The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-17
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife OF a
drunken prospector IN a western mining
S TaeSS BBrspsTs B@ are Co sGPe by
maudlin husband. He is shot by the
wife. but the chivalrous boy pins a
spon % himself In In their flight to tho
railroad station the woman's morse
tails exhausted; the youth puts her
On his own and follows hanging ,m1pedi7 NO &
ment. the woman thrusts her escort INTO
> snow drift and rides on. Haii-Iro,zsn zen
as the train bears the woman "agc away.
twenty-five years later. this man. ue0t go Hu
Gormly. is a multi millionaire IN rev
York. He meets Eleanor naioSnv at ainrk sr
and co-operates with her In her WoIH,
Eormly becomes owner OF steaInsuIIp up
line and finds himself frustrated IN paIIl
and track extension plans by graItlng, az, a.,
dermen. backed by the Gotham traC.lo, trai.,1I
company An automobile ACCIDENT prlnSs
the Haldanes TO his country nome, 90 1U' ~
New York and redeem the city from GoI
Tuption. Mr.. Haldane In long a55ra"t aeS,,e1t
Interview with Gormly, makes an .nuihI ~
proposition TO compromise the hght VIII, wnioh
the latter has been waging In the heWs-
papers against the Gotham Traction com,
panY. and which Haldane Is suspected pn'sroos os
being the head. Gormly boldly announces
his plan OF campaign TO Haldane GoIlhIy
rides TO Haldane's place, carrying W., VIZ
pr the auto accident. The next mpItt,Ims tnrs
he refers TO the ride OF the night bdS betorSS
as mild compared to one he experiences
In his boyhoOd days. The papers an
nounce his candidacy for mayor. Inc po.
litical declaration OF the merchant prince
produced tremendous sensation Inc
minority party. seeing IN him pQssip.e
Moses, make overtures looking 10 tne m
dorsement OF his candidacy by the Il,.ed QUE
Gormly. however, rejects all proposseo SEQ
alliance. A meeting OF the Sachem SO
ciety or the Ring" is held at ,et the Hai, riss
and henchmen are present and ways ana ana
means are advanced TO dampen GoImiy
mayOralty aspirations and sidetrack ms
candidacy. The younger Haldane
proposed as an opposition candidate; the
whole machinery OF the city's detective
force If TO be used to dig up sone'hIns M
damaging to Gormly. Haldane Jr'' re-
fuses the nomination and announces Inat
he will support Gormly The reignlng
party then decides TO name non paIu-
San ticket for the purpose OF diVidlng me
Gormly forces. and at the same time fusn
through Freight Traction company
franchise. without which the Sachem so
ciety would be helpless. The press mere
tofore unanimously favorable 10 the meI-
chant candidate, now under pressure. dl-
vides and the campaign wakes warm.
resolution IL introduced granting gratul-
tous renewal OF the traction franchise
Gormly offers ten million dollars for the
franchise. The excited populace threaten
20 mob the aldermen. when addressed by
Gormly The Ring mayor and the mer-
chant have a critical moment. The de-
tective force reports n valuable clew.
Miss Haldane congratulates Gormly on
what she terms n new Declaration or In
pendence. and he makes an unexpected
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
Is attempting 10 overthrow. Public seni-
ment turns Overwhelmingly against the
party In power and the Sachem Society.
Miss Haldane informs her parents OF
Gormly's declarati.yl to her which they
characterize as impotence and insolence.