The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
CHAPTER V-(Continued.) }

The master Of mines waved his hand
as if 10 put the topic aside. He asked
brusQuely fo- some figures as 20 the out
put Of the day WhereupOn Kahn in
stantly rained statistics. He had nat
urally a good memory, and knew that the
way 10 improve IL is TO trust it and
never keep a notebook. Jacob Romer lis
tened slowly nOdding his head after each
enumeration.
Good. Kahn" he said. that viii do;
and now. If YOU please. the reports from
the smelling
These also proved excellent. Prices We're
rising in the market Jacob Romer was
satisfied. and showed il, whereupOn his
inferior made t.mid suggestion. the
ofrer Of his motor 70 convey his master
and his masters guest back 20 CORN
House
Not on any account said he. I
should not risk my neck in one of these
snorting denominations. If I can't walk.
Kahn. take a good horse out OF my
stables And my brother can DO the same
So long as he stays with me
Kahn had been looking steadily over
Jacob ROmer's shoulder as they talked
He had been trying 20 make out the
figure by tie timekeepers desk. as Dr.
Tom from ThOrsby watched the crowd OF
tIOw about the pit head. He liked 10 know
everything. And now-this brother, His
masters brother, A little ugly devil OF
anger Ieaped up murderOusly IN his
breast Kahn scented a rival favorite.
He told himself. indeed that fear was
groundless. Who could do for Jacob
ROmer what he was doing2 II was all
nonsense about blood being thicker than
water He had always heard his master
miscaH his brother for rascal-and
worse. a fool
Sun the thoughts Of James Kahn were
not entirely easy ones as he watched the
two old men walk away arm in arm Be
cause. deep in his heart. James Kahn had
resolved that, by right or wrong. hook or
crook. the Incubus mine, CORN House.
and the Romer millions should be his
Who could better deserve the final result
OF a hundred years OF grinding the faces
Of the poOr2
James Kahn locked up carefully, sum
moned his servant. leaped on the motor.
and was whisked away TO his new resi-
dence on the other side OF Kirktown, all
red brick towers and redder roofs. but
named. in ali humility, the Caravans
eral." He took the highway, dusty and
straight. with the belching chimneys on
either hand. and the surface deeply worn
and rUtted by the trarnc OF Messrs- lhcU-
bus q Co.'S wagons.
IF went the other road. there might
be an accident" muttered James Kahn
to himself Il would give that old bone
setter a chance Of healing himself with
pleasure
As the conhdentiaTs motor dwindled
into a black dot with two following
cloudy swirls Of dust. about the pit mouth
OF Number Two a group Of men shook
their fists at James Kahn and cursed him
openly All. that is, save one. for Old
Dick Finnan. defended the thrice-con-
demned confidential"
7 speak o. men as I find them. mates. -
he said: and so being that Mr.. Kahn has
behaved very obliging TO me-and 70 my
daughter-you know her?-well he could
not have been more polite II she had been
a LADY,"
With one accord the men turned and
looked long into Dicks face But seeing
there only a great simplicity, they
shrugged their shoulders and turned
away.
Here's the cage" said one; lets get
below"
But another whispered, Its being SO
long on them island-lights that makes
them dotty,'