A GENTLEMAN
FRQ5M MISSISSIPPI
By THOMAS A. WISE
Novelized From the Play by Frederick R. Toombs
COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY THOMAS A. WISB
CHAPTER IX.
A KKW KIMS OF FOL1TICA1 PARTNERSHIP..
THE combination of the forces of,
Langdon and Haines did not
find much favor among the
powers that are at the capital.
Senator Peabody peremptorily, demand
ed an explanation from Stevens as to
how he had allowed "his senator" to
engage as his secretary "this Inquisi
tive man Haines, a reporter who didn't
know his place."
"Here we've put Langdon on naval
affairs because we knew he didn't un
derstand what's going on. and you,
Stevens, supposed to be the finished
product f the political mill, you fall
sleep and let him take up a man
whom nobody can control, one who
knows the Inside workings of Wash
ington and who will take pnr-tic-u-lar
pleasure In teaching your fellow Ills
lssipplan far too much for our good."
Stevens' . reply, to effect that prob
ably Haines would consent to be "tak
en care, or if judiciously approached,
was derided by the observant Pea
body. "A young reformer grows fat
on notoriety," he laughed, "and think
what scandal he would have for his
newspaper If we took a chance on dis
closing our hand to him. No. no, Ste
. tens; we must have hlui watched and
try to discredit him In some way. Per
haDS we can make Lanedori believe
that his secretary Is dishonest."
congressman Norton was anocner
man who was dismayed nt the forma
tion of the firm of Langdon and Halns.
Young Randolph, too. could not forget
the defeat and humiliation he had pre
viously suffered at Haines' bands and
grew more bitter as the reporter's In
fluence over his father grew stronger.
But Haines most effective enemy bad
arisen in the person be would be the
last to suspect, one whom he unceas
ingly admired. one whose Very words
he had come to cherish. And possibly
It was not all ber own fault that Caro
lina Langdon bad enlisted her services,
subtle and quite overwhelming (owing
to Haines' fervent worship of ber) -
against the secretary. Perhaps the so
cial system of which she bad become a
part in Washington had something to
do with the craving to become a leader
In that fascinating world whose daz-
sllruj variety and Infinite diversion
seemed to fill ber soul with all that It
yearned for. Love she had, for she
bad now promised to wed Congress
man Norton. . She loved him fondly;
he had confessed to him, and gradu
ally she came to work desperately
gainst Haines, who, she bad been
convinced by Norton and Randolph,
would prove a stumbling block to them,
to her father, to herself In her career
at the capital, if his Influence over the
senator should be permitted to exist or
to Increase. And so on the surface
Carolina Langdon was most amiable
to the secretary, encouraged him In bis
attentions to ber, led him surely Into
ber power, Norton having prevailed on
ber to keep the knowledge of tbelr en
gagement secret from every one, even
ber father.
The days and nights became filled
with Important work for Senator Lang
don and bis secretary. Together they
went over the Important measures, out
lined what appeared to be the best
course of procedure and carried it into
effect as far as possible. Langdon be
came a prominent figure In the senate,
owing to bis - consistent support of
measures that fitted In with the public
policy, or what should be the public
policy, of the nation. lie had learned
that the only practicable way to out
wit or to cope with the members of
the dominating machine, made up, be
was surprised to see, of members of
both the parties the only two in
Washington was to oppose what the
. machine wanted with enough power to
' force It to grant Mm what he believed
' the public ought to have. He was de
scribed by some of the hidebound "In
siders" on Capitol hill as "the only
liinlnv man vtui hnA fnnirht thu mn-
chlne In thirty years.'
At the home he bad later established
In Washington as preferable to the
International hotel were frequently
seen a small coterie of senators and
congressmen who bad become known
to the sarcastic party bosses In both
bouses of congress ss the "Langdon
crowd." which crowd was admitted to
be somewhat of a factor when It final
ly prevailed on the president to take
over 11.000 postmasters from the ap
pointment class and put them under
the control of the civil service commis
sion, resulting in the necessity of a
competitive examination for these
postmasters instead of tbelr securing
positions through political favoritism.
Those who did not know Langdon
Intimately suggested that "this fellow
ought to be taken car of.' What In
God's name does be wsntT A commit
tee chairmanship? An ambassadorship
for soma Mississippi charcoal burner?
A couple of federal Judgeships for bis
friends? Well, whatever It Is. give It
to him and get ulni In with the. rest
of us!"
Again It waa Peabody who bad the
deciding say.
"There's only on thing worse than
a young reformer, and that's an old
one." he laughed bitterly at a secret
conclave at bis apartment in the lux
urious. Louis Napoleon hotel. TU
young one minus ne is going to live
and wants our future profits for him
self. The old one thinks he's going
to die, and be's sore at leaving so
much graft behind him."
Heads and hearts thinking and throb
bing together, Langdon and his secre
tary, Haines, plodded along. They
bad 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 nope Georgia watched
it nil and rejoiced, for she believed
with all the accrued erudition of eight
een years of innocent girlhood that
Mr. Bud Haines was quite the finest
specimen of young manhood this
world bad ever produced. How could
be have happened! She was sure that
she bad never met Us equal, not even
In that me mot able week she bad spent
In Jackson.
The passing weeks taught Haines
that he was deeply in love with Caro
lina, nnd, though he had endeavored
to keep the knowledge of this from
ber, ber woman's Intuition had told her
his secret, and she stifled the momen
tary regrets that flitted into ber mind,
because sbe was now In "the game
herself, the Washington game, that
ensnares the woman as well as the
man and makes her a slave to Its fan
cy. No one but , bernelf and Norton
knew bow deeply she bad "plunged"
on a c-ertalu possible turn of the po
litlenl cards. Sbe must not. sbe could
not,, lose If life Itself were to remain
of value to her, and on Jier sway over
this secretary she was told it all de
pended. :
A subject that for some unexplaln
able reason frequently lodged In
Haines' mind was that of tbe appar
ent assiduity with which Mrs. Spangler
cultivated Senator Langdon's friend
ship. For several years she bad occu
pied a high social position at tbe capU
tal, be well knew, but various Indefi
nite, intangible rumors be bad beard,
be could not state exactly where, had
made him regret her growing Intimacy
with the girls and with tbe senator.
Tbey bad met her through letters of
Introduction of the most trustworthy
and assuring character from people of
highest social rank' In Virginia, where
tbe Langdons bad 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, aud residents of Virginia who
had not been In the capital for years
might be forgiven for not knowing of
all tbe more recent developments In
the lives of those they knew In Wash
ington. While not wishing to have tbe
senator know of bis Intention, tbe sec
retary determined to investigate Mrs.
Spangler and her present mode of life
at his first opportunity, hoping tbe
while that bis quest would reveal ber
to be what tbe Langdons considered
her a widow of wealth, fashion and
reserve wbo resided at the capital be
cause tbe memories of her late bus
band, a former congressman of blgb
standing, were associated with It.
Calling nt tbe Langdons' bouse one
evening In February to receive direc
tions regarding Important work for the
next day, Haines
was somewhat
C v'i-5?.vo culiar smIle on
i t Jit " J the senator's face.
A ti i Answering the
secretary s 1001
IT
of Inquiry, tbe
M lssisslpplan
said:
been told
can name
new holder of
t J a five
-
thousand
dollar a year posl
tlon In the de
partment of com
merce aud labor
and that If 1 have
"7t't a trlcfc,"
Haines.
safci
no one in particu
lar from my state to name that that
you would be a good man for the Job,
First I was glad for your sake, my
boy, for if you wanted It you could
have the position. But on thinking it
over It seemed there might be some
thing behind it not showing on the sur
face." "It's a trick. said Haines. "Who
made tbe offer?" ,
"Senator Stevens."
"i mignt nave known," hotly re
sponded the secretary. "There's a
crowd that wants you and me separat
ed. Thought this bait too much for
me to resist, did tbey?" Then he
paused, rubbing his fingers through his
hair in a perplexed manner. "Strange,
isn't it, senator, that a man of your
party is offered this desirable piece of
patronage, entirely unsolicited on your
part, from tbe administration of an
other,. a different political party? Espe
cially when that other party has so
many huugry would be 'tax enters'
clamoring to enter tbe land of milk
and honey.' I think Stevens deliber
ately" "There, there. Bud," broke In Lang
don, "you mustn't say anything against
Senator Stevens to me. True, be asso
ciates with some folks 1 don't approve
of, but that doesn't necessarlli. mean
anytmng wrong, ami i tujsen uuve al
ways found blm thoroughly honest."
"Yes," muttered the secretary, fol
lowing the senator into tbe library.
'you've always found him honest be
cause you think everybody's honest
but Stevens is just the doctor wbo will
cure you of this ailment, this chronic
trustfulness."
Haines laughed softly. "When Pea-
body's little Stevle gets through back
ing at tbe prostrate body of political
purity his two handed sword of polit
ical corruption will need new edges."
Thus far neither the senator nor bis
secretary bad suspicion of any ques
tionable deal in regard to tbe gulf
naval base. The rush of other events,
particularly the fight over tbe reduc
tion of tbe tariff,
bad pushed this
project tempora
rily into the back
ground so far as
tbey were con
cerned, though
tbe "boss of tbe
senate" and bis
satellites had
been losing no
time In perfect
ing their plans
regarding the
choice of Altacoo
la as tbe site.
.Peabody aud
Stevens had in
eenlouslv exnlolt-
ed ; Langdon at "BettZUor
every possible op., rTlfldo."
portunlty in relation to the naval base.
Asked about new developments In the
committee on naval affairs, tbe ready
answer was: "Better see Senator
Langdon. He knows all about tbe
naval base; has tbe matter In full
charge. I really know little about it."
So by hiding behind the unsuspect
ing old hero of Crawfordsvllle they
diverted from themselves any possible
suspicion and placed Langdon where
be would have to bear tbe brunt of
tbe great scandal that would, they
well knew, come out at some future
time after their foul conspiracy
against the nation bad been consum
mated, after tbe fruits of tbelr be
trayal bad been secured.
What, after all, the schemers con
cluded, is the little matter of an inves
tigation among senators to guilty sen
ators who, deep,
ly versed In the
law, have de
stroyed every
compromising
document that
could bo admls
slble as evi
dence? Why, the senate
would appoint
an investigating
committee and
investigate It
self, would It
not, when the -ridiculous
scan-
dal came? Ind what senator
And what sen- "WwMmeyf
ator would fear himself, or for him
self, as be Investigated himself, when
tbe blame had already been put pub
licly on some one else, some simple
minded old soul wbo could go back to
bis cotton fields In Mississippi and for
get all about It, strong in his innocence,
even though shorn of reputation, and
desire to live?
CHAPTER X.
WKEIf SENATORS DISAGREE.
TUB wiseacres of Washington had
nightly predicted that tbe site
of tbe . hundred million dol
lar gulf naval base would be
decided on In March after the excite
ment and gayety attending the presi
dential Inauguration had subsided.
On the morning of tbe day before
this action of the committee on naval
affairs was to be taken Secretary
Haines sat at bis desk in Senator
Langdon's committee room In tbe cap
ltol. Richard Cullen, tbe favorite as
sociate of Haines In bis journalistic
days, out earllrr than usual on his
dally round of the departments for
news for bis Chicago paper, had
strolled In and attempted a few of bis
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iy found tbem entertaining, but these
were directed at Senator Langdon.
"Now, let me tell you so met h lug.
Pick," the secretary answered ttriuly.
"Don't you work off all your dyspeptic
Ideas In this neighborhood. My sena
tor Is a great man. They cuu't appre
ciate him up here because be's honest
-crystal clear. I used to think I knew
what a decent .citizen, a real man.
ought to bo. but be's taught ine some
new things, ne'll teach them all some
thing before he gets through."
Cullen hung one leg over Haines'
desk.
"You're n nice, quiet, gentlemanly lit
tle optimist, and I like you, old fel
low," retorted Cullen. "But dou't de
ceive yourself too much. Your Senator
Langdon Is personally one of the best
ever. But be was born a mark, and a
mark he'll be to tbe end of time.
"He looks good now. Sure, I like bis
speeches, and all that, but just wait.
When some of
those old foxes In
the senate want
to put his head
In the bag and tie
It down, they
won't have any
trouble nt all."
Smiling, Haines
looked up at bis
cynical friend.
"T b e bag 'II
have to go over
my head, too," be
said with a nod.
"You'ro o ntcs tittle "Well, I don't
opttntfst." kuow tuat rea.
body 'd have to strain himself very
much or get such an awful big bag to
drop you both in, if it comes right
down to that, old chap. You're making
a mistake. You're as bad as your old
man. You're a beautiful pair of opti
mists, and you a good newspaper man.
too It's a shame!"
After momentary hesitation Cullen
continued, thoroughly Berlous.
"Bud, my old friend," he suld In low
tone, glancing quickly about, "there's
one thing that you've got to put a
stop to. It's hurting you."
The secretary's face showed bis be
wilderment. "What do you mean?" he snapped
abruptly. "Out with It!"
"I mean," replied Cullen, "that ru
mors are going around that you are
keeping Langdon away from tbe crowd
of 'insiders' In tbe senate for your own
purposes that, In short, you plan to"
"I understand," was tbe quick In
terruption. "I am accused of wanting to
'deliver' Senator Langdon, guurautee
his vote, on some graft proposition, so
that I can get the money and not be
himself. Consequently I'm tipping blm
off on what measures are honest, so
that he'll vote for them, until until
I'm offered my price, then Influence
blm to vote for some big crooked
scheme, telling blm It is all right He
votes aa I suggest, and 1 get tbe
money r
"That's what 'delivering a man'
means In Washington," dryly answer
ed tbe Chicago correspondent "It
means winning a man's confidence, bis
support, his vote, through friendship
and then selling It for cash"
"But you, Dick, you have"
"Of course, old man, I have denied
the truth of this. I knew you too well
to doubt you. Still, tbe yarn Is hurt
ing you. Remember tbst western sen
ator wbo was 'delivered' twice, both
ways, on a graft bill?" be laughingly
asked tbe secretary.
"Should say I did. Dick. That Is
the record for that game. It was a
corporation measure. One railroad
wanted It; another opposed It. The
senator Innocently told an eastern sen
ator that be was going to vote for tbe
bill. Then tbe easterner went to the
railroad wanting tb bill passed and
got $7,000 on bis absolute promise that
be would get Senator X. to vote for it.
wbo, of course, did vote for It."
"Yes," said Cullen, "and later, when
Senator X. heard that Senator Z. bad
got money for bis rote, be was wild.
Then when another effort was made
to pass tb bill (which had been de
feated) tbe 'delivered' senator ssld to
Z. as be met blm unexpectedly: 'You
scoundrel, here's where I get square
with you to some extent Anyway,
I'm fjolng to vote against that bill this
time and make a long speech against
It too.' feiiutur Z. than luiuttal in
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One must rub his eyes these days
to hp RllrA Ihttt nrvnn rIMn't ...In lha
i last election. Here for instance, is
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iuucui mus attorney general aa
vising the national banHs that they
may insure their deposits. The very
suggestion was wicked and Impracti
cable less than a year ago. True it
Is that Bryan proposed to have depos
its guaranteed by the federal govern
ment, whereas the attorney general
has reference to Insurance companies.
Hut this convenient distinction may
be resolved into a plutocratic differ
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Those attractive women who are
lovely in face, form and temper are
the envy of many, who might be
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"And lie got the money, too, both
ways," added Haines us Cullen con
cluded, "and both railroads to this day
think that X. received the money from
Z."
"Of course," snld Cullen, ' "but X.
was to blame, though. lie didn't
know enough to keep to hlniRelf how
he was going to vote. Any man that
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