A GENTLEMAN
FROM MISSISSIPPI
By THOMAS A. WISE
Novelized From the Play by Frederick R. Toombs
COPYRIGHT. 1900. BY THOMAS A. WISE
CHAPTER XII.
thi uni or a womas's lovr
CAROLINA bad come to find
out from Haines. If possible,
bow her father wai going to
rote on tbe naral base and to
Induce the secretary to persuade him
lo stand for Altacoola lf there seemed
jjnjer that he would vote for an
other site. That was her scheme, for
Carolina had put $25,000 Into Alta
coola land, money left by her mother.
Xorton had persuaded Carolina to In
Test to tbe enterprise to defraud the
government, promising her $50,000
dear profit. How much she could do
la Washington society with that!
Tbe continued uncertainty over ber
fttbefs Dnal attitude bad strained ber
nerves almost to tbe breaking, for the
success of the conspiracy depended on
bis vote. Not even the words of Nor
ton, her future husband, could reas
mre ber. Her worry was increased
by the knowledge of Randolph's ln
restment of her father $50,000.
That Carolina must sacrifice Haines
oa the altar of her consuming desire
for money, for a higher worldly posi
tion, was an unimportant considera
tion. He stood In tbe way. Any mo
ment be nilgbt .discover the existence
of the Altacoola scheme, he would Im
mediately tell her father, and she knew
ber father would Immediately decide
against Altacoola the bright hopes of
ber future would turn to ashes. Nor
ton's money as well was Invested In
Altacoola. He. too, would be ruined.
She was sure that she loved Norton,
but she could not marry a penniless
man.
Carolina resumed tbe conversation.
"It lent anything bo very Important,
Mr. Haines. It's about father."
Haines beamed.
"I have tbe honor to report Miss
Langdon," be bowed, "that your fa
ther la making the very best kind of a
senator."
The girl hesitated.
Tea; be might if he bad some am
bition." "Don't worry! If he comes down to
that I have ambition for two. Ton
want him to be a success, don't you?
Well, be Is tbe biggest kind of a suc
cess." "I never believed that he would be."
confessed the daugbter.
Haines laughed.
"Tby, do you realize that today he
is one of tbe moat popular men In pub
lic life throughout the country; that
'What does LaDgdon think? has be
come the watchword of the big body
of Independents who want honesty
and decent government without graft?
"I tell you that's a big thing. Miss
Langdon. That's success real suc
eest In politics, especially In Wash
ington politics.
"Now, if there's anything else you
want him to have, I'll see that he gets
It- I'll try to get It for him" he paus
ed a moment then added, with heart
felt meaning In his voice "and to
you. Miss Langdon."
Carolina played coquettlshly with
the secretary.
"For me. Mr. Haines?" she ques
tioned archly, with an effective glance
Into bis eyes.
Bod s pulses began to throb violent
lyto leap.
"tea," be exclaimed unsteadily, "for
you, and you know It That's the in
spiration now,
ny Inspiration
the chance of
winning your be
tter to me, of
winning some
thing more, the
biggest thing I
ever thought to
to because,
Langdon
Carolioa-i love
J0"-" He bent
over and seized
tt girl's hand.
"Ever since the
I first saw
you r
She shook not
ld Indulgently -And for you, ITUt
"uu in a mo- Langdon."
drew ber hand from bis. .
lou mustn't be so serious, Sir.
IT Vnu don't uuiVrstncd south-
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tra gins at an. We" are not Just like
northern girls. We are used to being
made love to from the time we are
knee high. Sometimes I fear we flirt
a little, but we don't mean any harm.
All girls fllrt-a little."
"But somebody wins even the south
ern girls." declared Haines eagerly.
The girl's face became serious, ear
nest sincere.
"Yes, somebody does, always," she
said. "And when a southern girl is
won she stays won, Mr. Haines."
"And I have a chance to win?" ques
tioned the determined young northerner
Carolina smiled
pressively.
sweetly and ex
"Who knows? First make my father
even a bigger success that's first On,
1 wonder If you can realize what all
this life means to me! If you can
realize what those years of stagnating
on the plantation
meant to me! No
man would have
endured It!" she
exclaimed bltter-
t 0 lit ' I y' am more
ll 1 V ill ft ot a maD tnan
I l m I woman In some
wilLJ ays; I'm am-
i iiT Wtious. From the
( pj?iO time I was a llt
I Er tie girl I've waut
. J ed the world,
I If power, (ami,
money. I want
L) them still. I
J mean to get tbem
"J want pourr, fame, somehow, any
moncyr hoW- lf x ca.t
get tbem myself, some one must get
them for me."
"And lovef suggested tbe man.
"You are leaving love out Suppose
I get all these things for you?"
Bud's pounding heart almost stopped.
He could scarcely gain bis breath as
bs saw creep Into Carolina's eyes what
he believed to be tbe light of hope for
him, tbe light even of a woman's prom
ise. "Who knows, Mr. Haines? There's
no reward guaranteed. Tbere may be
others trying." she answered.
Haines laughed tbe strong, hopeful
fighting laugh of tbe man who would
combat tbe boss of tbe senate on
ground of tbe boss' own choosing.
"All right!" he cried. "If it's an open
fight I'll enlist I'll give tbem all a
run. What are your orders?'
Carolina appeared Indifferent
"I don't know that I bave any par
ticular orders, sir knight, except to
see that my father does all be can for
tbe Altacoola naval base."
Haines paused, seized by a sudden
tremor.
"Tbe Altacoola naval base?" he stam
mered. "Well, all I can say Is that the
senator will do what be thinks right.
That might bring power and fame a
right decision in this case but It can't
bring money."
Carolina shrugged her shoulders.
"Money?" She laughed with affect
ed carelessness. "Welt well have to
let the money take care of Itself for a
time. But I do want him to vote for
Altacoola, because I believe that will
be tbe best for him. Tou believe In
Altacoola. don't your'
Haines hesitated, then answered:
"Well, between tbe two sites merely
as sites Altacoola seems to me rather
better."
Miss Langdon held out her hand Im
pulsively. "Then it will be Altacoola!" she cried.
"Thank you, Mr. Haines. We are part
ners, then, for Altacoola."
The young man grasped her band
earnestly.
"I d like to be your partner for good,
Carolina!" he cried.
They stood there close together, hold
ing each other's hands, looking Into
each other s eyes, when the door open
ed and In came Charles Norton.
CHAPTER XIII.
AT OLD FASHIONED FATHER.
CONGRESSMAN NORTON was
startled visibly at the sight of
Carolina and Haines appar
ently so wrapped up In each
other. Perhaps she was getting Inter
ested In the handsome, interfering sec
retary. That a woman sometimes
breaks her promise to wed he well
knew. Plainly Carolina was carrying
things too far for a girl who was tbe
promised wife of another.
Carolina and Haines showed surprise
at Norton's entrance.
The congressman advanced and spoke
gneeringly, his demeanor marking bim
to be in a dangerous mood.
"Do I intruder he drawled delib
erately. . .
Carolina drew away her hands from
Haines and faced the newcomer.
"Intrude'" she exclaimed contemptu
ously, a tone that Norton construed as
in bis favor and Haines In his own.
..! Hainpa hiuzbed sarcas-
tJcallv, feeling that now he was leader
tiiM Mia.
In tbe race for love again u... -
sisslppi representative, who was be
knew a subservient tool and a taker
of bribes. "You surely do Intrude,
Norton. Wouldn't any man who bad
Interrupted a tete-a-tete mother man
was having with Miss Langdon be to-
tnidlngr (l(,..
-I suDDose I can't dear that" b
pnea.
The secretary smiled again.
"IU match von to
he said.
But Norton's turn tn Wa. hi. ,
had come. He held out a paper to
Haines.
"Senator Lanedon save m thi.
I reckon I don't have to match."
ue secretary opened the note to
read:
'Where in thunder t.. v
drate come from-South America or
Russia? How much off on the tariff
on tbe creature do we want? Come
over to the committee room, where I
am, right away. Say it's an urgent
uirMage ana get in with a tip."
The secretary looked up, with a
laugh.
You win. Norton. I'm off OnnA.
by." And he started on a run to tbe
senator's aid.
Norton turned amrrtlv on th hh
the door closed.
"See here. Carolina." he cried wh
do you mean by letting that fellow
mate love to your"
Carolina Lanedon wonld not norm it
rebuke, even from the man she cared
for. She tossed back her head and
said coolly:
"Why shouldn't I let him make love
to me if I choose?"
"You know why." exclaimed Norton
his dark face flushing sullenlv. "B.
cause I love you and you love me!"
And ne seized her and pressed her to
him. "That Is whr!" be cried, and he
kissed ber again and again.
"Yes. I love you. Charlie: von know
that" Carolina said simDlv. She was
conquered by the southerner's master
fulness. "Then why do vou stand for that
Whlppersnapper's talk?" asked Norton
perplexedly.
Carolina laughed.
"Don't vou see. Charlie. I have to
stand for It? I have to stand for It
for your sake, for Randolph's sake.
for my own sake, for all our sakes.
Ton know tbe Influence be has over
father.
'He can make father do anvthln? he
wants, and suDDose I don't lead him
on? Where's our project? Let him
suspect a thing and let him go to
ratner, ana you Know wnat win nap
pen. Father would turn against that
Altacoola scheme in a moment. He'd
beggar himself, lf it were necessary,
rather than let a single one of us make
a dollar out of a thing he bad to de
cide."
"You're risht I reckon. Carolina."
said Norton dejectedly. "Your father
Is a real type of tbe southern gentle
man. He hasn't seen any real money
In so lonz be can't even bear to think
nf It Rnmphndt'i ent ta make monev
out of tbH and we should be tbe
ones.
'Wn'il lnne frlphtfnllv. Charlie, lf
tbey changed to Gulf City, wouldn't
we?" said toe gin apprenensiveiy.
"Do I intruder
"I'm horribly afraid sometimes, Char
He. That's why I came here today. I
wauted to Influence Haines, to keep
'jim straight, is there any danger that
they'll change? You don't think there
is, do you?"
-Of course not cbild. Stevens has
got his money In, and Teabody. There
are only five on tbe committee. It's
bound to go through."
"Then why is father so Important to
themr' asked Carolina.
"It's past my understanding, Caro
lina. I don't see how he's done It, but
the w hole country bas come to believe
whatever your father does Is right
and they've got to bave him."
"And father Is completely under the
domination of this secretary," mur
mured the girl thoughtfully.
Norton nodded.
"We've got to get rid of him, Caro
lina. That's all there to to It He has
to go! When it comes to bossing tbe
.enatnr nd making love to von, tnn.
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he's getting too strong."
'How can you do It?" she asked.
'You know when father likes any one
he won't believe a thing agalmtt bim."
Norton agreed sorrowfully.
"That's right Seems like the sena
tor's coming to think more of this fel
low than be does of bis own .family.
"Why shouldn't let him make love to
met
Why, I wouldn't be surprised If he'd
even let one of you girls marry bim if
he wanted to marry you."
"Wed have something to say about
that" Carolina laughed amusedly. "Do
you think that Hope or I could ever
care for a man like this fellow? Of
course not But do be careful, Char
lie. This Altacoola business must go
through right It would be too cruel
not to bave It so. And then"
"And then you and I'll be married
at once, Carolina, whether your father
likes It or not" ended Norton for ber.
"With Altacoola safe, we can do as we
please, as betweeu us we'll be rich.
What does it matter how we get the
money, as long as we get It"
CHAPTER XIV.
WHXN A DACOHTEB BETRAYS BEB
FATHER.
BUD returned to And Miss Lang
don and Norton still In the
I room. New buoyancy, new
courage, thrilled In his veins.
He would give this congressman the
battle of hi life for this prize, of that
he was confident
"I have an engagement with Vrs.
Holcomb, Senator Holcomb's wife,"
she said, "so I must hurry away, bul
I expect to be back to see father."
"I think I'll just wait," suggested
Norton. "I have to sea the senator as
soon as possible, and be ought to re
turn from that ways and means com
mittee meeting pretty soon."
When Carolina had gone a slight
feeling of constraint settled over tbe
two. .
"The senator's pretty busy these
days with bis naval base matter com
ing up, Isn't her'
"Yes; keeps bim pretty busy receiv
ing delegations from Altacoola and
Gulf City and patting them both on
tbe back," said Haines. "Had a man
from Golf City in this morning with
some pretty strong arguments."
Tbe secretary watched Norton keen
ly to note the effect of tbls hint in
favor of Gulf City.
"Gulf City!" Norton sneered.
"Shucks! Who'd put a naval base on
a bunch of mud flats? I reckon those
Gulf City fellows' are wasting their
time."
"Think sot" suggested Haines. "Are
you absolutely sure?" -Norton
started.
"Why, you don't mean to tell me,"
he exclaimed, "that Senator Langdon
would vote for Gulf City for tbe
naval baser
"I don't mean to tell you anything,
congressman," was tbe cool rejoinder.
"It's not my business. Tbe senator's
tbe one who does tbe talking."
An ugly sneer wrinkled tbe congress-
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"Well, I'm glud he attends to his
own business and doesn't trust too
many people," he said pointedly.
The secretary smiled lu puzzling
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"That's exactly why I don't talk,
congressman," he suld pleasantly.
"The senator doesn't trust too many
people. If be did, there might be too
much money made out of land simu
lation. Senator Langdon doesn't hap
pen to be one of those senators who
care for that kind of thing."
"I suppose you tbluk you're pretty
strong with tbe senator," ventured the
Mlsslsslppian.
"Tell you the truth, I haven't thought
very much about it," replied Hnlues,
"but lf you come right down to It I
guess I um pretty strong."
"Suppose you've Influenced lihu In
tbe uuval base business, then."
Still tbe secretary smiled, keeping bis
temper under the adroit attuck.
"Well, I think he'd listen to me with
considerable interest."
"But you're for Altacoola, of course."
Haines shook his bead.
"No, 1 cau't sny that I'm for Alta
coola. Fellow who was lu here this
morning put up n pretty good argu
ment, to my uilml, for Gulf City. In
fact, he made It pretty strong. Seem
ed to show It was all to my Interest to
go In with Gulf City. Think I'll have
to Investigate a little more. I tell you,
.Norton," spoke Iluli.es in a confiden
tial manner, "this hind speculation re
ver Is a frightful thing. While I was
talking to this fellow from Gulf City
I almost caucbt It invHi.lf lri.ii
If 1 met the bead of tbe Altacoola siiec-
uiuuon i uiigm cutcu the fever from
hi in too."
"Why don't vou nut vour niinv int..
Gulf City and lose It, then?" replied
.orion, nouuing his bund scornfully.
"Tbat'd be a irood Iuhhoh for n riuh.,.
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