Show tiiu adoiphe emam WITH WIM SOME 5 off h YU 0 RELATION D rif WOMAN oy CYUS cyras to by 9 SYNOPSIS A foolish young tenderfoot becomes f fascinated with tho the bold artful wife of a drunken prospector prot in a western mining town they prepare to elope in a blind ing blizzaro trevare but ut are confronted by the maudlin husband lie li to hot shot by the wife but the chivalrous boy pins in a note to the body c the crime crim upon himself in their to th the railroad lall tail road nation station the omans hone horse falls exhausted the youth puts her on his hi own and ana follow follows hanging to the stirrup strap seeing he 1 I an ment the he woman thrusts h her r escort into a now snow dilt and nd rides on halt half n he tumbles stumbles antu fl f railroad station just as the trat i bears the woman away twenty live years later this man george gormy is I 1 a multi millionaire in new now york ll 11 he to meets fleanor 11 haldane aldane a beamut ali and wealthy settlement worker and operate cooperate co operates alth ath her in her work gormly becomes owner of 0 a steamship line and find finds himself frustrated in tn pier a and d track extension exten ilon plan plans b by 1 grafting aldermen dermen backed by the gotham lot im T traction rac ion corn company an automobile accident brenits the fany fal danes to his country home gorm ly IY announces that he will be mayor of new york and redeem the city from corruption mr wr haldane in a long desired inter Int enlow low with ith gormly makes an indirect ro Drosi tion to compromise the fight which t ph the e latter has his been waging in the new news papers atair vot the goth gotham im traction corn any and which italians hal lane in I 1 suspect suspected od of jany eing the head boldly announce a 1 mi iq plan of campaign to haldane gormly rides to hal ifal lne lines s place carrying word of the auto accident the next morning he refers to the ride of the night before a aa a mild compared to one ono h hi ox experienced perlen ced in his boyhood lays days the paper papers an flunce his hi candidacy for mayor the political declaration of the merchant produced a tremendous Pensa sensation tion th the minority party seeing hi in him a possible moses mae make overture overtures looking to the in dor of his by the cuts outs gormly however reject rejects all prop a omd alliance A maetina of the sachem so sn flety rely or the ailing I 1 is I 1 held at the halwe cane horn home many blany political dignitaries and nd henchmen are am present and way ways oni on I means ieans are advanced to dampen gorbig donnly mayoralty aspiration aspirations and sl lle track his canaida cy the yoner Ifa haldane idane Is I 1 proposed p d a aa a an opp ovion ion ci the aiole w lole machinery of the city detective force la is to be bod to dig up something damerino dameri nr to II It aldane jr refuse refuses the nomination and announce a that he will support gormly tie vie reigning party hen then decides to name a non parti tan an ticket for th the t purpose of dividing the gormly forced ana and at the erre matre time rust ru i hroch a t traction company franchise without which the bachem a ei briety would be ss the pres heretofore unanimously favorable to the mer thant bant candidate now under ries eure sure dl video and the carr waxes warm arm A resolution Is introduced arantino Krant a grahut tou tous renewal of the traction franchise gormly offero ten million dollar dollars for the franchise the excited populace threaten 0 r anh the ale aldermen lermen when addressed by donnly CHAPTER X ac continued now sir said gormly you see w whit alt our masters the people think they wish me to put to you a question if such I 1 measure comes before you ill you veto it or will you nott not the mayor in a dilemma a fearful one lie was quick enough to see that hta his whole political future the future of hie his party practically depended upon his action if it be he did not declare his purpose to veto the bill be he and bis his party were doomed if it he took some caher course they would still bare have a fighting chance the mayor rose to 0 the occasion gentlemen he eald said my action shall be dictated by yourselves your selvis answerl An answer answerl no echt roared the crowd every man Is entitled to bis his cianci cb anc bald said gormly and I 1 beg you to hear 1 4 I 1 will pledge you my word continued the mayor that so far as I 1 ha hae e power the issuance of this fran chise shell be determined by the election if it I 1 am eo so fortunate aa as to receive a majority I 1 shall take it as a sign that you indorse the policy which with an eye single to the public interest believes that it dem the granting of this franchise to the athan freight traction company which has already served you so well if it ou on the contrary my distinguished opponent shall prevail the matter will bo be left for bis his determination you wont sign the bill if it it comes to you tiena asked some one in the crowd 1 I will not and I 1 will use what indu ence I 1 hare have to see that it la Is not pre tinted to me was the answer nothing said gormly could be fairer than that the issue ie Is clearly and sharply drawn it if you want to perpetuate the power of the ghotb gotham V freight traction tom company pany Y you ou hata only to reelect re elect the present mayor if you want to in resume your jovn control of affair you bare have only to elect me I 1 don dont t ask ou now which it shall be I 1 dout don t want any more cheering I 1 want int you to go to your homes and go to work good night lie sank down in the automobile covered corer d with por perspiration and trem bling with nervous excitement amid tumultuous cheering end and applauding pla the crowd opened a line through which the big automobile slowly moved over toward broadway Dro adway and then sped upward through the night connell turned to the mayor shall I 1 drive these dogs out of the square curse emi he cried nothing would bare have suited the mayor better but policy would not permit no be he aid said just picket the ap j r ahe a he to the city ball hall let the people alone they will disperse now indeed they were already beginning to break away 1 I ell you youve ve gone and done it now tor for sure said connell giving the essary orders unless you ge get el ele cited ted the gotham freight traci traction ion m corn fins busted were nil all busted as an you say aid said warren gloomily unless I 1 am elected the mayor turned away and walked into the city hall rutherford met him at the door I 1 w m ant to congratulate you he said on your course do you approve ot of itt App roel roiel it was as the nerviest nerv leat eort sort of a thing for you to do but the only thing that damned gormly had you dead to rights but you took tho the wind out of hj his sails I 1 don t know answered anew ered the mayor nervously hat will liffey cliffey and uen den con and the rest say bayt I 1 dont know returned aluther ford but whatever they say it was the only thing on god a earth to do and they ought to be glad that you had the nerve to do it now we ve got cot to win the election yes gald said the mayor but how outside the city hall ball a elendor cr quiet but shrewd looking man edged hie his way carefully through the rapidly dispersing crowd until he caught eight might of connoll connell standing on the stepa steps scowling Bc at the multitude black rago rage la in bis his heart well said the chief as an the man came close to him any 1 I am suro sure now that I 1 was aware aw arc of tour presence miss Ilai II aldane daue said coraly quietly and because of that I 1 know that I 1 never spoke better it n as a gnat occasion was as the reply and great occasion occasions make great speeches that and the consciousness ancon eklous if it aou ou will it I 1 may use such a contradiction that ou cu ere listen ing dare I 1 not say any sympathetically carried u through it was as glorious lou ou played upon those people as I 1 might play upon me le said sald gormly softly upon an instrument of music con linued the girl I 1 think your election la Is sure I 1 think so too was the answer but I 1 am not indulging la in any over confidence and there isi Is to be no weakening of effort until the last minute they had by this time reached four street although Altri ough it was long after tho the ordinary time for tho the bisou ance of the latest editions of ot the news papers nesb newsboys news bos ns were already crying rc recounts of the episode on the streets and papers were being bought eager ly on every band hand mr gormly sho she turned suddenly full upon him why havo have you aid bald to my brother that I 1 must not come to the store any more to consult you on business matters my lly dear miss bliss haldane aldane It eald said gorm corm ly I 1 did that tor for your eake sake hut but why I 1 have ascertained that I 1 am being shadowed by practically all the detectives tec tives of the city hall force that I 1 am watched constantly that all my visitors are noted and I 1 did not wish to involve you in any notoriety what therefore although I 1 had no n knowledge ledge that you would come or that you wanted to come I 1 thought it proper to advise you through your brother not to do so I 1 I 1 A A J you sao what our matter masters the people I 1 I 1 hare have a clue was the answer come in here herel i ald the chief lay ing his hand band on the other man a ghoul der and in hie his excitement and eager ness almost jerking him into tho the city hall 4 CHAPTER XI miss ml haldane listens listen to a declaration for some distance the automobile sped aped onward afore one of the big wholesale building buildings on lower broad way wry now entirely dark it suddenly topped stopped in obedience to a signal from the A hand was laid on shoulder Bh and nd a voice he knew and to which he thrilled choke to him mr aid said bliss haldane aldane Il that was the most magnificent sp en did dramatic aane I 1 ever witnessed or participated in gormly rose to his feet instantly and faced abbit you were there miss bliss Hal danel be he exclaimed dian didn t you see me met asket the girl a note of disappointment in her be c and didat you yuu see met mar put in miss stewart opportunely wel well girls aid said Livingst clie ilal dane dafie how long are you koeng to keep up stopping here 1 I was wa about to suggest said miss baart S Bw swart art that air gormly and I 1 change alicee I 1 don t want to talk to you particularly but I 1 know that eleanor auto to speak to mr wr gorm germ ly and the words were not out of her mouth before gormly bad leaped to the street and opened the door he jig ai stewart to the place he bad had vacated and took her piece in the big roomy As eoon soon aj as the ex chainge had been ejected haldane started op up the street again of course I 1 wanted to come bald said the young woman earnestly I 1 have read every scrap pertaining to the campaign I 1 have done what I 1 could among such friends as a I 1 was able to influence Indu ence to get them to aid you it was through me ine that livingstone proffered bis his services I 1 even wed my father but I 1 have been unable to make any impression Impress lon upon him and I 1 wanted anted to hear bear from you directly how things were going I 1 realize all that you have bave done and you cant imagine miss ml It haldane aldane how great a deprivation it was to me to send such a message and bow how bard hard a course it was to decide upon 1 I made livingstone bring us both down here tonight but I 1 never dreamed that I 1 was going to be the spectator of such a scene not which has just happened J A den t believe thero there was ever any Ming more dramatic or splendid in the history of 0 american politics why it was wa like a new now of hen hat multitude at aged bick and forth crying yelling threatening and muttering I 1 fol followed loed every emotion in my own I 1 never was so thrilled in my life I 1 am glad to have bay hied through thin to have seen it to have been a small part of it lou ou cant imagine said gormly bow great a part of it you have been I 1 will not say that I 1 am doing it all for you now that would not be true or fair hut jut you were my inspiration in the beginning your word your presence miss alles valdane Ual lial dane I 1 have thing to say mar to you I 1 first of all he began where are you taking mar anywhere yet you want to go so you said you had no engagement you know mise bliss Il aldane leaned forward and toli touched ched her brother lie ile topped stopped the cai car agala again and turned abe kroul mr 1 tw gormly wants to know where tto me an um going I 1 thought wed awing owing oer mer past me ene park and go out riverside drive we can get a decent bite to eat in some quiet place along the river road and a spin will do un all good la Is that agreeable to you 1 I am in your bands hands an answered sered gormly gratefully and indeed I 1 think I 1 should like it very much I 1 bad had no idea how he tired I 1 vaas and you don dent t know bow how few opportunities I 1 get liko like this for an hours quiet en Joy ment leave it to me suld said young hal lial dane turn ou up at our apart n nent ent in proper time and in good shape tonight you are going to en erl joy and drop the campa campaign ign for a little while hile IN nether hether or not gormly would hayi engaged in the battle it he be had land bad foreknowledge of this alliance boveen the father of the oman he be loyto and the powers he wa was trying to mer throw Is a question As to his r brent attitude he had begun his campaign catu alth with mingled feelings it had been at first in a certain sense and for a short abort time a campaign for the winning of eleanor haldane but lorger issues had speedily relegated that as a motive into the background and find now the campaign ampa ign made every possible appeal to his honor as a roan man to his senze sense of duty as a it citizen and while ileaner leaner I haldane bulked large before him be he know that no matter what might be the result of the cam patin 1 so far as she as concerned he must of absolute necessity proa press on to the end of it lie ile wanted to win for her but if it it became noces sary he would win without her and for the people peoples sake it would mako make his big ele cletion election tion probably certain to reveal to the public the vast corruptive corrupt lve influences behind the traction company an ana the sachem society HIP HI agents had been thorough in their work and they had discovered what hat nobody suspected that the syn dacate of which alch li haldane aldan was the head practically controlled ap all the public utilities and afforded all tho the 4 backing for the sachem society and its immense corruption fund gormly bad tad meant to carry on an his hi campaign to the end and then tell her tier that he loved her and aik ask her to be his wife he lie saw swiftly that with all mhd complications before him thin this would be an antl ely fruitless I 1 ing indeed if under more favorable circumstances he could have won her affections it was probable that now nois euch much an endeavor would be unavale lug he ile had been wondering since the knowledge had come to him how hi could get speech with her ditl out too great publicity and behold for tune ha had liven him the chance whatever hazard be he intended to blin self of it miss haldane Hald Itald itne ho he began they tad had aten running along for timo time in silence 1 I I said that I 1 something to say to you I 1 don t hup sup pose either the time or the circum stances are propitious but compels me to say it now I 1 shall be very glad indeed to to anything that you have to say me was tho the answer thank you I 1 mentle ment it lt vaa purpose I 1 intended when I 1 had the ther first step to ask you if it you not inot help me with the tha reit rest of the bat tie tle help you mr bir Gorm lyl yes miss bliss Il Hali aldane lanc I 1 purposed ask you to be my |