The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
THE CANDIDATE
APolical Romance By Joseph A. Asher
SYNOPSIS PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

Jimmy Grayscn the dark horse Of a national con
veuten. is nominated for the P-esidsnCy- Harley,
the correspondent Of the New York Gazette is the
first to tell the candidate the good news tie ac-
companies lie Graysous to then Western home ard
meets GTsy8ons niece Sylvia Morgan. The tao are
mutually attracted. On the night q Grayson's great
speech Sylvia. in her enthusiasm. throws her AIMS
about GTays0n-s neck ard kisses hun. On the i1i-
lowing morning Harley finds the incident illustrated
in the yellow journals, and Sylvia named as Gay
sons Egera the beautiful young girl who furnishes
Western IRE for his speeches" Churchill CORE
spondent Of the Nonitot. New Yas's yellow J0ur-
nal. allies himself with a party Of hnancieTs wac
follow GIsyson to Milwaukee, and, By process OF
hsttery, induce Churchill TO start opposition
movement. king Plummer. a political power il
the West and multinilionare, appears On the
scene Harley believes him 10 be syiyias uncle, bit
learns that he is her guardian and bstrothed
ChWchil's dispatches are read TO the GFayson
party by Hobart. newspaper man. sylvia promises
20 win over Churchill.
The triumph Of the candidates cratory is reached
al Weeping Water, where GIays0n. aItsr riding 400
miles and making q speeches holds an audience
Fnellbound from midnight until in the morning
while blizzard is raging.
Driving over the plains the candidate. Harley. and
the driver lost ard seek shelter in lonely house.
where 4 tTsgCdy-UuearthCd By HaTlcs-ls under way
The following day finds the candidates party re-
united. Plummcr witnesses Syltia's Varm welcome
Of Harley. and is brought to realize his age Heath
cote arrives from the East lie Is gust back from
Eur0Te. and travels with a valet. lie assumes man
agcmeut of Grayson's campaign The citizens OF the
Colorado town and the newspaper correspondents
hold am indignation meeting, and Harley maps cut
q line ut action which is to make the way so rough
FOR Hcathc0;c and his valet that they VIII be dis
Outraged with campaigning in the West.
The party reaches GRANVILLE for SUNDAY where
hanging Is about 90 occur. Hobart interviews the
condemned youth and IS convinced 0f bis limo
Ceuce lie holds a conference with GTaysCn, and
The next night when the opera house Is crowded tor
GTays0n speech, Hobart manages 10 have the three
false witnesses 20 the murder IN attendance The
candidate appears the stage with the light OF
great eagtness ia his ewes confronts the audienca,
and his speech SO eloquent 70 induces the guilty
uan 10 confess. In spite OF his triumph nc TfsiizCs
that Harley stands best Ia the favor Of Sylvia and
LIS niece Is grateful BIN for the consideration he
shows. The rivalry between Harley and King
fiumm5r stH continues. while IN. political cam
Paign goes The candidate makes an exceptional
speech, and. while he is making il the love affair
moves 50 rapidly that Jimmy Grayson becomes
sjIed that Sylvia does not love Plmmcr, the aged
but does love Harley MIs. GIaysGn d9os an that
she &C. make the way smooth Ger Harley in his
love affair, bat SYLVIA, having given her promise 10
King Plummer. Is resolved 20 keep her woEd TO
him If be holds her 20 t. However Plummer re-
leases her soon IS he discovers the TRUTH Plum
mu determines 10 beat GIaysJn Doa. and it seems
as u GraysUu has abandoned hUIc