Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-02-19

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THE combination of the forces of
Langdon and Haines did not
find much favor among the
powers that are-at the capital.
Senator Peabody peremptorily demand
ed an explanation from Stevens as to
how he had allowed Ibis senator" to
engage as his secretary this inquisi-
tive man Haines, a reporter who didn't
know his place"
Here we've put Langdon on naval
affairs because we knew he didn't un-
derstand what's going on, and you.
Stevens, supposed to be the finished
product of the political mill, NoM fall,
asleep and let him take up a man
whom nobody can control, II who
knows the inside workings of Wash
ington and who will take particular
pleasure in teaching your fellow Mis-
sissippian far too much for III good"
Stevens reply, to effect that prob
ably Haines would consent to be "tak-
en- care of" if judiciously approached,
was derided by the observant Pea
DOoJ. JOdIS lClOi litt SlON0 a
On notoriety," he laughed, "and think
what a scandal he would have for his
newspaper if we took a chance on dis
closing our hand to him. No, no, Ste
vens; we must have him watched and
try to discredit him in some way. Per
haps we can make Langdon believe
that his secretary is dishonest"
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man who was dismayed at the forma-
ton of the firm of Langdon and Hams.
Young Randolph, too, could not forget
the defeat and humiliation he had pre-
viously suffered at Haines' hands and
grew more bitter as the reporters in
duence owe his father grew stronger.
But Haines' most effective enemy had
arisen in the person he would be the
last to suspect, n whom he unceas-
ingly admired, one whose very words
he had come to cherish. And possibly
1t was not all her WI fault that Caro-
lima Langdon had enlisted her services,
subtle and quite overwhelming lowing
to Haines' fervent worship of herr
against the secretary. Perhaps the So
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part in Washington had something TO
do with the craving to become a leader
in that fascinating world whose daz-
cling variety and infinite diversion
seemed to fill her soul with all that ii
yearned for. Love she had, for she
had now promised to wed Congress
man Norton. She loved him fondly;
she had confessed to him, and gradu-
ally she came to work desperately
against Haines, who, she had been
convinced by Norton and Randolph,
would prove a stumbling block to them,
to her father, to herself in her career
at the capital, if his influence over the
senator should be permitted to exist or
to increase. And SO on the surface
Carolina Langdon was most amiable
to the secretary, encouraged him in his
attentions to her, led him surely into
her power, Norton having prevailed on
her to keep the knowledge of their en-
gagement secret from every one, even
her father.
The days and nights became filed
with important work for Senator Lang
don and his secretary. Together they
went over the important measures, out
lined what appeared to be the best
course of procedure and carried it into
effect as far as possible. Langdon be-
came a prominent figure in the senate,
owing to his consistent support of
measures that fitted in with the public
policy, or what should be the public
nolicv of fhp nation He had lna rnpd
that the only practicable way to out
wit or to cope with the members Of