Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-04-16

senate" determine that he must get
another chief lieutenant TO replace Ste
vens. who had proved 90 trustworthy
in the past. stevens had lost his Gun.
ming!
As the vote Of langdon could not be
secured by humbug or in exchange for
favors and ~ IL could not he "dciiv-
cred" Peabody, Of course, was willing
to pay In SEXUAL cash for the vote.
This was the final step. but one In pc.
litical consplraClvs OF this nature cash.
But Langdon would not take cash, so
Peabody had to resort to the last
agency OF the trained aud corrupt ma
npulator Of legislation.
He would threaten.
Moreover. he knew thar to make
threats effective. IL 1t is possible To
do so. they must be led up to systemat-
ically-thst is. they should be made at
| the right time The scene must be set,
as in a play.
Senator Peabody glared Mt Langdon
as though to convince the latter that
10 stand In his way would mean polit-
1cai OBSTRUCTION.
80 nobody Is going to make Il cent.
eh? Well, suppose you want all the
profits for yourself" Turning to Ste
vens, who had just entered, the Penn
sylyanian cried:
! DO you but listen to our suddenly
| good friend Langdon. He wants to he
! the only man TO make money out OF
/ the naval base. He won't listen TO any
other member Of the naval committee
making cent out of it, Why, he
Great God. sir" exclaimed Langdon.
you are going too far, Peabody. You
state what is false and you know it,
| you-you'-
Then you are willing that others
should have their rightfuI share put
| In stevens "Oh. understand now,
| senator"
NO. no. no. cried Langdon. you
do not understand. Senator Stevens,
and must say am ashamed to speak
Of you by the honorable title of Sena
/ tor. sir. | will not listen 10 any person
enriching himself at the government
expense, and | am your enemy, YOU
Peabody, and you. Stevens beyond re-
call You both know you misrepresent
me-"
Langdon walked over to Stevens and
faced him directly.
do you remember, Stevens, Lorimer
Hawkslee, back in wartime"
Yes" said Stevens, puzzled. II re
member him--a very fine gentleman"
The old planter Sneered.
Yes, q very fine gentleman You
remember he got rich out of contracts
for supplies furnished to the Contcd-
crate government when it wasn't any
too easy for the Confederate govern
ment to pay and when he was in that
government himself. | never quite
thought that the act of gentleman,
Stevens. 1t seemed to me TO be very
like dishonesty. ! refused to speak
to Lorimer Hawkslee in the Carroll
hotel at Vicksbur9. and when the peo-
pie there asked me why | told them.
] want to warn You. Stevens, that I'm
likely to meet you some time in the
Carroll hotel at Vicksburg.''
Stevens backed away angrily. Il
catch your insinuation, but"-he re-
ceiyed warning glance from Pea.
body aud broke into a pleasant smile
calculated to deceive the old planter
"this once l will overlook it because of
our old friendship and the old days in
Mississippi"
You are fine talker, Langdon. -
said Peabody, coming to Stevens res.
cue, but i can readily see what you
are driving at. You want an investi.
cation. You think you will catch some
of us with what you reformers call
the goods but forget evidently the
entirely simple facts that your family
has invested in Altacoola lands more
heavily probably than any one else
among us. You want to raise q scan
dial, do you? Well. go on and raise it
but remember that you will have tC
explain how it happened that there is
$4,000 invested in the name of youl
son and $4,000 in the name of your
daughter, Miss Carolina not to men
tion few thousands put in by the
gentleman who, | am given to under
stand. is to be your son-in-law, Con
gresham Norton.
How about that. Nort0n?" Peabody
asked, turning to the congressman
who had followed Stevens.
81 confederate all you've said" re
marked Norton. 81 can state positivel,
that Senator Lanedsn knew that hi
money was going into Altacoola land
L will swear TO it if necessary" and h,
glared bitterly at Cardinals father
feeling certain that the girl woult
cling to him as opposed to her parent
LaDgdOn made IA threatening move a
the congressman.
Il consider my radiance of yo,
mighty cheap at the price" he cried.
: Come, come. Langdon," fumed Pea
body. Il must get away from here I,
/. catch the midnight train. Let's &c
? through with this matter. You mus
! realize that you cannot fight me il
4 Washington. You must know tina
. men call me the king Of the senate
l can beat any measure you introduce