Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-18
CHAPTER VIII.
HOW LANGDoN GETS A sEcRE-

HOW SENATOR LANGDON GETS A sECRE-
TARY.
Y ANGDON leaned over and seized
the arm Of his interviewer.
"See here, young man, why
~ aren't you in politics" he said.
"Too busy. SENATOR" replied Haines.
Besides, 1 like the newspaper game"
"Galne?" queried Langdon.
"Oh, l use the word in a general
sense, SENATOR" replied Haines. "Pret-
ty much everything is a 'game'-socie-
ty, politics. newspaper work, business
Of every sort. Men and women make
moves to meet the moves Of other
men and women. Why, V e in reii-
gion, the way some people play az
The speaker was interrupted by the
appearance of Hope Georgia. who was
searching for her father.
"Stay here and listen to what a hard
task your old father has got" said the
Mississippian to his daughter, whom
he presented to Haines with a pictur-
esque flourish reminiscent of the pride
and chivalry Of the old south. Gle has
the idea that those New Workers who
read his paper would actually like to
know something about me-"
Hope Georgia stole many glances at
the reporter as he talked with her ia
Their. He made a deep impression on
her young mind. She had spent almost
all her life on the plantation. her ia
ther providing her with a private tu-
tor instead of sending her to boarding
school, where her elder sister had been
educated. Owing to the death of her
mother the planter had desired to keep
Hope Georgia at home for companion
ship. This good looking, clean cut,
we'll built young man who was taking
so Dig and SO active a part of the
worlds work brought to her the at
mosphere that her spirit craved. he
gave n an impression Of ability, of
earnestness, Of sincerity. and she was
glad that her father approved Of him.
Hope Georgia, by the same token,
did not escape the attention Of the in
terviewer. Her appealing charm of
face and figure was accumulated by
her daintiness and a leeting sugges-
ton of naivete in poise and expression
when she was amused. His first
glance revealed to Haines that her
eyes were gray, the gray that people
say indicates the possessor to have
those priceless qualities-the qualities
that make the sweetest women true,
that make the maiden's eyes in truth
the windows Of her soul, the qualities
that make women womanly.
She sat close to her father, her hand
in his, listening intently to the unfold
ing of q story Of what to her was a
mysterious world-the mans world.
the strong mans world-which many
a woman would give her all to enter
and play a part therein.
"What else have you against a po
litical career. Mr.. Haines?" went or
the senator. taking up their CONVEX
sation.
"Weli, my age for one thing.
haven't any gray hairs"
Langdon waved this objection aside
II might arrange to pool ages witt
you. Sometimes l think we wan,
| young men in politics. like you"
The reporter shook his head.
"Old in age and young in politics
like you, Senator Langdon," he replied
"Politics I sometimes think is pure
hypocrisy and sometimes something
worse. A man gets Disguised with the
trickery and dishonesty and corrup
ton"
'sThen," drawled Langdon, "the thing
to do is to jump in and stop it!
read in the newspapers a great dea
about corruption. The gentlemen ii
national politics whom l have had the
honor Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Moseley
an intimate friend Of thirty years; my
present colleague, Senator Stevens. and
others-have been as honest as the day
is long"
"But the days do get short in No