:. ??:l^'fe\": .v-v.-^-^ **~+ *y *-^/af->^ _ ,-?.>w _ ? MMffflsji P^WaK#'? jj BHm"m: Vll I Li "vVy^* J jlJ** | f y B 1 \^ ' ' ? ^1 I -'"< . I "I ;' ' .T " >fi~ ' , " 1 1 * ' ^ - . ~ ' > j - i a g: I FROM m MM oaAPT&rZ-Aflnr kxhd or pouncuu ^uimnn^ -r HE combination of the forces of > I Laagdon and Haines did iM Jv find much favor amonf the A. ^powers that are?at the capital. Banfctpr Peabody peremptorily demandad MlWapbi nation from Btevena as to how ho had allowed "his senator" to imitp as his secretary "this lnqulsithiluui Haines, a reporter who dldn*t know his place." "Here we've put Tsingdon on naval affairs because we knew he didnt un? omouHi wnar? going on, ana you, Stevens, supposed to bo the flnlshed product of the political mm, you fell aaleep and let him take op a man whom nobody can control, one who knows the inside workings of Wash* totted and who will take par-tlc-n-lar pleasure In teaching your fellow Alls' atsslpplan far too much for our good." Stevens' reply, to effect that probably. Haines would consent to be "taken rare of* If Judiciously approached, Was derided by the observant Peabody. "A young reformer grows fat *WjMtotletyhe laughed, "and think what? scandal fee would have for his newspaper If we took ? chance on disclosing our hand to him. No, no, Stevens; we must have him watched and . try to discredit hhn in some way. Per baps wo can make Lansdon believe that his secretary Ooagreai him. and pSV? work desperatWj igilnaWllim, who," oho had Wee* convinced by Norton andvJ&Utjkll)lx would prove a stumbling block toTffleSl to bar father, to herself In ^jMurcei at the capital, if bte influenceovor tb? senator c&ould be permitted to m$mt 01 to tncrMK? And eo on the surface Carolina Langdoo was moat amiabh to the secretary, encouraged him In hli attentions to her, led him surely tnt< her power, Norton having prevailed 01 her to keep the knowledge of their eo gagement secret from every one, eves her father. The days and nights became filled with Important work for Senator Lang don and his secretary. Together they wont over the Important measures, outlined what appeared to be the beet course of procedure and carried It into effect as far as possible. Langdon be came a prominent figure in the senate, owing to his consistent support of measures that fitted In with the public policy, or what should be the publla policy, of the nation. He had learned that the only practicable way to outwit or to cope with the members of the dominating machine, made-up, he TO "n,H-?a * - " <" two m what the i power to ? believed wm detoond *1n"the only t the martahJtehert m known to tM aarcarac paiTKv?wi In both honaea of cougreaa aa "tautfdon crowd," which crowd waa admitted to be aomcwhat of a factor when It finally prevailed on the preeldent to take over 11,000 poatmaatera from the appointment claaa and pnt them node* the control of the ctvtl service commieKatoo, moulting In the neceeetty of a . competitive examination for theee ^poatmaatera instead of tbetr aeevrteg poaitlona through political favorttlam. Tboaa who did not know Langdon Intimately anggaated that "thla fallow ought to be taken care of.' What in ?-- ? uvu uBiin avw a? WBOlf A. committM chairmanship? An ambassadorship for some Mississippi charcoal barter 1 eoupls of federal judgeships for hie frteods? Wall, 'whatever it Is, gtve it to him and get him In with the rest of oar Again It was Psabody Who had the deriding say. "There's only one thing noise than a young reformer; and that's an old one," ha laughed bttterty at a secret eondave at his apartment In the luxurious Louis Napoleon hotel. "The young one thinks he Is going to live and wants our future profits for himself. The old one thinks he's going , to din and he*s sore at leaving so much graft behind him." Heads and bsarts thinking and throbUng together, Tengdoo and his secretary, Haines, plodded along. They had teamed to lata on each other, JW* te^trsttenj^gg tee - -V ' ENTLEP | MISS] | THOMAS A* the Say by KUCHT. M n TtiOMAI A. ? I old. ISe'dUT gaining strength Own tb lyoting. They krrefl each other, and mon urui mjxf ivtc. uicy n wi?? w anotker. And Hope Georgia waicbei II all and rejoiced. for bedev* With all tba accrued wuMBou of elghl wb yean of Innocent girtbood .the Mr. Bad Main? wu qu?te the Asm aped men of young, manhood, tbl world bad oror produced. How. coal ho hare happened! She ?u ooro tha 1 abo bad neror mot his equal, not rr? In that memorable weak oho bad open in Jackson. ' ' Tba passing wtmko taught- Heine that be was deeply. In lovewttlrOar< 'Una, and* though.be bad endearore 1 'to keep the. knowledge of this froi ' her, her woman's Intuition bad told b? his eecret, and she stifled the momei tary regrets that flitted Into bar mbk bscanss abs was new la "the gamr herself/ the -Washington' gam* - tbi esenes? the woman as ar*H< -as tt man end mak? tm a?bee te Jls-ftu cj. Ko one batheaaelfana Jfo?e kbew bow deeply d*e bad "plunged ' on a certain- possible- torn of the p ; lltlcal cards. She must not, she con] | not, lose if life Itself were to remaJ of r&lue to bar, and on bar away ovi this aocretary she was told it all <1 I Ponded.. _ A subject that for aoms oaesplab | aids reason flsqueutlf hd?fl I Haines' tw*r>d was that ef the sgpa -pnt assldqfty wttk ?Ucii Msa. dpangh , cnblTatsd dsns lor LangdoaTs Men shin. Yxx severe! years aks bad occ pud a high aodal poettftoa tmk be tiB knew, bet lmrto? Ma ^jatmWa iuiiw ta M bw h* OOOW not MM* exeotfr whee% * madebba nfnt.Jtw inMvbUMi l ivtth KM ftrfa wd with the eooatc | bad mat b?r ttiioniti Mtm < tM t fagteo.. WUUiiot wWfatag to hm tl ? whatw tow ?* m. h.>?ti ? *?taiy determined to tinea! If la Ml ; flpwiJw mod bar preew* moh of It . at his lint oppctiater, bosAqr* tl ' while that hie qoeet woald reveal - b i to be what the LaagOooa ?o?Mm b?r- tloo of the tariff, l* b had pushed thin - Atm _ 5 .prujegi < Umpd' i fli ?w I rfiy intothebach- /)?*., r wyV giwmd bo fkr m jml y t they -wsfu- con-' /Il iJJ A l/| J * earned, though IAlIRl a If I ] B the "boss of the Ifj^Avl 1 J* I I | Mt?liH?i had I \11 V jk . * ? u*nc m n.^ai lt time in porfech 1" \ 1 I'-?.? Ins their plana VV ' 11 I ttftrdlni the ill 11 J * eholoe of AKaeoo* i VL j. ; d la as the site. jl 1 JES _ Peabody and *U*Ae-..- ' ~ Stevens had la- Q , genkraaly exploit- . ,* ed Longdon at ?g"ator ? every possible op- . La*o*o* t portuntty In relation to the naval base. m Asked about new developinents In the committee on naval affairs, the ready answer warn Hatter see Senator * Langdon. . tie knows ad about the naval bases has the matter. In full ^ charge. I really know little about if Bo by biding behind the unauspeet^ tog old bero of Ofawfoidsville they jr fllreeted from themeelves any possible *" enspleteo and plaoed Inngdon where bo would have to bear the brunt of the great acuadal that would, they 5 Iran knepv come oat at some future * guie e?P the* ftal eoaaptac* w Ikilusl the uefhi lit keiu hsjsii J" tnted met the mutts of their beT tmyal bad been assured. 7* What, after afl, the ecbemsrs con|T' daAed h the little matter of an tuveaJ. ttgatfcm among seeatoce to guilty sen. store who, daem5 .nml-lh the, ^ A:, s have 4e? J etroyed oyery jKRjk , * ' ?*?*- ?. 9*?l/?Orll*"l^' " 'Otor would ter htmoolf. or for himJ wtt, m ho tnreotigoied hlmsolf, when *r tbe blamo bod iWondj boon put pub* l|dj on oomo ano olo* torn* ttmplo T minded old oool wbo could go book to bio eotton doldotn Mtooloolppt ond tot " got oil about It, otroog la bis lmmeoneo, J" oron Chough thorn of reputation, and P %M dim to ttai oM uto'' 1M? toMrtng a nitoato. fade mMm immM no. YodVo bMiMttU ptor ad opd? yooa^ood uowpayor mm, liter mmmatur btoitto ObBm conga?d, thoroughly ?rlo?. "Bod, my old ftUl" ba Mid to loir ' too% dancing qolokly rtoto "ttddi OOP thing that yowTc got to pot a fop to. n? ^ trfPj to vMf^ y?? p22o^4tf^?' htm to rote for iom big ei r "SSS. what Mattrerlng a man' |S5 m?pa In Waahlngton.*V dryly answer- |Td ad the Okleifo correepondent. < *lrigj support his rote, 'thmgll 'WIllldimr lB a ad ?ha a fralHnf Si tor uanhf-a "But you, Dick, yw towfW. - ifl "Of course, old man, I base deatedJfl tha truth of this. I k^ew you too igfg/M to doubt you. Still, the yarn la hw aw lng you. Ramambor that western senatorwiio waa MeUrered' twice, both t y ways, on a graft biOF bf laughingly aakad tha secretary^ - ' "Should say I did, Dick. That >Ja I tha record for that gam* It waa a ctt-i corporation measure, One railroad tar wanted it; aoothor oppoaed Jt. Tha de^ aanator tnnocantly told aa eastemaen- Ha ator that ha waa going to rota for the ,Jf bin.1 Thata tba aasturnar want to tha* hi aaftvuil wenftng fto taffl paaaed-and- J? #otSMSgoaUi aJtoctntepromlse that *T . ha would get Senator K.*t6 wtrte It' ?? who, of courea, did rote for It" **) "Yea" aald Oullaa, "and later, whan j. Senator X. heard that Senator Z. had got raoneyfor his rota, he was wRd. ' Then when another effort waa Wide J* : to paaa the bill (which bd'lwto to C feetedx tbe, MtotKL' aanator aald ty M flH '' v4M Stockholders liability:.. ,.| Surplus '. -~^>V ~ r -' - v"'-4-Total rosouroos ovsr... If you want absoli your OLOOount with us. T5hc B&nk o Establish** 'i .--;iSjS38 CKeraw. " I, ia be met Sim wtxpMteAyi 'to? 5 MOOBdM lttN% wtow 1 set aqeat* *j witb tm to eo?M extent. Anyway, Ml fa fot&s to rote agatnat that bill thla tba time and jmJh a long apeech. osalnat J waya/^added Bmxmw aa^ifllSn ataded, "and both rahroada to this day aal Wnk that Z. received the money from got **Of eoena" eald Collen, "but X . via. to blame, though. Be didn't - H know enongh to keep to htmeelf lion fed wee gotng to voto. Any man that! 2 take that way wffl be "deUrered.'" m "I know how to atop Shone rumon, fee Tto eeee Wn Peabedy*i work, be thinking Lnagdon will baar the talk >fl end nktnat na" began Hainan, whan to ceme Seaafeoa Laagdon hlmaelf, hla | fsv* Muae ooatoattssy. IjSU'fia 2 s m J?*? ?O?ar ftom 1 IHrtppfr IVTilM MU, TTW TQMC lull CT1&I8, OX W ht? mttwMfc fi Ctfft?? ?Mpoad?d to tk nolmV kmy pnwi of Kontn*, vm^ .I bod/r " otu**" bo ftofcod Colion, "my pa Svanta yoor opinion oo tb? goes of tho ttortou of Makoa .fay P| | "Vbfll 4MMNM MMtMbP Wilw ***" D? fn tfcttfc fb* ?j?- H *m ? #0n? Mbtton far ** o? itoti tafMitoiM ibooM te tbollsb- W O , -f?i IMMW tuiXI Mi lM?d to U i ^^ Sbear that's a question that con^ ^ figlttar* anatora and not those Mr M" 1M chuckled. ^Wmi Jaaghed ' at Cullen, who/ HMHld* pad into hla pocket and hur?. * 5E?.*?5 I today that I appear before the ^ Eestt means committee, Isn't it?**, fiphb Queried of hla secretary. Sw* -said Haines, consulting hla Knaorandanx book. "At 11 o'clock fo before ways and means to pat ^pynd-tbe needs of your state on ttw thr redaction of the tarl* jdddiluin hydrates. The people of wr* m> uu nuiuuif pal Ht ISC* Sato the sxhausted cotton ^Virginia they hope to nae DWhtCO does the pesky staff come naked the senator, boa South America," coached tho puy. "The south Is In a hurry the duty mast come down. HKMl'to bluff a bit, because PeaH|f had his crowd win try to mako Hoi of bargain?wanting: you to Hjtap Seen and steel duties. But you Hrt;fe#Uere that Iron and steel need Kj-jfett will tell them, don't you see, fit they will feel the necessity of M| you what you want for tho order to gain your support ^H^jrlftosi and steel demands." Bpjn-pAco door opened and Senator whispered the secretary. IHaaQjr the Mlsslsslpplan had his MB His back to Peabody, he rose, IHght down his fist heavily upon the IB and expounded oratorlColly to I Hpffha&w can produce of aluminium I Klratas, my boy, la problematical, but B aocth is in a hurry for It, and the By mast come .down. It's got to flhg-doWn, and I'm not going to do hrthlnff *3as until it doea." Its secretary stretched across the CTjgjffili* me. eenator; Senator Peafcrbere,'*he said loudly and Sur*odly, as though he had Just slght the ttbss of the-senate. J v L 1$ 50,000 ? 50,000 s . .. 50,000 ? $150,000 I k $300,000 ^ 8ll Lite security keep c? pa . ge tCheraw, rge0 J * mj 04967. th tic s.c. W1 La i % Mlsslsslppian turned. w( Qh, good morning, senator. 1 was !T talking with my secretary about by it hydrate clause." ou ukbod^ bowed slightly. bJ j|p know it was coming up," he il? tjust dropped over. I'm not A* to,It or any southern measure. F? | i;?' 1 Lot "Business Bk 1 Corner Lot (prett (Cheap.) ? i ** 1 Beautiful, 10 roor i ii: -. ! p One farm about 5 n about 140 acres, (mon horse farm cleared. ( QotrAf/i 1 ovwiai uiuci IdlilO Waddil Insurance i"*'- ^ ?A - . BPM? B ^ bat It makes~It more difficult for me j when you southern people oppose certain Pittsburg Interests that I hare to take care of." Langdon samed. "Pre never been In Pittsburg, but they tall me it looks as if It could take cars of Itself." The visitor shrugged his shoulders. , "That?a true enough, but give and take Is the rule in political matters, i (Langdon." This remark brought a frown to ILangdon's face. *T don't like bargaining between genH *y 1/piCwK: U J fWMgnv * ? fljr " Carolina Longdon had an austere loveliness. tlemen, JPeabody. More Important still, I don't believe American politics has to be run on that plan. Why can't we change a lot of things now that we are here?" Langdon became so enthused that he paced up and down the room as he spoke. "Peabody, yon and Stevens and I," continued Langdon, "could get our friends together and right now start co make this great capital of our great country the place of the 'square deal/ the place where give and take, bargain and sale, are unknown. - We - could start a increment that would dtfre out of fo ngreae would hare to Join In the , oik If we went out in-front, led the * 17 and showed them their plain ity. And I tell you. Senator Peabody, . at the principles that gave birth to ^ la country, the principles of truth, , nesty, Justice and Independence. (uld rule in Washington"? T 'If Washington cared anything about * em, Langdon." interjected the PennIranian. That's my point," cried the Mlsslsjplan?"let us teach Washington to jV re about them I" . 'Langdon, Langdon," said Peabody m< tronizingly, "you've seized on a blgr task than you know. After you form Washington you will have to on and reform human nature, burn instincts, every haman being in ? e country, If you want to make poll a this angelic thing you describe. \ Isn't politics, it's humanity, that's roug," waving aside a protest from mgdon. 1 'Anyway your Idea Is not constitu- J*1 inal, Langdon," continued Peabody. " 'ou want everybody to have a share an the national government That co raldn't meet the theory of centralize- his in woven Into our political system sei Its founders. They Intended that ' r government should be controlled 6"1 a limited number of represeuta- to n< ml r Sale Quid )ck" Second St. iest residence site in town) c n, modern residence with barn, liles from Cheraw, near Kimb< i or less,) with a good house or ^heap with terms to suit you. and town lots. See our list b( 1 ?. Lin - K.65 tlves, so that authority euu be fixed and responsibility ascertained." "You distort iny meaning!" cried Langdon. "And, senator, 1 would like to aak why so ninny high priced constitutional lawyers who enter congress spend so much -time-In-pHtclag the copstltUtia'i oMhe United States between themselves aiiu their duty, sir, between the pepple and their government, sir, between the natlou and.its destiny? i want to know If In your opinion the constitution was designed to throttle expression of the public will?" "Of course not. Thafs the reason you and 1, Langdon, and the othersare elected to the senate," added Peabody, starting to. leave. Then he halted. "By the *way, senator," he said, "I'll do my best to arrange what you want regarding aluminium hydrates for the sake of the south, and I'll also stand with you-for Altacoola for the naval base. Our committee Is to make Its report tomorrow." Langdon observed the penetrating gaze that Pen body had fixed on him. It seemed to betray that the Pennsylvania's apparently careless manner was assumed. "H'm!" coughed Langdon, glancing at Ilalncs. "I'm not absolutely comboy, tht dtvty mutt come dqaj^^^ [The boss of the Benate went^^HH &rlng venomously at Haines, a moment mter a page boy brought!? a card. "Colonel J. D. Telfer, Gulf >1 ty," read the senator. 4Bud," he remarked to the secretary,' j 'm going to send my old acquaintance, I ?lfer, mayor of Gulf City, In here fedUA r vast expanse of crystal sea, her Q les upon miles of silvah sands, sab. ^ ______________ se be 3 kn s? j* ou k |i da m Tt J ta< ^ mi M A1 tor mi oi> ler 111 an< bo; , (will rent ) M J?', 1 ' Tel jrly, containing I i same, good 2 I ma A ow 2 not H Gu " 80 ifore you buy. H t!)J I ,n* had % 4* you waay, I din. \1 Estate. I ^ m ? i.* J fool pB protected "by a natural harbor and fh'fl I Islands of Mississippi sound. make-her th' only spot to be considered. She's" God's own choice and the people's, too, for a naval base." ' v*But unfortunately congress also . i has something to say about choosing | it," spoke Haines. ^ I lifT^ a-- ?a - " * ? ? City's mayor, "but"? "And there was a man here from AltaeocJa yesterday," arjju interrupted-the secretary, "who City was fit only to be the state aged and indigent, frogs." "Say, they a man in can speak tb' truth," r colonel, W/x- losing a-A XS i \ to peroH I ol h M aB nt^B Tbe feet, his Not friend the scornful laugh 'Altacoola, huhl I reckon a after all. Why, O JBH^H ows the speculatln' In tacoola, and everybody tslders that's doln' it. If s I, right here In Washlngton^H^H^^^H^^^HB i't In, yo* can easy get a ung man, yo'll out yo'll drop to It all. ^ 'I gue*a 7 was too lata the size of I guea^^^^H^^pH^H joola talk to yd*,** went "If that feller Falrbrotbe^^H^^^^^^^^H tacoola had been able to l^djPP^^^^^^^P^P tgnejaajbe I wouldnj^kJ^w icfiTBut noifcJWlfciA^vTOu's what. now this?that^o'ie either a big fool -an insider. Yo're a nice young fel- ^ . I have kind-a taken a fancy to yo'. 1 Ike to see yo' young fellers get along 1 not miss yo'r chances. Come, my v, got wise to yo'rself, get wise to M rsoifI Climb on to the band wagcn r . th yo' friends." WM tud concluded that he might be able ^ get more definite information out of Ifer If he humored him a bit I tell you, colonel," he finally said, m cso are pretty grave charges you're " king, but I'll tell you confidentially, Ing to your liking for me, that it is ; yet too late to do something for If City. Now, just suppose you and Ine together tonight early, and well over the whole ground to aee bow ogs lie. Will you?" he colonel held out his hand, smllbroadly. He lelt that at last be' i won the secretary over; that the ng man was at heart anxious to 0 money for bis Influence with the i ator. Ul right, my boy, yo*fiPon. Well I 3 together. To* are atgolutely cer- J 1 that It won't be too>Sate to get to n tr.r TV? ( ' Ibsolutely posit ilatake a ni?m i w*m X cwm ngt