CHARACTERS.
Hon. DARIUS HAMBLIN--State Senator and Political "Boss."
Hon. WALTER MANNIS--State Assemblyman; one of the "Boss's" Lieutenants.
ASSEMBLYMAN DALEY--Bolting candidate.
CYRUS HART MILLER--Wily country politician.
GEORGE ALDEN--Bank officer; hero; lover.
SARGENT--Purchasable commodity, convenient to his owner.
JOE RAWLINGS--Editor; wise; in the market.
PADDY SULLIVAN--Pothouse politician; an important factor.
FARMER JOHNSON--Honest; cheap; "_Let me speak to you privately!_"
GEORGE HORTON--Chairman of County Committee; fertile in schemes.
FARMER HARRIS--Avenger.
BELLE HAMBLIN--Sweetheart; oppressed by a father's ambition.
FANNIE ALDEN--Self-sacrificing sister.
MARY HARRIS--Betrayed.
MRS. DARIUS HAMBLIN--Model mother.
MRS. NASH--Good Samaritan.
CAMPERS, FACTORY BOSSES, VILLAGERS, MINERS, POLITICIANS, and other incidental characters.
THE CLEVERDALE MYSTERY.