University of South Carolina Libraries
f A 1" Gentlemam from Mississippi "I've been think in*."* put in Steincrt slowly, "that a littl" rine-esse 'ike tli!^ mijrht keep Inm away: When Lnnp- ; ''Unless you got the right kind of woman." don's In his committee room before goln' to the senate send him a telegram signed by some of his frlen's' name that one of his daughters is dyin* from injuries in a automobile collision a few mile9 out a-town. That ud"? "Ridiculous," snorted Peabody. "He'd know where they were. They're always"? itllnR *hAn nn* in fino.noon " UUU, IUCU I'UV <U U4V> V MMV "How, what?" "Hev some'un take 'em oat a-autoln' "No, no, man:" snapped Pea body. "They'd stick in town to hear their father's wonderful speech." "Well." went mi the lobbyist, "111 hev Langd'n watched by a careful picked man, a nigger thet won't talk. He'll pick a row with the colonel on some street, say, w>n he's comtn' from his home after lunch. The coon kin bump Into Langd'n an' call him names. Then w'en ole fireworks s^fls into 'im, yellln' about what 'ed do In Mississippi, the coon pulls a gun on the colonel an' fires a couple o' shots random. Cops come up, an' our pertlckeier copper 'II lug Langd'n away as a witness, refusln' to believe 'es a senator. 1 kin arrange to hev him kept In the cooler a couple f hours without gettln' any word out, or I'll hev 'Im entered up as drunk an' disorderly. He'll look drunk, bell be so mad." "But the negro?bow could you get a man to undergo arrest on such a serious charge, attempted murder!" exclaimed Stevena. "There, there," said Steinert patron fcdagly; "coons has more genteel home life In jail than they does out. An* don't forget the District of Colombia is governed by folks that atnt reaidents of It, only durin' the session. Th* politicians don't leave their fr'en's in the cooler very long. Say. Senator Stevens, are you kiddin' me? Is it any different down in your"? The Mi8s!ssipplan choked and spluttered over a gulp of unusually hot coffee, and Pea body again decided Steinert to be on the wrong tack. "That proceeding would attract too much attention from the newspapers," ' ^ he added. "Well. I thought you wanted to win." grunted Steinert. "I've been offerln' you good stuff, too?new stdff. None of yer druggin' with chloroform or tlcklln' with blackjacks. Why, Pve gone from Sne-esse to common sense. But, come to ihink of it. how about Rome woman? I e'o got one to introduce to"? "This is the wrong kind of a man," Interrupted Pea body. "Unless you got the right kind of a woman." went on Steinert Senator Stevens choked some more. "The boas of the senate" sank down In his chair, crossed one knee over the other and drummed his fingers lightly on the table. He gated thoughtfully at Stevens. "Yea," be observed slowly, "unless you've got the right sort of a woman." Rising, he led the Misaisslpplan to one side. The lobbyist heard the southerner ??? - -i 1 ?:?K Hive o Duuti rAciauwuvu ui aaivuioument as Pea body whispered to him. "It's all right It's all right," he then beard the Pensylvanian say Irritably. "Shell understand. She can be trusted. She expects yoa." Stevens gave a violent start at the last assurance, bnt his colleague liurriedly helped hlui 9} * 1^1 into his coat. "**? iu a olose<^ jg carriage," was 1/ Peabody's final I] 7 warning. "Be if fl \f u I sure t0 teI1 ber to / v\ 1 \ / Ket hold of his l\ I two daughters on I . sonae pretext at T>^L|L ll once. She knows JA yfjll IT them well. May1 /? x. r jf i be we can influ" J 4 x'/ iV ' ence the old man through his girls, s don't you see?' A And while Sen** ator Peabody and "ttotnootowdcor- Jake steinert re curred to a pre I vious discussion concerning one J. 1) ! Te!fer. mayor of (iulf City. Senator: Stevens started 011 the most memorable drive of his eareer on this bright win | ter morning, to the house of the fasei- 1 nating Mrs. Spangler? who lor the past week had been considering his proposal> of marriage. | CHAPTill! XXV. CAUOI.INA LAM..I>ONS KfM.M IATIOX. ' SKXATOIi I.AXG PCX'S committee loom at the eupitol presented a busy seetie at an unusual ly early hour the morning after! the entertainment at his home. Hud ' Haines, reinstated as seerctary. was pi< t.iug tti> tlie thread of routine where, lie had dropped it the day belore. though his frequent thought of Hope and the words that hud thrilled him? "I love you. I love you fondly"?made , this task unusually dillieult. lie impatiently wished the afternoon to hasten along, as he knew he would then see her in the senate gallery, i where she would go to hear her father's speech. This speech had t<> Ik? revised lu, some particulars by Hud. and the work he knew would take up much of his morniug. The senator's speech was' "The South of the Future." which he would deliver when recognized by the , president of the senate in connection , with the naval base bill, that officer having agreed to recognize Laugdou at 3:30. at which time the report of the naval affairs committee would be received. Just how Langdon would turn the tables on Peabody and Stevens and yet win for the Altacoola site not even the ex-newspaper man, experienced In politics, had solved. Clearly the sena-1 tor would have to do some tall think-1 lng during the morning. The junior senator from Mississippi j burst Into the office with his habitual cheery greeting, his broad brimmed black felt hat In its usual position on the back of bis head, like a symbol of undying defiance. "A busy day for us, eb, senator?" queried Bud. "Now, look here, my boy, don't begin to remind me of work right off," "f'li feat* to Incubate an idea." be said, with a humorous gleam In his eye. "Go easy on me. Don't forget I'm her father." r>_ i ?ti?nii?h ?Kn AnoK ?kul x>uii iau^uru iut uu^u uic uunu % w v rose in his cheeks. "No, I wont forget that. But have you decided what to tell Peabody and Stevens as your plan of action If tbey ! come In here at 1250?" "If they come?" exclaimed Langdon. "They'll come. Watch 'em." Then he hesitated worriedly. "Ill have to Incubate an Idea be- , tween now and noon somehow. But! don't forget this. Bud?we're worried j about them, true enough, but they're worried a heap more about us." Senator Langdon stepped Into an adjoining room, where be could be alone, to "Incubate." As Haines resumed his work Carolina Langdon entered Avoiding the secretary's direct gaxe, i she asked for her father. "He ought to be back shortly, Miss Langdon," responded Haines. "You can wait here. I must ask p-_1on for leav- j Ing. asl must run over he library." ' As the secretary bowed himself out of the door he almost collided with Congressman Norton. Both glared at each other and remained silent. "Carolina," spoke Norton as he entered, "I hope?I know you won't allow your father to Influence you against me?because of lost night. I"? Carolina would rather not have met Charles Nortou on this morning. She had hardly slept for the night. She had fought a battle with herself. Her father had shown her plainly the mis - ch. ik.i k^. case Boe oaa maae. sue saw uiai uci Influence bad not been without effect on Randolph. Probably for the first time she reallred that there are glory and luxury, pleasure and prestige for which too big a price can be paid. The senator's daughter turned slowly and faced the man she had promised to marry. "Charlie, I have come t? a decision. I came here to talk with father about It" Norton started toward Carolina, a look of apprehension on his face. He gathered from the trend of her words and her demeanor that she had ttirned against him. "You couldn't be so cruel, Carolina," he protested. "Charlie," she went on determinedly, "I will always cherish our friendship, our happy younger days down in Mississippi, but I must gtve up thinking of you :iv my future husband. We've lnith ! made a mistake, mine probably greater , than yours. but I now am convinced j that 1 should '! { marry you. Vour I way of t *:?; oia about lib' is uj| wrong, and yon are b>< deeply entangled with the t'.is'e !ic<; rcn in Washington to j .s draw baek. I cannot love you." ' T.ut i in . .ii'o it al! fory".:r vui1. t'arolina. l?oa't let an old fashion* d x "Charlie, I must give you up.n father come between u man and a woman and their love," he cried. ( "Charlie, I must give you up." The girl turned to one aide, as 1 though to give Norton a chance to 1 leave. j He looked at her in silence a moment or two. Then a change came t into bis bearing. Wrinkling his face 1 into a sneer, he stepped before the giri. ^ "You've been con vert edHnigbty sudden, I reckon, from land speculation ] to preaching ? aud preaching, too, against folks who tried to make a for- 1 tune for you." Norton stopped, expecting a reply. but the girl remained silent ? "You think I'm done for, that I've lost my money, that's why yon turned from me so quickly,' be laughed scornfully. "But I'll show yon, you and your blundering old father. I'll win yon yet, and I'll ruin your father's political reputation, ril"? "Are you quite sure about that?" spoke a voice sharply behind the congressman. He swung around vigorously. Bud Haines had returned in time to hear Norton's threat "Yes, and while I'm doing that I'll take time to show you up, too, somehow. 1 guess a congressman's word will count against that of a cheap secretary? thafs what Miss Langdon said you were." Carolina Rooked appeallngly to Haines to rfil her of the presence of this man, whose last words she knew Haines would not believe. But Norton had had bis say. He retreated to the door. "Miss Langdon," he cried as he backed out and away, "you have an Idea that I am dishonest, but kindly remember that, whatever you think I am, I never was a hypocrite." Haines advanced and procured a chair for Miss Langdon. "I'm terribly sorry to have come back at such a time," he began. The girl cot him short with a gesture. " * *" ?' t* ? " ohn no 1/1 "I waiu iu jhij iv jvu, duv then halted?"that I want to be friends with you. 1 want you to forget the hupitenlngs of yesterday?last evening ?so far as I was concerned In them. I want to work together with you and father?and bo does Randolph. Father and you are standing together to upbold the honor of the Langdons of Mississippi, and Randolph and I, no < matter the cost of our former folly, 1 want to share in that work." Before Haines could reply Senator ] Langdou hurst Into the room. "Bud. Bud." he cried, "I've got til I*re got It!" "You've got what, senator?' exclaimed the secretary. "That idea, my boy, that Idea! It's < lnc-nbated all right and I'eabody and | Stevens can come Just as soon as they < want to." (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK 1 | Warning. Do not be persuaded into taking ! anything but Foley's Honey and Tar ; for chronic coughs, bronchitis, hay ' fever, asthma and lung trouble, as i it stops the cough and heals the lung8. D C Scott. Summons for Belief. 1 (complaint not served.) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK WILLIAMSBURG, Court of Common Pleas. S B Poston, Plaintiff, against I Victoria Gainus (sometimes called Victoria Davp fiflinus Dell Gadsden, Allene Speights, Drucilla 1 Harrison, Susan M Rodgers, G L . Sauls and R L Montague.Defendants. To the Defendants above named You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this J action which is filed in the office of the i Clerk of the Court of Common Pieaa for the said county,and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on J the subscriber at his office in Kingstree 1 within twenty days after the service < hereof; exclusive of the day of such . service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to ( the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. < Dated September 3, A D 1909. * Robt J Kirk, k 9-9-6t Plaintiff's Attorney. i He Had The Idea. A Chinaman who hail been robbed >y a woman on the Bowery was rying to describe her at the police tation. "Can't yon remember how she ras die>scd?" asked the lieutenant t the desk. "What sort of a hat lid she wear?" For a moment John seemed pu/.led. Then his face brightened. "He dead?she glad,"' he confidenty announced. And now the police are looking or a woman with a Merry Widow iat. Testifies after Four Years. Carlisle Center,N Y,G H Burhans, vrites: "About four years ago I vrote yon that I had been entirely :ured of kidney trouble bv taking wo bottles of Foley's Kidney lieuiely, and after four years I am again )leased to state that I have never had iny return of those symptom^yul I im evidently cured to stay cull." Foley's Kidney Remedy will do the lame for you. 1) C Scott. Notice to Farmers I will be at the following places )n and after September 1 next, rep esenting May bank &. Co, cotton suyers: Greelyville, Walters Depot, Lanes, Gourdins and all points on ;he Georgetown & Western Railroad. iVill pay highest [market price for four cotton. J F Scott. Kingstree, S C, July 1, 1909. 1 3m p. pr P. P. P. will purify and Tttabae your blood, create a good appetite and give your whole ejitem tooe ana strength. A prominent railroad superintendent at Savannah, suffering with Malaria, Dyspepsia, and Rheumatism aays: "After taring PP. P. he never felt so well in his life, and feels as If beoould Ureforsrar, If he could always jet P. P.P." If you are tired out from over-work and dm take P. P. P. If yea ere f eellae fcadty to a* spring and out of aorta, take P. P. P. If your dteertse ufjsna need toning op, take P. P. P. If you suffer with headache, Indication, debility and weakyss, take [ P. P.Py If you suffll- with nervous prostration, nerves unstrung and a general let down of the system, take P. P. P. For Blood PoteoD. Rheumatism. Scrofula, Old Borea, Malaria, Chronic Female Complaints, take P. P. P. Prieklv Ash. Pose Root I and Potassium. Tfc* bert blood purifier in the world. P. V. LIPPMAN, Savannah, - . Gvorjrla. W w w w w V w w w W W W W W W W WWW* W W W W v w I J, D. GILLAND, jj ! Real Estate Broker j 4 KINGSTREE, S C. t : : 4 Place your farms with me for t sale. Will soon have mv fall and I 1 | winter list complete. If you J iwant to sell, list your property + with me now. t J If you want to buy, I may J t have on hand something: to suit J | you. | g? TSL of IF. Vflfy Kingstree Lodge jjfif Knights of Pythias Regular Conventions Every 2nd and 4t!?Wedne*day nights Visiting brethren always welcome, Castle Hall 3rd story Gourdin Building. M. H. Jacobs, C. C. Thos. McCbtchen, krs&m F FOB SALE. Brick in any quantity to suit purchas jr. The Best Dry Press Machine-made XBRICZ.r Special shapes made to order. Corre? jondence solicited before jilacin^ your jrders. *>. n. r When you come to town put a :opy of The Record in your pockit and consult its business direcory?the advertising columns n making your purchases. tf " 1 X Lake City Hardware Co. X V Dealers in ' Sc J g (j E N E R A J. H A K I) W A R E. g Ag"e nts for and dealers in Sash, Doors and X lilin d.>, Lime, Cement and Hair. ChattaSr noo fa Disc and Turn Plows. Hlount's JC O C?u aranteed Steel Plows, Harrows and U Q a 11 Farm Machinery. O V Cutlery. Guns and Sporting Goods, Mill Sr O Supplies and Steam Fittings, Paints, Oils O Q and Glass, Household Goods, Silverware, U jf O Glassware, China and Crockery. Stoves rS 8 LAKE CITY HARDWARE CUPANY, 8 O LAKE CITY, S: C. 8 ^ mBANNER aflf Warehouse, \ Kingstree, S. C j We solicit the patronage of farmers of Williemsburg, Clar- I endon and adjoining counties. We have ample storing and I grading room for Tobacco, with sufficient capital to protect ' our customers. We know what buyeis want and know every type of Tobacco that is sold. We are goiDg to give our ensv 4 tomers the benefit of our experience, and with hard, honest wyrs auu xair ueauugo, wc u?u guuaui^ iujj ^uvcd vu pile Tobacco sold with us. A trial is all we ask to convince * the seller that we know onr business and that it is to his advantage to sell his Tobacco at Banner Warehouse. Come to see ns. YOURS TO SERVE, ' ] suraunuinH Proprietors. J. L. S'l'UUUiY, 1 Lake City, S, C, I EXCLUSIVELY LIVE STOCK. A nice bunch of HORSES and MULES always on hand. Don't buy or sell or ? trade your stock without giving me a* | show. M Yours for business, \vl | J? L. STUCKEY. | Huff -JBWE1EY SHE! jj j AT KI\GSTREE, S. C. (flj ? | WATTS & WATTS. _S!^ \ ? We have opened up with an r I extra tine stock of Watches, p I j Diamonds, Clocks, Silverware L I ^ Ttr Tl! fj I j and JNoveities, weaamg xvmgs, ^ H Wedding and Christmas presents T H of all kinds in the Jewelry line. t^3R3pflHNKg|^D ? 3 We are also prepared to do all r / j kinds of ? Yfi ^ WATCH, CLOCK and JEWELRY WORK ? $ * ALL WORK WARRANTED fc fjj 5 Spectacles i Eye Classes ? ^ ! "^Teutts <Ss "Wsctts. ! | J ; ir Give us a call before purchasing. J 7TW7r:7r;7r:v7r7r7r^wV7r^nr7r7i^w:7rrr7r7r^^7r^r tj t