Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, April 01, 1909, Image 6
A Gentleman |
From ?
Mississippi >
JlK Thomas .A. Wit*
Novelized From the Play
by Frederick R. Toombs
Copyright, 1909. by Thomas A. Wise.
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CHAPTER XXII. |
Lobbyists?and one in particular.
m TASHINGTON has known many
1? / lobbyists In its time, and it
?u keeps un Knowing mem. xne
v striking increase in legislation
that alms to restrict unlawful or
improper practices in business, the
awakening of the public conscience,
has caused a greater demand than ever
for Influence at the national capital, for
these restrictive measures must be j
either killed or emasculated to a point
of nsele8sness by that process which is
the salvation of many a corrupt inanipa
ulator, the process of umendment.
Predatory corporations, predatory *
business associations of different sorts
and predatory individuals have their *
representatives on the field at Wash- J
lngton to ward off attack by any means
that brains can devise or money pro- 8
cure and to obtain desired favors at a '
cost that will leave a profitable balance i
for the purchaser. When commercial
i tricksters, believing In the lobbyists'
favorite maxim, "The People Forget,"
feel that they have outlived the latest
reform movement and see "the good
old days" returning, the professional
politicians Introduce a few reform
measures themselves, most stringent
measures. They push these measures
ahead until somebody pays up, then
the bills die. The lobbyist knows all
about these "strike" bills, but does not
frown on them. No, no. Perhaps he
helped draw up one of these bills so
thit, with the akl of his inside knowledge
of his employer's business, the
measure is made to give a greater
scare than might otherwise have resulted.
The bigger the scare the bigger
the fund advnnced, of course, for
the lobbyist to handle. All this also
helps the1 lobby 1st to secure and retalu
employment.
Not all the Washington lobbyists are
. outside of congress. The scuator or
congressman has unequalcd facilities
for oiling or** blocking (he course of a
bill. Sometimes he confines himself to
the Interests of his own clients, whoever
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 he must be "let In on the deal"
i" himself. This Is very annoying to the
other member, but the experience Is ?
worm someuiing. 11c nas icarnoa tlic
value of observing other people's legts(
lation.
The outsiders (members of the "third
a house") and the insiders have a bond
V of freemasonry unitiug them; they exchange
information as to what members
of both houses enn be ^reached,"
how they can be "got to" (through
< whom) and how much they want.
This information is carefully labulat'
cd, and now prices for passing or defeating
legislation can be quoted to
Interested parties just as the price of
a carload b/vDork can be ascertained at
a given tlme\nd place. Perhaps it is
this system th?(t leads grafting members
of short experience to wonder
how knowledge of their taking what
is termed "thp sugar" (jot out and became
known jto their associates. Did
they not have pledge of absolute secrecy?
Yes, but the purchaser never
intended to keep the information from
those of his kind. Lobbyists mnst be
honest with each other.
Not all lobbyists are men. The woman
legislative agent has been known
to occupy an important position in
Washington, and she does yet. She is
hard to detect and frequently more unprincipled
than the men similarly engaged,
if that is possible.
A woman with a measure of social
standing would naturally prove the
most successful ns a lobbyist in Washington
because of the opportunities
her position would afford her to meet >
people of prominence. And just such I
a ono was Mrs. Cora Spangler, with J
whom the Langdbns had been thrown
in contact quite intimately since their i
arrival at the capital. i
Pretty and vivacious, Mrs. Spangler 1
^ bore her thirty-seven years with un- 3
BkMkf common ease, nlded possibly by the
makeup box and the modiste. Her
dinners and receptions were attended t
by people of acknowledged standing. <3
Always a lavish spender of money, i
this was explained as possible because X
of a fortune left ber by her late hus- I
band, Congressman Spangler of Pennsylvania.
That this "fortune" had
r cons is tea largely or stock and bonds
of a bankrupt copper smelting plant n
In Michigan remained unknown, ex- f
cept to her husband's family, one or
two of her own relatives and Senator s
Peabody, who, coming from Pennsyl- ?
vanla, had known lier husband Intl- f
mately. ?
He It was who had suggestcdi to her k
that she might make money easily by k
cultivating the acquaintance of the
new members of both houses nnd their a
families, exerting her influence In vari- c
ous "perfectly legitimate ways," he
argued, for or against matters pending r
in legislation. The Standard Steel cor- \
poration kept Mrs. Spangler well sup- i
plied with funds deposited monthly r
to her account in a Philadelphia trust
company.
She avoided suspicion by 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, reception
or tnusicale sjie had given, all of ^
which was a part of the policy they
bad mutually agreed on to deaden any ?
suspicion that might some time arise j
as to her relation to the Standard t
Steel company. It was well known
that Peabody had been put into the j
senate by Standard Steel to look after c
Its ihterests. t
He had found Mrs. Spangler chiefly fl
valuable thus far as a source of lnfor- j
matlon regarding the members of con c
gress, which she ^obtained largely from ^
i
.V 5 V, ^&-* j ?v'-fc- * /
I I '. " ' M'l I'l
2 ?" -? * ** v4 - .^r ?*.. ... i
heir* families. He was thus able Co
pi In an Idea of their associations,
heir particular Interests andtbelr tactions
In coming to congress, which
trored of much use to him In fonnjfeg ;
ind promoting afquaiBtaoeea. gll for
he glory of Standard ?tW. , '*?
Senator Holcomb of Missouri told '
Irs. Spangler at an afternoon tea con- .
Identlally that he was going to rote
igalnst the ship subsidy bill. Senator
* sa* Pea body was Informed*
of this
two hours later
/W \/w by a note written
In cipher.
When the rote
was called two
days later Senator
Holcomb roted
for the bill.
*7/JWRyl / Standard Steel
rZ!ffl V supplies steel for
7|ii ' ocean liners, and
a.,\i\ their building
Vk^ll 1 miiat Ka nwAAHt.
ZZ "
Mrs. Windsor,
wife of Congresa'
man Windsor of
He was going to vote Indiana, remarkagairvtt
thc ship sub- ^ to Mra gpas.
btlL gler at a recepion
that she was "so glad Jlmmle Is
ping to do something for us women at
ast. He says we ought to get silk gowns
ever so' much cheaper* next year."
ilmmie Windsor was a member of the
louse committee on ways and means
ind was busily engaged In the matter
>f tariff revision. When President
Anders of the Federal 811k company
leard from Senator Pea body that
Windsor favored lowering the tariff on
illk a way was found to convince the
congressman that the American silk Inlustry
was a weakling and many Investors
would suffer If the foreign
foods should be admitted any cheaper
han at present.
President Anders would be willing
o do Senator Peabody a favor some
lay.
Sometimes Cora Spnngler shuddered
it the thought of what would become
>f her If she should make some slip,
Ktrne fatal error, and be discovered to
ler friends as a betrayer of confidences
'or money. A secret agent of Standird
Steel! What a newspaper storv
?he would make?"Society Favorite a
Paid Spy;" "Woman Lobbyist Flees
Capital." The sensational headlines
lltted through her mind. Then she
vould grit her teeth and dig her finger
mils into her palms. She had to have
noney to carry on the life she loved so
veil. She must continue as she had
>egun. After all, she reasoned, notbng
definite could ever be proved retarding
the past. Let the future care
or Itself. She might marry again and
'ree herself from this mode of life,
vho knows?
So reasoned Cora Spangler for the
mndredth time during the last two
rears ns she sat in her boudoir at her
some. She had
i p e n t part of {
the day with M l v\ 1
Carolina and I jj \ I
Elope Langdon
md In the evening
had attend;d
the muslcale
it their house. (1 V,
Jut she had ' ?V)cen
forced to #
eave early ow- /\ A
ng to a severe \
leadache. Now, \ n- >
ifter an hour or
;wo of rest, she /'
felt better and / >
vas about to re- ' J/
ire. Suddenly . v /
:he telephone ij*
bell rang at a
vriting table "Ht'Ho/ IVho it itV
lear a window. She had two tele
muiii'H, uuu in uic tower nnn nnu one
n licr boudoir?to save walking downitalrs
unnecessarily, sbe explained to
ler woman friends. But the number
if this upstairs telephone was not In
he public book. It had a private
lumber, known to but two people ex ept
herself.
Takmg down the receiver, she asked
a low voice, "Hello, who is It?"
"Mr. Wall."
It was the name Senator Peabody
ised in telephone conversation with
ler.
"Yes, congressman!" she responded.
She always said "Yes, congressnan,"
in replying to "Mr. Wall," a
ircarranged manner of indicating that
le was talking to the desired person.
"I will need your services tomorow,"
Senator Peabody said, "on a
rery important matter, I am afraid.
Decline any engagements and hold
rourself In readiness."
"Yes."
"I may send my friend S. to explain j
bings at 10:30 in the morning. If be
loes not arrive at tbat time, telephone
nc at 10:35 sharp. You know where.
Jnderstand? I have put off going to
Philadelphia tonight."
."Yes."
"That is all; goodby."
"Something very important,". she
aurmured nervously as she turned
rom the desk.
"I don't like his tone of voice; sounds
trained and worried?something unisual
for the cold, flinty gentleman
rom Pennsylvania. And his 'friend
I.,' of course, means Stevens! Great
leavens, then Stevens must now have
.nowledge of my?my?business!"
She calmed herself and straightened
i dainty, slender finger against her
heek.
"It must he something about that
taval base bill, I'm sure. That's been
vorrylng Peabody all session," she
nused as she pressed a button to sumnon
licr maid.
CHAPTER XXIII.
the boss or the senate" gains a
new ally.
MRS. SPANGLEIl would have
. flattered herself on guessing
correctly as to Senator Peabody's
uneasiness had she
icard and seen all that had taken
dace In his apartment at the Louis
Napoleon hotel, where he had hurried- 1
y taken Senator Stevens on leaving
he Langdon bouse.
Not only would the two senators 1
ose their immense profits on the Altaoola
transaction if Langdon persisted
n his opposition, but they would lose '
is well the thousands of dollars spent <
>y their agents in purchasing options
>u hundreds of acres and,, where they 1
ould not get options, the tan<|- itself.
tfblahd would" bo on their ^hands, onsalable,
If the but went tomewbtft
else. Moreover, they feared that T >1%
don's revolt would briny unpleasant
newspaper publicity to their operations.
"There's only one coons to pursue,
Btevens," snapped Pea body as they
took off their overcoats. "That la to
be prepared aa best we can for the
very wont and meet It In some way
yet to be determined. But tint we
must try to figure out what Langdon
la going to do?
what It can be
that he says he
^ will tell us totV
morrow at 12:80
Uwe*PPettr- He
fsi must have some
\ 1 thing very starV
V tlln* UP bis
L. \ \^vl sleeve if hs
1 \ makes good his
\ m assertions. I
\ \ \ can't see how"?
\ I "Kor I," frovrn \.
' 'hn ed Stevens, "and
*>i\ \y J my political eye**
' S ? sight Is far bet^
fl terthan that fool
v Langdon's. Un'Tm
Qoing to tend, for der ordinary clrJake
Strtncrt.v cuinstances we
could let him go ahead with his minority
report for Gulf City, but as things
stand he'll have every newspaper reporter
in Washington bussing 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 Pea body sarcastically.
"I'm going to send for Jake Stelnert,*
he added.
"Stelnert?" Stevens ejaculated.
"What"?
"Oh, that's all right. Maybe he can
suggest something." said Peabody, going
to the telephone. "We've too much
at stake to make a mistake, nnd Jake
may see a point that we've overlooked.
Luckily I saw him downstairs In the
grill room as we came through to the
elevator."
"Stelnert is all right hnnse!f,' con
tlnued Stevens, "but his methods"?
"Can't be too particular now about
his methods?or ours, Stevens, when a
bull like Lnngdon breaks loose in the
political china shop. Fortune and reputation
are both fragile."
A ring of a bell announced the arrival
of Jnke Stelnert. whose reputation
as n lobbyist of advanced ability had
spread wide in the twenty years he
had spent In Washington. Of medium
height, sallow complexion, dark hair
and dark eyes, bis broad shoulders filled
the doorway as he entered. An illy
kept mustache almost hid a thin lipped,
forceful mouth, almost as forceful
as some of the language he used. His
eyes darted first to Peabody and then
to Stevens, waiting for either of them
to open the conversation.
The highest class lobbyists, those
who "swing" the "biggest deals," concern
themselves only with map who
can "handle" or who control lawmakers.
They get regular reports and outline
the campaign. Like 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 mealies.*** ?
Only the small fry mingle freely with
the legislators in the open, in the hotels
and cafes and in the capttol corridors.
Jake Steinert did not belong in elthei
of these classes; he ranked somewhere
between the biggest and the smallest.
He coupled colossal boldness with the
most expert knowledge of all the intricate
workings of the congressional
mechanism. Given money to spend
among members to secure the defeat ol
a bill, he would frequently put most ol
the money in his own pocket and foi
a comparatively small sum defeat it
by influencing the employees through
whose hands it taust pels.
"Sit down, Jake. Something to
drink?" asked Teabody, reaching for a
decanter.
nu, grumeu me louDyist; "don't
drink durln' business hours; only durln'
the day."
"Well, Jake," said the Pennsylranlan,
"you probably know something ol
what's going on in the naval affairs
committee."
"You mean the biggest Job of tho
session?"
"Yes."
"Sure thing, senator. It's the work
of an artist."
"The boss of the senate" smiled
grimly.
"Now, suppose a committeeman
named Langdon absolutely refused to
Ilud Haines.
be taken care of and Instated on handing
in a minority report tomorrow,
with a speech that read like the Declaration
of Independence?"
Stelnert jerked his head forward
quickly.
"You mean what would I do if 1
waa?er?if I was runnln' the Job?"
"Yes."
Stelnert leaned toward Peabody.
"Where do I come In on this?" he
asked suspiciously.
"Come, come, man," waa the Irritable
retort. "I never let a few dollars
stand between myaelf and my friends."
"All right, senator."
The lobbyist thrust himself down in
his chair, puffed slowly at a cigar and
Eased thoughtfully at the celling.
"Few years ago," be began after a
minute or two, "there was a feller who
was g41 n' to
JL ?
^ ' III I.. I BggggMl
that
t>Vta to reaell .
t<4he public at p?=**
Mpnced rates. f|
% Hr, I ar . V
Hked to hare a "He too* at the Insane
oftage. S closed atvlum."
c*ksge, call that night to take him
toke the president, for he was told
twtsUmt sent the carriage for blm.
he got oat he was at the insane
Wn, ah* I can tell 70a he was ban- :
dies into a padded cell In Jig time,
be stayed for three days. 'He
v he's a member of congress,' 1
l^Bie two huskies that handled him J
sjBtre 'em each a twenty case note,
^^ loctor that siaroed the necessarr
Ph got considerable more."
<^ens' gaap of amamement caused
the irrator genuine enjoyment.
"I Vow of a oertaln senator who
*rayunk an' laid away In a Turkish
bfrtyhea the roU-wns called- on a ceri
Me- was a friend of Penbodl?
i^nghcd the lobbyist to the
Ml^sippian. . _
In his case/' said Stevens, "we 1
must? very careful. Poaslbiy some 1
?f Xir methods In handling the men
yom after"- T
Jfl" Interposed Stelnert. "you f
kn!J% don't do all pursuln', all the t
golnwfter, any more than others In ti
lness. Why, senator, some of
theM^ngregamen worry the life out
of Volks that sprinkle the sugar.
TbeAscuse us of not lettln' 'em In
?D tMfS w^en they haven't been fed
In s* time. They come down the
trah Jh greyhounds coursln' a coyote."^
'HHpeakcr paused and glanced
acrosM Peabody, who. however, was
too bfy engaged in writing In a
memorjnm book to notice him.
"WhA Senator Stevens," went on
the lqMist, "only today a down east (
memmeid me up to tell me that he g
was stag for that proposition to h
give tbm. k. and L. railroad grants 2
of govei 0ent timber land In Oregon.
He sayi > me, he says: 'What 'u h?1 "\
do my pstltuents In New England a
care abff things way out on the Pa- h
clflc coaa I'd give 'em Yellowstone v
Nations ^rk for a freight sldln' If ?
'twas a * use to 'em,' he says. So ^
iSj go," broke In Stevens, ris- ?
y lng an&ianclng at his watch. "It
will soofce daylight." . \
"If yo%mst have alefp, go, but you
I mtist' bA? m* O a'aIaAW in tl>. ?
mornlnMgyid Peabody. "Stelnert |
will sle?her? with me. We'll all f
hare br&fast together here In my *
n rooms and a .
|final consnlta- n
A "You won't J
K\on9l l\ p 1 a n ftnythln? t
Avr '/^H^i really desperate, <
f M if Peabody, will fl
Jl you? 1 tblnk I d a
Tens, of course
not. Our game
StkVHf wUI be to try
to weaken Lang^v,
^?cff <?on' *? P1"0** *?
btm In the mornTB
to|f that be alone ,
J. ^ w,,l suffer, beSuppos^-ariydoTi
caUM our names
I aoetnomeaKcn do not appear In
the laiflseals.' Tbe options were
signed fl the deeds signed by our
agents, ^n't you see? Whereas his
daugbterftid son and futnre son-in-law
actuallyJook land In their own
"Yea! amateurism lowers the
dignity rSMe United States senate,"
Peabodwnswered dryly.
"But jippose Langdon does not
weakenwasked Stevens anxiously as
he pickerup bis bat and coat.
"Thenjsre will go Into action with \
our gutt?omaea. was me repiy.
icHAPTER XXIV.
Y THX HONKTBIRD.
IN thltfrlcan jungle dwells n pretty
Htt^ bird that lives ou honey.
Ttr saccharine dainty is there
fosd In the hollows of trees and
und^re bark, where what is known
as theyirpenter bee bores and deposits
hla extract from the buds aud
blosso# of the tropical forest
Th^lrd Is called the "honeyblrd"
beeaW It Is a sure guide to the deposited
the delicacy. The bird dislikes
ip laborious task of pecking its
way dough the bark to reach the
honeyfand so, wise in the ways of
men, t procures help. It locates a
nest ^ honey, then flies about until it
sees ?ne natives or hunters, to whom
It sb<ys Itself. They know the honeybird
ad know that it will lead them
to tty treasure store. Following the
bir4,|jrhlch flits just in advance, they
reacvtbe cache of dripping sweetness
_and jadliy Jay It opeu with hatchets
"'or vcsT Taking, what they want,
theJis always enough left clinging
to tl tree and easily accessible to satIsfHhe
appetite of the clever little
Mitor Stevens of Mississippi bears
a Aked resembl?e
to the ,V
bAyblrd? so .Ft*?
mflfso that he
haJrell won the ? /
bin's appella- {Wy \,\\ M f
tlonfor himself. 1-eV11/
AbDrmally keen \\Jf\ \\jf ?
attesting pos- *#; \ \il\XYr
ib^ies for ex- j\ 1
gotern- / \l ^ lit I I
mei*l affairs in I I L jU
Wa^lnffton, he I I | i
Invariably led t iqgG '
Perfody, repre- , | % {JL <
entag the hunt- \.\\?AW .
er vlth the ax. ULSmB
to i? repository. ap*"yT' VI
Hi would then <
re on the Penn- (
sy Milan's supe- U1
b,[k *?! tht "Bv ^
b?laro. Stevens would flutter about ,
a hi gather up the leavings.
Dually as mercenary as "the boas of
tin senate," he lacked Peabody'a Iron
Mre, determination resourcefulness t
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ihd daring. He needed many hours
f sleep. Peabody could work twenty
tours at a stretch. He bad to have
its meals regularly or else suffer from
ndige8tlon. Peabody sometimes did
1 day's work on two boiled eggs and
l cup of coffee.
body the possibilities for profit in the
gulf naval base project, but the morn*
Ing following the conference with
Stelnert when he rejoined them for
breakfast at the Louts Napoleon he
was far from comfortable. He did
not mind fighting brain against brain,
even though unprincipled methods
were resorted to, but indications were
thnt more violent agencies would be
called Into play owing to the complications
that bad arisen.
Stevens ate heartily to strengthen
his courage. Stelnert ate hugely to
itrengtheu his body. Peabody ate
scarcely anything at all?to strengthen
his brain.
Waving away the hotel waiter who
had brought the breakfast to bis
apartment, Senator Peabody outlined
the probable campaign of the day.
"If our best efforts to weaken and
scare off Langdon fall today," he said,
'It will naturally develop thnt we must
render It impossible in some wny for
aim to appear in tbe senate at nil, or
we must delay his arrival until nfter
the report of the committee on naval
affairs bns been made. In either
jveut be would not bare nnother opportunity
to speak on that subject.
"Of course Inter, nt 12:30, we will
know bis plan of action. Then we can
ict to the very point, but we must be
prepared for any situation tbnt can
irlse."
"Cannot tbe president of tbe senate
he persuaded not to recognize LangIon
on the floor? Then we could ndlourn
and shut him off," asked Sterent,
"No," responded Peabody; "he has
iiready promised Langdon to recogilze
him, and the president of the smite
cannot be persuaded to break his
word. I am painfully invare of this
fact."
But Stevens was not yet dissuaded
from the hope of defeating the junior
lenator from Mississippi by wit alone.
"Can we not have a speaker get the
Soor before Lnngdon and liavo bin)
talk for hours?tire out the old kicker
?and await n time when he leaves the
lenate chamber to eat or talk to some
rlsitor we could have call on him,
then shove the bill through summarily?"
he suggested.
"I've gone over all that," answered
Penbody quickly. "It would only be
lelaylng the evil hour. You wouldn't
t>e able to move that old codger away
from the senate chamber with a team
>f oxen?once he gets to his sent. His
secretary, Ilnines?another oversight
>f yours, Stevens"?the latter winced
?"will waru him. Lnngdon would
itlck pins through his eyelids to keep
Trom falling asleep."
"i re i>eeu uiinKiny put in Stelnert
ilowly, "that n little flne-esse like this
might keep him away: When I,nnglon'e*
In his committee room before
loin' to the senate send him a telegram
signed by some of his frlen's'
name that one of his daughters la
lyln' from Injuries In a automobile
collision a few miles out a-town.
rbat ud"?
"Ridiculous," snorted Peabody. "He'd
know where they were. They're always"?
"Huh, then put In more flne-esae."
"How, what?" 1
"Her some'un take 'em eut a-auofe"'
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"No. 110. mnu!" snapped Peabody.
"They'd stick hi town to hear their
father's wonderful speech."
"Well," went on the lobbyist. "I'll hev 0
Langd'n watched by n careful picked 0
man, n nigger thet wou't talk. He'll a
pick a row with the colonel on some
street, say, w'eu he's comln' from his *'
tiome after lnnch. The coon kin bump
fito Langd'n an' call him names. Then 0
w'en ole fireworks sulls into '1m, yellin'
Jbout what 'ed do In Mississippi, the 8
coon pulls a gun on the colonel an' n
fires a couple o' shots random. Cops
come up, an' our pertlckeler copper '11 J1
lug Langd'n away as a witness, refusln'
to believe 'es a senator. I kin ar- 01
range to hev him kept in the cooler a
couple o' hours without gettin' any 11
word out, or I'll hev 'lm entered up
is drunk an* disorderly. He'll look
Irunk, he'll be so mad."
"But the negro?how could you get
1 man to undergo arrest on such a
jerious charge, attempted murder!" exclaimed
Stevens.
"There, there," said Stelnert patronizingly;
"coons has more genteel home
life In Jail than they does out. An'
ion't forget the District of Columbia Is
governed by folks that ain't residents
af It, only durln' the session. Th' politicians
don't leave their fr'en's In the
cooler very long. Say, Senator Stevens,
are you kiddln' me? Is it any
ilfferent down In your"?
The Mis8lsslpplan choked and spluttered
over a gulp of unusually hot coffee,
and Peabody again decided Stelnert
to be on the wrong tack. J
"That proceeding would attract too ^
much attention from the newspapers." *
he added.
"Well, I thought you wanted to win," *
grunted Stelnert. "I've been offerln* 1
pou good stuff, too?new Btuff. None 11
of yer druggtu' with chloroform or c
tlcklln* with blackjack*. Why, I've
rone from flne-esse to common sense. ,,
But, come to think of It, how about |j
some woman? I c'n get one to Intro- ('
duce to"? ti
"This is the wrong kind of a man."."
interrupted Pea body. ; 1
"Unless you got the right kind of a J
woman," went on Stelaert.
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Senator Stevens choked some more.
"The boss of the senate" sank down
u his chair, crossed one knee over the
ther and drummed l?ls flmrors n?hn?
o? ?
n tbe table. lie Razed thoughtfully
t Stevens.
"Yes," he observed slowly,' "unless
ou've got the right sort of a woman."
Rising, he led the Mississlppian to
ne side.
The lobbyist heard the southerner
lve a short exclamation of astonishlent
as Peabody whispered to him.
"It's all right. It's all right," he then
icard the Pensylvanian say irritably.
She'll understand. She can be trustil.
She cxpcct? pou."
Stevens gave a violent start at the
ist assurance, but bis colleague hurrledly
helped him
Jk A 1^1 Into his coat.
"Go In a closed *
m cnrr'aKe." was
"T1 In PealKkly's final
i/^Wi u u w?rninK- "Be
/' ul Vi \i ft Rure to te" her to
A \ J 1 ! Rot ?'
/ \ VS ' 1 two daughters on
I v'l . J some pretext at
L Vh once. She knows
if, 1 y| them well. MayYi
.l?Jl'V l)? we cnn ?"fluI
ILTTUJ t,,ue the old man
1^ through his girls.
don't you see?"
X And while Rena
tor PpiiImiiIv nnil
"Go m a cloy I cor- Jake stejne^, re1
"f'lc cttrred to a pre'ioiis
discussion concerning one J. 1).
relfer, inuyor of Gulf City. Senator
itevens started on the most memorable
Irive of his career on this bright win
er morning, to the house of the faseilatlug
Mrs. Spangler?who for the past
veek had been considering his proposal
if marriage.
This intensely interestini! story of lOve
nd intrigue in Washington political
fe will b" continued in ii'-xt. Week's
lirmiiele. This story alone is worth
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