The telephone bell at the desk interrupted him.
Peabody leaned over and eagerly clutched the receiver.
The senior Senator from Mississippi jerked himself to his feet. He stood at a window and looked out over the roof tops of the city.
CHAPTER XXVII
MRS. SPANGLER GIVES A LUNCHEON
When Senators Peabody and Stevens had gone Langdon and Bud went over the situation together and concluded that their opponents had no means of defeating Langdon's program—that, after all, Peabody might really have meant his words of surrender.
"But they might try foul play. Better stay right here in the Capitol the rest of the day," suggested Bud.
Langdon scoffed at the idea.
Haines bustled away to get a few mouthfuls of lunch to fortify himself for a busy afternoon—one that was going to be far busier than he imagined.
The telephone bell rang at the Senator's desk. It was Mrs. Spangler's voice that spoke.