"Give Norman a round million dollars to make the experiment."
The Colonel looked at her in amazement, and suddenly sprang to his feet, pacing the floor with feverish steps. He stopped at last before the girl and studied her.
"Don't let Norman know who gave the money," she continued. "It will be a big, noble, beautiful thing to do—and—it will save him."
"What a wonderful woman you are, Elena!"
He paused and looked at her steadily. "I'm going to do it!"
When Norman returned at midnight from the mass-meeting his face was flushed and his eyes sparkled.
"It's done, Governor! It's done!" he fairly shouted.
"You mean the half million was subscribed?" the Colonel asked.
"Yes, and more!" he went on, excitedly. "We have succeeded beyond my wildest hopes. We had subscriptions for a hundred thousand. Fifty thousand more was subscribed at the meeting by the delegates, and just as we were about to adjourn Judge Clark, a famous lawyer, rose and announced the gift of a round million to the cause by a group of friends whose names he refused to make known."