was at hand.
Gloom settled over the train They
were ready at all times TO fight the
I enemy. out now 90 AdhOIe GcleCuOn
among their own men was a puzzling
thing. and there was cause for despair
Sylvia. however was glad that Mr.. Gray
son knew. She said that ne would do
right. whatever il might be.
I've been in to see Mr.. Grayson,'' said
Mr. HeathcOte TO Harley, and I suggest
ed that he might continue his silence on
the great question. You see. he is not
bound to speak. If he doesn't want TO-
nobody can make him
NO, nobody can make him speak. nor
can anybody keep him from it If he
/ wishes to do so
! While they talked the train was slow
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