Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-29


chance-want TO be equal to a 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
1t easy for you, but l can't You've
got to take your medicine. children,
and when It's all over back there In
Mississippi l shall be able, l 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
a word to the startled Stevens he rush
ed to confront Langdon.
whats the meaning Of this?" he
shouted as he burst in on the junior
senator from Mississippi
"Of what?" asked the southerner,
with a blandness that added fuel to
Peabody's irritation.
"Don't trlfie with me- sir!" cried 1.-THE
boss of the senate" "This letter. You
sent it. Explain 1t! I'm In no mood to
Joke"
Langdon looked at him calmly.
Il think the letter Is quite plain, SEN
atOr," he said. You can read" Then
he turned to his daughter "Thls dis
cussion cannot possibly interest you,
my dear viii you go to the drawing
room to receive our guests"
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" de-
manded Peabody.
I'm considering Gulf City," agreed
Langdon.
Peabody brought down his fist on the
table.
'It's too late to consider anything,
Langdon." he cried. Were committed
to Altacoola. and Altacoola 1t Is.
don't care what you heard Of Gulf
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 look
we'll You're the kind of politician the
public thinks it wants nowadays, but
you've been in the senate long enough
to know that bills have to pass, and
YOU know you can't get through any
thing without my friends, and l tel
Won now I'll throttle any Gulf City
plan you bring up"
'Then If you are as sure of that you
can't object to my being for Gull
City?" asked Langdon.
"Are you financially interested IL
Gulf City," demanded Peabody.
"Senator Peabody exclaimed Lang
don.
"Don't flare up, Langdon," retortet
Peabody. THAT sort of thing has
happened in the senate. There arr
often perfectly legitimate profits to b.
made in some regular commercial ven
ture by q 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 Altacooia !
The Pennsylvania hesitated.
ats natural advantages" he said q
last.
The southerner shook his head.
ooh. that's all? Well, If natural az
vantages are going to settle 1t, ant
not influence, go ahead and vote, ant
I'll lust bring in minority report 10
Gulf CITY,"
.eTbe boss Of the senate" was In
corner now