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Helen Cheston, an heiress, is loved by John Hall, the young governor, a poor man. Bitter experience has caused her to suspect all men not wealthy of being fortune hunters. A railway bill has been passed by the Legislature and awaits the governor's signature. It is popularly thought to be a measure granting privileges to a favored few at the expense of the public, and it is confidently expected that the governor will veto it. Helen overhears an assertion that the governor can he bought, and determines to put his honor and honesty to the test. She tells him that she can never marry a poor man, and accepting this as final dismissal, he leaves her. She arranges that a broker shall tell the governor how $20,000 can be made to yield a quick fortune. She then sends to the governor $20,000 in bills with an anonymous note stating that the sum is to be his in payment for approval of the railway bill; if he does not want the money, it may be deposited at a bank to the credit of John Doe. This ...
