Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-19

seem to deprecate. His son had step ped into Langdon's place, but wise heads and old hands among the men declared that he'd never fill his shoes. Then came queer thing-a note from the general superintendent of the Seat tie, asking Langdon to call. He did and was again rendered the office at Sioux City.
 "A proof" said the superintendent, "of MT. Barclays magnanimity. He rendered it in spite of the rumors af- fecting Mp. Langdon's integrity, not to mention MT. Langdon's open dis courtesy. In fact, MT. Barclay wished to see MT. Langdon and talk 1t over." Langdon went. He had sent most of his hundred dollars to pay off pressing debts and was in sore need. He wait ed full two hours before the magnate would see him, and then Barclay, tilt ing back in his chair and rendering nei- ther hand nor seat but in very distant and patronizing tone, informed Lang don that if he saw fit to make a writ ten application for the position and could furnish bonds the Seattle might be disposed to consider it." Two or three directors were with the airy man. ager at the moment and were curiously studying the pale faced, thin checked man who had baked the mob and saved the Big Horn. They stared aft CT him in amaze and then in silence at one another as Langdon made his brief reply, turned on his heel and left the room.
 "Pray do not strain yourself in the effort, MT. Barclay. I will not make application and should not furnish bonds if did"
 That was one offer declined. Then came another. The managing editor of The Palladium sent for Langdon and asked him if he had ever done any newspaper work, and Langdon said that he had not, but he would be glad to try almost anything. The Palladium had begun a crusade against the off, cers of the army in general and at Sheridan in particular. Facts to sub- stantiate its theories being necessary, The Palladium had drawn upon the repertory of certain discharged and disgruntled soldiers ever to be found about the saloons and upon the imagi- nations of it's reporters, to the end that many sensational stories were pub lished, which, while delighting the en- emies of the army among the turbulent and unruly element in Chicago, sue ceeded only in disgusting the educated and the thinking men among it's read CTS. The Palladium lost caste and sub- scribers in the clubs, the professions and business circles generally. The management saw and pondered. 1t could not change it's policy or drop the matter at its present stage without tacit admission of defeat. They per haps could find a man who knew whereof he spoke, who could tell of many discreditable thing at the ex- pense of officers of the army-things that, unlike almost everything it had asserted in the past, could not be dis proved and denied. In the interests of the Seattle and the hope of winning friends and subscribers among the of ficers of both roads it had vigorously abused (''roasted" was the technical term MT. Langdon and published sev- eraI letters from it's own correspondent at the scene of the riots (who happened to be the editor of the Brentwood Sun), in which poor Eric was held up to pub lie obloquy as drunken desperado, 8 reckless murderer, etc. The Sun peo- pie found especial delight in the repeti- tioD of that assonapt if not alliterative 1 headline, "A Kicked Out Captain and The Palladium had taken 1t up until one of its own reDorters. gentleman