News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31
CHAPTER XIV.
WHEN DAUGHTER BETRAYs HER
FATHER.

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49, courage, thrilled in his veins
He would give this congressman the
battle of his life for this prize, of thai
he was confident.
Il have an engagement with Mrs
Holcomb, Senator Holcombs wife.
she said, $50 must hurry away, but
| expect to he back to see father"
81 think I'll just wait" suggested
Norton, II have to see the senator as
soon as possible, and he ought to re-
turn from that ways and means com
mittee meeting pretty soon"
When Carolina had gone a slight
feeling of constraint settled over the
two.
THE senator's pretty busy these
days with his naval base matter com
ing up isn't hep
Yes; keeps him pretty busy receiv-
ing delegations from Altacoola and
Gulf City and patting them both on
the back" said Haines. Had man
from Gulf City in this morning with
some pretty strong arguments
The secretary watched Norton keen
ly to note the effect of this hint in
IdNor Oh ''ulI lily
'uil ClS! norton sheered'
"Shucks' Who'd put a naval base on
a bunch of mud flats? reckon those
HuiI OitE fellows are wasting theif
tlme'
MN" soE suggested Halnes. Are
you absolutely sureY
Norton started.
WHY you don't mean to tell me-"
he exclaimed, that Senator Langdon
would vote for Gulf City for the
naval base"
i don't mean to tell you anything,
congressman" was the cool rejoinder.
It's MT my business. The senator's
the &c who does the talking
II - sheer WEiAAled The congress-
3--..t-'i face.
I'm glad he attends to his
own business and doesn't trust too
many people" he said pointedly.
The secretary smiled in puzzling
fashion.
THAT'S exactly why | don't talk,
congressman" he said pleasantly.
"The senator doesn't trust too many
people. If he did, there might be too
much money made out of land specu
non to he ono If those sorotors who
care for TINT kind Of thin.r" Z
81 e7,n,oon Won tr,inl, rou,ro nrotrr,
strong Win thp san,ta, - vnnturnd tho
NJississinui,n
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"but If Won cn,,n rfrlt du,vn to II
g,eee an, ,,r,t.,. >t,'., ;.
.Snnnosa rc,,,yo f,.,Ironcod him, in
fine naval Losn bryfnnss than"
SIN tho socrcr.,, ..,,irod l,aoni,o his
famine, urdor tI,o o,lroit ot+,,.,.
"yvnu I thinI, bo,d Iis+nn to mo with
coneidoroI,lo intoros+ ;,
..pnt vor.ro for AItocoolo Of oo,,rson
uoincs sbool, his hood
ono CONF cor, tha+ IN, for Alto
coo1o rorIov who was in horo his
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70 inros+tnota ,tttIo ,,,ana 81, la,'
No., d" $500 II I,I =, .aa w.,
tial manner, this land speculation fe /
yer is frightful thing. While | was
talking to this fellow from Gulf City
1 almost caught 1t myself PROBABLY
II met the mead OF the AIiacoola spec
ulatlon might catch the fever from
MIN 100.
ny don you put your money into
Gun CITY ana lose IT, then! replied
Norton, ncTdIhG ms head scorhIu4lyl
"Ihatd be Il good lesson for rising
young politician like you.
Senator Lahgdons secretary peered
stralSnt INTO Norton eyes. 4
because congressman" he said, If
were TO put my money III Gun CITY
perhaps Wouldn lose H.
Ihe sou2Aefner took step forward,
Leaned over ana glared angrly at {
dalnes. HIS lace Whltened /
You don mean that you could