Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-10

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pered to the secretary:
"Mah young friend, don't let Sen
ator Langdon get switched away from
Gulf City by them cheap skates from
Altacoola. Now, if you'll get tn sen
ator to vote fo' Gulf City We'll see
I'll see, sab. as an officer Of TIL Gulf
City Lam company-that you get taken
ca-ah Of"
Haines' eyes opened wide.
go on, colonel; so on with your Of
fer" he said.
"Well, Ill see that block Of stock,
saba big blocks set aside fo' Sen
ator Langdon an' another TO- you too
We've made this Arrangement else
wheah. Well outbid Altacoola eyerah
time. They're po' sports an hate to
give up"
$50 Altacoola is bidding, too? ex-
citedly asked Haines.
"Why, Of co'se it is. All yo' as
blind as that O alb yo' foolir' with
me-" questioned Teller suspiciously
Seems to me yo' ought to know more
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from til gulf"
Certainly, certainly" mumblcd
Haines impatiently as he endeavored
to associate coherenty, inteligently
in his mind these startling new reve-
lations of Teller with certain Incl
dents he had previously noted in the
operations of the committee OH naval
affairs.
Then he looked across at the mayor
and smiled. Apparently he had heard
nothing to amaze him.
Colonel" he returned calmly, drop
ping into voice that sounded Of pity
for the gray hairs Of the lobbyist.
about fifty men Il day come to me
with propositicns like that. There is
nothing doing. colonel. l couldn't pos
sibly interest Senator Langdon, be-
cause he has the faculty of Judging
for himself, and he would be preju-
diced against either town that came
out with such a proposition"
Ian speculation is legitimate" pro-
tested the colonel cunningly.
Haines agreed.
"Certainly-by outsiders. But it's
ID thievery when engaged in by
any one connected With putting bill
through. If l were to tell Senator
Langdon what you have told me it
would decide him unalterably in favor
of Altacoola. Senator Langdon, sir,
is one of the few men in Washington
who would rather be thought 4 fool
than CRATER if it came down to
that"
The mayor of Gulf City jumped to
his feet, his face blazing in rage, not
in shame.
Seems to me yo're mighty fresh.
young man." he clustered. What
kind Of politics is Langdon playin'"
Not fresh. colonel; only friendly.
I'm just tipping you off how not to be
a friend to Altacoola. AS to his poll
tics, the senator will answer you him
SELF
A scornful laugh accompanied Tel
fer's reply.
"A!tacoola, huh! I reckon vo' must
be fool, after all. Why, everybody
knows Of the speculatin' in land around
Altacoola, and everybody knows it amt
outsiders that's DOM 1t. It's the insid-
ers, right here in Washington. If yo'
amt in, yo' can easy get a latchkey.
Young man, yo'll find out things some
day, and yo'll drop to 1t all.
III guess I was too late with yo'.
That's about the size of it. guess Al
tacoola III talk to yo," went on the
mayor. IF that Teller Fairbrother Of
Altacoola had been able to hold his
tongue maybe l wouldn't know so
much. But now l know what's what.
know th.s-that yo're either "a big fool
or-a1,> insider Yo're nice young fell
lcr. lave kinda taken fancy to yo'.