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.


[CHAPTER I.]

BEAUTIFUL LAKE GEORGE.