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A Gentleman
From
Mississippi
33y Thomas j\. Wise
Novelized From the Pity
by Frederick R. Toombs
Copyright, 1909, by Thomas A. Wise.
CHAPTER XXII.
1.0HBVI8T8?AND ONE IN PAKTICUI.Alt. I
^ JASIIINGTON has known many ;
WIUUU^ 1913 111 113 11IIH*, UUU 11 I
keeps on knowing tbem. The
striking increase In leglsln-1
tion that aims to restrict unlawful or
improper practices in business, the
awakening of the public conscleucc, '
has caused a greater demand than ever
for Influence at the national capital, for
these restrictive measures must bo
either killed or emasculated to n point i
of uselessncss by that process which Is
the salvation of many n corrupt mnnlp- |
^ ulator, the process of amendment.
Predatory corporations, predatory
business associations of different sorts
and predatory Individuals have their
representatives on the field at Wash- j
lngton to ward ofT attack by any means i
that brains can devise or money procure
and to obtain desired favors at a j
cost that will leave a profitable balance
for the purchaser. When commercial |
I tricksters, believing in the lobbyists' j
favorite maxim, "The People Forget," I
feel that they have outlived the latest
reform movement and see "the Rood !
old days" returning, the professional i
politicians Introduce a few reform j
measures themselves, most stringent J
measures. They push these measures
ahead until somebody pays up, then i
the bills die. The lobbyist knows all 1
about those "strike" bills, but does not I
frown on them. No, no. Perhaps he |
helped draw up one of these bills so (
that, with the aid of his Inside knowledge
of his employer's business, the
measure is made to give a greater I
scare than might otherwise have re- ]
suited. The bigger the scare the big-1
ger the fund advanced, of course; for j
the lobbyist to handle. All this also |
helps the lobbyist to secure and retain
employment.
Not all the Washington lobbyists are
outside of congress. The senator or j
congressman has uuequalcd facilities j
for oiling or' blocking the course of a :
bill. Sometimes he confines himself to i
the Interests of his own clients, who-1
ever they may be. But sometimes he |
notices a bill that promises to be a !
pretty good thing for the client of
some other member if It passes. Then
he begins to fight this bill so actively
that ho must be "let In on the denl"
. himself. This is very annoying to the
' other member, but the experience Is
worth something. Ho has learned the
value of observing other people's legislation.
The outsiders f members of the "tliinl
x house") and the insiders have a bond
* of freemasonry uniting them; they exchange
information as to what members
of both houses can be "'reached,"
how they can be "got to" (through
whom) and how much they want.
, This information is carefully labulati
ed, and now prices for passing or defeating
legislation can be quoted to
interested parties just as the price of
a carload of jiork can be ascertained at
a given time and place. Perhaps it Is
this system that leads grafting members
of short experience to wonder
how knowledge of their taking what j
is termed "thp sugar" got out and be- |
came known ;t<> their associates. Did :
they not have pledge of absolute se- j
erecy? Yes. but the purchaser never i
intended to keep the informal ion from i
those of Ills kind. Lobbyists must be I
honest with each other.
Not all lobbyists are men. The wo- |
man legislative agent has been known ;
to occupy an important position in
Washington, and she does yet. She is j
hard to detect and frequently more un- j
principled than the men similarly en- |
gaged, if that is possible.
A woman with a measure of social i
standing would naturally prove the j
inosr successmi as n loimyist in Washington
becnuso of (he opportunities
her position would afford her to meet I
people of prominence. And just such I
a one was Mrs. Cora Spangler, with
whom the Lnngdons had been thrown
in contact quite intimately since their
arrival at the capital.
Pretty and vivacious, Mrs. Spangler
bore her thirty-seven years with un|BMBr
common ease, aided possibly by the
makeup box and the modiste. Her
dinners and receptions were attended
by people of acknowledged standing.
^^^B Always a lavish spender of money,
^^^B this was explained as possible because
of a fortune left her by her late lius^^B
band, Congressman Spangler of Penn^^B
sylvnnia. That this "fortune" had
^^B consisted largely of stock nnd bonds
Bm of a bankrupt copper smelting plant
^B In Michigan remained unknown, ex^B
cept to her husband's family, one or j
two of her own relatives and Senator
B Peabody, who, coming from PennsylB
vanla, had known her husband Intimately.
He it was who had suggested to her
that she might make money easily by
cultivating tlie acquaintance of the
now members of both houses and their
famlllnfl ovupl Inf? Iw.r liilliidni'n In rnrl.
ous "perfectly legitininte ways," lie
nrgued, for or against matters pending
in legislation. The Standard Steel corporation
kept Mrs. Spangler well supplied
with funds deposited monthly
to her account in n Philadelphia trust
company.
She avoided suspicion l?y reason of
her sex and her many acquaintances
of undisputed rank. Senator Peabody
was never invited to her home, had
never attended a single dinner, roccp
tion or musicale she had given, all of
which was a part of the policy they
had mutually agreed on to deaden any
suspicion that might some time arise
as to her relation to the Standard
Steel company. It was well known
that Peabody had been put Into the
senate by Standard Steel to look after
Its interests.
He had found Mrs. Spangler chiefly
valuable thus far us a source of information
regarding the members of con
gress, which shejobtalned largely from
flieir families. He was thus able to
gain an iden of their associations,
their particular Interests and their aspirations
in coming to congress, which
proved of much use to him in forming
and promoting acquaintances, all for
the glory of Standard Steel.
Senator Ilolcomb of Missouri told
Mrs. Spangler at an afternoon tea confidentially
that he was going to vote
against the ship subsidy bill. Senator
# Feabody was lnformed
of this
two hours later
^ When the vote
was called two
*. days Inter Sena*7
tor Holcomb votv
ed for the bill.
Standard Steel
supplies steel for
f\lt ' ocean liners, and
tMl\ their building
V must be encour?
aged.
Mrs. Windsor.
wife of Congress'
man Windsor of
lie was {jolny to vote Indiana, remarkaoairut
the ship sub- ed tQ Mrs gpan.
8 1 u ' gler at a reception
that she was "so glad Jlmmlc is
going to do something for us women at
last, lie says we ought to get silk gowns
ever so much cheaper- next year."
Jimmie Windsor was a member of the
house committee on ways and means
nnd was busily engaged in the matter
of tariff revision. When President
Anders of the Federal Silk company
heard from Senator Fenbody that
Windsor favored lowering the tariff on
silk a way was found to convince the
congressman that the American silk industry
was a weakling and many Investors
would suffer If the foreign
goods should be admitted any cheaper
than at present.
President Anders would be willing
to do Senator Penbody a favor some
day.
Sometimes Cora Spangler shuddered
at the thought of what would become
of her if she should make some slip,
some fatal error, and be discovered to
her friends as a betrayer of confidences
for money. A secret agent of Standard
Steel! What a newspaper story
she would make?"Society Favorite a
Paid Spy;" "Woman Lobbyist Flees
Capital." The sensationai headlines
flitted through her mind. Then she
would grit her teeth and dig her finger
nails into her palms. She had t?> have
money to carry on the life she loved so
well. She must continue as she had
begun. After all, she reasoned, nothing
definite could ever be proved regarding
the past. Let the future care
for itself. She might marry again nnd
free herself from this mode of life,
who knows?
So reasoned Corn Spongier for the
hundredth time during the last two
years as she sat In her boudoir at her
home. She had ^
spent part of I'iftJ '
the day with \ !'j
Carolina and II \ \
Hope Langdon
and in the evening
had attendcd
the musicale ? 1
at their house. fl
But she had '
bcen foreed to / *"?~^5~"
leave early ow- ^
lng to n severe ~ . "?
hcndaclie. Now, \ >
after an hour or
two of rest, she /'
felt better and / A
was about to re- ' J/
tire. Suddenly . y /
the telephone V'
bell rang at a U
writing table "//<"??.' Who Is it?"
near a window. She had two telephones,
one in the lower hall and one
in her boudoir?to save walking downstairs
unnecessarily, she explained to
her woman friends. But the number
of this upstairs telephone was not in
the public book. It had a private
number, known to but two people except
herself.
Taking down the receiver, she asked
In low voice, "Hello, who Is it?"
"Mr. Wall."
It was the name Senator Teabody
used In telephone conversation with
her.
"Yes, congressman!" she responded.
She always said "Yes, congressman,"
in replying to "Mr. Wall," a
prearranged manner of indicating that
he was talking to the desired person.
"I will need your services tomorrow."
Senator Teabody said, "on a
rni'fT I ninnrtn nt nvo Hoe I n r?? 1/1
? v ? j llltlV 1UU1 iCl | A (lUi 41IIU1U<
Dc(*lino any engagements and bold
yourself In readiness."
"Yes."
"I may send my friend S. to explain
things at 10:30 In the morning. If be
does not arrive at that time, telephone
me at 10:33 sharp. You know where.
Understand? I have put off going to
riiilndelphia tonight."
"Yes."
"That Is all; goodby."
"Something very Important,". . she
murmured nervously as she turned
from the desk.
"I don't .Ike his tone of voice; sounds
strained and worried?something unusual
for the cold, flinty gentleman
from Pennsylvania. And his 'friend
S.,' of course, means Stevens! Great
heavens, then Stevens must now have
knowledge of my?my?business!"
She calmed herself and straightened
a dainty, slender finger against her
cueou.
"It must be something about that
naval base bill. I'm sure. That's been
worrying Peabody all session," she
mused as she pressed a button to summon
her maid.
CHAPTER XXIII. j
"THE BOSS OK THE SENATE" GAINS A
NEW AI.LY.
MItS. SPANGLER would have |
llattered herself on guessing
correctly as to Senator Peabody's
uneasiness bad she
heard and seen all that had taken
place In his apartment at the Louis
Napoleon hotel, where he had hurriedl.?
OA
ij uinrii ociuiiui nirrcun uil leaving
the I.nngdon house.
Not only would the two senators
lose their liumense profits on the Altacooln
trnnsnetiou if i.nngdon iierslsted
in his opposition, but they would lose
ns well the thousands of dollars spent
by their agents In purchasing options
on hundreds of acres and, where they
could not get options, the land itself.
I i
This land would* be oil their hands, unsalable,
If the base went somewhere .
else. Moreover, they feared that LaUfc- ' J
don's revolt would bring unpleasant
newspaper publicity to their opera- J
tlons. j
"There's only one course to pursue,
atevens," snapped l'entxxiy as mey
took off their overcoats. "That la to J
be prepared ns best we can for the :
very worst and meet It in some way
yet to be determined. But first we
must try to figure out what Langdon .
Is going to do?
mlji what It can be 1
tlmt he 8ny? he *
tel1 us to" *
morrow at 12:30 :
1'we appear. He *
l/\ must have some\
thing very star- 1
\ W tllng up his *
y. It. sleeve if he 1
1 t ? roakes good his J
1 assertions. 1 J
\ \ I can't see how"? *
\ I ^ "Nor I," frown
\ ed Stevens, "and
w>j| |1 J my political eye^
1 .?l ? sight Is far bet^
^ 01 terthan that fool
LP Langdon's. Un*
"7'm going to send for der ordinary cirJake
Stcincrtcumstances well
could let him go ahead with his minority
report for Gulf City, but as things
stand he'll hnve every newspaper reporter
in Washington buzzing around
and asking Impertinent questions"?
"Yes, and you and I would have to
go to Paris to live with our life Insurance
friends from New York, wouldn't
we?" laughed Peabody sarcastically.
"I'm going to send for Jake Stelnert,*
he added.
"Stelnert?" Stevens ejaculated.
"What"?
"Oh, that's nil right. Maybe he can
suggest something." said Ponbody, going
to the telephone. "We've too much
at stake to make a mistake, and Jake
may see a point that we've overlooked.
Luckily I saw him downstairs In the i
grill room as we came through to the t
elevator." i
"Steinert Is all right hnuse'f,' con
tlnued Stevens, "but his methods"? I
"Can't be too particular now nbout ?
his methods?or ours. Stevens, when a '
bull like Langdon breaks loose In the (
political china shop. Fortune and rep- <
utntion are both fragile." 1
A ring of a bell announced the arrlv- <
nl of .Take Steluert. whose reputation <
as a lobbyist of advanced ability had <
spread wide In the twenty years he 1
had spent In Washington. Of medium
height, sallow complexion, dark hair I
and dark eyes, his broad shoulders filled
the doorway as he entered. An Illy j
kept mustache almost hid a thin lip- <
ped, forceful mouth, almost as forceful
as some of the language he used. His 1
eyes darted first to Penbody and then 1
to Stevens, waiting for either of them '
to open the conversation. 1
The highest class lobbyists, those
who "swing" the "biggest deals," concern
themselves only with men who
can "handle" or who control lawmakers.
They get regular reports nnd outline
the campaign. I.Ike crafty spiders
they hide In the center of a great web,
a web of bribery, threat, cajolery and
Intrigue, intent on every victim that Is
lured Into the glistening meshes.***
Only the small fry mingle freely with
the legislators in the open, in the hotels
and cafes and in the capital corridors.
Jake Steinert did not belong in either
i of these classes; he ranked somewhere
between the biggest and the smallest,
lie coupled colossal boldness with the
most expert knowledge of all the intricate
workings of the congressional
mechanism. Given money to spend i
among members to secure the defeat of i
n bill, he would frequently put most of i
the money in his own pocket and for
a comparatively small sum defeat it i
by influencing the employees through i
whose hands it must pa "is.
".Sit down, Jake. Something to
drink?" asked Peabody, reaching for a (
decanter. ]
".No," grunted the lobbyist; "don't
drink duriu* business hours; only durin' y
| the day." I
"Well, Jake," said the Peuusylvunian.
"you probably know something of <
! what's going on In the naval affairs
| committee."
"You mean the biggest Job of the
I session?"
"Yes."
"Sure thing, senntor. It's the work
of nn nrtist."
"The boss of the senate" smiled
grimly.
"Now, suppose a committeeman
nnnicd I,angdoii absolutely refused to
? 1 / 1
llud Halite*. (
be taken care of and Insisted on band
lng In a minority report tomorrow, '
wltb a speech that read like the Decla- >
ration of Independence?" 1
Stelnert Jerked his head forward *
quickly. 1
"You meuu whut would I do If I }
was?er?If I was runnln* the Job?" 1
"Yes." 1
Stelnert leaned toward Penbody. 8
"Where do I come In on this?" he <
asked suspiciously. 1
"Come, come, man," was the Irritable *
retort. "I never let a few dollars 1
stand between myself and my friends."
"All right, senator." 1
The lobbyist thrust himself down in t
his chair, puffed slowly at a cigar and *
gazed thoughtfully at the celling. *
"Few years ago," he began after a
minute or two, "there was a feller who *
was gol n' to - 11
' J! <
lueaf about a f
jhd issue Ha / ht
W bis speech / p^yL
ll ready to warn f
A country that ' JBwfW
4 thought a / 9
:|> w d of the
?lto-cracy was
W to get the
Hms to resell ^
Qthe public at ) ^
^anced rates. " fl|
Vtu. sir, I ar- r
f%ed to have a "He tcat at the insane
-4iage. a closed asylum."
>aflage, call that night to take him
ojpe the president, for he was told
president sent the cnrrlage for him.
he got out he was at the insane
l?j\m, an' I can tell you he was bun
Utfinto a padded cell lu jiff time,
^l*e he stayed for three days. "He
he's a member of conffress,' 1
^Bne two huskies that bandied him
jHave 'em each a twenty case note.
Bdoctor that slffned the necessary
? got considerable more."
Wrens' gasp of amazement caused
he Vrrator genuine enjoyment.
4<I aow of a certain senator who
was/unk an* laid away In a Turkish [
**tyhen the roll was called on a cer **,111:
He. was a friend of Peax>da,"
laughed the lobbyist t<? the
tf4plppian.
In his case," said Stevens, "we
nust <? very careful. Possibly some
>f Sir methods in handling the men
ro,l after"?
JB" Interposed Steloert. "you
cmJ^i don't do all pursuin', all the
?olnyter, any more than others In
n3]^Blneas. Why, senator, some of
he^nngressmen worry the life out
Bfolks that sprinkle the sugar.
r' 'wrc*18? U8 of not Icttlu* 'em In
>n ifcs when they haven't been fed
n s<m time. They couie down the
greyhounds coursln' n coy>te."jg
' T^fcpeakcr paused and glanced
icrosw Peabody, who. however, was
00 bSJy engaged in writing in n
nemorjum book to notice him.
"Whi Senator Stevens," went on
the ltvtMt "nnlv tnd? v n down ?>nnt I
mom?jeid me up to tell me that he
was for that pro|K>Mltloii to
jive tluk iv. and L. railroad grants
>f goveiWjent timber land In Oregon.
He sn.vsji) me, he says: 'What *n h?I
to my Vpstituents in New England
are nb?^things way out on the Pacific
eoa^p x'd give 'em Yellowstone
Kationnl,ark for a freight sidin' if
twas aj- xise to 'em,' he says. So
rou see\
" go," broke in Steveus. rising
an&rianclng at bis watch. "It
will aoohje daylight."
"If yojhuist have slepp, go, but yon
mUBt b?re at 9 o'clock sharp in the
mornlnnaaid Peabody. "Stelnert
will sle^here with tne. We'll nil
lave br^fH8t together here in my
J rooms and a
| final consulta"You
won't
plan anything
renlly desperate,
|\'[ / I Peabody, will
k ^ you? I think I'd
ra"A'ousens*.,
veus, of course
Hnlf uot- ?ur Kauie
jf^fcrlBlF will be to try
to weaken iJingtZ-f
<*ou* to I)rove *?
liim in the morn1
ing that he alone
I " will suffer, l>e"Suppoaal-unQdon
cauBe our names
doe* nnWeakmr no^ appear jn
the laujp^al1*- The options were
signed 4$ the deeds signed by our
igents. y>n'* y?u Bee? Whereas his
laughter yd son and future son-in-law
ictually jook land In their own
Tarce8.'t|
"Yes. ,? amateurism lowers the
llgnlty fine United States senate,"
Peabodjfcnswered dryly.
"But Appose Langdou does not
weaken* nsked Stevens anxiously as
tie plcke up bis hat and coat.
"TlienWe will go Into action with
iur gun loaded," was the reply.
IiCHAPTER XXIV.
J TUB HONKYBIRD.
N th^frlcan jungle dwells a pretty
lltt$ bird that lives ou honey.
Tb saccharine dainty Is there
foAd In the hollows of trees and
indeMe bark, where what Is known
is th^nrpenter bee bores and deposts
his extract from the buds and
jIosso^ of the tropical forest.
Tli^lrd is called the "honeyblrd"
jecaii.l it Is a sure guide to the dewsltsff
the delicacy. The bird disIL-en
te laborious task of neckinc? its
tray trough the bark to reach the
loneyfnud so, wise In the ways of
uen, t procures help. It locates a
lest < honey, then flies about until it
tees sine natives or hunters, to whom
t 8h<ys Itself. They know the honey>ird
ud know that it will lead them
o th treasure store. Following the
>lrcLf hich flits just in ndvance, they
enctthe cache of dripping sweetness
ind r?dlly lay it open with hatchets
>r MvcsT Taking what they want,
heiffis always enough left clinging
0 tl tree and easily accessible to satsfyllie
appetite of the clever little
>ir<|
SJitor Stevens of Mississippi bears
1 ns ked resemi>lm*e
to the V
holy bird ? so .-"'7
m?so that he
inmre\\ won the |\ j
Jin's appella- | X \,V\ M f
led for himself. 1 f
Aborinally keen u
it ^pcatlug pos- I yl/lw**
ilblftles for ex- / K^Bl V,
racjng "honey" fj ||
'ronthe govern I f |l Ml
neifil affairs in / i , MJ
IVaPingtou, lie |
nv.riahly lc<l T | ggEf
?e^ody, repre . 1 W
leolng the hunt- \ \l " p
?r frith the ax, \ul __AL R*
to oe repository. )^[j"yr
tie would then ? ??
ref on the Penn- ft
sypnlau's supe- Ljl
If fore* to * .,
)r?k down the Steven*.
?aflers. Stevens would flutter about
nt gather up the leavings,
dually as mercenary as "the boss of
h? senate," he lacked Peabody's Iron
eye, determination, resourcefulness
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mid daring. He needed many hours 1
of sleep. Fenbody could work twenty hours
at a stretch. He had to have
his meals regularly or else suffer from
Indigestion. Feabody sometimes did
a day's work on two boiled eggs and
a cup of coffee.
. The seuior senator fcom Mississippi !
baa T>een the first to point out to Feabody
the possibilities for profit In the
gulf naval base project, but the morning
following the conference with
Bteinert when he rejoined thein for
breakfast at the Louts Napoleon ha
was far from comfortable, ne did
not mind fighting brain against brain,
even though unprincipled methods
were resorted to, but indications were
that more violent agencies would be
called Into play owing to the complications
that had arisen.
Stevens ate heartily to strengthen
bis courage. Stelnert ate hugely to
strengthen his body. Fenbody ate
scarcely anything at all ?to strengthen
his brain.
Waving away the hotel waiter who >
bad brought the breakfast to his
apartment, Senator Fenbody outlined
the probable campaign of the day.
"If our best efforts to weaken and I
scare off Langdon fail today," lie said,
"It will naturally develop that we must
render it impossible in some way for
him to nppear in the senate at all, or
we must delay his arrival until after
the report of the committee on naval
affairs has been made. in cither
event he would not have another opportunity
to speak on that subject.
"Of course later, at 12:30, we will
know his plan of action. Then we can .
act to the very point, but we must be '
prepared for any situation that can
arise."
"Cannot the president of the senate |
be persuaded not to recognize I.angdon
on the floor? Then we could ad- ,
Journ and shut him off," asked Stevens.
"No," responded Peabody; "he has
already promised Langdon to recognize
him, and the president of the senate
cannot be persuaded to break his
word. 1 am painfully aware of this
fact."
But Stevens was not yet dissuaded
from the hope of defeating the junior
senator from Mississippi by wit alone.
"Can we not have a speaker get the
floor before I.angdon and have him
talk for hours?tire out the old kleker
?and nwalt n time when he leaves the
senate chamber to eat or talk to some
visitor we could have call on him,
then shove the bill through summarily?"
he suggested.
"I've gone over ail that." answered
Peabody quickly. "It would only be
delaying the evil hour. You wouldn't
be able to move that old codger away
from the senate chamber with a team
of oxen?once lie gets to his seat. Ills
secretary, Ilaines?another oversight
of yours, Stevens"?the latter winced
?"will warn him. I.angdon would
stick pins through his eyelids to keep
from falling asleep."
"I've been thlukin'," put In Stelnert
slowly, "that a little flne-esse like this
might keep him away: When I.angdou's
in ills committee room before
goin' to the senate scud him a telegram
signed by some of his frlen's'
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"Ridiculous," snorted Peabody. "He'd
know where they were. They're always"?
"Huh, then put in more flne-esse."
"now, what?" i
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"No. no. 111:111!" snapped Pcnbody.
'They'd stick in town to hoar their
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"Well," went on the lobbyist, "I'll bev ot
'..nngd'11 watched by a careful picked 01
nan, a nigger thet won't talk. He'll
>lck a row with the colonel 011 some
ttreet, say, w'en he's eoniin' from his -'J
ionic after lunch. The coon kin bump
nto Langd'n an' call him names. Then OI]
v'en olo fireworks sails into 'im, yellin'
ibout what *ed do In Mississippi, the
0011 pulls a gun 011 the colonel an' ni
ires a couple o' shots random. Cops
onie lip, an' our pertlckeler copper 'II
ug I.angd'11 away as a witness, refns- '
11' to believe 'es a senator. I kin ar ange
to hev him kept in the cooler a
rouple o' hours without gcttln* any 'a
vord out, or I'll hev 'im entered up
is drunk an' disorderly. He'll look
Irunk, he'll be so mad."
"But the negro?how could you get
t man to undergo arrest on such a
iorious charge, attempted murder!" ex Ininied
Stevens.
"There, there," said Steinert patrouzingly;
"coons has more genteel home
Ife in jail than they does out. An'
lou't forget the 1 Mstriot of Columbia is
joverned by folks that ain't residents *
>f it, only duriu' the session. Th* pollicians
don't leave their fr'en's in the
ooler very long. Say. Senator Sterens,
are you kiddln' me? Is It any
ilfferent down in your"?
The MIsslssippian choked and splut- ,
ered over a gulp of unusually hot cof'ee.
and Penhndy again decided Steln>rt
to be on the wrong tack.
"jnat proceeding would attract too "
nucb attention from ilie newspapers." '
le added.
"Well, I thought you wanted to wiu,"
rrunted Stoinert. "I've been offerin* I1!
rou goo<l BtulT. too?new stuff. None
)f yer druggin' with chloroform or
Icklin' with blackjacks. Why. I've
rone from flne-esse to common cense. ;l,
But, come to think of it. bow about lit
some woman? I e'n get one to intro- CI
luce to"? to
"This is the wrong kind of a man."
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"I'nless you got the right kind of a ?
woman," went on Steinert. 1
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Ills chair. crossed one knee over the
her and drummed his lingers lightly
i the table. lie gazed thoughtfully
Stevens.
"Yes," he observed slowly, "unless
>u'vc got the right sort of a woman."
Itlsing. lie led the Mlssissipplan to
10 side.
The lobbyist heard the southerner
ve a short exclamation of astonishent
as Peabod.v whispered to him.
"It's all right. It's all right." be then
tnrd the Pensylvaninn say irritably,
tlie'll understand. She ran be trust,.
She expect8 you."
Stevens gave a violent start at the
st assuranee. but his eolleague liurrledly
helped him
^ Into his coat.
"Go 111 a closed
1 4 carriage," was
\' 1} i'eabody's final
l <SfJI \l 4 v?rn,?B- 'Kr
/[ \i 4 sure to tell her to
A \\ t l / get hold of his
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I vVl. if etice the < lil nmn
through his girls,
don't you see':"
fa And while Senntor
iValmdv and
;! Juki* Sti'incrt recurred
to a prrotis
discussion concerning one .1. It.
elfer, mayor of tJulf t'ity. Senator
:evons started on the most memorable
*ive of Ids career on this bright win
r morning, to the house of the fas. ittlng
Mrs. Spangler?who for the past
eek had been considering his proposal
' marriage.
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