El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-01

SLNUESL8a
Bob McAdoo, fatherless waif. run.
away from home and becomes a news
boy and mill emplOye IN the steel City
He lives with policeman Finn
Bob becomes a hero in the ward and
when Hagg1n threatens to take nj!
Irlenos jim Meharfey,s job from him
BOD decides to fight the political boss
OF the ward.
McAdoo whips Haggin, a prizefighte1
ana saloonkeeper, and becomes boss OF
me tourtn ward. Macpherson, OF the
Citizens party, seeks his aid
Bob saves the life OF Eleanor Gilbert
sister or Henry Sanger the steel king
but treats her roughly and with con-
tempt lie negotiates with Macpherson
Ells support elects the Citizens party
ticket Kathleen Finn helps to educate
him. McAdoo is cold and heartless. and
power IS the only thing he loves
Paul Remington, e. young politician.
proposes an alliance with McAdoo, who
rebuffs him HcAdoO quarrels with
MACPHERSON.
Remington fights 8IcAdoo politically
and is beaten. McAdOo then accepts him
as his first friend. Remington sees the
lady Of his dreams"
"Ah," she cried. chow you misjudge
hlml I tell you John Dunmeade
would gladly smash the god Of self to
atoms for the sake Of his great pur-
pose. He has already made the BIT
terest sacrifice possible for a man ike
him. He has gone along with the old
order, compromising and dealing, ac-
cepting little - i1hnitesimal - better
ments, to make a beginning. to pave
the way for the sweeping reforms he
thinks necessary You wonder why
I talk to you, a total stranger, in this
fashion. It IS because I have marked
you out as one who can be a ire
mendous help to us-to him. tit Is
part OF my atonement Even when he
was a boy in college he was an en-
thusiast, worshiping high ideals. And
he fought hard to make politics clean.
Then he loved me. I was ambitious
for him to rise. In a small, careless
way I shared your philosophy tEen,
and tempted him with the sophistry
Of expediency. Because Of me he
made his first compromise. I made
John Dunmeade q trickster. was
wrong, and be was right All I can
90 TO make up for It Is to win q posi-
ton where he can force some Of his
dear reforms. I've done a little.
made Murchen his friend. Murcheu
has made him governor. You could
help US so much" she added, looking
at him wistfully
Bob smoked slowly and thoughtfully
for a few minutes. Then he threw his
cigar into the fire and rose.
"Pm keeping you too long" be said.
Mrs. Dunmeade rose too.
you're not to be moved, I see, by a
personal appeal" she said 81 have a
very definite PaEPese. selling you OF
my hush ID and myself. want gu
to know Us as we really are becaue
tie time IS coming when you win -
forced to Join with US"
''ForcedT
"Yes. forced. You said that a man is
a fool to be anothers puppet Yet you
know that you have been the servant
Of the financial ring controlling this
state. Unless am sadly mistaken IN
you. you viii soon ind It impossible to
play both your game and theirs. Your
wants are too big. The very self.
which you worship. viii forbid you to
be the tool Of other men. Then be
cause you viii not be the tool Of the
interests you must join u.s."
In that session OF the legislature
there was but one notable feature, a
corrupt practices bill regulating the
collection and disbursement Of cam
paign funds. This measure had long
been one Of Dunmeade's pet schemes.
A few Independent newspapers came
out boldly for the bill. The state at
large received it alphabetically. Then
AGurcheu. who had consented to the
bill reluctantly. put forth his hand, and
the measure was defeated. The man
Lh the governors mansion added anoth-
er to his disappointments.
At the close Of the debate on this bin
Paul Remington made his first impor-
-ant speech in the legislature. a really
inc effort. Even Bob broke over his
,ustom and compHmented Paul.
1T was a good speech. he said.
But it did no good" Remington an
iwered ''The bill was lost"
"Of course MurchpH knows his bust
hess. Did you norirp ans wild out