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, Isn't that simple?"
The younger man's eyes opened wide,
and his imagination. stimulated by the
fecial brand of Bourbon whisky Nortan
h?d ordered for him. took rapid
hounds.
"One hundred thousand! Tou mean
1 eon Id make a hundred thousand with
i ' *7 Mty between now ana spring r
I "Sure at a nigger like# giu," replied
Norton confidently.
Boirr asked Langdou.
The young congressman leaned over
nnii ntialiT.
"Thi* is under your bat, Randolph.
Ton can keep quiet?"
Langdon nodded eagerly.
Then pot it into AJtaceola land."
TTka naral base?" gasped Langdcn.
Norton nodded.
"Row yoa're hit 1L The government
wffl select Altacoola for a naval base.
Than land will jump way up to never
: ill
^ 0
-Mat* a hundred thoutemd with It*
t', and youH clean op a bandred thoo?,
mad at the least lent It simple?
:V These are a thousand people with
j-" mm*9 who woofcl jest lore to here
r; lib chance. And I*m gtrlng It to yoa
I because of oar friendship. I want to
R 6* 7*? a food torn. I*re got my money
tk\ there."
? Toanf Lmnfdon was visibly im*
"!? > always treated me rifbt
ChartJe; you're been tot me, 1 know.
Bat suppose the government doesntse \
^ tort Altncoola. Gulf City's in the runMorten
laughed eoreasttcally.
"Gulf City Is a blf bunch of mod
ate. Besides, 111 tell you something
torn Just between us, remember." He
wafted for the boy's eager nod before
he went on. "The big men are behind
Altncoola. Standard Steel wants Altacoola,
and what Standard Steel wants
* ??> i>*n h?t mnr tmtton
UVUI VVUfiVW JVO. vw ?
dollar Standard Steel gets. Tbey know
, their business at No. 10 Broadway.
Mew, then, are yon satisfied?"
Randolph was more than satisfied.
Already he felt himself rich, and honestly
rich, too, for Norton had conrtneed
him that there was no reason
why be should not ~se the $60,000 of
K his father's, when It had to lie In the
hank anyhow all winter, and he would
? v hare It back In time to use on the
plantation In the spring when It was
needed. How proud of him his father
would be when he showed him a clear
^5 profit of $100,000!
Til go get the drafts at once, Charhe,
and I'm mighty much obliged to
poo," be said, with gratitude in bis
toict
Norton's smile was one of deep satisThat's
all right. Randolph. Ton
know I want to do anything I can for
Ton."
Randolph was starting for his room
When Haines and Cull en turned sharply
around the corner of the hotel desk.
Again Bud and the young southerner
accidentally collided.
"Where are you going? Can't you
look out?" blurted Langdon.
names grmnea.
"Guess It's your fault this time."
i Oh, it is. is ltr irritably replied
fc*ndolph. who as the "young roaree"
X had been aecusI
__ tomed to considarable
deference
^/l OnfI_/C on plantation.
"Well, take that,"
v^[ fl he angrily cried,
almin* a MTa*e
swiag at Haines.
[ The reporter's
yl A ? athletic training
/ /nJ niv>T?1 nf rpuHr
// Tk A 9erTlce- Dodging
/j / J \^// under the cllneh/?
1/ \ ! j ^ ^8t> turne<J
l\? ? dexterously, seisjK/'
^ y?un* LangwK
" don's ootstretebflj
ed wrist and bent
W the arm down
Langdon too* helpless. over his Raines*)
shoulder as though to throw the young
attacker with the wrestler's "flying
mare." Langdon was helpless, as
Haines had also secured his free hand,
bat Instead of completing the "throw"
the reporter walked away with his foe
held securely on his back?to put him
to bed, a kindly service, in view of
Randolph's mental state.
From across the lobby Charles Norton
had watched Randolph's discomfiting
encounter with Haines with amusement
"Now that I've got the young fellow
to sew np his old man's money In AJtacoola
land," heehuekled, "reckon Sen
li
tleman
ssissippi
r A. WISE
by Frederick 9. Toombe
THOMAS A. WISE
I *tor ?iiii;. ,i ?i Lacgdon won't see
I anvthitv.* wr?ng witb tbst same noble
! tract of universe ?ben be comes to
' vote for tbe naval base. Senator Stei
vens will be pleased."
CHAPTER IV.
i-JTST THX HA5 WE XEED."
S Bud Haines returned from j
/\ young Langdon's room, where i
/ \ he had left the latter in bed.'
A ? towel filled with cracked Ice j
i around his bead, he saw two familiar i
figures standing In a secluded corner ,
of the lobby. They were talking ear- j
nest)y In a low voice.
"Whew!" whistled the newspaper
man. "It must be something important
that brings both the boas of the
senate and. Stevens of Mississippi
here."
"Good afternoon, Haines. How are
you?" Senator Stevens said cordially,
! as. looking up. be saw the newspaper
; man approaching. "Senator Pea body, j
! you kuow Haines, dont you? Tbe j
I brightest young correspondent in j
Washington."
Senator Peabody of Pennsylvania,
, tbe leading power in the upper house,
was a man of commanding character
and of strong penonality. Tbe fact
he used these attributes to advance in j
the senate the financial interests of '
himself, of Standard Steel and other :
commercial organizations met with i
very little protest in Washington. That i
he deserved the title frequently used
in Riemog w mm, w ui uw acuata,"
none would deny who had knowledge
of the Inner working* of the senate
and the various committees.
Senator Pea body was very affable to
the reporters, especially to those of
Haines' stamp, who had never accepted
any favors from him and who opposed
his methods. He aimed to win
the friendship of these opponents by
diplomacy?as he bed found that reporters
of the Haines sort cook] not
be inline need by money. He considered
a reporter who would take a bribe
as a constructive, conservative member
of society and frequently regretted
that so many of the correspondents
sent to Washington could not be
bought nor bad bills they wanted passed
or defeated. He extended his hand
to Haines as SteTens concluded and
said warmly:
"Of course I know the representative j
, of the Morning Star! How do you do. !
! Haines?"
"I wonder If we're not all here on
the same errand," suggested the news1
ntngp min
" 1 "
Senator Peabody appeared to be all 1
j candor.
"We came to call on Senator Lang- i
; don. Senator Stevens' new colleague,"
; be said.
Bud H aloes opened his eyes wide
j "By Jove, Langdon stock is going np
when the chairman of the naval committee
drops In to welcome him."
"Ton see, Langdon went In on a
naval base platform." explained Stevens.
"Oar section of the south is
red hot In favor of the government i
; spending Its naval base appropriation
j right there."
"Certainly," Interrupted Haines, j
"but""And.
there being a vacancy on the ,
committee on naval affairs," continued
Stevens, whose dignity was offended ;
| by the reporter's interruption, "the :
i friends of Senator Langdon are work- i
ing to have Mm appointed on that ;
committee, because he comes from the |
state where the naval base will be :
located and will, like myself, be more
i familiar with the availability of the
j various sites suggested than a man
from another state."
i Haines nodded.
' 'Tea, of course. What town's going
to get ft, senator?"
Senator Stevens paused judiciously.
"Well." he said, "Altacoola and Gulf
I City are the cklef candidates. I mp'
pose yon had better talk to Langdon
! about it"
The reporter smiled.
"nut's just what 1 came for. sen|
ator, but I baTe to go op to the war
department now. When Senator L&ng!
don comes will yon be kind enough to
: tell him 1 want to interview him?"
Stevens bowed cordially.
"Indeed 1 shall. I'll tell him he's in
luck to haTe the smartest young man
! In Washington on the job."
j "All right." laughed Bud. "oniy don't '
make it so strong that he won't recog- j
j nire me when he sees me. Good |
1 day." And he hurried away to keep a
| belated appointment
"Clever boy." said Stevens as the j
I newspaper man disappeared.
The boss of the senate agreed.
"Yes only I'm not sure it's a good
' thing for a newspaper man to be too !
clever. Spoil9 his usefulness. Makes
I him ask too many confounded ques;
tlons."
Stevens acquiesced, for It would
never do to disagree with the boss,
i "it's verv kind of you. senator," he ,
began, changing the subject, "to come j
with me to welcome the new senator
from my state, my old friend and colleague."
An Inscrutable smile?a smile, yet a
cold one?accompanied Pea body's anj
swer.
I "I have always found, Stevens.' he
i said, "that a little attention like this
to a new man is never wasted, and I
ioiflt a rriSa not'to overioolc oppop gata
the senior mm tor from Mia LMtppl
acquieaced, and he laughed
heartily at Pea body's keen insight into
human nature.
"I think you'll like Langdon." Stereos
remarked after a pause, "and youH
And him easy to deal with. Just put
up any measure
for the benefit of
the south and j"3 fTfc
Langdon will go
the limit on it f*m
Even a Repub- -^A J
Mean majority \
doesn't mind a
little Democratic y \ ' VX}/ j I
support, you | W^T /I
know. I think |< I / '
he's just the man | Jit
you can use in
this gulf naval
base bill.**
"You can swing
him?" asked Pea* y
body sharply. ""
Stevens drew "T}** V* 0uor.wue?
closer to Pea- >*?r W
. . boss.
body.
"1 elected him. and he knows It,"
be chuckled.
The boss nodded.
"And ifs likely that a man like
Langdon. new to politics?a simple
gentleman of the old school, as yon describe
him?might hare considerable
influence on opinion throughout the
country."
Langdon*a colleague grasped the arm
of the senatorial dictator.
"He's Just the man we want, senator.
He's one of thoee old fellowa you
Just hare to believe when be talks.
He'll do what I suggest, and he can
make the public believe what we
think."
"Then yon guarantee him?" snapped
UiV WO?.
"Unreeerredly, senator."
"All right" said ret bodj. 'He goes
on the naval committee. That ought
to be enough honor for a man who a
Tear ago was growing cotton on an
old plantation miles away from drillcation."
"We hare control now of all the T nd
about Altacopla that can be uaed," Id
Stevens. "1 bare had Norton, th v
greasman from Langdon'a d| t
working on It There Isn't a foo. 6f
land there which we do not now control
under options, and," he added,
with a chuckle, "the options were dirt
cheapo"
Pes body grunted approvingly.
"There won't be any New York fortune
in it but It ought to be a pretty
tidy bit" be sold. "Now, If we could
only get Langdon Interested, directly
or Indirectly, In a financial way, that
would clinch ererythlng."
The senior senator from Mississippi
shook his heed.
"Ifs too risky. He's old fashioned,
you know?has about as much idea
about practical politics an?well, as we
hare of the Golden Bule. Fact Is, he
Senator Pe lbody, "bou 0/ the miate."
rather lives by that antiquated standard.
That's where we get him. He
owes everything to me, you see, so
naturally bell do anything I want him
to. By the way, there's Norton now.
Perhaps he can tell us something."
"Gall him over," said Pea body.
Norton had been strolling about the
lobby, hoping to be noticed. The
flame had lured the moth, and It liked
the manner of the singeing. The congressman
hurried precipitately across
at Stevens' summons.
I've been wanting to speak to you,
gentlemen," sakl Norton, foil of the
good trick be had toned, "but I didn't
like to Interrupt 700. I think Pre
done a big stroke for Altacoola to
day."
Even Pea body pricked up his ears.
"Tea," said both senators together.
With a keen sense of the dramatic,
the congressman let * his next words
drawl oat with fall effect
"I've got Senator Langdon Interested
?financially Interested," be said.
His two hearers exchanged a significant
glance.
"How?** asked Pea body sharply.
Norton smiled shrewdly.
"Well, I Just let his son invest $50,000
of the senator's money in AJtacoola
land. That oaght to help some."
Stevens stared in amazement at his
congressman, his eyes threatening to
bulge oat of his head.
"What."' he grasped. **iou goi i^angdon's
money in Altacoola, through his
son?*
"I sure have, senator," chuckled Norton.
"He's In to the extent of fifty
thousand, and I've promised that the
fifty shall make a hundred by spring."
"Ifll make three hundred thousand
at least" snapped Pea body. "Norton,
you've done a good day's work. By
the way, a New York client of mine
has a little business that I cannot attend
lO handily. Doesn't Involve much
work, and a young, hustling lawyer
like yon ooght to take charge of it
easily. The fee. I should say, would
be ifrcut S1G.P00. Have you the time
to vodertake It7"
Tbe congressman drew a Jong breath.
His eyes beamed with gratitude.
"I should say 1 haTe. senator. Of
course It won't Interfere with any of
my duties as a congressman."
Peabody smiled.
"Of course not. Norton. I see that
your sense of humor is improving. If
convenient, run over to New York the
last of the week. I'll give you n card.
My client's office is at 10 Rroadway."
The ruler of tbe senate nodded a curt
dismissal.
"Thank yon. senator; thank you very
much." And Norton bowed and left,
rejoicing.
Feabody turned to Stevens.
"Yon see. even a congressman can
be useful sometimes." remarked Stevens
dryly.
"Keep your eye on that yonng man,
StaTens. He's tbe moet valuable congressman
we're had from your state
in a lon? while. Does just what he is
told and doesn't ask any fool questions.
This was good work. Langdon's
on the naval committee now
sure. Come. Stevens: let's go to some
quiet corner In the smoking room. I
want to talk to you about something
else the Standard ha? ? Mnd for you
to do."
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lobby when >motion at
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