"PAGE SIX THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1913. HIS RISE TO POWER By Henry Russell Miller, Author of "The Man Higher Up" Copyright, 1911, by the Bobbs-MerriU Company SYNOPSIS Senator Murcliell, leader of the state inachlne, and Shechan, local boss of New Chelsea, offer tho nomination for district attorney to John Dunmeade. Dunmeade t Independent In his political Ideas. Dunmeade will accept tho nomination. His father, a partisan Judge, congratu lates him. His Aunt Roberta urges John to call on Katherlne Hampden, daughter of a capitalist. Katherlne Hampden Is a worshiper of success. She and John aro friends. Jere my Applcgate, a political dependent, cam Bolans for John asd tho state ticket. In"Netf Ch"e'lsea"llves Wfrren Blake, a model young bank cashier, connected with Hampden in "high finance." They try without success for John's aid. The rottenness of politics in his state and party as revealed In his campaign dls- Jci. H rails upon Katherlne. Kathorlne's peril in a runaway re veals to her and John their unspoken olve. John publicly "turns down" tho machine of his pqrty. John will not compromise with his conscience oven for the sake of win ning Katherlne, and tho two part. The courso of his son Is disapproved by Judge Dunmoade. John Is elected and puts Sheehan on trial for political corrup tion. Bhechan Is convicted and flees. John meets Haig, a novelist, who is Introduced to him by Warren Blake. Halg and John visit the Hampdons. Blako proposes to Katherlne and Is re jected. Ho praises John to her. Murchell lias a visitor. The visitor Is Sackett, head of the Atlantic railroad, trying to keep tho Michigan out of the Steel City. He wants Murchell to retire. The lat ter cannot induce John to stop his attacks on the machine. John and Katherlne meet. Tliey talked lor a few minutes long er on uninteresting, impersonal sub jects until they saw Gregg appear at tho entrance. But Mrs. Deland effusive ly waylaid him, and there was an awk ward pause which John did not know how to bridge. Katherlne said, on an Impulse, tho wisdom of which may bo regarded as doubtful: "About what you said of your career. I don't llko to hear you speak so so lightly of it. I think you havo been very bravo and splendid. Not many men would bavo held out as you have." lie was taken off his guard. "I did not expect you to think so." "My my notions of values and things havo changed a good deal, I find. And, I may I go on?" She looked at Gregg. Ho was still In Mrs. Deland's clutches. "I was a very selfish, thoughtless girl then. I deliberately no, carelessly, which is worse jeopardized your hap piness In tho search for my own. I havo been heartily ashamed of it. I I hope It did not mean serious unhap pincss to you." He looked at her steadily. "I havo not been unhappy." Then he rose to greet Gregg, who had extricated him self. Tho latter was very cordial. "Any time you're in town call me up and we'll lunch at tho club. Any time, re member!" But ho did not miss Katherine's tone as sho said to John, "Goodby and I am very glad of what you havo Just told me." Later, when they were at their tabic, 3regg said to Katherlne, "I havo a no tion Dunmeado Is the reason you havo kept me waiting so long." Under his gazo the tinge of color In her checks deepened. She iuulo no reply. "Doe3 It ever occur to you," he ask ed, cnrefully sotting down tho glass, "that I might get tired of waiting?" "Does It ever occur to you," she nn swered, "that I shouldn't caro very muchV" But of this John could know nothing. 0 Tho ceremony of exchanging minis ters was not nn elaborate court func tion. Fifty odd gentlemen, represent ing each his principality, met in a hotel parlor and elected Mark Sherrod to succeed William Murchell as chair roan of tho stato executive committee. As tho latter retired from tho chair which, symbol of his undisputed swny, he had occupied for twenty years and his enemy took Ills placo thero was nothing to Indicate that tho seals of do- minion had been formally transferred. ' Tho monarch was not present in per I son. Many of tho committeemen wore ' surprised at Murchell's presenco. They had thought that ho would stay away to escapo the last humiliation of be holding tho formal ratification of his accomplished defeat. Ho had gone to tho meeting in a car riage because tho weather was rough and his physical condition was not good. But when ho left ho forgot tho carriage and started to walk to tho houso that ho called home. Ho walked nimlesBly, head lowered as though ho wero pondering some deep problem. Tho defiant front that he had main tained baCoro the commltteo had been a poso. Ho was feeling old oldl His course took him past a houso of state, whero the monarch sat en throned amid his court, directing tho affairs of his kingdom. What Mur chell saw was tho offlcc building of the Atlantic railroad. Ho entered an elevator and was rapidly hoisted to tho proper story. A pago of ebony skin took his card. Murchell did not havo to wait long. Soon he was beforo his former liege. Tho royal brow wrinkled. "Isn't this a little indiscreet considering tho present state of public sentiment?" "What difference does it make now? I've Just come from tho committee meeting." "Yes?" Sackett understood. "Shor rod's elected, I suppose?" "Yes. Thanks to your Influence." "I'm sorry." Sackett's regret was genuine. "But I have my duty" "To your stockholders, of whom I am one. Yes, I know. I'm not complain ing," Murchell interrupted mildly. "I came to tell you to keep an eye on the Michigan. I'vo kept them out of the Steel City for you so far. But they're coming in. They ought to get in, too. At any rate, they're getting ready to spend a million in the at tempt. I don't believe Sherrod can keep them out. Keep an eye on hlra, Sackett." "We're counting on you to help there." Murchell shook his head. "I'm through." 'T)ok hero! What's! tho uso of your getting your back up over this busi ness? You understand perfectly well that we must stand in with whoover's on top. You put Sherrod out and we'll back you as strong as ever. I wish," Sackett said persuasively, "you'd keep an oversight of the Michigan matter. I doubt myself that Sherrod can keep them out." "Little late thinking that, aren't you? Ho can't Don't trust him to do it. Sherrod won't last, Sackett no has no self control, no's too greedy. But I'm through. I don't want to put him out" "We'll make it worth, your while, if that's tho trouble." "Vou can't make it worth my while." "You politicians," Sackett exclaimed angrily, "make mo tired with your in fernal bickerings and jealousies. I'd as soon be back in tho old days" "No, you wouldn't," Murchell inter rupted again dryly. "You wouldn't go back to those days for many times the millions It'll cost you to keep the Mich igan out If you keep It out. You know that I know it You railroaders have grown hog fat tho last few years just because in every state of the Union there's been a man like mo, wil ling to prostitute himself at your serv ice." Sackett looked a real astonishment and suspicion. "You needn't be afraid," Murchell grimly answered the suspicion. "It's too late for tho leopard to change his spots. I'm not going to fight you. I'm going to quit." no slouched back In his chair, half closing his eyes as though ho wero very tired. lie sat for several min utes without speaking, forgetting that Sackett's time was precious. Sackett, too, seemed to have forgotten this Im portant fact no was wrinkling his brow over tho problem, what means to devise to induco an old, pigheaded, betrayed minister to remain in the service In a minor capacity. He was too shrewd to argno. For many years ho had had intimate knowledge of Murchell's inflexibility. "I'll toll you what I'll do," he began at last. "I'll see Sherrod and" Senator Murchell looked up sharply, as though ho had forgotten the other's presence. "I'm through. I'vo earned a rest, and my health's gone back on me. I'm going hack to tho farm to raise po tatoes tho farmer vote crop has peter ed out And If I ever do come back into politics I'll make my own terms." no nodded a careless goodby and went slowly out of the office. Appar ently ho had forgotten to shnke hands. Sackett did not remind him of the omission. He remained with tho im pression of having beheld a broken, Jencc harmless, old man. CHAPTER XIV. History, 'STy'lT was charact 1 I cheU to give tl teristlc of Mur- the world no Ink ling of his illness. He was supposed to bo sulking over his defeat. Not until after the fact did tho surgeons, unable to refuse the op portunity for self advertisement, an nounce that a critical operation had been performed from which there were hopes of n partial recovery. Interest in his condition persisted extraordinarily, considering that ho was out of politics. When his convalescence permitted it ho was removed to Now Chelsea. That community, as you may believe," was properly excited, Intrusively interested and somewhat apprehensive lest ho pass unseasonably into tho beyond and rob It of tho distinction of being his "legal residence." John Dunmeade, as a collaborator in this disaster, was made to feel a sudden atmospheric frigidity and was Jd Into further sor rowful reflections on tho fickleness of tho public. Murchell in very ungra cious fashion kept himself secluded from his neighbors and tho stream of pilgrims that knocked at his gates. Their plaints were divers. Sherrod was too arbitrary, ho was too lax, ho permitted himself and his friends to shako tho plum trees of tho cities so vigorously as to court failure of tho crop, ho greedily refused to divide the plums. From which it will appear that Sherrod, even thus early In his minis try, showed an iucomploto mastery of tho subtle scienco of suiting the word to the man. Murchell was urged to In tervene, to resist, to destroy. For ono and all he had only tho Irritable re- lteraHou, "I aril out of politics." But tho pilgrimages continued. In tho midst of this uncertainty tho Michigan railroad began secrotly to undermine tho Steel City, that hither to Impregnable fortress of tho rival monarch. And John Dunmcado's an nouncement was inado that, whether renominated as district attorney or not, ho would bo a candidate, antl-Shcrrod and nntl-Murchell, for tho guberna torial nomination. Jerry Brent was al ready well into a campaign for tho op position nomination, theretofore re garded ns an empty honor. We may not go so far as to declare that Miss Iloberta turned tho courso of history. But It is ccrtnln that sho was first to foresee, though not with her bones, tho fork of tho road. So touching wero tho pictures presented to her of Murchell's illness that at length, after a protracted struggle with herself, her heart relented. Sho filled a basket with homcmado comestibles deslgucd to tempt tho appetite of tho most Jaded Invalid. This basket on her arm, sho set out, on a day when tho March wind blustered and stung her face, toward Murchell's home. Sho found Murchell reading beforo an open lire, his cheeks slightly pale and sunken, but his eyes clear and bright. Ho rose, with an ease that did not betoken approaching dissolu tion, to relieve her of tho basket shak ing hands warmly. "I'm very glad to sco you, Itobertn. Take a chair." Sho seated herself primly. "You don't look ns bad as they say." She observ ed him suspiciously. "Roberta," ho said lugubriously, "tho doctors tell mo that even with "Did you bring all these for me, Rob erta?" the best of care I can llvo only a fow years and that's thanks to my good constitution!" "A few years!" she sniffed. "What did you expect, at your time of life?" Ho thought it wise to change tho subject and hurriedly leaned over, raised tho napkin and peered Into the basket. "Why! Did you bring all these for me, Roberta? That was very thought ful of you." "I guess you don't need them. Ire tendiug to bo sick to get people's sym pathy because you've been beaten." Ho smiled, not In nmusemont, at her asperity. "It's llko you to cover up a kind act with sharp words. What an escape the men hud that you wouldn't marry!" "There weren't any to escape." "Yes, there wore. I remember that. You were what they call a beauty, weren't you? Why," ho asked In sud ien curiosity, "didn't you marry some no of them?" "Bocnuse." sho said simply, "you were too busy being in love with Anno Dunmeade to notice me." "Eh? I why, Roberta!" Ho stared at her blankly. 'Then his manner quickly softened. Bhe perceived tho change und drew herself up even more stltlly, If that were possible. Her lips straight ened lu a severe, thin Hue. "You needn't be sorry for me. I have been glad I escaped, ever since I found out the kind of man you were. I'd have made 11 man out of you." "I guess," he smiled grimly, "you'd havo found it u hard Job, as you seem to measure men. But I guess you could have, if any ono could." She turned on him lit a little unex pected gust of fierceness. "But not the kind of man you are! Not a cow ard to quit fighting tho very first time you aro beaten. I thought you wero ono when you left your regiment beforo Gettysburg, but I excused you oil tho plea that we needed men at home too. But now" Her unfinish ed sentenco was eloquent. His astonishment was genuine "Eh! I believed you thought mo a bad man. You ought to bo glad I was beaten." "But John says you're a better man than Sherrod." "Only," Murcliell amended, shrewdly guessing, "ho put It that Sherrod is n worse man thnn I am, didn't' ho? I don't believe I'm a coward. A few months ago I did Intend to quit I was very tired and my sickness was com ing on. But now itobertn, can you keep a secret?" "I'vo kept ono for forty years." "So you have! Well, the other day I got my doctor to tell mo tho things I must eat and must not eat to keep i2 na innir as DossiDio ana men com him to go to 'tile devil. Roberta, it was the first time I've sworn since I Joined tho church." Miss Roberta kept her smiles for rare occasions. "I wish I could have heard you." Which concession she imme diately negatived by adding, "I sup pose you're going to do the same kind of thing over agnln." "Roberta, you're tho most consistent ly inconsistent person In the world. You mean am I going to turn reform er? You can't teach an old dog new tricks." "Not if he doesn't want to learn, I expect." Sho rose to go. He followed her ex ample, though urging her to remain. Sho went a fow steps toward the door, then suddenly turned and walked back to face him. "Why don't you help John?" It was his turn to stiffen angrily. "You ask that after tho way he at tacked me nnd created a sentiment against me that paved tho way for Sherrod to beat me? He's responsible for Sherrod's getting on top, do you know that? I gave him a chance five years ago, and ho wouldn't take It. I will do nothing for him. "And besides," ho added more mild ly, "he wouldn't let me help him In tho only way I could." "I wasn't thinking of him. He doesn't need you. You need him." His astonishment was genuine as she left. He went to a window where ho could watch her, still stiffly upright as a grenadier, breasting the March gale. He tried to recall how she had ap peared when sho was young, for she, too, all unknown to him, must have marked a phase in the life of the young man who onco had bren. When she had passed out of sight he returned to his chnir. His book was forgotten. The Hon. G. Washington Jenkins had been of tho faithful at a time when heresy was profitable; hence his tall, Lincoln-like figure was one of tho few that were not turned inhospitably nway from Murchell's door. He was in New Chelsea a few days after Miss Roberta's neighborly errand. "Wash," asked tho senator abruptly, "how'd you like to be a candidate for governor?" "I'd like it," said Wash honestly. "Suppose," Murchell suggested, "you begin a campaign for delegates. We could uso tho delegates, even if we couldn't uso you," ho added thought fully. The congressman Bmiled faintly. They discussed the matter at length. As Jenkins was leaving, his host re marked earnestly, "Hereafter consult only with Greene. Don't come hero. I'm out of politics." Neither gentlemnn smiled. When the Honorable Jenkins re turned to Washington, ho reluctantly admitted to an interrogative reporter: "No, I'm afraid tho senator is in a bad way. I don't think he'll ever go back Into politics." Of John Heath you have never heard. Unhonored and unsung until this hour, he has remained in that shadowy obscurity for which he was designed. And no man ever saw him. It was at a crucial time for those whom this chronicle concerns when Jerry Brent and John Dunmeade were marching from Dan to Becrshoba nnd back and iaborlng, with a patience worthy of larger results, to rally tho slender hosts of reform; when Stephen nampden was risking his all in one wild throw for vast fortune and War ren Blake was following that daring example; when the Consolidated Coal company was making many happy by declaring a dividend of 7 per cent. In the kingdom things were awry. The rival monarch was thundering at tho gates. Worse still, there was dis affection In tho very source of dominion, in the army. And the min ister In power chose this hour to get drunk! Anxious glances wero being cast toward the deposed minister In his self exacted exile. Royal messen gers were being sent galloping post haste to him to urge him, with fine, unconscious Irony, for the sake of past favor, to speak the word that would re iore concord among the mutinous regiments. But the ominous silence continued unbroken. At such a juncture, we say, John neath stepped In to deflect the courso of history. Came to tho exile, not many days aft er Miss Roberta, a messenger not un der royal seal. Secretary, we may call him, to tho now minister, having cur ried favor by desertion of the old. Ho was visibly perturbed and would not desist from his Importunities un til admitted to the presenco of tho exile. Even then, such was ills fever ish haste, lie did not notlco In his host, as Miss Roberta had done, a vigor inconsistent with certain rumors rife, no plnngcd ut ouco Into tho mat ter In hand. "We've got Sherrod locked up In a room at tho hotel. He's drunk ns a lord and threatens to throw himself Into tho river!" "Well-let hlra!" said Murchell, grim ly heartless. "But" cried tho messenger, "It may bo something to bring on a revolution that will sweep us all Sherrod, Pan rott, me you off tho face of the earth." "I," responded Murchell calmly, "am out of politics and don't care. What do you want mo to do?" "Como with mo to tho capital, find what's wrong and straighten it out." "Go to Parrott." "Parrott's a fourflusher. This Is critical." "I won't do It. It's trouhlo of your own making. Got yourselves out of It" Tho messenger sprang to his feet and began to pace the floor swiftly. TXn assumed to Instruct a master- With wlfd" gesticulation and' passlbn nto phrase ho sketched tho Impending calamity. The times woro rlpo for a revolution. These unutternblo fools, Dunmeade nnd Brent, with their Inces sant claok about bosses and graft woro getting tho peoplo stirred up. There was trouble In the air ho, tho speaker, could feel It The organiza tion was falling to pieces. "Do you think," Murchell Inquired cnlmly, "Sherrod's short In his ac counts?" "I don't know. There nre books I can't see without exciting suspicion. And I can't get nothing out of him." Tho swift pacing ceased nbroptly. The messenger confronted Murchell. "Who," ho demanded, "Is John Heath?" "I don't know," nnswercd Murchell truthfully. "Within less than two years he has received from the stato more'n nine hundred thousand dollars for special services!" "Nine hundred, thousand dollars! What is John Heath?" "I don't know. But I think ho may bo-h-1!" The messenger flopped Into his chair, helping himself, uninvited, to a cigar. Murchell, ns though taking up a task that tho other had left unfinished, rose and in his turn began to pace the floor. After a few minutes he went out of the room, still without speaking. He did not reappear for almost a quarter of an hour. But then ho wore a hat and nn overcoat and was carrying a light leather grip. "Como along," ho commanded. "The hack's waiting." Tho guest went along with alacrity. When they had reached the Steel City and had changed enrs for the capital train Murchell went to their stateroom and was soon, to all outward appear ances, sound asleep. At that mystic hour which we are told is the darkest of all two men were sitting in a hotel room. Ono, Wntkins, sat stretched out before the dying Are, yawning wistfully for the sleep of which twenty-four hours' guard duty had robbed him. A litter of newspa pers on the floor around him showed how he had beguiled the slow vigil. The other, Sherrod, was slouched in a rocker by the table, head drooped for ward on his breast and hands hanging Inertly at his sides. The red rimmed eyeballs wero hnlf closed. Drunk evi dently, and more than that. Occasion ally his lips moved; senseless mutter ings came from them. Steps along the hall, and thero was a guarded knock at the door. He opened a cautious crack, peeped out and then threw it open eagerly. Murchell and the messenger entered. Watklns seized Murchell's hand Joyfully. "Thank tho Lord!" he exclaimed. "I couldn't havo stood it much longer." Sherrod seemed to hear the voice. He opened his eyes and stared at the newcomers glasslly. Then a lightning flash of intelligence seemed to pene trate his stupor. "Murchell!" Ho managed to stagger to his feet. Then a last wave of drunkenness swept over him. ne fell, sprawling, uncon scious on tho floor. "He ought," said Murchell, "to have a Turkish bath." (Continued in Next Friday's Issue.) 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