The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-11-02
SYNOPSIS.

a rooiish yang tenderfoot becomes
Fascinated with the bold. artfui wife of .
drunken prospector In a western mining
Ign SsT Su1 usss BB ratD. are to s%on sfpDs ID { BY o'is sS.
maudlin husband. He is shot by the
wife, bu: the Hhivairous BOY pins a
upon himself. In their flight, to ths
fall; sxhag'tea the youth puts her her
stirrup strap. Seeing he Is an impedi-
msnt. the woman thrurts her escort into
he .tumb dslt' into to1 the Tid rsilr Sn station JUS;
as the train bears the woman away.
Twenty-Five years later, this man. George
Gormly, is a multi-millionaire In view
York. He meets Eleanor Hsldane. q
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker
and co-operates with her In her work.
line and nnds himself frustrated In pies
and track extension plans by grartinE al
dermen. backed by the Gotham Traouon
the Haidanss TO his country home. CORN.
Y announces that he will be mayor OF
New York aud redeem the city from cor,
ruption. Mr.. Haldane in a long desired
interview with Gormly, makes an inoirsSt
proposition to compromise the nKht wnIch
tho latter has been waEing In the news
pany. and which Haldane Is suspected or
being the head. Gormly boldly annonncss
his plan Of campaign TO Haldane. Gorrniy
rides to Haldane's place. carrying w9ro
OF the auto accident. The next morning.
he refers to the ride OF the night Deiors
In his boyhood days. The papers an
nounce his candidacy for mayor. The DO
ltical declaration of the merchant prince
produced a tremendous sensation Ine
minority party. seeing in him a POSSIBLE
Moses. make overtures looking TO the IN.
dorsement Of hrs candidacy by, the outs.
alliance. a meeting Of the sachem SO
ciety or the Ring" is held at the Hal
dane Home. Many political dignltaries
~nA hanChrnap ara nraaPnt and WAYS and
means are advanced TO dampen Gormiy.s
mayoralty aspirations and sidetrack MS
candidacy. The younger Haldane is
proposed as an opposition candidate: the
whole machinery OF the city's detective
force Is TO be used to- dig mp something
damaging 10 Gormly. lfaldane. Jr., re-
fuses the nomination and announces that
ne will support. Gorn1ly. The reignins
party then decides to name. a n-pa
san ticket for the purpose OF dividing the
Gormay forces; ana at the same u nn9p ,asv
franchise. without which the Sachem 30
ciety would be helpless. The press here
tofore unanimously favorable TO the mer-
chant candidate, now under pressure. d.
vides and the campaign wakes warm. n
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 NOR
chant have o critical moment. This de-
tective force reports IA valuable clew.
Miss Haldane congratulates Gormly on
what she terms n new Declaration OF In
declaration OF 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
IL attempting TO overthrow. Public senti-
ment turns overwhelmingly against the
party I'm power and the Sachem Society.
Miss Haidane informs her parents OF
Gormly's declaration to her. which they
characterize as impudence and insolence.