Even Tammany's thoughts began to lift above the sordid level of boodle.

It was almost like a message from another world.

There was something supernatural about it, and when it was translated and rushed out in extra editions of the evening papers: "Vote for sound men and sound money" became the watchword of millions.
From New York to Boston, Boston to Albany, and then across country to Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha--then westward to St.Paul and Minneapolis, and northward to Portland and Seattle, southward to San Francisco and Monterey, then eastward again to Salt Lake City, and then, after a leap across the Rockies which frightened Mrs.Van Stuyler almost to fainting point and made Zaidie gasp for breath, away southward to Santa Fe and New Orleans.
Then northward again up the Mississippi Valley to St.Louis, and thence eastward across the Alleghanies back to Washington--such was the famous night-voyage of the _Astronef_, and so by means of that long silver tongue of light did she spread the message of common-sense and commercial honesty throughout the length and breadth of the Great Republic.

The world knows how America received and interpreted it the next day.
Meanwhile Mr.Russell Rennick had taken train to Washington, and the day after the election he willingly took back all that he had intended with regard to the Marquis of Byfleet, accepted Lord Redgrave in his stead, and bestowed his avuncular blessing at the wedding breakfast held in the deck-chamber of the _Astronef_ poised in mid-air, five hundred feet above the dome of the Capitol, a week later.

To this he added a cheque for a million dollars--payable to the Countess of Redgrave on her return from her wedding trip.
Breakfast over, the wedding party made an inspection of the wonderful vessel under the guidance of her Commander.