The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-07-24

chance-want to be equal to man
you must take your medicine with
Randolph, like man."
"What are you going to do, sir?" she
asked, afraid.
I'm going to spoil all your little
scheme, dear" he returned, smiling
sadly. 'I'm going, fear, to make you
lose all your money. I'd like to make
it easy for you, but / can't. You've
got to take your medicine. children,
and when it's all over back there in
Mississippi l shall be able, 1 hope, to
patch up your broken lives and togeth-
er we will work out your mistakes.
can't think Of that now. The honor Of
the Langdons calls. This is the time
for the fight, and any one who fights
against me must take the conse
quences."
He walked over and touched the bell
Thomas" he said to the servant
who responded, take that letter at
once to Senator Peabody, in the libra
ry."
"What is 1t, sir?' asked Randolph.
"It's the call to arms" responded his
father grimly.
Senator Peabody read the letter to
which Haines had signed Langdon's
name and jumped up from his chair in
the library in astonishment Without
word to the startled Stevens he rush.
ed to confront Langdon.
''What's the meaning of this" he
shouted as he burst in on the junior
senator from Mississippi.
"Of what?" asked the southerner,
with blandness that added fuel to
Peabody's irritation.
Don't trifie with me, sirv cried "the
boss of the senate" "This letter, You
sent 1t. Explain it! Pm in no mood to
joke"
Langdon looked at him calmly.
81 think the letter Is quite plain, SEN
ator," he said. you can read" Then
he turned to his daughter. "This dis
cussion cannot possibly interest you,
my dear. VIII you go to the drawing
room to receive our guestsT
Carolina obeyed. She seemed to be
discovering new qualities in this father
| whom she had considered to be too old
fashioned for his time.
"Now. senator, go ahead, and, Ran
dolph, you bring Stevens"
you're switching to Gulf CityT' Dc.
manded Peabody.
I'm considering Gulf City," agreed
Langdon.
Peabody brought down his fist on the
table.
'Its too late to consider anything
Langdon," he cried "We're committed
to Altacoola, and Altacoola 1t is.
don't care what you heard Of Gull
City. Now, I'd like to settle this thing
in friendly manner, Langdon. ! like
always for every member Of the senate
to have his share of the power and the
patronage. We've been glad to put you
forward in this naval base matter. We
appreciate the straightforwardness, the
honesty Of your character. You lool
well. You're the kind of politician the
public thinks 1t wants nowadays, bu
you've been in the senate long enough
to know that bills have to pass, ant
you know you can't get through any
thing without my friends, and l tel
you now I'll throttle any Gulf CITY
plan yOu bring up"
'Then If You are as sure of that yo,
can't object to my being for Gul
City?" asked Langdon.
"Are you financially interested IL
Gulf City?' demanded Peabody.
Senator Peabody~ exclaimed Lang
! don.
"Don't fare up, Langdon," retortet
Peabody. THAT sort Of thing hal
happened in the senate. There arr
often perfectly legitimate profits to b.
made in some regular commercial ven
ture by man who has inside infor
nation as to what's doing up on Capi
tol hill"
Senator Peabody" asked Langdon
"why are you so strong for AltacOola !?
The Pennsylvania hesitated.
"Its natural advantages" he said n
last.
The southerner shook his head
"Oh, that's all? Well, II natural ad
vantages are going to settle it, an,
not influence, go ahead and vote, an,
I'll just bring in minority report 70
Gulf City"
"The boss of the senate" was In
corner now