News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31

~. to print. She
Eu : y must gain still
e. another point
~ can 90 beck to and she felt that
newspaper ~o'"' she had enough
powe, to win against him.
I'm going to ask you still another
favor" she said
Bud returned her look with u bitter
smile.
what is it,"
You have learned about this-this
land matter and
"Oh, yes. can guess You want
me to keep quiet about ito hush it
up" shade of scOrn i'll his tone
Il only asked this so that you would
not disgrace me" she pleaded
Diai.lusioned at last, robbed Of his
lifelong optimism, slurn If his IDEALS
even his love-for he began to despise
this beautiful, misguided woman
Haines sat broken in spirit, thinking
how quickly the brightness of life
fades to blackness.
VERY WELL" he said sadly. Il sup
pose yOU are innocent. III save you.
If they're all-your father. too-crook-
ed, why shouldn't l be crooked? All
right; / won't say anything"
Il only ask you not TO disgrace me-"
pleaded the girl. You will promise
that?'
| It's a promise"
| She sighed in relief
"Father will be coming back SOON"
she said. You won't want to see
him."
| Haines rose.
mo, | won't want to see him. Give
| him this note. I'll have to come back
while he's away to clear up some
| things Goodby"
HaiEes bowed and hurried from the
room through a side doorway Just as
Senator Langdon came in through the
main entrance
Bud, Bud" he called, but the Sec
rotary did not halt
Carolina Langdon stood with Haines'
note in her hand. wondering at what
she had done. She regretted having
become entangled in the wars of men
in Washington. She saw that the
mans game was played too strongly,
too furiously fast, for most women to
enter, yet she rejoiced that the coveted
fortune had not been lost. She was
sorry that her means Of saving it had
not been less questionable She saw
that ambition and honesty, ambition
and truth, with difficulty follow the
same path.
Senator Langdon's face was unusual
ly grave as he came to greet Carolina.
Lines showed in his face that the
daughter had never noticed before.
She saw Norton and Randolph, who
had followed him, exchange significant
glances-jabilant glances and Won
dered what new development they had
maneuvered
Hes gone without a word" the SEN
ator sighed. well, perhaps that's
best"
girl, handing him the letter which !
Haines had given her.
Langdon opened it and read:
am giving up the job. You can under |
stand why. The least said about it be- |
tween us the better. l am sorry. That's |
all. BUD HAINES.
Slowly he read the letter a second |
time.
"And he was making the best kind |
of secretary, thought
Divining that something against
Haines had been told her father, Caro-
lima glanced at Merton.
told vonr 70 tIo,, how xrO
Mr.. Haines," he spoke as an answer
to her.
The girl was startled. She had not
thought that things would go this far
81 told him how Haines wanted to
get in some land speculation scheme
with Altacoola how 1--WE tricked him
and caught him with the goods when
he made the proposition to me and
how we forced him to confess"
''You told father that?" gasped Caro-
Una.
Norton nodded.
81 don't understand it." said Lang
don. ITO think that he was that
kindr
Son Randolph now took his turn in
the case against the secretary.
1--WE were both here, father. l heard
him-Carolina heard him." he said.
Didn't you. Carolina?"
"Yes," said the girl weakly, 81 was
here" Then she turned abruptly. Il
must 60" she said, must go right
away. Mrs. Holcomb is waiting for
me"
The senator turned to his desk bent
and discouraged.
81 suppose should have taken a
secretary who was a southerner and
We'll. Randolph. you'll !
have to act now. Take this letter.
The young man sat down and took
the following from the senator's dicta-
tion
MIR Haines.
Sir-I quite understand your feelings
and the impossibility of your continuing
In my employ. The least said about IL
the better. l am sorry too.
WILLIAM II. LANGDON.
"You boys run away. I've got to
think" said the senator.