The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

uont know, and I'm mighty glad that /
don't have to speak of It in my dis
patches; It's too intangible
! But Churchill was not so scrupulous.
Without giving any names, be wove into
his four-thousand-Vor dispatch a very
beautiful and touching romance. in which
Jimmy Grayson figured rather badly-in
tact, somewhat as an evil genius-and the
Monitor, dealing In the fine vein OF irony
which Il considered its strongest card,
wrote scornfuIly of campaign into which
/ personal issues were obtruding 10 such
an extent that they were SCATTERING IT,
/ The Monitor still affected 10 see some
good In Mr.. Grayson. but put the bad IN
such high relief that the good merely set
! II off. like those little patches that ladies
wear on their faces And the mystery OF
the Plummer bolt, involving a young and
beautiful woman, just limited at in the
dispatches. heightened the effect Of the
story. King Plummer himself appeared
to the reading public as a martyr. and
even 20 many old partisans party rebellion
seemed in this case honorable and heroic.
For a day or so Harley scarcely spoke
! TO any one, and as far as was possible
within the limited confines Of a train, he
avoided Sylvia. He did not wish TO see
| her, because he was strengthening himself
to carry out a great resolution which he
meant to take. In this crisis he turned
TO only one person, and that was Mr.
! Heathcote, who he felt would give him
advice that was right and true.
When Harley told Mr. HeathcOte Of his
purpose. the committeeman face became
grave, but ne said: ut is the hard thing
/ for you to do, although 1t is the best
thing. An hour later Harley sent TO
his editor in New York a dispatch asking
10 be recalled. He said there had arisen
personal reasons which would make him
Valueless for the rest Of the campaign.
and he felt that the Gazette would be
the gamer II he were transferred to
another field of activity
Harley felt a deep pang, and he did not
attempt to disguise it from hi:aself. when
he sent this telegram, but after II was
some his conscience came to his relief,
although he still avoided the presence Of
Sylvia with great care. But the pang
was repeated many times, as he sat silent
among his companions and calculated
/ how he could leave them that night and
get train for New York in the morning.
Tie was still sitting among them about
the twilight hour when the conductor
/ handed him a telegraphic despatch. and
Harley knew that il was from his editor.
who had 4 high appreciation Of his merits
both personal and professional. The mes
sage was brief and pointed. II said:
Cant understand your request fora
transfer. Your dispatches from the cam
paign best work you have ever done; not
only have all news. but write from the
inside, you present the candidate as he is.
Have telgraphed Mr.. GraysOn asking II
there IS any quarrel. and in reply he
makes special request that you represent
Gazette with him to the end. Stay tiI
you are sent for, and don't bother me
again"
Harley read it over a second time.
Despite himself he smiled. and he smiled
because he felt a thrOb OF pleasure.
Good old chief" he said and he under
stood now that refusal Of his request
was a hope that he had dared not utter
TO himself But he knew that be should
have taken the great risk.
Your editor has done his duty, he
said
Mr. Grayson did not allude to the sub
ject and Harley respected his silence.
although devoutly grateful for the reply
that he had made
Other kilograms caused BY the threat
ened revolt in the mountains were also
passing. some Of them stopped at the
house Of Mr.. Plummer. IN Boise. and upon
the trail Of one Of these kilograms,
forCible one. came thin-faced and quiet
but alert man. Air. Henry Crayon. who In
his way was a power in both the financial
ana political worlds Mr CrayOD was
perhaps the most trusted OF the lieu
tenants of the Honorable Clinton Good
night, and the two had held "a long con-
ference before his departure for the West
agreeing at the end of it that lit was
time to make a move. and after that
move 10 CuYfuu q live isST1c go
Mr.. CTayOn was fairly well informed Of
the causes that agitated the soul OF
king" PlUmmer. and as he shot west
ward on a Limited Continental Express
he considered the best way OF approach.
inclining as always to delicate but incisiye
methods. Long before he reached Boise
his mind was well made up. and he felt
content because he anticipated no diff
Guilty IN handling the crude mountaineer.
who was unused 90 the ways Of diplomacy.
He found the King in Boise still hot
and sulky Mr. Plummer had not heard
anything in person from the Graysons.
nor had he sent any message TO them.
and the mountains were full OF talk about
his bolt. which was now spoken Of as an
accepted fact.
Mr Crayon's first meeting with Mr..
Plummer came about in quite an acct
dental and easy way-AIr. Crayon saw 10
that-and the fastener was deferential.
as became ole who had so little expert
ence OF the West who. in case he was
presumptu0Us. was likely to be reminded
that Idaho was nearly twenty times as
large as Connecticut and twice as large
as the State Of New York itself After
making himself pleasant by humility and
requests for advice. MI CrayOn glided
warily into the subject of politics. He
" -rr7rr h0yE- zr@I7 n
powerful faction in the party was dis
pleased with Mr. GraysOn. and the
equally important fact that this faction
felt the necessity Of speedy action of some
kind
They were at that moment in a secluded
corner Of the reading-room Of the chief
hotel in Boise, and Mr. CrayOn had or
dered a pleasant and powerful Western
connection. which he and Mr.. Plummer
slipped as they talked. The Kings" face
was red partly with the sun and partly
with the anger that still burned him. Mr..
CrayOn's words fell soothingly upon his
ear-Mr Crayon had a quiet mellow
voice-and his sense Of injury at the
hands of Jimmy GEayson deepened. What
right bad Jimmy Grayson or Jimmy Gray
sons wife. which was the same thing TO
interfere in his private affaiTs7 And il
was only a step from ones private life
to ones public life Wrong in one.
wrong n the other Mr.. CrayOn, watch
ing him keenly, though covertly. was
pleased with the varying expressions that
passed over the unbearded portions of
the king face. He read there anger,
jealousy, revenge. and he said to himself
that he would bend this man, big and
strong as he was, 10 his will.
Mr.. CrayOn now grew holder. He said
that the minority within the party, which.
for the present, he represented. was re-
solved to come to an issue with Mr.. Gray
son: the destinies of great party, and
possibly Of the country could not be