The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-10-06
SYNOPSIS.

foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife of
drunken prospector in western mining
t IUS blizzard but are confronted by the
maudlin husband. He is shot by the
rife, but the chivalrous boy pins. a
Tote to the body taking the crime
faproad station the womans horse
6is exhausted; the youth puts her
In his own and follows hanging to the
Etirrup strap. Seeing he Is an impede
ment, the woman thrusts her escort into
q snow drift and rides on. Half-frozen
he stumbles into the railroad station just
as the train bears the woman away.
twenty-five years later. this man, George
Gormly, Is a multi-millionaire in New
York, He meets Eleanor Haldane.
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker.
and co-operates with her IN her work.
Gormly becomes owner OF a steamship
line and finds himself frustrated in pier
and track extension plans by grating al
dermen. backed by the Gotham Traction
company IN automobile accident brings
the Haldares to his country home. CORN
" announces that he will be mayor of
New York and redeem the city from cor
ruption. Mr. Haldane in long desired
Interview with Gormly, makes an indirect
proposition to compromise the fight which
the latter has been waging in the news
papers against the Gotham Traction COM
pany. and which Haldane Is suspected of
being the head. Gormly boldly announces
his plan OF campaign 10 f1diudle. NTOTIIllN
rides to Haldane's place carrying word
of the auto accident. The next morning
he refers to the ride of the night before
as mild compared to one he experienced
in his boyhood days. The papers an
nounce his candidacy for mayor. The po-
litical declaration of the merchant prince
produced a tremendous sensation. The
minority party. seeing in him possible
Moses make oyertureS looking to the In
dorsement of his candidacy by the 'outs. >
Gormly, however rejects all proposed
alliance A meeting of the Sachem So
cety or the "Ring." is held at the Hal
dane Home Many political dignitaries
and henchmen are present and ways and
means are advanced to dampen Gormly's
mayoralty aspirations and sdetrack his
candidacy. The younger Haldane Is
whole machinery of the city's detective
force Is to be used to dig up something
damaging to Gormly. Haldane, Jr.. re-
fuses the nomination and announces that
he will support Gormly. Tne reignlng
party then decides to name a non-parti-
san ticket for the purpose of dividing the
Gormly forces. and at the same time rush
through Freight Traction company
franchise, without which the Sachem So
cietv would be helpless. The press here
tofore unanimously favorable to the mer-
chant candidate. now under pressure. d.
vides and the campaign WAKES warm.
resolution 70 introduced granting gratui-
tous renewal Of the tract'oa franchise.
Gormly offers ten million dollars for the
franchise The excited populace threaten
to mob the aldermen. when addressed by
Corrrlv. The Ring r'avor and tho mer-
chant have critical moment. The de-
tectve force reports valuable clew.
Miss Haidane congratulates Cnrmlv on
what she terms a new Declaration of In
pendence. and he mates aS unexpected
declaration of love He is shocked BY
the confirmation of his srsricions that
her father is the head and backbone Of
the notorious traction comrany which he
IL attempting to overthrow.