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"So you're playing the game like all the rest?" "Why shouldn't I?" shrugged the secretary. "I guess perhaps I'm a little sore because the Altacoola people haven't even paid me the compliment of thinking I had any influence, so they can't expect me to work for them. The Gulf City people have. As things stand, Gulf City looks pretty good to me." "Is this straight talk?" exclaimed Norton.
"This is under your hat, Randolph. You can keep quiet?" Langdon nodded eagerly. "Then put it into Altacoola land." "The naval base?" gasped Langdon. Norton nodded. "Now you've hit it. The Government will select Altacoola for a naval base. Then land will jump 'way up to never, and you'll clean up a hundred thousand at the least. Isn't it simple?
The Southerner took a step forward, leaned over and glared angrily at Haines. His face whitened. "You don't mean that you could swing Langdon into Gulf City?" he gasped. Haines smiled. "I can't say that, Norton, but I guess people interested in Altacoola would hate to have me try." "I didn't know you were that kind, Haines," said Norton, his virtue aroused at the thought of losing his money.
"And I might add," cried Horton, "that it is known to more than one member of this honorable body that you had drawn up a minority report in favor of Gulf City because of your anger at the defeat of your plan to lake the naval base away from Altacoola." Langdon sank into his chair, bewildered, even stunned. There was a conspiracy against him, but how could he prove it?
"Well, Senator, in the name of goodness, what are you going to do? How can you win for Altacoola without letting these grafters make money out of it?" asked Haines in astonishment as the other two walked away. "What are you going to do at 12:30 to-morrow?" Langdon turned to him and rolled his eyes toward the ceiling despairingly. "I'm blamed if I know!" he exclaimed.
"House Bill No. 1,109 is amended to read as follows " And his voice sank to an unintelligible mumble, for every Senator present he well knew was aware that the amendment named Altacoola as the naval base site. Senator Langdon rose in his seat. "Mr. President," he called.
"Go on, Colonel; go on with your offer," he said. "Well, I'll see that a block of stock, sah a big block is set aside fo' Senator Langdon an' another fo' you, too. We've made this ah-rangomont else-wheah. We'll outbid Altacoola overall time. They're po' sports an' hate to give up." "So Altacoola is bidding, too?" excitedly asked Haines. "Why, of co'se it is.
"Furthermore," continued Langdon, "Altacoola must have the base because I've known for some time that Gulf City was impossible. But some crooked Senators would have made money if they'd known it, so they didn't learn it.
Peabody asked, turning to the Congressman, who had followed Stevens. "I corroborate all you've said," remarked Norton. "I can state positively that Senator Langdon knew that his money was going into Altacoola land. I will swear to it if necessary," and he glared bitterly at Carolina's father, feeling certain that the girl would cling to him as opposed to her parent.
"H'm!" coughed Langdon, glancing at Haines. "I'm not absolutely committed to Altacoola until I'm sure it's the best place. I'll make up my mind to-day definitely, and I think it will be for Altacoola." The boss of the Senate went out, glaring venomously at Haines, slamming the door. A moment later a page boy brought in a card. "Colonel J.D. Telfer, Gulf City," read the Senator.
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