The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910, August 21, 1909, Saturday Edition, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextA GENTLE FROM jfcnAHtK aavii uominucu.) I me' Hero or crawroraarnie tried to speak, but he could not. He stared at j his hostess,"who smiled the smile of the budding debutante. Ills own open mouthed astonishment was reflected In the faces of Carolina and Hope Geor gia as they observed their father's ex pression. He forgot he was in Wash ington, lie did not know he was n sen ator. The fact that he had ever even thought of making a speech was fur thest from his mind. What did it ail mean? Had Mrs. Spanglcr gone suddenly insane? Ills "Qreat heavens! I'm late, I'm late!" laughters what did they think? These thoughts surged through his flustered brain. Then it flashed over hira she ' was joking in some new fashionable way. Ho turned toward the fair wid ow to laugh, but her face was losing Its smile. ' A pained expression, n sug gestion of inteuse suffering, appeared In her face. , ' "yfhy do you so hesitate, Senator ' Langdon?" -she finally asked in low U1L.G, JUOl iUUU. TTlH'll(-,ll 1UI .lit- V w girls to overhear. - The junior senator from Mississippi looked at his hostess. She had enter tained him and had done much for his rtaujhters In Washington. She was alone in the world a widow. He felt that he could not shame "her before "irollna and Hope Georgia. His south ern chivalry would not permit that. Then, too, she was a most charming person, and the thought, "Why not why not take her at ber word?" crept into bis mind. "Yes, father, why do you hesitate?" asked Carolina, Senator Langdon mustered his voice into service at last. "I've been thinking," he said slowly, "that" "That your daughters did not know," Interrupted Mrs. Spanglcr, "of our" "The telephone upstairs Is ringing, iadam," said a maid who had entered to Mrs. Spangler. The adventuress could not jave the senator and his daughters alone, luough she knew it must be Peabody Milling ber. At any moment he might It-member his speech and leave. Al ready late, he would still be later. I bough, because bo would have uo car riage hers would purposely be de layed. "Tell the person speaking that you ore empowered to bring me any mes eopre that I cannot leave the dining L;;ll," she said to the maid. To gain time and to hold the sena- frr's attention Mrs. Spangler asked slowly; "Well, senator, what was it that you were going to say when 1 interrupted you a few moments ago?" Langdon had been racking his brain fcr some inspiration that would enable Liiii to save the feelings of his hostess ucd yet indicate -bis position clearly. He would not commit himself in any way. He would jump up and pro nounce her an impostor first. After a moment of silence his cloud ed face cleared. "Mrs. Spangler," he began, "your an nouncement today I have considered to 1-3"- V remature," she suggested. 7Le maid returned. ".Air. Wall says Senator Langdon Is wanted at once at the capitol. "Great heavens!" exclaimed Langdon, springing to his feet and glancing at Hie clock. "I'm late, I'm late! I hope t I'm tint inn Irttpt" New and Elegant Furniture Queensware Glassware AT Hunsaker t Taylors JOSEPH, OREGON Same low prices that save money for every customer and accounts for our rapidly increasing trade. MI By THOMAS A. WISE Novelized From the Play by Frederick R. Toombs COPYRIGHT. 1909. BY THOMAS A. WISE -Mr. Wall "says a carriage is coming for Senator Langdon," concluded the maid. I "We must talk tills matter over some ' other time, Mrs. Spangler," the Mis- siosippiau cried as he sent a servant for his hat and coat. "I hope that carriage hurries, else I'll try it on the run for the capitol." "It's a half hour away on foot." said Mrs. Spangler. "Better wait, lou 11 save time." But to herself she muttered as though mystified: "I wonder why Penbody changed his mind so suddenly? Why should he now wane the old fool at the capitol?" The rumble of wheels was heard outside. "Hurry, father!" cried Hope Georgia. The senator hurried down the stone steps of Mrs. Spangler s resi dence as rapidly as his weight and the excite ment under which he labor ed would permit. Opening the coach door, he plunged inside to come face to face with Bud Haines, who had huddled down In a cor ner to avoid ob servance from Came face to face with Uud Udlncs. the Spangler driver started his Windows. The horses off on u run. Struggling to regain his breath, the senator cried: "Well, what are" "Never mind now. But first gather in nil I say, senator, as we've no time to lose. When I couldn't locate you and I saw you probably wouldn't be at the senate chamber in time to make your speech on the naval base bill I persuaded Senator Milbank of Arlsam sas to rise and make a speech on the currency question, which subject was in order, ne was under obligation to me for some Important information I once obtained for him, and he consent ed to keep the floor until you arrived, though he knew he would earn the vengeance of Penbody. That was over an hour and a half ago. He must be reading quotations from 'Pilgrim's Progress' to the senate by now to keep the floor." Bud paused to look at his vatch. The senator stretched his head out of the wliidow.nnd cried, "Drive faster!" "Got your speech all right?" called Bud above the din of the rattling wheels. "Yes, ho: :," was the response, the senator tapping his inner breast pocket, "Thought maybe she" cried Bud, jerking his head back In the direction from which they had come. The MIssisslppIan shook bis bead negatively and set his jaws determin edly. The coach swung up to the capitol entrance. Tell me," asked Langdon, as both Jumped out; '.'how did you find out tbat"- 'I phoned the house gave a name Pea body uses" ""Great heavens, but how did you know where to phone?" They were at the door of the senate ihamber. 'Norton gave nie the tip for your sake and Carolina's for tld time's sake, ho said," was Bud's reply. CnAPTEIi XXVIII. OX THE FI.OOH OF TUE SENATE. Too E CO 00 rmi''b occupied In concentrat ing his thoughts on his speech. .angdon failed to notice the consternation on the faces of Peabcdy and Stevens as he walked to bis seat in the senate. They had failed to suwwd In petting Milbank to con clude and consequently could not push the naval base report through. But they noted the passing of over an hour af(,er iheir opponent's appointed time and had felt certain that be would not appear at all. "The boss of the senate" leaned across to Stevens and whispered hur riedly: "We must tear him to pieces now discredit biin publicly. It's bis own fault. Our agents can sell the land to Standard Steel. Our connection with the scheme will be impossible to dis cover a fler we have made the public believe Langdon Is a crook." "But how ubout our suniKwml romlil- S. K. Clark Plumber AStean Fitter Full line of plumbing material Satisfaction Guaranteed Shop at Keltner's Hardware Store Leave Orders. SSISSIPPI nation to protect rlie government t'.r.t Ijingdon will toll about?" asked Sti vens. "We can't deny that, of course." "No," answered Peabody. "We can't deny it, but we will not uiErm it. We will tell interviewers that we prefer uot to talk about it." "It's our only chance," replied Ste vens cautiously. "Yes, and we owe it all to Jake Bteiuert," went on 1'eabody. "That "A lie, a Iter screamed Langdon. fellow Telfer will do anything to please Jake. Jake bus convinced Telfer that Langdon was responsible for the defeat of Gulf City, and the mayor is Wild for revenge." "The boss of the senate" rose and walked to the rear of the senate cham ber to Jsstie orders to two of his col leagues. "Iteport of the committee on naval affairs," droned the clerk mechanical ly. "House bill No. 11U!) is amended to read as follows" And his voice sank to an unintelligible mumble, for every senator present . tie well knew was aware that the amendment named Altacoola as the1 naval base site. Senator Langdon rose in his seat. "Mr. President," he called. "Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mississippi," said the presiding officer us be Jeaued back to speak to Senator Wlnans of Kansas, who had approached to the side of the rostrum. The Langdon speech on "The New South and the South of the Future' proved more than a document suited only to a reverent burial in the Con gressional Iteccrd. Although wearied at the start owing to the exciting hap penings of the day, the Missisi'.lppian's enthusiasm for his cause gave him strength and stimulation aa he pro gressed. His voice rose majestically ns he came to the particular points he wished to accentuate, and even those In the uppermost rows in the galleries could bear his every word. Al the close of his formal speech he begm on his statement of the action of the naval affairs committee in buy Ins control of Allacoula land to fob attempts to rob the government. At he had predicted, the senate did "sil up." The senate did agree that a new kind of politics had arrived. During this latter part of the speech many curious glances wero directed at Tenbody and Stevens, who uat In tin same tier of seats, lu the middle of the chamber, only an aisle separatln;.' them. Through this choke of seaU they could confer without leaving tlieli places. Various senatorial associate: of these two men In other deals found it dlliicult to believe their ears but was uot old Langdon at this moment narrating ,thc amazing transaction on the floor of the senate? Would the statue on the pedestal step down: Would the pphlnx of the desert speak the story of the lost centuries? Would honor take the place of expediency in the affairs of stale? What might not happen, thought the senate machine now that Peabody and Stevens had taken to their bosoms what they termed the purple pup of political purity? Neither did the full portent of the situation escape the attention of the reporters' gallery. Dick Cullen ob served to Hansel of the Record: "Virtue's ettlii2 so thick around here it's a menace to navigation." "Blocking the traflic, eh?" queried Hansel, and both laughed. "Hello! What's this?" exclaimed Cul len a few minutes later. "Hortou has been recognized, when the program was to adjourn when the naval base bill was over with." Langdon's speech had proved the hit, the sensation of the session. After be concluded, amid resounding upplauso, I in which senators Joined, as well as j occupants of the galleries, Senator (Corton of Montana rose and caught the presiding officer's eye. "I n&k unanimous consent to offer resolution." Hearing no objection be continued in a manner that instantly attracted un usual attention: "It Is my unpleasant duty" Peabody and Stevens exchanged glances "to place a matter before this body that to me, as a member of this honorable body, is not only distasteful, but deep ly to be regretted. "There has arisen ground to suspect a tnemler of this body of having en deavored to make money at the gor- 'ernment's expenge out of land which he Is alleged to have desired his own committee to choose as the naval base. Professional Directory of Wallowa County THOS. M. DILL I ATTORNtY'ARAW i Office first door 'south of New f Fraternal liKlg., Enterprise, Ore. t Q f BURLEIGH & BOYD t $ ATTORNEYS-ARAW Practice in a'.l State Courts and ' Interior bepiirtmeiu. Careful at-' temion to all business. XmHHK' ".'. S1IUAIIAN ENTERPRISE D. W, LAWYER l Practice in State and Federal Courts and Interior Department. "I therefore offer this resolution pro- elding lor the nppuintiu.'iii of an iu estl;:.aling committee to look into these charges." Langdon was intenpely excited over this new development. "Some one has learned something about Peabody or Stevens," he muttered, lie feared that ti.i., new c:m, ikat!j:i mijht in some way affect the fate of the naval base that the south, uud Mississippi, might lose it. lie ruse r.lowly In his eeat, while the senate hummed with the murmur of suppressed voices. "1 nslt for more definite informa tion," he began when recognl.td and :ifler the president of the KeniUe had pounded with the gavel to restore quiet, "so' that this house can consider ihis important matter mure intelligent- Beua tor Horton rose. lie said: "I will take the liberiy of adding that the senator accused is none other tlir.ii the junior senator from Missis sippi." Langdon's eyes blazed, lie strode swiftly into the aisle. Mr. President," ho cried passion ately, "I know this is not the time or place for a discussion like this, but ask that senatorial courtesy permit me to ask" then he concluded strongly before he could be stopped "what is the evidence in support of this pre posterous charge?" ' This is all out of order," said the presiding oliicer after a pause, "but lu view of the cliruinstunces I will i entertain a motion to suspend the ' rules," ! This motion passing, Hortou replied to Langdon. Your name is signed to a contract with, J. D. Telfer, mayor of Oulf City, Miss., calling for 3,000 shares in the Gulf City Laud company, and" "A lie, a lie!" screamed Langdon. "That oliicial," went on Horton cool ly, "is now in Washington. He has the contract uud will swear to con versations with you and your secre tary. His testimony will be corrobo rated by no less u personage than Con gressman Norton of your own district, who says you asked him to conduct part of the negotiations." "And I might add, cried Hortou, that it is known to more than one member of this honorable body that you had drawn up u minority report in favor of Gulf City because of your anger ut the detent or your plan l) take the naval base away from Alta coola." Langdon sank into his chair, be wildered, even stunned. There was a conspiracy against him, but how could ho prove It? The ground seemed crum bling from under him not even a straw to grasp. Then the old lighting blood that carried him along in Beau regard's van tugged nt the valves of his heart, revived hi splrli, ran through his veins. He leaped to Ills feet. A sound us of a Hcullle a bi.dy fall ing heavily drew all eyes from I ang don to the rear of the main able. An assistant sergeant at arms was lying face downward on 'the carpel. Anoth er was vainly trying to hold back Bud Ualues, who, tearing himself free, rushed down to his chief waving a sheet of paper in the senator's eyes. "Read that," rasped the secretary breathlessly, and ho hurtled away up a side passageway and out to reach Intense Co'lcky Pains Relieved. r some years I suffered from intense colicky rains which would some on at time and from which I could find no relief," s:iys I. S. Ma ion, of Reaver Dam, Ky. "Cham aerlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea tlemedy was recommended to me by i friend. Af;or taking a few dose I t the remedy I wm entirely rellev 3d. That wai four yo.ir.- axa and there has bean no return of th-s symptoms sln e that time." Thin remedy Is for sale by Burnaugh & Mayfbhl. Re'reshnient Hall Mineral Waters Sodas, Malting Temperance Beer And all kinds o? Soft Drinks Cigars and Confectionery POOL AND BILLIARDS Orderly House No Minors Allowed New Fi sternal Lldz. 1st door went of It. S. & 7.. I ERIGHT& SIEGMUND The scarcity of harvest hands on the Nex Peree.s prairie encouraged the Irtorers to demand a 10 hour harvest dav. The Oregon Trunk, building up the Deschute.4, U owned by John F. Stev ens, backed by J. J. Hill. Stevens was formerly chief engineer of the Pannnia canal, and is a trusted ad viser of Hill. Tha Spokane Irrigation convention Am i.io..cl. It. asks Congress for only $0,000,000 to aid irrigation. The ihu oi.tiou dollar iesolutioii was le- ' C. T. IIOCKETT. M. D. S I MYS1CIAN AND SURGEON Office upstairs in Bank Build- $ ing. Ind. Home phone in office y and residence. s A lite Mai."" JtMtii! to inc pivas fcantu. Langdon spread the paper before him with difficulty with his trembling hands. Slowly his whirling brain gave him the ability to read. Slowly what appeared to him as n jumbled nothing resolved into orderly lines and words. "The Utter Is tiijucd 'Charles Norton." He read and again stood before the senate, which had regained its usnal composure after the fallen sergeant at arms had regained his feet mid rubbed his bruises. "I do not think there will be any in vestigation," lie said, with decided ef fort, struggling to down the emotion that choked him. "I nsk this house to listen to the following letter: 'Dear Senator Langdon When you receive this letter I shall be well on my way to tako a steemer for Cuba. I write to ask you not to think too harshly of me, for I will always cher ish thoughts of the friendship you have shown mo. "Peabody and Stevens have finally proved too much for me. When they got old Telfor to swear to a forged contract and wanted me to forge your name in ho land records at Gulf City, I threw up my hands. Their geme will al-.vpys co on I suppose, but you gave tliem a shock when you broke up their Altacocla Qroft scheme. And I'm glad you did. They cast me aside today, probably thinking they could Ce m 3t;ain if they needed me. "I em going on the sugar plantation of a friend, where I can make a new i 1 ft. if M zip ) A H j What Can You Expect? What can you expect your business to amount to without a Telephone? Do you suppose a customer will lose time running after you when you can call your compet itor by 'phone? Home Independent Telephone Co. C -5 MILLIONS OF I AT LOWEST RATES. ON EASIEST TERMS. Wm. Miller & Brother, SUITE 204, Wallowa National Banli Building, ENTERPRISE, OREGON Red Front Livery and Feed Stable First Class Accommodations Best of Hay and Grain j ONi; KLOCK SOUTH OK 1IOTKL KNTLIU'KISB i W. C. KETCHUM 2 I DENTIST - ENTERPRISE Of.ice Berland Building. Home Independent Phone. E. T. ANDERSON. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON .- n j ii.viiiu,u iU VI 1. ! U 111 11 iiuum jjuoue. liiiierprise, uie. a DR. C, A. AULT PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office In Bank Building. t' Horn phono both office and residence. start and forget that I ever went to Washington." Langdon paused delMicr.itc'y. The senate was Lushed. The galleries were stilled. Not even the rustle of a sheet of paper was heard in the reporters' gallery. The Mlsslsslppian gazed around the senate chamber. lie saw Stevens and Por.bc dy craning their necks across the afcle and talking ex citedly to each other. Then he stopped forward and speke, waving the paper In the nlr. "This letter is signed "Charles Nor ton.' " The old southerner gass.d !i i.nn;'!i iut ly ut the men who had soiu'hl to de stroy hhu. It was with dilUeul'y that the presiding officer could hummer down the burst of handchipplns that arose from the galleries. Senator Horton, however, v.ns not satisfied with Langdon's Kiv.ldeu as cendency. "How do we know that that let'er Is not a forgery, a trick,", he exclaimed. "Go get Congressman Norton If you can and get his denial," responded Langdon. The Junior senator from Mississippi hurriedly pushed his way out of the Semite chamber. Ills day's work was done. Down on a broad plniit'ition along the Pearl river an old planter, who has borne his years well, us life goes now adays, passes his days contentedly. lie delights in the rompings of his trr.-.m)-children ns they r use the echoes of the mansion and prides himself on the achievements of their faihir, Ran dolph, who has improved the planta tion to a point never readied before. Sometimes ho receives i. letter from his daughter, Hope Georgia, now Mrs. Haines, telling him of her happy I li e, or perhaps it is a letter from Curollisi, describing the good times she Is having In Loudon with the friends she is vi. L Ing. And the old planter goes out on the broad veranda in the w.iriu souili cru twilight, and he thinks of tlio days tlmt were. He remembers how the Third .Mississippi won the day at Crawfordsvllle. He thinks of the days when he fought the good fight in Washington. Ills thoughts turn to the memory of her who went before these nnny years and whom he Is soon to see again, and peace descends on the soul of the gentleman from Missis sippi as the world drops to slumber around him. tub end. . lapalac, varnish stains, linseed at Burnaugh & Mayfiold's. oil re? V. A. MOSS, Proprietor Successor to Boswell & Son