Putnam patriot., 1909-04-16

ehtitels -sl5, tatit Nuur fAuiu. has invested in Altacoola lands more heavily probably than any one else among us. You want to raise a sean dal. dc yen: We'll. go on and raise it. bnf remember that yeu will have to explain how il happened that there is S5nCe0 invested in the name of your son and S23o90 in the name of your daughter Miss Carolina, not to men ton few thousands put in by the gentleman wha, am given 10 under ztaRd. is ta he your son-in-law. Con gressuan Norton.
 How about that. Nnrton:" Peabody asked. turning te the congressman. who had followed Stevens.
 ..I correberate all you've said" re marked Norton. Il can state positively that Senator Langasn knew that his money was going into Altacoola land 1 will swear to it if necessary" and he glared bitterly at Carolina's father, feeling certain that the girl would cling to him as opposed to her parent.
 Langdon made a threatening move at the congressman.
 Il consider my riddance of you mighty cheap at tue price, he cried.
 Come. come. Langdon." fumed Pea body, 'l must get away from here to catch the midnight train. Let's get through with this matter. You must realize that you cannot fight me in Washington. You must know that men call me the king of the senate. l can beat any measure you introduce. l can pass any measure you want passed. 1 can make you laughing stock UT d power.
 Why, my friend from Mississippi can even have your election to the sen ate contested. have Il committee ap pointed to investigate the manner of your election. haye that committee de eide that you bought your way into the honorable body. the senate of the Unit ed States. and on the strength of that decision have you forfeit your seat. What pretty heritage to hand down 10 posteritY such disgrace will bei Why, the very school children of the future viii hear about you as +Looter Eangdon. and their parents will tell them how particularly degrading it WAS for man of your reputation to drag into your dishonest schemes your sen. sir. and your daughter. For who will believe that this money was not put in these lands without your con tent, without your direction. your or der? Did you not sign the mortgage on which this S5o,ooo was raised9"
 Senator Langdon waved his hand dep reeatingly I'm learning the under handed ways of you professional poli- ticians. I'm getting wise. I'm learn ing the game. so l know you're bluff ing me. Peabody. But you forget that the game of poker was invented in Nississippi-my native state"
 Pressing a button. Langdon sum moned a servant and said: Send in Mir Haines | guess I've got to have n witness for my side
 Its no bluff." spoke Stevens as Haines entered. Peabody can and will break you like a pipestem; he's done it to other men before you who-who tried te disnute his power But I'll try to save you. I'll ask him te be mer- ,iful You are not of any importance h the senate. We do not need to deal with you
 Then why do you both spend so rnuch time on me?" asked Langdon in nocently. Why doesn't Peabody go to Philadelphi =
 "Langdon said Peabody. you know my control of the senate is no piece of fiction But l will forgive your obsti- macy. even forget it. r.
 Look here." cried Langdou. just because I'm a fat man don't think that | can't lose my temper" He stopped and gazed at his two colleagues.
 .Now. you two men stay still one moment, and I'll tell you what really