He took her going off very hard at first, and for years scarcely held up his head.

But lately he had seemed different, and had been more favorable to a divorce, as advised by his friends.

This, however, was after he met Miss Sallie Morton, whose father was a millionaire in Chicago, and whose pretty face had captivated the grave governor.

To get the divorce was a very easy matter there in the West, and the governor was now free to marry again.

As Miss Morton preferred Davenport to any other place in Iowa, he had built him a magnificent house upon a bluff, finishing it elegantly, and taking untold pains with the suite of rooms intended for his bride.