The Washington herald., 1911-03-12
Copyright Hersla Co. An HEnts reserved
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

Copyright 1910 BY An hEn. reserves
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
IN URNNG DAYLIGHr'-Elam Harnsh-is In
: troduced to the reader he enters Circle
- City dance hall, saloon and gambling house Like
the whirlwind that he is
Possessed Of tidy fortune and Of making vast
one, Burning Daylight proceeds stir up the life
Of the gambling house The men and women all admire
him, for he is the type that dominates
Essentially a mans man, Burning Daylight resents.
rather fears the wes Of the women who frequent
the dance hall He is afraid to be even civil to q
woman. because breads the idea Of being mastered
by anybody anything. and to surrender to woman
means. in hts mind, that he Is conquered
Drink leads to boastng and in the turmoil that fol-
lows Burning Daylight shows his amazing muscular
strength He wins all the tests and downs all the
giants that come before him
Then comes a poker game-the greatest ever played
in the KIondlke Burning Daylghts luck deserts him
IN the end, from the table penness-worse
than broke.
Then the indomitabIe courage Of this master among
men shows itself He declares himself in readiness to
accomplish almost impossible task-to the mall
to Dyea and back with dog team and an Indian
"I swore in Ss to go out till I'd made my
stake" he exclaimed, land I more. by the
mill tails Of he'll and the head of John the Baptist I'll
hit for the outside till make pile, and tell
He makes his journey gets to Dyea and back to Chr
Gle City where he plunges into the Tvo, winning his
depart on his heartbreaking Journey.
Then, without rest, this amazing man makes Wild
roulette. them still scornIng slunber any
cuperation. starts daybreak with three partners and
country along the Stewart.
Then comes the battle for gold Strike after strike
IS explored Daylight himself this dominant figure
along the Yukon and in the golden Dawson. Discour-
aged frequently he refuses to allow Hfe's loaded
And Daylight leaves the Yukon behind for new
fields His departure event of great
uIering man weeps-a little He tears off his can ana
it "Goodby you-all" he cried. "goodby. you
In San Francisco Daylight the sensation OF
the day. He is still woman-shy. however and reasons
mans game. not woman's. He meets the in the
big financial world tries to polish mis- rough speech
cieqn-p there and then feels the ca of wall street
He goes on to New York; gets into the clutches of
ne heat them at their game IN the RIondIke and
perHade him to GO into big deal With them He bss
an impression that he trim New York as easily as
he has the other places, and is led and by the
willy fnanciers until his entire fortune is staked.
Then comes the double cross Daylight cleaned out
again. trimmed The fend tncarnate in him awakens and
he determines either TO get his millions back or do
wholesale murder He luls his false friends into the
belief that he does not understand the situation
them in Wall street and, armed with an automatic
revolver forces them to return the ten millions they
have taken from him Cowards at heart the financial
sharks hesitate at first, but after three or
four hours succeed in raising the money in currency
and certified checks and Daylight returns to San Fran
CISCO his fortune intact, leaving New York puzzled
and his former friends overwhelmed.
Back in San Francisco Daylight becomes a financial
Robin Hood. He becomes known as fighter. aend. a
tiger. But he is square and is known to be The
gambling side Of business fascinates him plays
the game up 70 the rules, but merclessy. When he
gets man or a corporation down and either soueaIs
he gouges no less hard The reason for his sayagerv
is that he despises the with whom he plays for he
believes in a hundred OF them is the level
His fortune increases magically and he lives hard
cruel life when all Of sudden Dede Mason
ken his stenographer and first attracts his
attention by correcting Of the slips in his dlcon
He learns that she IS an orphan and is supporting
crippled brother, loves to ride horseback is alto
gether just opposite of all other women Daylight
has known
Constant association with Daylight and admiration
for his persistence begin impress Dede Mason and
one day they have heart to heart talk. In
She him fatty she not Vke his life and his
business There women who Nould marry man
like and be happy she says, but couldn't and
the more I cared for such tn unhappy
should be-" So the prohgate Daylight begins to see
her meaning but after a tame defence Of his methods
he resolves plan, and, to the amazement of
his business associates proceeds to carry And
all because of Dede Mason
Daylight has, meantime, doubled his fortune b,.
the money he possesses the distant seems
Dede Mason. He at last proposes marriage to her
twice, but Is refused He does not give up-that is
not his wayand demands that the girl tell him just
what is amiss for she has confessed interest In
him. aWhereUpon she tells him he money
Is living the wrong kind of life and, short. Is
owned by his wealth. and nothing else She him
how he is taking unhealthy flesh. is becoming
harsh and cruel and brutalized and degraded And
Daylight listens amazed
Her talk has its effect. Daylight decides get rid
OF his vast fortune, only q little ranch
Ellen, and reform his mode of life He puts this plan
before Dede Mason and she decides wife, pro-
vided he means what he says She will not take him
and his money too, for his wealth is his master.