A GENTLEMAN
FROM
By THOMAS A. WISE
Novelized From the Play by Frederick R. Toombs
COPYRICHT. 1909, BY THOMAS A. WISE
CHAPTER XII.
tux una or A WOMAN'! LOVE
IAROLINA had come to find
oat from Haines. If possible,
how her father was going to
Tote on the naval base and to
Induce the secretary to persuade him
to stand for Alfnrnnln If thora utnunl
danger that he would vote for an
other site. That was her scheme, for
Carolina had put 125,000 Into Alta
oota land, money left by her mother.
Morton had persuaded Carolina to In
vest In the enterprise to defraud the
government, promising her $50,000
clear profit How much she could do
In Washington society with that!
The continued uncertainty over her
father's Una attltudo had strained her
nerves almost to the breaking, for the
access of the conspiracy depended on
ui tuip. : , cu wuiub vi nur-
tOO, her future husband, could reas
sure her. Her worry was increased
by the knowledge of Randolph's in
vestment of her father's $50,000.
- That Carolina mast sacrifice Haines
on the altar of her consuming desire
for money, for a higher worldly posi
tion, was an unimportant considera
tion." He stood In the way. Any mo
ment he might discover the existence
of the Altacoola scheme, he would Im
mediately tell her father, and she knew
her father would immediately decide
against Altacoola the bright hopes of
tier future would tarn to ashes. Nor
ton's money as well was Invested In
Altacoola. He, too, would be rained.
She was surs that she loved Norton,
but She could not marry a penniless
man.
Carolina resumed the conversation.
"It Isn't anything so very Important,
Mr. Ruin. It'a nhniif father "
Haines beamed.
"I have the. honor to report Miss
Augiwu, uv uvwni, . tuai yuur m-
, ther is making the very best kind of a
senator."
'' The girl hesitated.
"Yes; be might if he had soma am
bition." - ' ?
- Tton't worry! If he comes down to
that 1 have ambition for two. Ton
want him to be a success, don't you?
, . Well, he la the biggest kind of a sue-
I . t a il . 1 . ' 1 M 1 m
T I urrer oeuevea iuui ue wuuiu ue,
confessed . the daughter. ' ,
Haines laughed.
"Why, do you realize that today he
la one of the most popular men In pub
lic life throughout the country; that
'What does Langdon think?' has be
come the watchword of the big body
of Independents who want honesty
; and decent government without graft?
v "I tell you that's a big thing. Miss
Langdon. That's success real sue
cms In politics, especially .in Wash
Ington politics.
"Now, If there's anything else you
, want him to have, I'll see that be gets
It. I'll try to get It for hlm"-be paus
' ad a moment then added, with heart
felt meaning In his voice-"and for
' too. Miss Langdon:"
- Carolina ' played coquettlsbly with
the secretary. :
"For me, Mr. Haines 7" she ques
tioned archly, with an effective glance
Into his eyes.
' J. 1 1 1. V.
ly-r-te leap.
"Tea," ha exclaimed unsteadily, "for
yon; and you know It 1 That's the In
aplratlon . now,
my Inspiration
the chance of
winning your be
lief In me,, of
winning eome-
thing more, the
biggest' thing I
ver thought to
, win ' because.
Miss Langdon
Carolina I love
you.", . He bent
over and seized
, the girl's band.
"Ever since the
day I first saw
yon I" ' ' -f
She shook ber
head Indulgently
and - In ' a - mo
"And for vou. MUt
Langdon."
ment drew ber hand from bis.
"You mustn't be so serious, Br.
- Hal dm. Yon don't understand south-
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era gins at all. We are not Just like
northern girls. We are used to being
made love to from the time we are
knee high. Sometimes 1 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 1 have a chance to win 7" ques
tioned the determined young north
erner Carolina smiled sweetly and ex
pressively.
"Who knows 7 First make my father
even a bigger success that's first Oh,
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 bare
endured It!" she
exclaimed bitter
ly. "1 am more
of a man than a
womaq in some
ways; I'm am
bitious. From the
time I was a lit
tle girl I've want
ed the world,
power, fame,
' ' them still. I
mean to get them
"I want power, fame, somehow, any-
get them myself, some one must get
tuem for me.
"And love?" suggested the man.
"You are leaving love out. Suppose
I get all these things for you?"
Bud's pounding heart Almost stopped.
He could scarcely gain his breath as
he saw creep into Carolina's eyes what
he believed to be the light of hope for
him, the light even of a woman's prom
ise. Who knows, Mr. Haines? There's
no reward guaranteed. There may be
others trying." she answered.
Haines laughed the strong, hopeful,
fighting laugh of the man who would
combat the boss of the senate on
ground of the boss' own choosing. . -
"All right!" be cried. "If it's an open
fight I'll enlist. I'll give them all a
run. What are your orders?"
Carolina appeared indifferent.
"I don't know that 1 have any par
ticular orders, sir knight except to
see that my father does all he can for
the Altacoola naval base."
Haines paused, seized by a sudden
tremor.
"The Altacoola naval base?" he stam
mered. "Well, all I can say Is that the
senator will do what he 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. "Well, 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 the best for him. You believe In
Altacoola, don't you?"
Haines hesitated, then answered:
"Well, between the two sites merely
as sites Altacoola seems to me rather
better."
Miss Langdon held out her hand Im
pulsively.
"Then It will be Altacoola r sho cried.
"Thank you, Mr. Haines. We are part
ners, then, for Altacoola."
The young man grasped ber band
earnestly.
"I'd like to be your partner for good,
Carolina!" he cried.
They stood there close together, hold
ing each other's bands, looking Into
each other's eyes, when the door open
ed and In came Charles Norton.
CHAPTER XIII.
AN 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 be well
knew. Plainly Carolina was carrying
things too far for a girl who was the
promised wife of another.
Carolina and Haines showed surprise
at Norton's entrance.
The congressman advanced and spoke
aneeringly, his demeanor marking blm
to be In a dangerous mood.
"Do I Intruder be drawled delib
erately. Carolina drew away ber bands from
Haines and faced the newcomer. .
"Intrude!" she exclaimed contemptu
ously, a tone that Norton construed as
In his favor and Haines in bis own.
"Intruder' Haines laughed sarcas
tically, feeling that now he was leader
In the race for love against this Mis
sissippi representative, who was, be
knew, a subservient tool and a taUer
of bribes. "Yon surely do Intrude,
Norton. Wouldn't any man who had
interrupted a tete-a-tete another man
waa having with Miss Langdon be In
truding?" "I suDnnse I can't denv that" he ra-
puea.
The secretary" smiled again.
"I'll 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. I reckon I don't have to match."
The secretary opened the note to
read:
"Where in thunder dees that hy
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 argent
message and get In with a tip."
The secretary looked up, with a
laugh.
"You win, Norton. I'm off. 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?" s. "
Carolina Langdon would not permit
rebuke, even from the man she cared
for. She tossed back ber head and
said coolly:
'Why shouldn't Met him make love
to me if I choose?"
"You know why," exclaimed Norton,
his dark face flushing sullenly. ' "Be
cause I love you and you love me!"
And he seized her and pressed ber to
him. "That Is why!" be cried, and he
kissed her again and again.
"Yes, I love you, Charlie; you know
that," Carolina said simply. She was
conquered by tne southerner's master
fulness.
"Then why do you stand for that
whlppersnapper's talk?" asked Norton
perplexedly.
Carolina laughed.
"Pon't you 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.
Yon know the influence be has over
father.
"He can make father do anything he
wants, and suppose I don't lead him
on? Where's our project? Lr'
spspect 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 It were nec:., .'
rather than let a single one of us make
a dollar out of a thing be had to de
cide." "You're right I reckon, Carolina,"
said Norton dejectedly. "Your father
Is a real type of the southern gentle
man. He hasn't seen any real money
q so long he can't even bear to think
of it Somebody's got to make money
out of this, and we should be the
ones." .
"We'd lose frightfully, Charlie. If
they changed to Gulf City, wouldn't
we?" said the girl apprehensively.
"Do 1 intruder
"I'm horribly afraid sometimes, Char
He. That's why I came here today. I
wanted to Influence Haines, to keep
Uim straight. Is there any danger that
they'll change? You don't think there
Is, do you?"
"Of course not child. Stevens has
got his money in, and Pea body. There
are only five on the committee. It'a
bound to go through."
"Then why la father so Important to
them?" asked Carolina.
"It's past my understanding, Caro
lina. I don't see how he's done It, bat
the whole country has come to believe
whatever your father does Is light
and they've got to have 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 blm, Caro
lina. That's all there Is to It. He has
to go! When It comes to bossing the
iwnatnr and maklnir love to vnn too.
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lie's getting too strong,"
"How can you-do It?" she asked.
"You know when father likes any one
be won't believe a thing against blm."
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 owu fuiully.
"Why $Kouldn't I let htm make love to
mef
Why, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd
even let one of you girls marry blm If
he wanted to marry you."
"We'd 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-
He. This Altacoola business must go
through right It would be too cruel
not to have It so. And then"
"And then you and I'll be married
at once, Carolina, whether your father
likes It or not," ended Nortou for ber.
"With Altacoola safe, we can do as we
ase, as between us we'll be rlcb.
What does It matter how we get the
money, as long as we get It"
CHAPTER XIV.
A DAUOHTEB BETRAYS HER
FATHER.
WHXIf
B'
CD returned to find Miss Lang
don and Norton still In the
room. New buoyancy, new
courage, thrilled In bis veins.
He would give this congressman the
battle of his life for this prize, of that
be was confident
"I have an engagement with Vrs.
Holcomb, Senator Holcomb's wlf"
she said, "so I must hurry away, but
I expect to be back to see father."
"I think I'll just wait," suggested
Norton. "I have to see the senator as
soon as possible, and be ought to re
turn from that ways and meaus com
mittee meeting pretty soon."
When Carolina bad gone a slight
feeling of constraint settled over the
two.
"The senator's pretty busy these
days with bis naval base matter com
ing up, Isn't he?"
"Yes; keeps him pretty busy receiv
ing delegations from Altacoola and
Gulf City and patting them both on
the back," said Haines. "Had a man
from Gulf City In this morning with
some pretty strong arguments."
The secretary watched Norton keen
ly to note the effect of this blut In
favor of Gulf City.
"Gulf City!" Norton , sneered.
"Shocks! Who'd put a naval base on
a bunch of mud flats? I reckon those
Gnlf City fellows are wasting their
time."
"Think so?" suggested Haines. "Are
yon absolutely sure?"
Norton started.
"Why, yoa don't mean to tell me,"
he exclaimed, "that Senator Langdon
would vote for Golf City for the
naval base?"
"I don't mean to tell yoa anything,
congressman," was the cool rejoinder, j
"It'a not my business. The senator's
the one who does the talking." ,
An ugly sneer wrinkled the congress-
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"That's exactly why I don't talk,
congressman," he said pleasantly.
"The senator doesn't trust too many
people. If he did, there might be too
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latlon. Senator Langdon doesn't Imp-
pen to be one of those senators who
euro for that kind of thing."
"I suppose you think you're pretty
strong with the Benntor," ventured the
Mississlppiun.
"Tell you the truth, I haven't thought
very much about It," replied Haines,
"but, if you come right down to it, I
guess I am pretty strong."
"Suppose you've influenced lilm in
the naval base business, then."
Still the secretary smiled, keeping his
temper under the adroit attack.
"Well, I think he'd listen to me with
considerable interest."
"But you're for Altacoola, of course."
Haines shook his head.
"No, I can't say that I'm for Alta
coola. Fellow who was In here this
morning put up a pretty good argu
ment, to my mind, 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 hnve
to investigate a little more. I tell you,
Norton," spoke Hnii.es In n confiden
tlttl manner, "this laud speculation fe -
ver Is a frightful thing. While I was
talking to this fellow from Gulf City
i nimost caught it myself. Probably
If 1 met the head of tUo Altacoola spec
ulatlou I uilaht catch the fever from
hlni too."
"Why don't you put your money Into
Gulf City and loso It, then?" replied
Norton, nodding his head scornfully.
"Thnt'd bo a good lesson for u rising
vounir nolti"i" uim vr,i
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