El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-01

bloodshed, at the least sign Of inflam
matory speech. The consequence was
natural Secret meetings were held
everywhere. and the emissaries OF
Blagg gained converts by the tens and
the hundreds of thousands from coast
to coast. The chaos that Kelvin had
deliberately inaugurated to serve his
own ends was serving the ends OF
Blagg equally we'll The throwing Of
bombs. with terrific consequence to
public safety. became common-so'
common. indeed. that the lie OF no
public man was secure. yet Kelvin, at
tended by his usual guard. went ev-
erywhere. He seemed to bear
charmed life, and on the very day he
declared martial law throughout the
Union. when every newspaper was
against him and when countless
hordes were clamoring for his death.
he went calmly to Forest Lakes to
keep an appointment with Henry
Breed. Five hundred grim, armed
men, Indifferent to the turmoil OF the
world outside. now guarded the.
grounds, and Kelvin spoke Of them
the moment he met Breed.
II want your men," said he. Il have
examined the faces of them. They
are mountaineers every one and men
Of blind allegiance / need them In
Washington"
"No." protested Breed 81 have been
years in selecting them. and they must
stay here to guard Forest Lakes and
me, and what you know to be In the
vault below"
"The vault needs no guarding" re-
Piled Kelvin. "We'll remove it's con-
tents very shortly to the government
treasury, anyhow The time is ripe,
and my plan is to be carried out at
once"
Our plan. you mean," corrected
Breed. smiling, whereat KelviR's eyes
contracted for a second
1t was significant OF the remarkable
control that Kelvin had obtained over
this man, whose once indomitable viii
had bent the commerce Of a nation
to his own ends. that he protested no
further against the appropriation Of
his picked guards. Instead, he turned
eagerly to the immense portfolio which
Sam brought in. Spreading this upon
the library table, Kelvin opened 1t,
disclosing a thick stack Of the large
diagrams so characteristic Of him
Breed, restored at once to his shrewd
old calculating self. leafed carefully
over the neat cardboard diagrams
which gave, IN turn, comprehensive
surveys Of the entire extent, condition,
and prospects OF textile manufacturers,
of the steel industry. Of meat packing,
OF merchandising. of every branch Of
human industry and commerce, each
with all its qualifications. From the
experience of his nearly fourscore
years Breed made a crisp. brief. and
pregnant comment upon each industry,
upon which occupation Doctor Zelphan
beamed through his thick spectacles
with approval, for Breed was never so
normal as at these confereqces, when
the habit Of his business perspicacity
came upon him Far into the night
they sat over this work. with Zelphan
and Rensselaer, and. for a time. Lillian
as interested lockers on. and when it
came time for Phillip to retire he was
very weary. Leaving the others still
In conversation, he was about to make
his way to his own apartments, but
Lucy met him at the head Of the
stairs.
They have been making some re-
pairs up that way. Mr.. Kelvin she
informed him. "and wen have to
change your rooms for this visit"
ITO Re Hontinued