Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-01

mother the planter bad desired to keep
Hope Georgia at home for companion
ship. This good looking. clean cut.
well built young man i no was taking
so big and so active a part Of the
worlds work brought to her the at
mosphere that her spirit craved He
gave one an impression Of ability. OF
earnestness. OF sincerity, and she was
glad that her father approved Of him
Hope Georgia. by the same token.
did not escape the attention Of the In
teryiewer. Her appealing charm Of
face and figure was accentuated BIZ
her daintiness and fleeing sugges-
ton Of naivete I'm poise and expression
when she was amused His FIRST
glance revealed to Haines that her
eyes were gray. the gray that people
say indicates the possessor to have
those priceless qualities-the qualities
that make the sweetest women true,
that make the maiden's eyes In truth
the windows OF her soul the qualities
that make women womanly.
She sat close to her father, her hand
In his, listening intently to the unfold
ing Of story of what to her was a
mysterious world-the mans world,
the strong mans world which many
woman would give her all to enter
and play part therein.
What else have you against a po-
litical career. Mr.. HainesT went on
tba capator foLtno ~ tbotr copyay
sation.
well, my age for one thing.
haven't any gray hairs"
Langdon waved this objection aside.
II might arrange to pool ages with
you. Sometimes | think we want
young men in politics. like you"
The reporter shook his head.
"Old in age and young In politics,
like you, Senator Langdon,'' he replied.
Politics | sometimes think is pure
hypocrisy and sometimes something
worse. A man gets Disguised with the
trickery and dishonesty and corrup-
ton"
Then" drawled Langdon, ''the thing
to do is to jump in and stop It'll ]
read In the newspapers great deal
about corruption. The gentlemen In
national politics whom | have had the
honor of knowing-Senator Moseley.
an intimate friend of thirty years; my
present colleague, Senator Stevens, and
others-have been as honest as the day
Is long"
"But the days do get short In No
vember, when congress meets. don't
they?" laughed Haines, rising. I'm
afraid I've taken too much of your
time. and seem to have talked lot"
Langdon was amused.
Does look like I'd been interviewing
you. | reckon each one of us has got
a pretty good notion of what the other
mans like. l wanted 1t that way. and
like you, Mr.. Haines. I've got prop
osition to make to you. They tell me
I'll need secretary Now, | think |
need just such young man as you.
don't know Just exactly what the work
would be or what the financial ar
engagements should be, but think you
and would make pretty good team.
/ wish you'd come" He turned to bis
daughter. with a smile What do you
think of that, Hope Georgia? Isn't
your dad rightT
Smiling her approval. the young girl
squeezed her fathers hand in her en-
thusiasm.
II think it's splendid idea,s dad;
just great. Won't you come. MIR.
Haines? We-eh-i-I know my ia
Their would like to have you"
As he stood before his two new
found friends-for such Haines now
considered the Mississipian and his
daughter-he could not suppress feel
ings of surprise tinged with uncertain
ty. He had. like other newspaper men,
received offers of employment from
politicians who desired to increase
their influence with the press. Some
times the salary offered had been large,
the work so light that the reporter
could learn" the money and yet retain
his newspaper position, a scantily dis
guised species of bribery. which had
wrecked the careers of several pronlis-
ing young reporters well known to