Chapter 3

I. Visitors from Helena 107

II. Charlie Blair's Sister 125

III. A Man of Two Countries 141

IV. The State Republican Convention 155

V. Despair 165

VI. Il Trovatore 180

VII. Debauching a Legislature 196

VIII. Danvers' Discouragement 211

IX. A Frontier Knock 219

X. Wheels Within Wheels 226

XI. The Chinese Legend 241

XII. Recognition 251

XIII. The Lobbyist 257

XIV. The Keystone 268

XV. An Unpremeditated Speech 281

XVI. The Election 291