News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-04-14

| the goods but forget evidently the
| entirely simple facts that. your family
| has invested in AltacOoa lands more
heavily probably than any one else
among us. You want to raise a scan
dal, do you? Well, go on and raise it.
but remember that you will have to
explain how IT happened that there is
$4,000 invested in the name of your
son and $25,000 in the name of your
daughter, Miss Carolina, not to men
ton few thousands put In by the
gentleman who. I am given to under
stunG, is TO be your son-in-law, Con-
gresham Norton.
GLOW about that NortonT' Peabody
asked. turning to the congressman,
who tad followed Stevens.
81 corroberate all you've said" re-
marlSed NOr,.A. II can state positively
thai Senator Langden knew that his
money was going into Altacoola land.
| will swear to it if necessary" and he
SArtu h.o4.J at Cardinals father,
feeling certain that the girl would
cling TO him as opposed TO her parent.
i-dnadeu IlTaOe d threatening move at
lie 4o-e- 4. .,4.4,,-4.
~ ~ my radiance of you
mighty cheap at the prize" he cried
"Cone, come, l.ausdon." fumed Pea
3d.. .A.,t -, aNLy from here to
at b the midnight uaill Let's get
through with this matter You must
reHl2e tllal you cannot fight me in
"dS!llnGtoA lOd aust know that
meH ,.t.t ule the King of the senate
can beat any measure you introduce.
can pass ANY measure you want
PASSED. can make you laughing
bto' or u power.
why, my friend from Mississippi, |
can even have your election to the SEN ,
ate contested have committee APP
pointed to investigate the manner Of
your election. have that committee de-
eide thdI g. bought your way into the
honorable body, the senate of the Unit
ed States. and on the strength of that
decision have you forfeit your seat!
What Il pretty heritage to hand down
to posterity such Il disgrace will be!
Why. the very school children of the
future will hear about you as 'Looter
LanGdon. and their parents will tell
them how particularly degrading it
was for Il man of your reputation to
drag into your dishonest schemes your
son, sir, and your daughter. For who
will believe that this money was not
put in these lands without your con-
sent, without your direction, your or
Ter? Did you not sign the mortgage
IN which this $4,000 was raised?'
Senator Langdon waved his hand dep
'ecatingly. I'm learning the under
handed ways of you professional poll
icians. I'm getting wise. I'm learn
ng the game so | know you're bluff
ng me, Peabody. But you forget that
he game of poker was invented in
native state"
Pressing button. Langdon sum-
noned a servant and said: "Send in
Ir. Haines. | guess I've got to have
witness for my side
''It's no bluff" spoke Stevens as
Iaines entered peabody can and will
reak you like pipestem he's done
to other men before you who-who
ried to dispute his power But I'll try
o save you. III ask him to be mer-
iful. You are not of any Importance
n the senate. We do not need to deal
With YOU
Then why do you both spend st
much time on me-" asked Langdon in
oeently. why doesn't Peabody go tC
:"
"Langdon." said Peabody, you know
ny control Of the senate is no piece OF
elton But will forgive your obsti-
acy. even forget it. +
Look here" cried Lan%don, Just
ecause I'm q fat man don't think that
can't lose my temper" lie stopped
nd gazed at his two colleagues.
Now. you two men stay still one
lUment. ana III tell Won what really
ill happen tomorrow" he exploded.
md I'm only a beginner in the game
lat's your speciality. The naval base
going to AltacoolA"-
Good simultaneously cried both
eabody and Stevens. You're coming
with usr'
NO. I'm not, but I'll pass the bill so
lat nobody makes Il cent. just as
i'd | would III fool you both and
AXE you both honest for once in spite
your natural dispositions"
Stevens and the Pennsylvania
AIRED at each other in disgust.
Furthermore" continued Langdon.
Altacoola must have the base because
re known for some time that Gulf
ty was impossible. But some crook
senators would have made money
they'd known it, so they didn't learn
Altacoola. that proud arm of our
eat gulf. will have those battleships
'ating on her broad bosom and the
untry will be the better off, and so
n the sovereign state of Mississippi
ID bless it-but neither Senator Pea
dy of Pennsylvania nor Senator Ste
ms of Mississippi is going to be any
tier because of it. No, and if you
IN come to my committee room Mt
80 tomorrow noon you'll have
ance to hear how all that's coming
out. If you are not there by that
ne I'll bring in a minority report in
af