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THE NWS AND OBSERVER, SUNDAY, AUGUST 23,1908
THE CANDIDATE
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- detached himself - somewhat, and
came in touch with the . fluctuating:
crowds that passed down the aisle -it
was always a part of his duty, as
. well as - bis Inclination, to. know the
thoughts and feelings of outsiders, be
cause It was outsiders who made the
world, and it was from them, too, that
" the insiders came.
Harley found here that the chief
motive as yet was curiosity: the cam-
' paten had-not entered uron its sharp
and positive state, and the personality
, of Mr. Grayson and of " his opponent
still remained to be defined clearly.
The train ' sped westward through
the granary of .the x?6trrjZ$ttfT- in
an almost direct line ' across the
mighty valley of the Mississippi, andr
they were still hundreds? of - miles
away, from the Grayson home. In go
ing west both parties had gone very
- far west, and the two candidates not
K trill fCtl urjuu liic ... ".
K-vnnl "Ke Missouri surVell. "i.
est trreen. and the young grass benf
, lightly before a gentle west wind. Jri
a sky of silky blue little clouds float-
ed and trailed off here and there into
; patches of white like drifting snow;
and Harley unconsciously- fell; to
watching them and wondering where
they went.- -
The sun. a huge red ball, sank , in
the prairie, twilight fell, the, ordeal
of the dining-car was repeated, and
not long afterwards Harley sought his
bed In the swaying berth. The "next
morning they were in the home town,
and there were a band and a recep
tion committee, and JIarley slipped
quietly away to his, hotel, being re
minded first by the Oraysons that he
was to. take dinner with them.
He spent most of the day wander
ing about the town, gathering hitherto
unnoticed facts about the early -life
of Mr James Grayson, which in the
.; afternoon he despatc hed " eastward.
ThVn he prepared tor dinner, but here
he was confronted by a serious probr
. lem should one so-far west -wear
i evening clothes or not? But he de
cided at Jast in the iafflrmativpt feel ?
Ing that It would 1e: the. safe course,
and, hiding the formalitj' of his raim-;
ent under a light overcoat,she- went
forth into ' the - street. . . Five minutes
walk took him to the house" of Mr.
Grayson", which stood In the outskirts,'
a red brick structure 'two stories In
height, plain and comfortable, with a
well-shaded lawn "about it. It was
' now quite dark, but lights shone from
several windows, and Harley, without
hesitation, rana; the bell.
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Tlie Maid. .
rllarley's ring was not answered at
nee, and as he stood on the, step h
glanced back at the city. w'hich. in
the dark, showed only the formless
bulk of houses and the cold electric
lights here and there. Then he heard
a light step, and the door was thrown
open. He handed his card to the
maid, merely saying. "Mr. and Mrs.
Grayson, and waited to be shown
into the parlor. But the girl, whose"
face he could not see, as the hall was
- dimly lighted, held it in her hand,,
looking first at the name and then at
him. Harley, feeling a slight Impa
tience stepped inside and said:
M assure you that I am the real
- owner of it that is. pf the name of
the card." ;
r- . "V hat .proof have . you ?" she ask.
ed. calmly. . . "; ... '. . . - . .
Harley had heard recently many
phases of the servant-girl question,
and this development of it amused
him. She must be one of those ig
norant and stubborn foreigners a,
Swede or a German, V ' -
"Suppose you take th proof for.
, granted and risk it." he said. ''Mr.
and Sirs. Grayson can" cuickly decide
"'for you, and tell .you "whether I am
- right." : ;" ' ' . - " '" ;
. "They have gone out ! f or a . little
walk," she said, still standing in the
way, "and so many strange people are
coming here nov.that -I don't know
. whether to shov. you in or not. Mayr.
.be you are a reporter?"
"Well, and what then?' ;
"Or worse; perhaps you are a
, photographer."
- "If I am, you can see that I have no
'camera," " ? " '- --;- ;
"You might have a little one hld
under your overcoat." '.
"It is night, and cameras are used
in the sunshine." . .. .
... "We have-electric lights?
Harley began, to - feel - provoked.
There were limits to perveraeness. or
should be. .
'"I am expected to dinner ty Mr.
and Mrs. Grayson." he said. "Will you
kindly cease to keen me waiting and
show me in? I shall not steal wy of
' the furniture.-' . . -
The maid was - anneyingly calm. ,
"Mr. and Mrs.' Grayson have - not
yet ret?rned from a little walk which'
- they were afraid to undertake until it
grew dark," she said. . "But 1 think
1 11 risk it and show you in if you will
hold un your hand and swear - that
. you haven't a camera hidden under
your overcoat" v . "' - ;
Harley'8 sense . of humor came to
his aid, and he held ,up his hand.
"I do solemnly swear." he said;
He tried to see the , face of the
maid, who showed a perversity that
was unequalled In an experience by
no means limited,, but she 'Stood,, m
the duskiest part of the dim hall, and
he failed. He knew merely that she 1
was, tall and slender, and when she
turned to lead the way he heard a
faint sound like the light tinkle of a
suppressed laughHarley started, and
his face Hushed-with anger. He had.
encountered often those who tried to
snub him, and usually he had been
able to take care of himself, but ' to
be laughed at by a housemaid was a
new thing In his experience, and he
was far from liking it. '
She indicated a small, parlor with
a wave of her hand. and said:
""You tan' go In . there and wait
You have promised not to steal the
furniture, and, as the room contains
only a piano, a table. , and Rome
chairs, all of which are too big to be
hidden,- under your overcoat I think
that you will keep your promise."
-She sped lightly away, leaving Hat
ley trembling so much with amaze
ment and anger that he forgot for at
least two minute to sit down. When
he took-off his overcoat he murmur
ed:" "Before Mr. Grayson thinks of
ruling the United States he should,
discipMno his own household." . v
VThe house was quiet: he heard nd
one stirring anywhere. The .light from
an electric lamp In the street shone
into the parlor, and by its rays he saw
Mr. and Mrs. Grayson coming up the
street Then the maid had to!d the
truth about the "little walk," and he
was early. '
He leaned back In his chair and
watched the pair as they approached
their own, house. Evidently they had
stolen these few minutes in the dark
to . be alone with each other, - and
Harley sympathized with them, be
cause It would be a long time before
the wife could claim again that her
husband. was her own. They eptered
a side-gate, passed through the. lawn,
and a minute later , were welcoming
Harley.' . I ; . -
"We dldnot expect to be gone so
long," said Mrs. Grayson; "but we see
that you have found the right place..
"Oh. yes." said Harley; -" a maid
showed me in." Then he pdded: v'J
am very glad, indeed, to have beer
invited here, but if vou want any
'more privacy I don't think you should
have asked me; my kind will soon be
down upon you like a swarm of lo
custs." 4 . ' :".:"'
Mr. Grayson laughed! and took a
stack of telegraph envelopes six In
ches thick from a table.
"You are right Mr. j Harley," . he
said.-"They will be here tomorrow,
ready for the start There are more
than twenty applications for space on
our train, and all of them shall have
it I don't think that the boys and
I shall cuarrel."
Mrs. "Grayson excused herself, and
presently they were summoned to din
ner. Stepping out of a dusky hall into
a brilliantly lighted room. Harley
was dazzled for a- moment but he
found himself bowing when she lntror
duced him to "My niece. Miss Morgan,
of Idaho." Then he saw a tall. 8len
Her girl, with a singularly frank and
open countenance, and a hand ex
tended to him as familiarly as if she
had known him all her life. Harley,
although he had not expected, the of
fer of the hand, took it and gave it one
little shake."He felt an unaccountable
embarrassment He saw, a faint twin
kle in the girl's eye. as if she found
something atnusing in his appearance,
and he feared that hej had made a
mistake In coming in levenlng-dress.
He flushed a little and felt a slight
resentment towards Mrs. Grayson, be
cause she had not told; him of this
niece; but he was relieved for the mo
ment by an introduction to the third
guest Mrs. Boyl. .an I elderly lady,
also a relative, but more distantly so.
Mrs. Boyle merely bowed, and at
once returned Harley to the custody
of the niece from Idaho, of whom he
felt som'e fear., her singular freedom
of. manner-and the faint twinkle that
still lurked in her eye putting him on
edge. Moreover, hp was assigned to a
seat next to her, and, as obviously he
was expected to. entertain her. his
tt,ci y Infroaaoil TVi e-irl wan not
only Western. but Far Western, and.
in his opinion; there was none so
wise who could tell what she would
do or say. He repeated to himself the
word "Idaho", and sounded remote
rough, and wild. - ;
.' "Unel James tells me that you are
a correspondent the representative
of the New York Gaaette." she said-"Yes."
"And that 'you are to go with him
on th campaign and write brilliant
accounts of the things that never hap
pen." ' . - - -'
T am sure that Mr. Grayson - was
not your authority for such a state
ment" said- Harley. with a smile, al
though he did not wholly relish her
banter. .
"Oh no. Uncle James la a very po
lite man. and very considerate of th
feelings of others' - ."
"Then it Is a supposition of your
own?" '
"Oh no. not' a supposition m at all;
the New York newspapers sometimes
reach us even in Idaho."
Harlev did not respond to-her ban
ter. thinking it premature, as she had
never seen him before. He cou'd not
forget the reserve and shyness natural
to him. and he felt a sense of hostil
ity. He glanced at her. and saw a
cheek ruddier, than - the cheeks of
American women usually, are. and a
rhin with an , unusually firm curve
Her hair wa dark brown, and when
the electric light flashed upon her it
seemed to be streaked with dull gold.
But the chin held him with an odd
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fl. J. VJILUFOnti, Oanager
sort of 'fascination.-and 1 he strove to
read her -character In It "BOld ami
resolute,, he decided "but too West
ern, entirely too Far Western.' She
needs civilizing." He, was rather
glad that he was golng"away with Mr.
Grayson on the morrow and would not
see her again. , .
"I Bhould think." she said; "that
the life of a newsnaner correspondent
is extremely interesting. You . have
all Uie pleasures and none of the re
sponsibilities; you go to war. but you
do not Tight; you enter political cam
paigns, but you cannot be defeated;
you are always with the victor : and
never with the vanquished; you are
not bound by geographical limits nor
by facts, nor " . " '.! .
"Excuse me. Miss Morgan, In
terrupted Harley, with dignity, "in
my profession, as in all others, there
are irresponsible persons, but the
great majority of "its followers are
conscientious and Industrious. If you
only knew how -'
"That sounus as If it had been pre
pared in advance,' she exclaimed. "I
am sure that you have used It many
times before" , .. , . ,
"You musi not. mind Sylvia" said
Mrs. Graysun, smiling her grave, quiet
smile. "She seldom means what she
says, or says what she means."
"Aunt Anna," exclaimed Miss Mor
gan, "you are really too hard upon
your beloved , niece.- I never betore
dined with a staff correspondent of a
great New York newspaper, and I
am really seeking information. Now
1 wish to know If in his profession
imagination is the most valuable Qual
ity, as I have heard it said."
"tk you wish to embroil me with
the press so early?" asked Mr. Gray
son, laughing.
1 have heard great tales about
them and their daring," she persisted.
i am not sure that even now he has
nut a camera concealed uflder his
coat - , -
"Why, Sylvia, what a strange thing
to say!" exclaimed Mrs. Grayson.
But Harley started in his seat and
flushed a.deap red. "Miss Morgan I
shall have to ask your pardon," he
exclaimed.
Mr. and Mrs. Grayson- looked at
them in surpriso. ;
"Here is something that w do not
understand. said Mr. Grayson.
"Why, Uncle James, there is noth
ing strange about what I have said.
continued Miss Morgan, with, the
most innocent face. "I thought all of
them carried camerai !e how do
wt getjttll the wonderful pictures?"
Harleyfe!t inclined to tell the en
tire table his experience, but on sec
ond thought he remained silent, as the
girt from Idaho began to piuue him.
and he was not willing that the ad
vantage should remain wholly with
her, especially when she wail fron
the very Far -West. So he affected
complete Indifference, and, when they
aeked him about his adventures in the
recent war on the other side of the
world, he talked freely about them.
which he had never done before, be
cause, like most Americans, he was
a modest man, enduring In silence
lectures on the sin of boasting from
others who boasted as they breathed.
Most of the time he spoke apparently
to Mr. and Mrs. Grayson, but he kept
a side-look upon the girl from Idaho
who had played with him antf humil
iated him.
.She became silent as If satisfied
with the flight of the aTro3 that had
gone already from her quiver, and
seemed to listen r.ith an air of be
coming respect; but Harley surprised
her eye, and he w as not sure that
she was wholly subdued. Opposition
and difficulties always Increased his
resolve. v ami He doubled his efforts.
He spoke-lightly of the kingdom's and
republics whose fortunes he had fol
lowed in a casual way and of the. men
whom the hea-e of affairs had
brought to the surface for a space.
and, always he kept that side-look
upon her. These relations, surely,
would Impress, because what could
she. a child of the Idaho wi'ds, know
of the great world?. And its very
mystery would heighten o hxr its
coloring and effect. .
-. Harley could talk well, all the bet
ter because he talked so rarely of
himself, and even mm it was of him
self only by indirection, because he
spoke chiefly of men whom he had
known and deeds that he had wit
nessed. Watching the glr! closely
with that side-look, he did not see the
twinkle reappear in her eye; Instead
she sat demure -and silent, and h?
Judged that he had taken her beyond
her depth. At last he stopped, and
she said. In a subdued tone:
"Did I not tell you. Uncle James,
that Imagination was the great quality
the correspondents need?
Harley flushed, but he could not
keep from joining Mr. Grayson in his
laugh. . The candidate, besides laugh
lng, glanced affectionately at the girl.
it was evident that his niece was a
favorite with Jimmy Grayson. .
"I shall ask Miss Morgan to tell
me about Idaho,", said Harley.
"It's quite wild, you know," she
said, gravely; "and all the people need
taming. But It would be a great task.
When they went back to the draw
Ing-room Harley and the girl were be
hind, the others, and he lingered a
moment beside her. v
"Miss Morgan." he said. "I want to
ask your pardon again. You know it
was In the dark, and mine was an
honest mistake." .
"J will if you will tell me one
thing."
"What is Itr
"Have you really got a camera with
you?
"If I had I should take a " picture
of you and not of Mr. Grayson."
Harley remained awhile longer, and
Miss Morgan's treatment remained
familiar and somewhat disconcerting.
rather like the manner of an elder
sister to her young brother than of a
girl to a man whom she had known
only two or three hours. When he
rose to leave, she again offered him
her hand with perfect x;oolness. Har
ley, in n perfunctory manner, . ex
pressed his regret that he was not
likely to see her again, as he was to
leave the next day with Mr. Grayson
The provoking twinkle appeared
again in the corner of her eyes.
"I don't intend that you shall for
gjet me. Mrc1lar1Vjt."he'1sald. "be
cause you are to see me again.' When
you come to Washington In search of
news. I shall be there as the second
lady of the land Aunt Anna will be
first" - " -
"Oh, of course, I forgot that," said
Harley, but he was not sure that she
had Washington In mind, remember
ing Mrs. Grayson's assertion that she
did not always mean what she said
nor say what she meant . ir
The night was quite dark, and when
he had gone a few. yards Harley
stopped and looked back at the house.
He felt a distinct sense of relief, be
cause he was gone from the presence
of the mountain girl who was not of
his kind, and whom he did not know
how to take; being a man, he could
not retort upon her In her own fash
lon., andy she . was able to make him
feel cheap.
The drawing-room was still lighted,
and h saw the Idaho girl pass In
front of one of the low windows, her
figure completely outlined by the
luminous veil. It seemed to him to
express a singular, flexible grace
perhaps the result of mountain life
but he was lo:th to admit it as she
troubled him, Harley, although yaung,
had been In many lands and among
many people, lie had, seen many wo
men who were beautiful, and some
i
who were brilliant, but It had been
easy to forget every one of them;
they hardly ,mad a- tipple in the
stream of his worR. and often it was
an effort to recall them. He had ex
pected to dismiss this Idaho girl in
the same manner, but she would not
go. and he was Intensely annoyed
with himself. : -. '.. -
He went to the , telegraph office.
wrote and filed his despatch, and then.
lighting a cigar, strolled slowly
through the streets. It was not eleven
o'clock, but it seemed that every
body except himself was in bed and
asleep. The lights in all the houses
were out and there was no sound
whatever save that ot the wind as-it
came in from the prairie and stirred
the new foliage of the - trees. "And
this is our wicked America, for which
my foreign friends used to offer me
sincere condolences!" murmured Har
ley. - '
But h returned quickly to his own
mental, disturbance. He felt as he
used to feel on the eve of a battle
that all. knew was coming off, there
on the other side of the world. He
was then with an army which he
was not at all Sure was in the right;
but when he sat on a hill-top in the
night looking at' the flicking lights
of the epemy ahead, - and knowing
that the combat would, be Joined at
dawn, he could not resist a feeling of
comradeship with that army to which.
for a time and in a sense, perhaps.
alien he belonged. Those soldiers
about him became friends, and the
enemy out there' was an enemy for
him, too. It was the same now when
he was to go on a long journey with
Jimmy Grayson, who stood upon r a
platform of which he ; had many
doubts.' .,;-.-.
He turned back to the hotel, and
when he entered the lobby a swarm
of men fell upon him and de
manded the instant delivery of any
news, which he might , have and they
had not They, were correspondents
who had come by every train that af
ternoon Hobarf ChurchOl, Blaisdell.
Iawson, and others, making more
than a score some representing
journals that would support Grayson.
and others Journals that would call
him names, many and bad.
"We hear that you have been to
dinner with the candidate," said
t'hurchill,' the representative of the
New York Monitor, a sneering sheet
owned by one foreigner and edited
by another, which kept its eye on Eu
rope, and considered European opin
ion final, particularly In regard to
American "affairs; "so you can tell us
if it is true that he picks his teeth at
table with a fork.
"You are a good man for the Mon
itor. Churchill." said llaf'y. sharply.
"Your humor is in perfect accord
with the high taste displayed, and you
show the same dignity and consider
ation In your references to politiical
opponents." ,
, "Oh. I see." said Churchill, sneer
ing, just as he had. been taught to
sneer by the Monitor. "He is the first
guest to dine with the Presidential
nominee, and he
the honor."
"You shut up. Churchill!" said Ho
bart. another of the 'correspondents,
"You shan't pick a quarrel with Har
ley, and you shan I ;.be a mischief
maker here. There's enough of us to
see that you don't"
Harley turned his hack scornfully
upon Churchll. Who said nothing
more, and hegan to tell his friends of
u ray son.
"He's an orator." i -toe ' said. "We
know that by undoubted report, and
his manner is slmplffand most agree
able. H hfls mora Vf the quality
colled personal magnetism than any
other man I ever saw;
"What of his ability?" asked Tre-
malne, the oldest of the correspond
ents.
Harley thought a little while before
replying.
"I can't make up my mind on that
point," he said. "I find In him. so far
as I can see, a certain simplicity.
might almost say an innocence, which
is remarkable. He Is unlike the oth
er public men whom I have met but
I don't know whether this innocence
indicates superficiality or a tact and
skill lying so deep that he is able to
plan an ambush for the best of his
enemies." ;
"Welt, we are to be with him five
months," said Tremaine, "and It is our
business to find out
is "overpowered by
said Harley, hastily. "But are Mr.
and Mrs. Urayson ready .to,, receive
visitors?" - : t . ".
That depends." fam not sure that
want Uncle James interviewed so
early in 'the day. At least J want to
Western liftmie wished to knowiiwre
about thOwfitiacsis ..and progrcs-3f a
Rirl ttho' "" i'rd to;Wm.-?o .siifge,
Ifut he wa2Aot able to confine Ifsr't0
certain clttrrmfla nf narrative. -; i She
was flippaot a ul vattir Sul of ;1 fus
ions to wUl tflingaL Ilk-- Indisn.i? or
ter view. You can give me. as it were.Hullaloes OT-jizsJrlffars, but tnno
ueiaueu siaiime.ii, anu itarjey .;au
ered tha"her childhoo'd had bott S in
complete-touch' with these primitive
facts. Ojily such ' early assocns
could accqunt for the absencej jwj so
the heads of your discourse. Come, tell
me, and I will render a decision." r-
She regarded Harley with a grave
face, and he was divided between. vex
ation and a sort of reluctant- admira
tion of horA coolness. - She was bold
and forward, not to -say impertinent
but she seemed whoily unconscious or
It 'and, after all, she was from -one ot
the wildrft rmrt of Idaho. He kindly
excusedmuch - of her conduct on . the
ground of early association.-.
"I do not' seek to interview anyone,"
he said; "I merely wish to pay my
respects to Mr. and Mrs. Grayson, hav
ing bpen. their guest as you know."
Oh, therwyou can go In, she said.
and, calling to the porter, she told him
to announce Mr. Harley, of the New
York Gazette. "Of the New York Ga
zette," she said again, with wht Har
ley consiaerea unnecessary repetition
and emphasis,1 and he' httda fcw count
against her. , .
Mr. and Mrs. Gra-son received him
with courtesy, even wjth warmth, a.nd
Harley saw that he had made, new
progress in their esteem. He remained
with them only a few minutes, and he
said nothing about the objectionable
conduct of -Miss Morgan, who had set
herself as a guard upon their doon
He deemed it wiser to make ny refer
ence to her at all, because she was
only an insignificant and momentary
incident of the campaign, riot really
relevant Chicago was merely a be
ginning, and they would drop her
there. When he return-d from . the
d-rawing-room, she was still 'sitting
near the door, and at his appearance
he looked up pertly. -
"Did you find him in a- good hu
mor?" ihe asked. .
"I think Mr. Grayson is always in. a
good humor, or at least he is abb?
to appear so."
"1 doubt whether perpetual ' gool
humor, or the appearance of it, is de
sirable. One ought -to make a differ
ence in favor of friends; I do'not care
to present an. amiable face to my ene
mies.'
She pursed up her lips and looked
thoughtful. , -
"When Uncle James goes to Wash
Ington to take the Presidency." she
continued, "he will need nie to pro
tect him from the people who have no
business w'th him." . '
."I hope the last remark is not per
sonal?" .: " " '
- Oh no," she said: "I recognize the
fact that the press must be toler
Jted." ; .
: Harley , again felt , piqued,, and. not
willing to retire with the sense of de
feat fresh upon him, he sat down near
her ami began to talk to her. ot her
many conventions.
u j vvu I .n t w ins. . - . j
The. correspondents. ..who traH tied
with Hark y were mostly men Jfex
peri on ceread I ly ad a ptable. aHf -th5
a4itio iwwi ember tp. 'Mr.
Graysongpgfty could ot escap? i&eir
jtttcntion. i Har ley. was. surprstjj,, 4nd
shocked to find that all of them-stfere
Well acqulinted with Miss MoVguiin-
side ofsix. hoi,rSt and that they-fRfm-
ca to oe vmucn oexier copiwips
with her than he had been. Iliribart
the most frivolous ot tne. tot.- aii stne
most careless of speech, returun
from the Grayson cart Inform him
that she was a "great girl, as Jfa as
silk." ' - -
'That's a queer expression toMfeply
to a lady." said Harley: "It sriaicks
And what if It does?" repli?! 3Io
bart, coolly. ' X"I often find thcJIpw-
cry both terse and truthful. And In"-'
this case the ; expression. ; fits MJsj .
Alorgan. She's the rear article- ntr- -fuss
and .frills, just a daughter of tho
West never pretending' that she Is,
what she isn't I heard hor speak
of you. Harley." ftnd "I don't think she
likes you, old man., what have yo.u-,
been doing?" - - '
I hone I have keen behaving as a
gentleman should," replied "Harley,
with some asperjty: and If I have
been unlupky enough to Incur her J1S' T
like. I shall endure) It as best I can." --
He spoke in an Indifferent tone, as
if his endurance would not be 'severely v
a good time,
d pot less than.
a dozen ;tii jit-"Jir1 Meet and the
Grayson, ir. is lull 'ofi joliitS'. I'm
going back,';t'' ''-r-i v - .
He rcturnt d Ho the "carj .anttHarley
was left alone ust then,-a he: Wished
to.be, and wit ?f an effort he dismissed
Miss Morgap from his thoughts-. Mr.
Grayson, wolheak that nUht in .
Chicago, and an audience of twenty
thousand peopvas asii
anuirio.oiner -one
hlCttfel address.
of the first importance..
. Harley' as a corresondent was abla
not only to chronicle facts, which is
no great-feast but' also to tell ,why
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"But you -are -nri yysf a
said Hobar- ''i'i w;tvd:
an auuience oi iweniy
le3&.8 as'iirod- this fact
-one. thrft nft ClH, -ress,
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Tlie Ktart. .
They were to start at dawn the nest
oay, Koine back to Chicago, whors the
campaign would be opened, and Har
ley, ever alert, was dressing while it
was yet dusk. From a corner , ot th
dining-room, where he snatche 1
quick breakfast, he saw the sun shoot
out of the prairie like a great "red
cannon-ball and the world swim up
into a sea of rosy light Then he
ran for the special train, which whs
puffing and whistling at. the nation.
and the flock of correspondents was
at his heels.
Harley saw Mr. and Mrs. Grayso:i
alighting from a cab, and. satisfied
with the one glance,, he entered, the
t ar and sought hl place. Always, like
the trained soldier, he located his
camp, or rather base, before beginning
bis operations, and he made himself
comfortable there with his fellows un
til the train was well clear of the city
and the straggling suburbs that hung
to It like a ragged fringe. Then ho
decided to go Into the next coach to
see Mr. and Mrs. Grayson; making, m
it were, a dinner call.
The candidate and his wife had ta
ken the drawing-room, not from, any
desire of his for seclusion or as an
artificial aid to greatness, but" because
he saw that it was necessary if he
would have any time for thought or
rest Harley approached the compart
ment, expecting to be announced by
the porter, but a veiled lady In the
seat next to It rose up before hinu
J She lifted the I veil, which was not a
r i i i . . f i . . .
uiskuiw, insieaa oeuiK tnienueu mere
ly as a protection against the dust that
one gathers -on a railroad journey, and
Harley stopped In surprise.
"And so you see, Mr. Correspond
ent," she said, "that. your farewell was
useless. You behold me again inside
of twelve hours. I wanted to tell you
last night that I was going on this
train, as Uncle James has great con
fidence in my political judgment and
feels the constant need of my advice,
but I was afraid you would not believe
me. So I have preferred to let you
seo , for yourself." . , -She
gave Harley a look which he
could not interpret as anything buW
saucy, and his attention was called
again by the bold, fine curve of her
chin, and he was saying to himself
"A wild life in the mountains surely
develops courage and self-reliance, but
at the expense of the more delicate
and more attractive qualities. Then
ho said aloud.vi see no reason,. Miss
Morgan, why you should have credi
ted me with a lack of faith in your
word. Have I said anything to Induce
such a belief in your mind?"
"No, you have merely looked It.
"I do not always look as I feel."
said Harley. In embarrassment, "and
I want to tell you. Miss Morgan, that
I am very glad you are going with us
on this Chicago trip." -
"You look as If j'ou meant that," she
aid, gravely; "but if I am to take you
at your word, " you . mean nothing of
the kind., s .
"I do mean It; I .assure you I do,"
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For .rates and fort her Kp&rtii' lars, Address,
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Buffalo IJtbJa Springs. Va.
Grand leniRs f Ue Summi season! Tlie Popular Mecklenburg Hoto
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The famous Mecklenburg ;iipcral Waters Ltthia and Chloride Cal- .
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indorsed by, leading physician J everywhere. ',-
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For furtlxer; information, adifrj'ss ' - 11
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