The news=record., July 17, 1909, Saturday Edition, Image 3

A GENTLEMAN -
FROM MISSISSIPPI
By THOMAS A. WISE
Novelized From the Play by Frederick R. Toombs
COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY THOMAS A. WISE
; CHAPTER XVIII.
HOPE 7 ANGDOX'S KOUB CF TRTFMPF
HAINES sat at a table In the
reception room, across from
Hope Georgia, and his grat
itude for her battle iu his fa
vor mingled with a realization of qual
ities In this young lady that he had
never before noticed. Probably he did
not know that what he had really seen
In her that day and that evening was
the sudden transition from girlhood to
womanhood, ' her casting aside of
thoughtless, Irresponsible youth and
the shouldering
bill ties of the
grown, woman
who would do
her share In the
world's work.
He stared
across In aston
ishment at' this
slip of a girl who
Lad outwitted
two resourceful
men and an old
er sister of un
questioned abili
ties. "1 do not rec
She would do her share
in the world's work.
ognize you, Miss Hope,
he said flnal-
iy.
"Perhaps you never looked at me be
fore," she suggested archly, feeling in
stinctively that this was her hour; that
the man she loved was at this moment
thinking more about her than of ally
thing else in the world.
Haines made a gesture of regret
"That must be It," he agreed. Then
he leaned forward eagerly. "But I'm
looking at you now, and I like looking
at you. I like what you've done for
me."
"Oh, that was nothing, Mr. Haines,"
she exclaimed airily, her intuition tell
ing ber of her sway over the man.
"Nothing!" he exclaimed. "Well, lfs
more than any one ever did for me be
fore. I've known lots of girls"
"I don't doubt that, Mr. Haines,"
Hope Interjected, with a light laugh.
"Yea, I soy I've known lots of girls,
but there's never been one who showed
herself such a true friend as you have
been. There's never been any one who
believed In me this way when I was
practically flown and out."
"Perhaps you've never been down
nd out before, Mr. Haines, so they
never had a chance to show whether
they believed in you or not."
"That may be one reason," he an
swered. "I wonder why" he paused
"I wonder why your sister Carolina
did not believe in me."
"You were quite fond of her, weren't
you?" the girl began, then stopped and
turned away ber head.
Haines gazed curiously at Hope.
"I was, yes. I even thought I loved
tier, but I soon saw my mistake. It
wasn't love. It was only a kind of
Suddenly pausing, Bud Haines shot
a swift glance at the girl.
"What wonderful hair you have, Miss
Hope." ' ' '
' The girl smiled Invitingly.
"Think so?"
" "Yes," he declared earnestly. "I
know so. I never noticed It before,
but I guess lots of fellows down In
Mississippi have."
Hope's tantalizing smile worried him.
"I hope you are not secretly engaged
loo!" he exclaimed.
"Jfo, oh, no!" she answered quickly
before she thought
"Or in love?' he asked seriously.
Haines had stood up and was now
leaning Intently over the table. He
realized the difference between the
feeling be had had for Carolina and
the tender emotion that thrilled him as
he thought of the sweet girl before
htm. '. This time be knew he was not
mistaken, ne knew that he truly
loved Hope Langdon.
"Or in love?" he asked again, anx
ious at her silence.
Hope looked at him slowly. A faint
Mush illumined her face. '.
"Ch, don't let's talk about me," she
exclaimed.
"Zut I want to talk about you, he
rr!d. "I don't want to talk about any
thing else. I must talk about you, and
"No one hat believed in me but von."
I'm a-olnir to talk whether you want
. to hear or not You've believed in me
0
when nobody else believed. Tout
rougnf lor iue mucu viauouy ciso
was fighting against me. You've shown
that you think I am honest and worthy
of a woman's faith. You fought your
own family for me. Nobody has ever
done for me what you have, and
and"
lie faltered, full of what he was
about to say.
"And you're grateful," she ended.
He looked her squarely in the eyes
as though to fathom her thoughts.
Thou he ranched toward the girl and
seized both her hands.
"Grateful nothing!" he cried. "I'm
not grateful. I'm in love In love with
you. I want you want you as I never
wanted anything or anybody before,
and I tell you I'm going to have you.
Do you hear?"
Hope could not hide ber agitation.
The light in her eyes showed she was
all a woman.
"Oh, nothing In the world could hap
pen as quickly as that, Mr. Haines!"
she protested, with her last attempt at
archness.
Nothing could ?" he threatened. "I'll
show you."
He advanced quickly around the ta
ble, but the girl darted Just beyond bis
grasp. Then she paused and her lover
gathered her in his arms.
'Hope, my dear; you are my own,"
was all he could say as be bent over
to kiss the lips that were not refused
to him.
Hope released herself from his fer
vent grasp.
'I love you, I do love you," she said
fondly. "I believe In you, and father
must too. You've got to btralghten
this tangle out now, for my sake as
well as your own. Father will listen."
"It's all so strange, so wonderful,
can hardly understand it," began
Haines slowly as be held the girl's
bands. '
Unknown to both, the door leading
from the ball had opened to admit
Senator Langdon Into the lower end
of the room. Surprised at the sight
of the couple, so seriously intent on
each other, he made a sudden gesture
of anger, then, apparently changing
his mind, advanced toward them.
'I believe you want to see me, sir,"
he said to Haines. "I hope you'll be
brief. I have very little time to spare
from my guests."
nope's bosom fluttered timorously
at the Interruption. The man nervous
ly stepped forward.
"I shan't take much of your time,
Senator Langdon," be said. "There
has been a misunderstanding, a terri
ble mistake. I am sure I can convince
you."
Senator Langdon hesitated doubtful
ly, half turned toward Carolina, Ran
dolph and Norton, who bad followed
hi in, and again faced Haines.
Hope pressed ber father's arm and
looked up into his face entreatlngly.
Randolph, observing this, quickly
stepped close to the senator's side,
saying, "I can settle with this Mr.
Haines for you."
Waving his son aside, the senator
finally spoke.
"I reckon there's been too many
attending to my business and settling
my affairs, Randolph," be said. "I
think for a change I'll settle a few of
my own. All of you children go out
and leave me here with Mr. Haines."
CHAPTER XIX.
SENAT0B LANGDON LEARNS THE TRUTH.
WHEN they were alone Haines
-faced the senator and spoke
determinedly.
"They told you I was not
running straight," he said.
The senator nodded, and the lines
about bis mouth deepened.
"Yes."
Bud Haines stiffened at the word.
Every muscle In his body seemed to
become rigid as he mentally vowed
that he would retaliate against bis tra
ducers If it cost him his life to do it
nope had Informed him only too ac
curately, he now realized. Little did
the senator know that what he was
now about to bear would give him one
of the severest shocks of his life.
"They told me you weren't running
straight," said Haines deliberately.
"Now, neither one of us has been
crooked, but somebody else has been,
and this was the plan to keep us
apart."
"Norton told me you were speculat
ing In Altacoola lands," said Langdon.
"And Norton told me the same of
you," retorted Bud.
The senator's face grew very serious.
"But mi daughter. Miss Carolina
Langdon, confirmed Norton's story."
Haines here faced the most difficult
part of his interview. He hardly knew
how to answer. His manhood rebelled
against placing any blame on a wo
man. He revolted at the thought of
ruining a father's faith In bis daugh
ter's honesty, especially when that
father was the man be most admired,
a man for whom be bad genuine, deep
rooted affection. But It was necessary
that the words be spoken.
"I bate to tell you, sir," he said In a
low, uncertain voice, "that it was your
daughter Carolina who made me be
lieve this story told about you and
vouched for by your son Randolph."
Langdon started back aghast He
tnrtwi at Halnea and knew that be
' anoka tha truth. TtuiB hlM Yblta Jiead
sank puiuetlcaliy. Tears welled Into
the eyes of the planter, and this sturdy
old fighting man dropped weakly into
a chair, sobbing convulsively, broken
in spirit and wearied In body.
At length Haines spoke to his strick
en chief.
"I know It hurts," he said. "It hurt
me to have to say it. Don't believe it
until you get It
out of Norton,
but then you
must do some
thing." Langdon came
to his feet, mop
ping his cheeks.
But there was no
weakness in him
now. Yes, he
would do some
thing. He would
go after the
thieves that had
turned his own
flesh and blood
against him and
root them all out
"I kn v it .wis."
show them all up.
"Oh, 111 do something," be said
grimly. "I'm going to make up for
lost time. Of course Norton Is spec
ulating. Who's behind him?"
"Stevens and Peabody, I'm positive,'"
answered Haines, "and behind them is
Standard Steel."
"What," exclaimed Langdon, "Ste
vens In a swindle like this! Are you
sure? How do you know?','
"A Gulf City man who couldn't car
ry bis liquor gave me some clews, and
I worked Norton into telling some
more," answered the secretary. "Where
is Peabody?"
"He's here now."
"Then be hasn't got my letter yet I
sent him a note and signed your name,
senator, to the effect that the Gulf
City claims have been brought before
you so strongly that you might vote
for Gulf City,"
Langdon was amazed.
"You sent that note," he exclaimed,
"when you know Altacoola is the only
proper place and Gulf City is a mud
bank?"
The newspaper man smiled.
"Of course," he agreed, "but I had
to get a rise out of Peabody. This
will show where
he stands."
Ob," said
TiniMnn HI ,.n
d e r s t a n d.,
Thanks, boy."
A servant en
tered with a note.
"For Senator
Peabody, sir,
marked 'Urgent'
The messenger's
been bunting him
for some hours."
Langdon look
ed shrewdly at
Bud, then turned
to the servant
"You keep that
note until I ring
"Show up at tV Ud
desk."
for you, then bring it to Senator Pea
body. Understand? No matter bow
urgent It's marked."
The man bowed.
"Yes. sir.",
"Now tell Mr. Norton, Miss Langdon
and Mr. Randolph to come here."
The senator turned back to bis sec
retary. "I expect I'm going to be pretty busy
the rest of the evening. Bud, so In
case I forget to mention it again re
member to show up at your old desk
In the morning."
"I will. Thank you, sir."
"You sent for us. senator," said Nor
ton, approaching with bis two dopes.
"You are Interested in Altacoola
lands," the senator angrily charged.
"I am, sir," lie said.
"And you told Mr. Haines that I was
Interested In Altacoola lauds?"
The schemer hesitated, and the sen
ator broke In on him in rage.
"Speak out, man! Tell the truth, If
you can."
"I did," admitted the congressman
finally.
"Was there any particular reason for
your not telling the truth?" demanded
the Mlsslssippian In threatening tone.
"I told -the truth," replied Norton.
"Yon are Interested In tlipm."
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f or an- instant Langdon seemed
about to step toward him, then he con
trolled himself.
"I didn't know it," he said.
"You have several things to learn.
senator," declared the congressman. I
"I have things to learn and things
to teach," he said. "But go on. Why ,
am I Interested?" j
"You are Interested, senator," replied i
the trickster, making bis big play, j
-inrougu your son Randolph, who In
vested $50,000 of your money In Alta
coola, and also through your daugh
ter. Miss Carolina, who, acting on my
advice, has put her own money $23,-000-ln
Altacoola lund also."
For a moment Langdon was speech
less. It was too much at first for the
honest old southerner to comprehend.
"You mean," he gasped at last, "that
you Induced a boy to put $50,000 In i
Altacoola land when you knew I had '
to vote on the bill? And you even
let my daughter put her money in the
same scheme?"
"Of course I did. It was a splendid
chance, and I let your son In for ,
rnenusnip and your daughter because
she has done me the honor to promise
to become my wife."
"What! You have my daughter's
promise to marry you, you"
"She admits It herself."
"Then I reckon here's where I lose
a prospective son-in-law," sneered
Langdon. "But that's unimportant.
Now, Norton, who's behind you?"
"I must decline to answer that."
Langdon looked at him sternly.
"Very well," be said. "You are too
small to count. I'll find out for myself.
Now you go to my study and wait
there until I send for you. I must be
alone with my children."
When Norton and Haines bad left
them, Langdon turned sadly to the two
children who bad disgraced blm.
"Oan you understand?" he said. "Do
you know what you've done to me?"
"What, father? We've done nothing
wrong?" protested Carolina.
"They told me It was perfectly legiti
mate," urged Randolph. "They said
everybody Peabody and Stevens and
the rest were In It and Peabody Is the
boss of the senate."
"Yes, my boy," assented the old
planter, "he's the leader in the seuate,
and that's the shameful part of all this
that a man of his high standing
should set you so miserable an exam
ple." Randolph Langdon was not a vicious
lad, not a youth who preferred or chose
wrongdoing for the Increased rewards
It offered. He was at heart a chival
rous, straightforward, trustful south
ern boy who believed in the splendid
traditions of his family and loved his
father as a son should a parent having
the qualities of the old hero of Craw
fordsviile. Jealous of his honor, he bad
been a victim of Norton's wiles because
of the congressman's position and pur
suaslveness, because this companion of
his young days had won his confidence
and had not hesitated to distort the
lad's Idea of what was right and what
was wrong.
Randolph began an Indignant protest
against hla father's reproof when the
senator cut blm short
"Don't you see?" said the senator.
"I can understand there being rascals
In the outside world and that they
should believe ' your careless, foolluh
old father lawful game, but that he
should be thought a tool for dishonest
thieving by members of bis own fam
ily is Incomprehensible.
"Randolph, my son, Carolina, my
daughter, through all their generations
the Langdous have been honorable.
Your mother whs a Randolph, and this
from you! Oh, Carolina! And, you.
Randolph! How could you? How
could you betray or seek to betray your
father, who sees lu you the linage of
your dear mother, who hus gone?"
(Continued next week.)
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The mothers of the town have had
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as many gir'.s gadding around town
after school now, getting their mail
from private boxes In the local post
office as the:e were tea years aao.
Two years ago the Gazette went
after the moUiers or Emporia for
neglecting their daughters and the
result was Unit half a dozen prlvat
mall boxej were discontinued and a
lot of little girls that were In the
habit of gadding too much were kept
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These girls are now develaplni-
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They are between 14 and 17 years
old and are Just so everlatitlngly boy
struck that they can't sit still. If
their mothers knew the type of boys
and men tlio girls are running wllh
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their mothers would throw fits.
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! women of 30 sho.ild liesllnte about
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