The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-07-08
CHAPTER XII.
AN OLD FASHIONED FATHER.

~ONGRESSMAN NORTON wa,
startled visibly at the sight OF
Carolina and Haines appar
emily so wrapped up in each
other. Perhaps she was getting inter
ested In the handsome, interfering sec.
rotary. That a M sometimes
breaks her promise 10 wed he well
knew. Plainly Carolina was carrying
things too far for u girl who was the
promised wife of another.
Carolina and Haines showed surprise
at Norton's entrance.
The congressman advanced and spoke
sneeringly, his demeanor marking him
to be In a dangerous mood.
do l intruder he drawled DELHI
erately.
Carolina drew away her hands from
Haines and faced the newcome
INTRUDER" she exclaimed contemptu-
ously, a tone that Norton construed as
In his favor and Haines In his own.
Intruder Haines laughed sarcas-
tically, feeling that now he was leader
In the race for love against this Mis-
sissippi representative, who was, he
knew, a subseryient tool and a taEer
Of brides. you surely do intrude,
Norton. Wouldn't any man who had
interrupted a tete-a-tete another man
was having with Miss Langdon be in
truding?"
81 suppose l can't deny that" he re-
piled.
The secretary smiled again
"In match you to see who stays
he said.
But Norton's turn to defeat his rival
had come. He held out a paper to
Haines.
Senator Langdon gave me this for
you. l reckon l don't have to match"
The secretary opened the note to
read:
where in thunder does that n.y.
drate come from-South America or
Russia? How much off on the tariff
on the creature do we want? Come
over to the committee room, where I
am, right away. Say it's an urgent
message and get in with a tip"
The secretary looked up, with a
laugh.
"You win, Norton. I'm OF. Good
by" And he started on a run to the
senator's aid.
Norton turned angrily on the girl as
the door closed.
See here, Carolina" he cried. what
do you mean by letting that fellow
make love to you?"
TorDJ;no 7 oooda, mould not narnotf
rebuke. ever from the mar she cared
for. She tossed back her head and
said coolly:
why shouldn't l let him make love
to me If l choose?"
'fYou know why" exclaimed Norton.
his dark face flushing sullenly. BE
cause l love you and you love mer'
And he seized her and pressed her TO
him. ''That is WHY" be crieG, and he
kissed her again and again.
Eyes, l love you. Charlie; you know
that" Carolina said simply. She was
conquered by the southerner's master
fulness.
Then why do you stand for that
whippersnapper's talk?" asked Norton
perplexedly.
Carolina laughed.
Don't you see, Charlie. l have to
stand for it? l have to stand for 1t
for our sake. for Randolph's sake,
for my own sake, for all our sakes.
You know the influence he has over
father.
He can make father do anything he
wants, and suppose | don't lead him
on? Where's our project? Let him
suspect a thing and let him go to
father, and you know what will hap
pen. Father would turn against that
Altacoola scheme in a moment. He'd
beggar himself. If 1t were necessary,
rather than let a single one of us make
a dollar out of a thing be had to de-
eide" -
You're right. | reckon, Carolina"
said Norton dejectedly. Your father
is a real type of the southern gentle
man. He hasn't seen any real money
in so long he can't even bear to think
Of 1t. Somebody's got to make money
out of this, and we should be the
ones"
wed lose frightfully, Charlie. If
they changed to Gulf City. wouldn't
weep said the girl apprehensively.
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