The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19
CHAPTER XIII.
AN OLD FASHIONED FATHER.

~ONGRESSMAN NORTON was
startled visibly at the sight of
Carolina and Haines appar-
~ emily SO wrapped up in each
other. Perhaps she was getting inter-
ested In the handsome, Interfering sec
rotary That woman sometimes
breaks her promise to wed he well
knew. Plainly Carolina was carrying
things too far for girl who was the
promised wife of another.
Carolina and Haines showed surprise
at Norton'S entrance.
The congressman advanced and spoke
sneeringly, his demeanor marking him
to be in a dangerous mood.
'Do / intruder he drawled DELHI
erately
Carolina drew away her hands from
Haines and faced the newcomer.
''Intrude." she exclaimed contemptu-
ously, tone that Norton construed as
in his favor and Haines in his own.
Intruder Haines laughed sarcas
tically, feeling that now he was leader
In the race for love against this Mis-
sissippi representative, who was. he
knew, a subservient tool and a tal-er
of brides. You surely do intrude,
Norton. Wouldn't any man who had
Interrupted a tete-a-tete another man
was having with Miss Langdon be in
truding?"
81 suppose l can't deny that" he re-
piled.
The secretary smiled again.
"I'll match you to see who stays"
he said
But Norton's turn to defeat his rival
had come. He held out a paper to
Haines
Senator Langdon gave me this for
you. l reckon l don't have to match"
The secretary opened the note to
read:
Where in thunder does that n.y.
drate come from-South America or
Russia? How much off on the tariff
on the creature do we want? Come
over to the committee room, where
am, right away. Say it's an urgent
message ard get in with a tip"
The secretary looked up. with a
laugh
You win. Norton. I'm Off Good
by" And he started on run to the
senator's aid
Norton turned angrily on the girl as
the door closed.
''See here. Carolina" he cried, what
do you mean by letting that fellow
make love to you?"
Carolina Langdon would not permit
for She tossed back her head and
said coolly:
"Why shouldn't let him make love
to me If choose?"
you know why" exclaimed Norton.
his dark face flushing sullenly. BE
cause l love you and you love me"
Ard he seized her and pressed her to
him. THAT is Why" he cried, and he
kissed her again and again.
Eyes. l love you. Charlie; you know
that" Carolina said simply. She was
conquered by the southerner's master
fulneSs
''Then why do you stand for that
whippersnapper's talk?" asked Norton
perpexedly.
Carolina laughed.
Don't you see. Charlie, l have to
stand for 1t? | have to stand for 1t
for your sake, for Randolph's sake.
for my own sake, for all our SakeS.
You know the influence he has over
father
HE can make father do anything he
wants, and suppose | don't lead him
on? Where's our project? Let him
suspect q thing and let him go to
father, and you know what will hap
pen. Father would turn against that
Altacoola scheme in a moment. He'd
beggar himself, if it were necessary,
rather than let single one of us make
dollar out Of thing he had to de-
eide"
You're right, l reckon, Carolina,
said Norton dejectedly. your father
is real type of the southern gentle
man. He hasn't seen any real money
in so long he can't even bear to think
Of it. Somebody's got to make money
out of this. and we should be the
ones"
WED lose frightfully, Charlie, il
they changed to Gulf City, wouldn't
WEI" said the girl apprehensively.
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