Nevins gives the required sum, and sits at the elbow of the man who is to flash the news of victory to Trueman. In Wilkes-Barre the day has dawned auspiciously. Trueman is among the first to perform his duty as a citizen. After voting he returns to his home. With his wife at his side he reads the dispatches that come in by a private wire from headquarters. "I am happier to-day than I ever was in my life before," Ethel tells him. "And I know that you will be elected." "I hope your words come true. But whether I am President or not my campaign has not been in vain. I have won the fairest bride in the world, and she and I are doing a real good with a fortune that might have been a curse." "Now I can understand the words that are a mystery to so many of the rich: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive,'" Ethel says, as she places her hand on her husband's shoulder. "Now I can appreciate the emotion that impelled you to give the one thousand dollar check to the miner's widow." As they sit together, through the long day, they discuss what they will do for the improvement of the people, there is no provision for the repayment of anti-election promises to the managers of trusts; no talk of rewarding henchmen with high offices. By five in the afternoon the messages begin to announce the forecast in the extreme Eastern states. "Rhode Island has polled the largest vote in its history. The Independence Party claims the state by fifteen thousand." Harvey reads this with an incredulous smile. "We can hardly hope to carry Rhode Island," he declares frankly. "You told me only yesterday that Fall River is going wild over the biograph pictures," Ethel protests. "The rural vote in Maine is believed to have caused the state to go to the Independents," is the next message that causes Harvey to doubt his senses. "New Jersey washes its hands of trusts. Trueman carries Newark, Trenton, and Jersey City by overwhelming majorities." Thus the story of state after state is wired to Wilkes-Barre. "Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio are claimed to have voted for the people's candidate. The Plutocrats ridicule the assertion, yet have no figures to quote." At nine o'clock the returns by election districts in the populous cities, begin to arrive. "In 1238 districts, Greater New York, Trueman leads by a clear majority of 75,000." Harvey reads without comment. Ten minutes later, this message is received: "Total of 2200 election districts, Greater New York, Trueman's majority 180,000. This makes the state Independent by a safe margin of 100,000." Harvey Trueman feels for the first time since his nomination that he will be elected. Joy is written on his face. "Pennsylvania casts its vote for Trueman and co-operation." It is eleven-thirty. The proverbial "landslide" of politics has occurred. Already the townspeople of Wilkes-Barre are surging about the villa, cheering their champion. A dozen times Harvey goes to the window to bow his acknowledgments.