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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-12

UfCtbt ftCVOOftof 4 NV c0ect L H VA10E
daughters-what did they think? These
thoughts surged through bis Mustered
brain. Then 1t flashed over him-she
was joking in some new fashionable
way. He turned toward the fair wild
ow to laugh, but her face was losing
its smile. A panied expression, a sug-
gestion of intense suffering, appeared
In her face.
"Why do you SO hesitate, Senator
LangdonT" she finally asked In low
voice, just loud enough for the two
girls to overhear.
The junior senator from Mississippi
looked at his hostess. She had enter
tanned him and had done much for his
daughters in Washington. She was
alone In the world-a widow. He felt
that he could not shame her before
Carolina and Hope Georgia. His south
ern chivalry would not permit that.
Then, too, she was a most charming
person, and the thought, "Why not
why not take her at her word?' crept
into his mind.
Eyes, father, why do you hesitate?'
asked Carolina.
Senator Langdon mustered his voice
into service at last
1--WE been thinking" he said slowly,
"that"-
"That your daughters did not know"
interrupted Mrs. Spangler, "of our
'The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ringing,
xaaodor - cof1 n maid Vuhn had nnfornd
to Mrs. Spangler.
The adventures could not leave the
senator and his daughters alone,
though she knew it must be Peabody
calling her. At any moment he might
remember his speech and leave. Al
ready late. he would still be later,
though, because he would have no car
~riage-hers would purposely be de-
layed.
"Tell the. person speaking that you
are empowered to bring me any mes
sage-that | cannot leave the dining
ball." she said to the maid.
To gain time and to hold the sena-
tors attention Mrs. Spangler asked
slowly:
swell senator, what was it that you
were going to say when ! interrupted
you a few moments ago?"
Langdon had been racking his brain
for some inspiration that would enable
him to save the feelings Of his hostess
and yet indicate his position clearly.
He would not commit himself In any
way. He would jump up and pro-
nounce her an impostor first.
After a moment of silence his cloud
ed face cleared.
Mrs. Spangler," be began. "your an
nouncement today l have considered
to be-
premature" she suggested.
The maid returned.
"Mr. Wall says Senator Langdon is
wanted at once at the capitol"
"Great heavens!" exclaimed Langdon,
springing to his feet and glancing at
the clock. "I'm late, I'm late! l hope
to God I'm not too late!"
"Mr. Wall says a carriage is coming
for Senator Langdon," concluded the
maid.
"We must talk this matter over some
other time. Mrs. SpangleE" the Mis-
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CHAPTER XVIII.
OK THE FLooR OF THE SENATE.

~ 49,
"OO much occupied in %concentrat-
ing his thoughts on his speech,
Langdon failed to notice the
CONSERVATION on the faces Of
Peabody and Stevens as he walked to
his seat In the senate. They had failed
to succeed in getting Milbank to con-
clude and consequently could not push
the naval base report through. But
they noted the passing of yer an hour
after their opponents appointed time
and had felt certain that he would not
appear at all.
NThe boss of the senate" leaned
across to Stevens and whispered hur-
riedly:
"We must tear him to pieces now
discredit him publicly. It's his own
fault. Our agents can sell the land to
Standard Steel. Our connection with
the scheme will be impossible to dis
~cover-after we have made the public
believe Langdon is a crook"
"But how about our supposed combi-
nation to protect the government that
Langdon will tell about?" asked Ste
vens. 1--WE can't deny that, of course"
NO." answered Peabody. "We can't
deny it, but we will not affirm it. We
will tell interyiewers that we prefer
not to talk about it."
Its our only chance" replied Ste
yens cautiously.
Eyes, and we W it all to Jake
Steinert," went on Peabody. "That
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Langdon drew forth a thick black
In his chair, after another glance at
Mrs. Spangler's clock. He was alb
sorbed in a mental resume of his forth
coming speech and did not hear the
next words of the woman, addressed
pointedly to his daughters.
do you know, really, why this lunch
con was given todayY she queried.
Then she continued before Carolina
and Hope Georgia could formulate re-
ply.
Because your father and l wanted
to take this opportunity to announce to
you-our engagement"
The speaker smiled her sweetest
smile.
The two girls gazed at each other in
uncomfortable amazement, then at Mrs.
Spangler. then at their father, who had
turned partly away from the table and
was gazing ~abstractedly at the ceiling.
Hope Georgia was the first to regain
her voice.
"Oh, Mrs. S%pangler," she calculated,
"you are very kind to marry father,
but
whats that?" exclaimed the sena-
tor, reused from his thoughts by his
youngest daughters words and thrust
ing himself forward.
Mrs. Spangler laid her hand on his
arm.
ooh, senator, / have just told the
dear girls that you had asked me to
marry you-that we were 500 to be
married." she said archly, looking him
straight in the eye. She clasped her
hands and murmured, II am SO hap
py"
The hero of Charlottesville tried to
speak, but he could not. He stared at
his hostess, who smiled the smile of the
budding debutante. His W open
mouthed establishment was reflected IN
the faces of Carolina and Hope Geor-
gia as they observed their fathers ex-
preston. He forgot he vas in Wash
ington. He did not know he was a SEN
ator. The fact that he had ever even
thought of making a speech was fur
thest from his mind.
What did 1t all mean? Had Mrs.
Spangler gone suddenly insane2 His
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s~cornful of his
limitations as a
%strategist, as a
tenacious fighter.
Then his jaw set
hard, a n d b ! S
brows contracted.
81 will not do
anything. | can
not do anything
he hesitated a
full ten seconds
but Jake Stein
ert can"
Stevens hands
twitched rvous
ly.
"And," CONTINUES
-..A4.- ahAao m
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-12
PIER XVII.

I YHEN Senators Peabody and
N Stevens had gone Langdon
wv and Bud went over the situa-
ton together and concluded
that their opponents had no means Of
defeating Langdon's program-that.
after all, Peabody might really have
meant his words of surrender.
"But they might try foul play. Bet
ter stay right here In the capitol the
rest of the day" suggested Bud.
Langdon scoffed at the idea.
Haines hustled away to get a few
mouthfuls of lunch to fortify himself
for q busy a~fternoon-one that was go
ing to be far buster than he imagined.
The telephone bell rang at the sena.
tors desk. 1t was Mrs. S~pangler's
voice that spoke.
Senator Langdon." she said, caro-
lima and Hope Georgia are here at my
home for luncheon, and we all want
yea to 5oin
"Sorry l cannot accept" answered
the Mississippian, but l am to make
an important speech this afternoon
"Oh, yes. / know. The girls and |
are coming to hear it. But you have
Two hours time, and II you come we
can all go over to the senate together.
Now, senator, humor US a little. Don't
d~isappoint the girls and me. We can
all drive over to the capitol in my car
rage"
The planter hesitated, then replied.
"All right; I'll be over, but 1t mustn't
be a very long luncheon"
Gone to eat: back by 3 O'clock" he
scratched quickly on a pad on the Sec
tetary's desk and departed.
Mrs. Spangler's luncheons were
equally as popular in Washington as
Senator Langdon's dinners. The Mis-
sissippian and his daughters enjoyed
the delicacies spread lavishly befor4
them.
Time passed quickly. The old plan..
er enjoyed seeing his daughters have
SO happy a time, and he was not insen
sible to the charm of his hostess %
~versation, for Mrs. Spangler had
studied carefully the art of ~ingratiat-
ing herself with her guests.
Suddenly realizing that he had proba-
bly, reached the limit of the time he
could spare, the senator drew out his
watch.
"What a stunning fob you wear"
quickly spoke Mrs. Spangler, reaching
out her hand and taking the watch
from her guests hands as the case
snapped open.
"Oh, that's Cardinals doings," laugh.
ed Langdon. "She said the old gold
chain that my grandfather left me
was
"Why, how lovely" murmured Mrs.
Spangler, glancing at the watch.
1--WE have plenty of time yet. Won't
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nouement To think that a simple, old
fashioned planter from the cotton
fields Of Mississippi could originate
such a plan to outwit the two ablest
political tricksters in the senatei
Langdon eyed his colleagues tri-
umphantly.
Peabody, however. was thinking
quickly. He was never beaten until
the last vote was counted on a roll
call He knew that 40 matter how ap-
parently insurmoLaIahle an opposition
was, a way to overcome 1t might often
be found by the mar who exercises
strong self control and a trained brain
This corrupt victor in score of bitta
political engagements on the battlefield
Of Washington was now in his most
dangerous mood. He would marshal
all his forces. The man to defeat him
now must defeat the entire senate ma
chine and the allies 1t could gain In an
emergency; he must overcome the
power of Standard Steel; be must fight
the resourceful brain of the masterful
Peabody himself.
Peabody whispered to Stevens. I'VE
must pretend to be beaten"
Then the Pennsylvania advanced.
smiling, to Langdon and held out his
hand.
Senator Langdon," he said, "Tm
beaten. You've beaten the leader of
the senate, something difficult to be-
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Peabody turned upon him instantly.

Peabody turned upon him instantly.
"Oh. shut up. Stevens; don't be a
fool. Come on In. The waters fine"
The pair OF schemers, with Norton
at their heels, hurried away.
The Pennsylvania drew Stevens
into committee room 6 and, ordering
the stenographer to leave. drew up
chairs where both could sit, facing the
door.
"We've thrown dust in that old gan
der's eyes," whispered Peabody. IFS
now ten after /. He Is to-be recog-
nized to make his speech at $3.50. That
gives us two hours and twenty min.
utes''-
Eyes, but for what?' asked Stevens
excitedly. "Tye been trying myself TO
think Of something. What will you do
what can you do?"
''The boss of the senate" smiled pat
ronizingly on the senior senator from
Mississippi, as though amused and
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sissippian cried as he sent a servant
for his hat and coat 81 hope that
carriage hurries, else I'll try it on the
run for the capitol"
"It's a half hour away on foot" said
Mrs. Spangler. "Better wait You'll
save time"
But to herself she muttered as
though mystifed:
"I wonder why Peabody changed his
mind SO suddenly? Why should he
now want the old fool at the capitolf"
The rumble of wheels was heard
outside.
Hurry, fatherp' cried Hope Georgia.
The senator hurried down the stone
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II e to hurry.
Your time is the
same as nine"
she added, nod
ding her head to-
ward a French
e n n a issance
clock on the black
marble mantel.
AS the hostess
did this she deft-
ly turned b a C k
the hands of the
senator's watch
~thirty-fve m n
IItes.
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steps or Mrs.
Spangler's resi-.
dence as rapidly
as his weig hi
and the excite
m e t un d e r.
which he labor
ed would permit.
Op e ming the
coach door, he
plunged inside
to come face to
face with Bud
Haines, W b o
had b d d e d
down in a cor
ner to avoid OBJ
servance from
fhn Snannlor
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DETIIV ItIT TItW UtJCW UVOSs
the hands Of the do you care
senator's aDdtch. to smoke, sena-
tor" Mrs. Spangler asked as her
guests concluded their repast, "if the
young ladies do not objectT"
Langdon inclined his head gratefully
and laughed.
"They wouldn't be southern girls, /
reckon, If they didn't want to see a
man have everything to make him
happier, l beg pardon, Mrs. SpangIer.
l mean, comfortable. Nobody that's
your guest could be unhappy"
The hostess beamed on the chival-
rous southerner.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-12

"a lie, a her screamed Langdon.
fellow Teller will do anything to
please Jake. Jake has convinced Teller
that Langdon was. responsible for the
defeat of Gulf City, and the mayor is
wild for revenge"
1.-THE boss of the senate" rose and
walked to the rear of the senate cham
Der to issue orders to two Of bis col
leagues.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-03-12

"Sendtor Ldngdon, I'm beaten"
lieve. What's more. you've given me
the chance of a lifetime to become
known as a public ~benefactor. AS soon
as you've finished your speech in the
senate l will get up and make another
one-to second yours. Here's my hand
Anything you max ever want out of
Peabody in the future shall be yours
for the asking"
Langdon refused to grasp the prof
fered hand.
Senator Stevens made a show of pro-
testing against his ~superior's seeming
surrender.
"But," he objected. 'look here
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! ard pure after the storm, and a slight
breeze tempered the sun-rays.

ard pure after the storm, and a slight
breeze tempered the sun-rays.
He kept on along the cliff until he
turned h point. 1t was not alto-
gether advisable to battle at this time
of day; but he had been caught out by
the cyclone in a corner of the swamp,
across the river, where the soil was
of clay. Only his anxiety for Miss
Leslie had enabled him to fight his
way out of the all but impossible
morass which the storm deluge had
made of the half dry swamp. At
dawn he had reached the river, and
swan across, reckless of the croco-
dies. The turbid water of the
stream had rid him of only part of his
accumulated slime and ooze. So now
he washed out his tattered garments
as well as he could without soap, and
while they were drying on the sun
scorched rocks, swan about in the
clear, tonic sea-water, quite as reck-
less of the sharks as he had been OF
the ugly crocodiles in the river.
For all this, he was back at the
baobab before Miss Leslie had
stitched up the last slit In the torn
flag.
She looked up at him, with q brave
attempt at a smile.
81 am afraid I'm not much of a
needle-woman," she sighed. Look at
those %stitches!"
Don't fret. They'll hold all right,
and that's what we want" he reas-
sured her. give it me, now. I've got
to get it up, and hurry back for a nap.
No sleep last night was out beyond
the river, in the swamp-and tonight
I'll have to go on watch. The barri-
cade is down"
"Oh, that is too bad! Couldn't l
take a turn OF watch?"
Blake shook his head. mo; I'll
sleep to-day, and work rebuilding the
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miration for her industry. But then
his forehead wrinkled.
You oughtn't to've lone so much"
he admonished.
"PIl show you | can tote fair!" she
rejoined. During the afternoon she
had recalled to mind that odd express
sion of a southern girl chum, n had
been waiting her opportunity to ban
ter him with 1t.
He stared at her open-eyed, and
laughed.
Say, Miss Jenny, you'd better look
out. You'll be speaking American,
first thing!"
Thereupon, they fell to chatting
like children out Of school, each hap
Ply to be able to forget for the moment
that broken figure up on the cliff top
and the haunting fear Of what another
day might bring to them.
When they had eaten their meal.
both with keen appetites. Blake
sprang up, with a urt Good night"
and swung off down the cleft. The
girl looked after him with a lingering
smile.
81 wish he hadn't rushed off SO sud
denly" she murmured. Il was Just
going to thank him for-for every
thingl"
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ALZ[.A
S12oA " at the inner surfaces OF
a pair OF raw hyena skins.
$50 you've killed more camel" she
exclaimed.
Game? No; hyenas. 1 hated to
waste good poison on the brutes; put
nothing else showed up, and need a
new pair of pa-er--trousers.
WAS 1t not dangerous-great beasts
like these?"
Not even enough to make 1t inter
| esting. I'd have had some 1un'
though, with hat ~confounded non
when the moon came up if he hadn't
sneaked off into the grass"
IA ion?"
Yes. Didn't you hear him? The
skulking brute prowled around FOR
hours before the moon rose, when IL
was pitch dark. 1t was mighty n
| some, with him yowling down by the
pool. Half a chance and I'd given him
| something to yowl about. But 1t
wasn't any use firing off my arrows IN
the dark, and, as l said, he neaked
off before"
"Tom-Mr. Blake!-you must not
risk your life!"
Don't O worry about me. I've
learned how to look out for Tom
Blake. And you can just bank on 1t
I'm going to look out for Miss Jenny
Leslie. too! But say, after breakfast,
suppose we take a run out on the CHI
for eggs?"
81 do not wish any to-day, thank
you" =
He waited a little. studying her
down-bent face.
WELL" he muttered; you don't
have to come. l know l oushtnt to
take a moments time. | did quite a
bit last night; but il you think
She glanced up, puzzled. His mean
ing flashed upon her, and she rose.
"Oh, not that! l will come" she
answered. and fastened to prepare
the morning meal.
When they came to the tree ladder
she found thai the heap of stones
! built up by Blake to facilitate the hrst
! part of the ascent was now Sc high
that she could climb into the branches
without difficulty. She surmised that
Blake had found 1t necessary to bniid
I'D the pile before he could ascend
with his burden.
They were at the foot of The heap
when, with a sharp exclamation, Blake
prang up into the branches and
scrambled to the top in hot haste
Wondering what this might mean
Miss Leslie followed as fast as shc
could. When she reached the top sht
saw him running across towards al
out-jutting point on the north edge o
the clin.
Continued Next Week.
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barricade tonight. Toward morning
I might build up the fire, and take a
nap"
He caught up the flag and its new
stan, and swung away through the
cleft.
He returned much ooner than Miss
Leslie expected, and at once began TO
throw up a small lean-to Of bamboos
over a ledge at the cliff foot, behind
making himself a hut, in place OF the
canopy under which he had slept be-
fore the storm, which, Ike Win
thrope's, had been carried away. But
when he stopped work, he laconically
informed her that all she had to do to
complete her new house was to dry
some leaves.
But l thought It was for y~ourself!"
she protested. 81 will sleep inside the
tree"
doc Blake says mol" he rejoined-
mot till it's dried out"
She glanced at his fact, and replied,
without a moments hesitancy: Very
well. l will do what you think best"
That's good" he said, and ven at
once to lie down for his much needed
sleep.
He awoke just soon enough before
dark to see the results of her hard
days labor. All the provisions stored
in the tree had been brought out to
dry, and a great stack of fuel, ready
for burning, was piled up against the
baobab; while all about the tree the
rubbish had beer neatly gathered to-
gether in heaps. Blake looked his ad
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Proceedings Of the Town Council.

Meeting was called to order by Mayor
Delaney, with Councilmen j. b. Eager,
VIM. Mace and p. A Human present.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
approved. Petitions were presented
asking to have a light placed at the
corner of Fourth and Hickory Streets,
also one at the corner OF Second and
Farm Streets; motion was made and
carried that both lights be put in. A
petition for a walk along the south side
, 1909-03-11

Saratoga lots will w be cheaper
than at this time. / am agent for the
fine business and residence lots Of w.
b. Hugus. If you wish to invest
your money in real estate that will, in
side of a year, double your money,
now is the time to make your selec-
ton. ] will be pleased to show any
buyer over the property.
Jessie S. Moore. Saratoga, Wyo.
, 1909-03-11

! of block 8, Hugus and Chatterton's ad-
dition. Motion was made and carried
that the walk be ordered built in front
of lots 3, A, 8 and 6 of said block 8. Re
port of committee or fire fighting aP|
paratus, Chairman Brewer being alb
sent, Councilman Mace presented Al
proposition from unknown parties. that
under certain conditions a local compa'
ny would be formed to put in a water
system; the matter was laid over until
next meeting.
The following bills were presented and
allowed:
j. w. Seavers, to hauling
dirt for dam : W|
Geo. Franklin, to work on
streets and in town hall 2W|
p. A. Hinman, to work on
sidewalks 10
j. Reed, to hauling dirt for
dam 2WI
Saratoga L. II. 4 Power Co.
to lights for February lOl vi
The Saratoga Sun to print =,
ing during February o P|
c. S. Taylor, to salary for
Feb. and killing 6 dogs 10 wi
G. w Broadhurst, to salary ii
for February ~ 4V|
A petition for an ordinance prohibit
ing stovepipes in the Town of Saratoga
was presented. Motion was made and
carried that the matter be indefinitely
postponed.
The council will hold a special meet
ing during the month Of March to audil
the books of the Town Treasurer anu
attend to matters pertaining to the asI
sessment Of the Town. w. II. Green
made application for the appointment
of Police Magistrate. Mayor Delaney
made the appointment with the approx
al OF the Council. There being no fuf
Their business meeting was adjourned
Signed: G. w. Broadhurst, Clerk
Approved; ]. B. Delaney. Mayor
, 1909-03-11
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