Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-12
\ A Gentleman
From Mississippi
By THOMAS "A. e,ISE
Novsiizsd Play Frederick Toombs
COPYRIGHT 1909. BY THOMAS A. WISE
CHAPTER XIII.
AN OLD FASHIONED FATHER.

| ~ONGRESSMAN NORTON was
Ia startled visibly at the sight OF
Carolina and Haines appar.
entity SO wrapped up in each
other. Perhaps she was getting inter
ested In tile handsome, interfering Sec
rotary. That q woman sometimes
breaks her promise to we'd he well
knew. Plainly Carolina was carrying
things too fur for girl who was the
promised wife of another.
Carolina and Haines showed surprise
at Norton's entrance.
The congressman advanced and spoke
sneeringly, his demeanor marking him
to be tu a dangerous mood.
"Do I intruder he drawled delib-
erately.
Carolina drew away her hands from
Haines and faced the newcomer.
"Intrude!" she exclaimed contemptu-
ously, tone that Norton construed as
in his favor and Haines In his own.
Intruder Haines laughed sarcas-
tically, feeling that now he was leader
In the race for love against this Mis-
sissippi representative, who was, he
knew, subservient tool and taker
Of brides. "You surely do intrude,
Norton. Wouldn't any man who had
interrupted tete-a-tete another man
was having with Miss Langdon be In
truding?"
81 suppose can't deny that" he re-
piled.
The secretary smiled again.
"I'll match you to see who stays"
he said.
But Norton's turn to defeat his rival
had come. He held out a paper to
Haines.
Senator 1ansdon gave me this for
you. I reckon don't have to match"
The secretary opened the note to
read:
where. In thunder does that ny
drate come from-South America or
Russia? How much of on the tariff
on the creature do we want? Come
over to the committee room. where !
en-, right away. Say IT'S an urgent
message and get In with tip"
The secretary looked up, with a
laugh.
.You win, Norton. I'm of. Good.
by" And he started on q run to the
senator's aid.
3 Norton turned angrily on the girl as
the door closed.
"see here, Carolina he cried, what
do you mean by letting that fellow
make love to you! :"
Carolina Langdon would not permit
rebuke, even from the man she cared
for. She tossed back her head and
said coolly:
"Why shouldn't I let him make love
to me If I choose?'
'sYou know why" exclaimed Norton.
bis dark face flushing suilenly. BE.
cause love you and you love mel"
And he seized her and pressed her to
him. "That is why!' he cried, and he
kissed her again and again.
Yes. | love you. Charlie; you know
that" Carolina said simply. She was
conquered by the southerner's master
fitness.
''Then why do you stand for that
whippersnapper's TALK" asked Norton
perplexedly.
Carolina laughed.
''Don't you see, Charlie, have to
stand for it? have to stand for it
for your sake. for Randolph's sake.
for my own sake, for all our sakes
You know the influence he has over
father.
HE can make father do anything he
wants, and suppose don't lead him
on? Where's our project? Let him
suspect u thing and let him 60 to
father, and you know what will hap.
pen. Father would turn against that
Altacoola scheme in moment. He'd
beggar himself, If 1t were necessary.
rather than let q single one Of US make
dollar out Of a thing he had to de-
eide"
you're right, I reckon, Carolina"
said Norton dejectedly. "Your father
is a real type Of the southern gentle
man. He hasn't seen any real money
in so long he can't even bear to think
Of it. Somebody's got to make money
out Of this, and we should be the
ones"
WED lose frightfully. Charlie, If
they changed to Gulf City. wouldn't
we?" said the girl apprehensively.