Connecticut western news., 1909-04-01
A Gentleman
 From
 Mississippi By TbomdS A. Wise kovelizsd From the Play by Frederick K. Toombs Copyright, 1868, by Thomas A. Wise.
Copyright, 1868. by Thomas A. Wise.
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
 CHAPTER 1-Congressman Charles Norton visits the new senator elect from Mississippi, Colonel William H. Langdon. He is in love with Carolina, the colonel's eldest daughter.
 II-Colonel Langdon begins to feel the burden of political duties. Martin Sanders, cog in the Mississippi politi cal machine, endeavors to make a deal regarding patronage, but Langdon as serts that public policy and not political expediency should govern his actions. III-The scene changes to toWashington. Two reporters, Budd Haines and Dick Cullen, are awaiting Langdon's arrival at the International hotel to interview him. They conclude that he is a ma chine made senator because he was elected by Jim Stevens, senior senator from Mississippi. Congressman Norton leads Randolph Langdon, who had al ready arrived in Washington, to invest $50,000 of his fathers money i'll land at Altacoola, where Norton and the ''ln- side" crowd in the senate are endeavor ing to place naval base.
 IV-Senator Peabody, "the boss of the senate, and Senator Stevens arrive to welcome Langdon. They are the king pins in the Altacoola conspiracy. Stevens assures Peabody that he can control Langdon's vote on any proposition.
 V-Senator Langdon, accompanied by his two daughters. Caroline and Hope Georgia arrives i'll Washington. Pea body any Stevens meet him, and "Ghe boss of the senate" concludes that Lang. don is "a living picture of innocence.
 VI, VII and VIII-Langdon concludes that political life in Washington is 8 more serious career than he had i'm agined. He mistrusts Peabody, but be- lie yes ill his old friend Stevens. Feel ing that he must have assistance in learning political proceedings; he en- gages Bud Haines of the New York Star as his secretary. Haines gives Langdon advice about the "inside" of Washing ton politics, and the southerner Is amazed. Haines falls in love with Caro- lima.
 Tx and Abingdon wins reputa- tion as clean, honest representative, and the senate machine endeavors to break up his alliance with Haines, who opposes various questionable schemes. Senator Peabody appoints Langdon on the naval affairs committee, the com mittee that will choose site for the naval base Peabody and his friends have bought the land at Altacoola, which they aim to turn over to the Standard Steel company, which will sell it to the government for still higher price. They need Langdon's vote, but he refuses to commit himself Gulf City'is advanced by others as naval base site.
 XI. XII and XIII-Mayor Teller of Gulf City tries to bribe Haines to gain the support of Langdon, but fails. Teller discloses No~ton's connection with Alta coola. Carolina leads Haines on ill his love to influence him ill favor of Alta coola, for she also has invested in the scheme, unknown to her father. She is engaged to marry Norton.
 XIV, XIV and XVI-Norton, Carolina and Randolph Langdon tell Haines that their father has invested his money ln Altacoola to graft from the government. They tell their father that Haines has invested in Gulf City land to graft from the government. Haines resigns as sec retary without wishing to see the sena- tor. Hope Georgia gives Haines the clew to the conspiracy and arranges for him to meet her father.
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