Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-10-13
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife OF a
n prospeCtor In a western mining
town They prepare to eiope In a bhnd-
ing blizzard but are confronted by ne
maudlin husband. He Is shot by the
wife, bu: the chivalrous boy pins n
note to the body taking the crime
upon himself. In their flight to me
railroad station the woman's morse
falls exhausted, the youth puts her
on his own and follows hanging 70 ne
stirrup strap. Seeing he Is an lmpedl-
ment. the woman thrusts her escort INTO
Q snow DRIFT and rides on. HaI-Irozen
he stumbles INTO the railroad station Just
Twenty-Five years later, this man, George
Gormly, Is q multi millionaire IN new
York. He meets Eleanor Haldane, a
beautiful and wealthy settlement WORKER
Gormly becomes owner OF a steamship
line and finds himself frustrated In pier
and track extension plans by graItlnB az
dermen, backed by the Gotham tr hs,nSs
the Haldanes TO his country home. CORN,
~ announces that he will be mayor OF
New York and redeem the city from COT,
ruptlon. Mr.. Haldano In a long desired
Interview with Gormly. makes an inuirecl
proposition to compromise the nght when
the latter has been waging In the news
papers against the Gotham. traction com,
pany. and which Haldane Is suspected OF
UtlTk lDt uchu, bpIHulJ DoNity
his plan Of campaign to Haldanet. Gormly
rides 10 Haldane's place. carrying WORD
Of the auto accident. The next morning
he refers to the ride of the night before
In his boyhood days. The papers an
pounce his candidacy for mayor. Tn po-
ht!cal declaration OF tho merchant prince
produced n tremendous sensation Inc
s1lnori'y party, seeing IN lnoE hIm 70 p th. in'
dursement Of his candidacy by, the outs,
0ormly, however, rejects all proposed
alliance. A meeting OF the sachem so
ciety or the Ring" Is held at the la,
dane Home, Many political dignitaries
and henchmen are present and ways and
means are advanced to dampen Gormly,.s
mayoralty aspirations and sidetrack his
candidacy. The younger Haldane rs
proposed as an opposition candidate the
force is to be used to dig. up something
damaging to Gormly. Haldane. Jr., re-
fuses the nomination and announces tnat
ne will support Gormly, The reignlng
party then decides to name a
san ticket for the purpose OF dividing me
Cormly forces. and at the same time rush
through a Freight Traction company
franchise. without which the Sachem 80
ciety would be helpless. The press mere
tofore unanimously favorable to the mer-
chant candidate, now under pressure al
vidcs and the campaign wakes warm. A
resolution Is introduced granting a gratui-
tous renewal OF the traction franchise.
Gormly offers ten million dollars for the
franchise. The excited %populace threaten
to mob the aldermen. when addressed by
Gormly. The Ring mayor and the mer-
chant have a critical moment. the de-
,ectlve force reports n valuable clew.
M'ss Haldane congratulates Gormly on
what she terms a new Declaration OF In
pendence, md he makes an unexpected
declaration % love. He Is shocked by
the confirmation OF his suspicious that
her father is the head and backbone of
the notorious traction company which he
Ia attempting 70 overthrow. Public senti-
ment turns overwhelmingly against the
party IN power and the Sachem Society.
Miss Hnl1ane informs her parents OF
Gormly's declaration to her, which they
rhsracierize an impudence and insolence.