Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-29

patch up your broken nveS ana tOgeun-
er we will work out your mistakes. /
can't think of that now. The honor of
the Langdons calls. This is the time
for the fight. and any one who fights
against me must take the conse-
quences."
He walked YER and touched the bell.
"Thomas," he said to the servant
who responded, take that letter at
nee to Senator Peabody, in the libra
~"
"What is it, STRIP asked Randolph.
cts the call to arms" responded his
father grimly.
Senator Peabody read the letter to
which Haines had signed Langdon's
name and jumped up from his chair in
the library in aStonishment. Without
h word to the startled Stevens he rush
ed to confront Langdon.
"What's the meaning of this?" he
shouted as he burst in on the Junior
senator from Mississippi.
"Of what?" asked the s%outherncr,
with a blandness that added fuel to
Peabody's irritation.
"Don't trine with me, sir!' cried tine
boss of the senate" This letter. You
sent it. Explain it. Pm in no mood to
Joke"
Langdon looked at him calmly.
81 think the letter is quite plain. SEN
ator." he said. You can read" Then
he turned to his daughter. This dis
cussion cannot possibly interest you,
my dear. Will YOU go to the drawing
room to receive our gucsts""
Carolina obcycd. She seemed to be
discovering new qualities in this father
whom she had considered to be too old
fashioned for his time.
"Now, senator, go ahead, and, Ran
dolph, you bring Stevens"
"You're switching to Gulf City," de-
mandcd Peabody.
I'm considering Gulf City" agreed
Langdon.
Peabody brought down his fist ON the
table.
Its too late to consider anything,
Lan@don." he cried. ''NNe'rc committed
to .A%ltacoola. and .Altacoola ii is. l
don't care what YOU heard of Gulf
City. Now. I'd like to settle this thing
in Il friend manner, Langdon. ! like
always for every member of the senate
to have his share of the power AMI the
PATRONAGE. We've been clad to put You
forward in this naval base matter. We
appreciate the Observation-Disclosures, the
honesty of your character. You look
we'll. You're the kind of politician the
public thinks it wants nowadays, but
you've been in the senate long enough
to know that bills hava to ,slsS, and
YOU know you can't get through any
thing without my friends, and l tel
you now I'll throttle any Gulf City
plan YOU bring up
Then if YOU are as sure of that You
can't object to my being for Gull
City:' asked Langdon.
Are you financially interested il
Gulf City?' demanded Peabody.
Senator Peabody" exclaimed Lang
don.
Don't flare up, Langdon," r~etorteG
Peabody. THAT sort of thing has
happened in the senate. There are
often perfectly legitimate profits to b'
made in some regular commercial ven
ture by Il man who has inside infor
nation as to what's doing up on Capt.
tol hill"
Senator Peabody" asked Langdon
"why are YOU so strong for A%ltacoola?
The Pennsylvania hesitated.
Its natural advantages" he said a
last.
The southerner shook his head.
"Oh, that's all? Well, if natural ad
yantages are going to settle it, an(
not influence, go ahead and vote, an
I'll just bring in a minority report TO
Gulf City"
"The boss of the senate was in
corner now.
"Confound it, Langdon, if you viii
have it, l am interested in Altacoola,
Langdon nodded.
That's all l wanted to know" b
said.
Nov you see why it's got to b
Altacoola," persisted the boss.
81 don't mind telling you, then, Ser
ator Peabody" answered Langdo
calmly, that my being for Gulf Cit
was Il bluff. I've been trying to draw
\ you out. Gulf City is a mud ban
and no more fitted to be Il naval has
than Keokuk, la. -Altacoola its &C
to be, for the good of the country an
the honor of Mississippi.
i "And n thing more. senator. L
just like to add that not IL single ma
connected With that committee is 90
ing to make a cent out of the dca
You get that straight?"