El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-26
Continued From Yesterday
SYNOPSIS.

SLNUESL8a
Bob McAdoo, fatherless waif, runs
away from home and becomes a news
boy and mill emplOye IN the steel City.
he lives with policeman Finn
Bob becomes a hero in the ward and
when Hagg1n threatens to take MS
friend, Jim Mehaffey's job from MIN,
Bob decides to fight the political boss
OF the ward
McAdOO whips Haggins e prizefighter
ana salOOnkeeper, and becomes boss OF
the Fourth ward. MACPHERSON, OF the
citizens party, seeks his aid.
Bob saves the life Of Eleanor Gilbert
sister Of Henry Sanger, the steel king
but treats her roughly and with con-
tempt he negotiates with MACPHERSON
Ills support elects the Citizens party
ticket Kathleen Finn helps to educate
MIN. 4dcAdoO IS cold and heartiess1 and
power Is the only thing he loves
Paul Remington, a young politician,
proposes an alliance with McAdOC, who
Tebu1fs him. McAdoo quarrels with
MACPHERSON.
Remington fights McAdoo politically
and IS beaten. McAdOO then accepts him
as his first friend Remington sees the
lady OF his dreams"
Remington promises Kathleen he
VIII always be McAdoO's faithful sup
porter. Remington is elected to the
legislature Mrs. Dunmeade, wife OF
the governor. seeks McAdOO's aid.
McAdOo becomes more honest and
poses as refOrmer. He fights the
railroad and steel interests and at
tempts to become boss Of the city.
One Of McAdoo's lieutenants brides
delegates, and Bob takes the blame.
He joins forces with governor Dun
meade and AIurchell, boss Of the state.
AeAdoo decides to run for mayor
Eleanor Gilbert hears Remington
nominate McAdOO and meets him. She
proves to be the lady OF his dreams"
McAdoo, jealous Of her power over
Remington, his only friend, uuarrels
cause McAdOO does not help him more.
McAdOO.s hatred for Eleanor grows
He asks her to discourage Remington
"a MS lnIatuauon. She refuses she
then learns that McAdOO was the man
who saved her life
Steel King Sanger asks McAdOo to
desert Dunmeade and Murcheu, but
sob refuses. Remington's love affair
with Eleanor does not prosper.
Sanger asks Remington to break
with McAdoo, but gets refusal. Bob
governors home Murchell inspires Bob
TO be a leader OF the people.
McAdoo, with out telling Remington
plans 10 run him for governor. Eleanor
and McAdoO meet alone, and his cruel,
bitter words crush her. Too late he is
remOrseful.
McAdoo refuses to lend Remington
Sz5,OOO, and he gets the money from
Sanger The steel king urges Eleanor
to marry Remington.
She declines because by accepting
Remington she would practically be
bribing him TO betray McAdO0. Sanger /
tells Remington McAdOO bribed his
delegates He asks Remington to desert
Remington Quarrels with McAdOO.
Bob apologies to Eleanor, and Rem
lngtOn agrees to denOunCe McAdOo for
bribery. Eleanor tells Remington she
can never love him.
Eleanor fmplores Remington 70 stand
by Bob. He first learns that Bob
planned to run him for governor. Pa [
pers publish Remington's charges
Toward morning his heart action be /
came percepdbly stronger and his TEN |
perature began to rise gradually. Two /
Of the doctors left, first shaking hands /
with all IN the room and congratulate
ing them with an air that said. econ
graduate usr' The morning neWspa-
pers carried the good news out to the |
city.
It was Kathleen who went in to tell /
Eleanor. saying simply, 'He will i've"
And Eleanor smiled 81 have known 1
It"
you put Us to shame" Kathleen I
said. Eve have had too little faith. /
Won't you he down and get some rest? |
You are tired"
Eleanor pointed to the window. mo, /
It is morning now, and can 90 home.
You should rest yourself. And" she
added simply, can never forget your I
generosity to me"
Kathleen pressed her hand gently.
When he has recovered I want you to
come to him and tell him what you
told me"
Yes. But" she added in a fright
ened tone, please never tell him that
I was here tonight" The crisis past,
the woman In her reasserted itself
81 understand-dear."
Walking YEARLY homeward In the
gray, morning. Eleanor thought:
81 viii make my acknowledgment to
him and then win 60 away forever"
And forever seemed a long, dreary
time indeed.
One day when his strength was be-
ginning to creep back into his body
Kathleen cane to his bedside
"YOu haven't asked how the election
zane out." she said.
Re smiled YEARLY. 'Pd forgotten.
lost. didn't II"
Lost" Kathleen laughed proudly. !
No, indeed! You won-and by nearly
10000. Aren't they the dear, good peO-
5le?"
And it was true. Sanger had mis-
calculated. PauPs declaration had
,een received by many with the skep-
icism with which eleventh hour
.harges generally are received. Otn-
is had seen only the ueachery in
'aul's deed and had become even
more set in their determination to vote
or McAdoO. Thousands had de6antIv
aid that they did not care and had
zen ready to find excuses for the
rfbing Of the delegates. And tbs
eWs Of his collapse and his critical
had been an unanswerable
ppeal TO sympathy.
But Bob heard the news apatheH-