The Washington herald., 1911-02-19
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SYNoESIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

SYNCESIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
IN URNING DAYLIGEr''-Elam Harnish-is In
troduced to the reader as he enters Circle
City dance hall, saloon and gambling house like
the whirlwind that he is -.
Possessed Of tidy fortune and sure of making vast
one Burning Daylight proceeds to stir up the life
Of the gambling house The men and women all admire
him. for he is the type that dominates.
Essentially mans man, Burning Daylight resents.
rather fears, the wes Of the women who frequent
the dance hall He is afraid to be civil to a
woman because he breads the idea Of being mastered
by anybody or anything, and to surrender to woman
means. in his 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 before him.
Thep comes poker game-the greatest played
in the Nondike. Burning Dayght's luck deserts him
in the end. he table penniless-worss
than broke
Then the ndomitabie courage Of this master among
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
7 swore in 50 never to go out till I'd made
stake he exclaimed, and swear once more by the
mill tails of hell and the head of John the Baptist I'll
hit for the outside till make my pile and
He makes his journey, gets to Dyea and back to Cir
Gle City where he p1unges into the Tvo winning his
depart his heartbreaking Journey.
Then, without rest. this amazing man makes a wild
night Of it He outdances men, and women too; wins
at roulette. and then still scornng sumber any re-
cuperation, daybreak with partners and
dog team. for the newest gold strike in the upper
country along the Stewart.
Then the battle for gold. Strike after strike
explored. Daylight himself th- dominant figure
along the Yukon and in the golden Dawson. Discour-
aged frequently he refuses allow fe's loaded dice
heat him. and the vctory-and millions
And Daylight leaves the Yukon behind for new
feds Of endeavor. His departure event of great
Importance. the vessel swings clear this a-con-
rrIeTi1g o nd
waves it "Goodby. you-aI" he cried. "goodby you
In San Francisco Daylight the sensation of
the day He is still woman-shy, however reasons
that he has brought his millions to the States play
mans game not woman's. He meets the in the
big financial world tries polish up mis- rough speech
and manners. runs over to Tonopah. makes a big
cleanup there an6 then feels the call Of Wall street
He goes on to New York, gets into the clutches of
the an
persuade him to go into big deal with them He has
impression that he trim New as easily as
willy fnsnciers until his entire fortune is staked
Then comes the double Daylight is cleaned out
b ft ne menu 4 me- IN MN a%akens and
wholesale murder He luls his friends into the
them in Wall street and armed with an autornatic
revolver. forces them to return the millions they
hesitate first after matter Of three or
four hours succeed in raising the in currency
and certified checks, and Daylight returns to Fran
cisco his fortune intact. leaving New York puzzled
and his former friends overwhelmed
BACK II san FRANCISCO Daylight becomes financial
Robin Hood He becomes known as fighter fend, a
tiger But he is square and is known to be sol The
gambling side of business fascinates him he pays
the game up to the rules, but merciessly. When he
gets corporation down and either soueals
he gouges hard. The reason for his savagery
Is that he despises the men with whom he plays
believes in a hundred of them is on the level
His fortune increases magically and he a hard
cruel life when all Of sudden Dede Mason enters his
She is his stenographer and attracts his
attention by correcting some Of the slips in his dicon
He learns that she is orphan and supporting a
crippled brother. loves to ride horseback is alto
yether just opposite of all other women Daylight
has known.
Constant association with Daylight and admiration
Or his persistence begin impress Dede Mason and
me day they have a heart to heart talk, in
which she practically takes the hide or the man
She tells him faty she does IKE life and his
business. There are women who Soud marry a man
ike and be happy" she says but couldn't and
should be" So the prohgate Daylight begins to sea
her meaning but after tame defence Of his methods
he resolves on plan, and. TO the amazement of
his business associates proceeds 10 carry out And
LII because OF Dede Mason.
Daylight has, meantime doubled his fortune hu,
he more money he possesses the more distant seems
Oede Mason He at last proposes marriage to her
wice. but Is refused. He does not give up-that is
ot his way-and demands that the girl tell him just
what is amiss for she has interest in
lin. WhereUpon she tells him he has too much MONEY
living the wrong kind OF a life, and, in short s
'wned by his wealth. and nothing else. She shows him
low he Is taking on unhealthy flesh. is becoming
larsh and cruel and brutalized and degraded And
Daylight listens, amazed.
Her talk has its effect. Daylight decides to get ria
II his vast fortune, only little ranch at Glen
ellen, and reform his mode of life He puts this plan
efore Dede Mason and she decides wife pro-
lded he means what he says. She will not take him
nd his money too for his wealth is his master