Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-02-11
SYNOPSIS OF GREAT
POLITICAL STORY
"A Gentlemen From Missis-
sippi'' To Appear In
Argus
A THRILLING LOVE ROMANCE
The Story Novelized By Frederick
r. Toombs From Thomas A.
Wise's Great Play.

There will appear in the Daily 4
Argus within the next ten days, the
beginning of a great serial story, emil
titled "a Gentleman From Mississ-i
ippi." This story is one of politics,
love and romance, and these threei
subjects are SO intertwined that it
presents itself as a subject of vital In
terest to every American.
The story was Rovelized 10y Freder-
erick R. Toombs from Thomas A.
Wises great play 1t will be a most;
interesting and charming story and
no reader of the Argus should miss
the initial chapters
CHAPTER ICongressman Charles
Norton visits the new senator elect
from Mississippi, Colonel William H
Langdon. He is in love with Carolina,
the coloneTs eldest daughter. II
Colonel Langd1m begins to feel the
burden OF political duties. Martin
Sanders, a cog i'm the Mississippi .po-
litical machine, endeaNors to make
deal regarding patronage, hut Lang
don asserts that public policy iand
not political t1pediency should govern
his actions. III-The scene changes
to Washington Two reporters, Budd
Haines and Dick Callen, are await
ing Langdon's arrival at the Interna-
tional hotel to interview him. They
conclude that he is a machine made
senator because he was elected by
Jim Stevens, senior senator from Mis-
sissippi- Congresan N8rtnn leads
Randolph Langdon, who had already
arrived in Washington, to invest $780,
900 of his fathers money in land at
Altacoola, where Norton and THE "in-
side" crowd In the senate are @ndeav-
oring to place a RaxaA base. Nv
Senator Peabody, 1.-The boss of the
senate" and Senator Stevens ARRIVE
to welcome Langdon. They are the
kingpins In the Altacoola conspiracy.
Stevens assures Peabody that he can
sition- V-Senator I1angdmn, accom-
panied by his two daughters, Carolina
and Hope Georgia, arrives i'm Wash
ington. Peabody and Stevens meet
him, and "the boss of the senate" CON
cludes that Langdon is "a living pic
ture of innocence" VI VII and Will
Langdon concludes that political life
in Washington is a more serious ca
reer than he had imagined He mis-
trusts Peabody, but believes in his
old friend Stevens. Feeling that he
must have assistance in learning po-
litical proceedings, he engages Bud
Haines of the New York Star as his
secretary. Haines gives Langdon sad-
vice about the inside" of Washington
politics, and the southerner is amaz-
ed. Haines falls in love with Caro-
lima. TX and X-Langdon wins a rep
utation as clean, honest representa-
tive, and the senate machine endeav-
ors to break up his alliance with
Haines, who opposes various ques-
tionable schemes. Senator Peab.d dy
appoints Langdon on the naval af-
fairs committee, the committee that
will choose site for the naval base.
Peabody and his friends have bought
the land at Altacoola, which they aim
to turn over to the Standard Steel
company, which will sell it to the gov
ernment for still higher price. They
need Langdon's vote, but he refuses
to commit himself. Gulf City is ad-
vanced by others as a naval base site
XI, XII and XIII-Mayor Teller OF
Gulf City tries to bribe Haines to gain
the support of Langdon, but fails
Teller discloses Norton's connection
with Altacoola. Carolina leads Haines
on in his love to influence him in fav-
or of Altacoola, for she also has in
vested in the scheme, unknown to her
father. She is engaged to marry Nor
ton. XIV. XIV and XVI-Norton, Car
olina and Randolph Langdon tell
Haines that their father has invested
money in Altacoola to graft from the
government. They tell their father
that Haines has invested in Gulf City
land to graft from the government