eman remains in Chicago after the close of the Anti-Trust conference
so as to be present at the National convention of the Independence
party. He is one of the delegates at large to this convention, and hopes
to be able to exert an influence over its deliberations, now that he has
won some renown as a speaker.

In the rush of the sessions of the Anti-Trust conference he had had no
time to keep his promise to Martha. Once only had he sent her a note
telling her of his safe arrival in the city. It had not occurred to him
that she would be anxiously awaiting a letter from him containing his
views on the results of the conference. Why should a woman be interested
in such matters?

It is with unbounded surprise therefore that he receives the following
letter from her:

WILKES-BARRE, JUNE 13.
_My Dear Friend:_

It has been so long since I have heard from you that I take
the initiative and write to ask you to forward to me as soon as
possible, an article embodying your views on the recent Anti-Trust
conference. I have a special reason for wishing this
before the assembling of the Independence convention. To
be frank with you, I have a premonition that you will be
honored with the nomination for the Vice-presidency. Your
friends in Pennsylvania, and in the other Eastern states, are
working for you. I am handicapped by being a woman, yet
in some ways it has proven advantageous to me.

By my peculiar intimacy with the families of this district,
I became acquainted with the fact that your name is being
mentioned as a possible candidate for the office. As soon as I
learned this, I set to work to 'boom,' as the politicians would
say, the incipient movement. Last night I was assured by
O'Connor, the local leader, that you were sure of the support
of the delegations of Pennsylvania and New York. For this
reason I can wait no longer for a letter from you.

Let me know at once if you look favorably on the proposition
of being a candidate for the high office.

Are you a member of the Committee of Forty? And what
is this body?

As ever your friend,

MARTHA.

Here is a revelation.

Unknown to him, his friends, and especially Martha, are at work planning
for his nomination as a candidate for the office of Vice-president. The
idea of his achieving such a success has never entered his mind.

How can an unknown delegate hope to receive the support of the
convention. It seem