El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-19

SYNOPSIS.
BOD McAdOO, fatherless Wa1t. runs
away from home and becomes a news
boy and mill employe in the steel CITY
Re lives with policeman Finn
Bob becomes a hero in the ward ana
when Haggin threatens to take MS
TREND Jim Mehaffey's job from MIN,
Bob decides to fight the political boss
OF the ward
McAdOO whips Haggin, G p-izefighter
ana saiOOnkeeper, and becomes boss OF
Che Fourth ward. MACPHERSON, OF the
CITIZENS party, seeks his aid
Bob saves the life Of Eleanor Gilbert
sister Of Henry Sanger, the steel King
Dut treats her roughly and with con-
tempt he negotlates with MACPHERSON
ms support elects the Cltlzens parry
ticket. Kathleen Finn helps to educate
him. McAdOO is cold and heartess, and
power Is the only thing he loves,
Faul Remington, a young politician,
proposes an alliance with McAdOO, who
rebuffs 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"
bennington promises katnleen ne
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 ana
poses as refOrmer. He fights the
railroad and steel interests and at
tempts to become boss of the city.
One Of McAdOO's ueutenants br1bes
delegates, and Bob takes the blame
He joins forces with governor Dun
meade and Murchell boss Of the state
McAdOO 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, quarrels
with her. Remington is restless be-
cause MCAdoO does not help him more
McAdoO's hatred for Eleanor grows.
He asks her to discourage Remington
in his infatuation. She refuses. She
then learns that McAdOO was the man
who saved her life
Steel King Sanger asks McAdoo to
desert Dunmeade and Murchell, but
Bob refuses. RemingtOn's love affair
with Eleanor does not prosper.
Sanger asks Remington to break
with McAdOO, but gets refusal BOD
shows more hostility to Eleanor In the
governors home. Murcheu inspires Bob
to be a leader OF the people
McAdOO, with out telling Remington
plans to run him for governor. Eleanor
and McAdoo meet alone, and his cruel
bitter words crush ner. Too late he is
remOrseful.
McAdoo refuses to lend Remington
SZ5,OOUs 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
br1bing him to betray McAdOO- Sanger
tells Remington McAdOO bribed his
delegates. He asks Remington TO desert
Bah! Don't be melodramatic.
There's no treachery here, no moral
wrong. I offer Remington a thousand
times more than McAdoo could ever
give him. As my fellow senator from
this state he VIII have an influence
and Importance second only to mine.
offer you a future you can never have
otherwise. A brainy woman in Wash
Ington can do a great deal to help me.
You would be my partner. AS my sis
ter and Senator Remington's wife you
would be welcomed wherever you
chose to 60. And this is offered you
merely for the public telling Of the
truth about a man who is morally and
legally a criminal"
81 seem to remember" she said
quietly. chat he was driven to buy the
delegates by HemenWay's withdrawal
Do you always work through treach-
cry, Henry?"
Sanger assumed an air Of hurt re-
proach. MY dear sister, you're IN
fair. You defend him on the ground
that he was driven to dishonesty to
meet similar tactics, but for the same
action you criticise me. One would al
most believe this demagogue is some
thing to you"
Henry, you are too crafty by far. 1
shan't infict you with hysterical re-
proaches. I realize there has been I
in my Hfe-nothing you are
aware Of, at least-to lead you to be
lieve your proposal distasteful to me.
But really must decline. OF course |