Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-06
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to him ana get him In with the rest
Of us!'
Again 1t was Peabody who had the
deciding say.
''There's only one thing worse than
young refcrmer. aud that's an old
one" he laughed bitterly at secret
conclave at his apartment in tho lux
urious Louis Napoleon hotel. 1.-THE
young one thinks he is going to live
and wants our future profits for him,
self. The old one thinks he's going
to die. and he's sore ut leaving 30
much graft behind him."
Heads and hearts thinking and throb-
bling together. LanGdon and his secre-
tary. Flames, p,odded along. They
had learned to lean on each other.
the young gaining inspiration from the
old, the old gaining strength from the
young. They loved each other. and.
more than any love, they trusted one
another. And Hope Georgia watched
1t all and rejoiced. Tor she believed
with all the accrued erudltion OF eight
cen years Of innocent girlhood that
Mr. Bud Haines was quite the finest
specimen Of young manhood this
world had ever produced. How could
be have happened! She was sure that
shs had never met his equal, not even
In that memorable week she had spent
In Jackson.
The passing weeks taught Haines
that he was deeply in love with Caro-
lima, and, though he had endeavored
to keep the knowledge Of this from
her. her woman's intuition had told her
his secret, aud she stilled the momen-
tary regrets that fitted into her mind,
because she was now in 1.-THE game"
herself. the Washington game. that
ensnares the woman as we'll AZ the
man and makes her slave to Its fan
CT. No one but herself and Norton
knew how deeply she had plunged"
on q certain possible turn Of the po-
litical cards. She must not. she could
not, lose II life itself were to remain
Of value to her. and on her sway over
this secretary she was told It all de-
pended.
A subject that for some unexplain-
able reason frequently lodged In
Hainss' mind was that Of the appar-
emit assiduity with which Mrs. Spangler
cultivated Senator Langdon's friend
ship. For several years she had occu-
pied a high social position at the capi-
tai. he well knew, but various indef-
mite, intangible rumors he had heard,
he could not state exactly where. had
made him regret her growing intimacy
with the girls and with the senator.
They had met her through letters OF
Introduction Of the most trustworthy
and assuring character from people OF
highest social rank in Virginia, where
the Langdons had many friends. but
even so, Haines realized, people who
write Introductory letters are some
times thoughtless in considering all the
circumstances Of the parties they In
troduce, and residents Of Virginia who
had not been In the capital for years
might be forgiven for not knowing OF
all the more recent developments In
the lives Of those they knew in Wash
ington. While not wishing to have the
senator know of his intention, the sec
rotary determined to investigate Mrs.
Spangler and her present mode of life
at his first opportunity, hoping the
while that his quest would reveal her
to be what the Langdons considered
her-a widow Of wealth, fashion and
reserve who resided at the capital be-
cause the memories Of her late hus-
band. former congressman Of high
standing, were associated with 1t.
Calling ut the Langdons' house on.
evening in February to receive direc-
lions regarding important work for the