The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-07-27

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ut isn't that" Breed half whispered
Tit calls to me. | say. | hear IL In
tongues of silver and of gold and in
soft. silkeu rustlings when | try to
sleep away from home AS tor safety,
it's safe enough, but tit calls me
not for protection. you know. but for
company-just company-not that it's
afraid. 1t knows that have guarded
It well. have doubled my force Of
watchmen around there, did you
know? | have almost regiment
ignorant fellows that | have brought
up from the mountains, men who
know nothing but how to handle a
gun. have solid line of them all
around the house and all around the
walls and all around the drives. with
instructions to shoot the first man that
comes near" His voice sank to a
whisper. "Thev have shot two in the
past month They dragged them away
and buried them at night" Kelvin
turned to Breed, shocked and horror
stricken. The old mans eyes were
blazing. and his hand as he laid II
upon Phillips arm was trembling, not
with fright. but with some more lust.
ful passion. "Mine is the appointed
hand" he went on. Mine is the ap
pointed hand. From the Just wrath of
the Most High there is no escape"
"No. | presume not" admitted Kel-
win. with calmness at least in his
voice There is not so much to guard
as there used to be-" he suggested
"No." admitted Breed. shaking his
head. that's true" He seemed quite
cast down about 1t for a moment. then
suddenly he chuckied shrilly But
wen get II ali back. Phillip. It's only
an investment. and when you uecome
president anG we get a senate and con-
gress that we can handle my vault
will receive every cash dollar in the
United States. Then wen see what
we shall see And he bobbed his old
bald head like "A toy mandarin.
I'VE shall see what we shall see"
repeated Kelvin enigmatically and
turned abruptly toward his suit
Lillian. sweeping down the hall after
them. called TO Phillip. he waited at
his door for her
I've crow to pick with you" de-
clared Lillian. drawing up closely to
Phillip and putting her hand upon his
forearm
And what Is it2' he asked. frown-
ing slightly and making no attempt
to conceal IL.
Now, don't be cross" she rallied
him playfully. you haven't been
down to see me in month, and you
have never written me single letter"
II never put myself on paper" re-
turned Phillip.
You're a most unsatisfactory low.
er," she charged. struggling her shoul-
ders
Blagg. gaunt and emaciated. passed
them with a look of concentrated fury;
his eyes. sunken deep in their cavities.
looked like wells OF bluckness Lillian
smiled at his malevolence. but Kelvin
shook his mead.
IL don't like that fellow" he observ-
ed. Hes a dangerous man to have
around. He's fool and a fanatic, and
there is no telling where and when he
will break loose"
II don't know" Lillian mused. II
believe that all you say about him is
true, but rather like TO play with
fire, don't your
NO" replied Kelvin shortly-"not
unless there Is a definite end to gain
by doing So"
When the company sat down to din
ner Kelvin found at his plate the early
bulletins. They were all highly favor
able to the election of Kelvin and Rol-
Inns and had the effect of starting the
dinner with much hghtness of spirit
At 10 o'clock, however, unfavorable
bulletins began to come In, one after
the other, and Senator Sawyer, wor.
ried beyond measure by the unexpect-
ed development, came bustling into the
room.
II don't understand it." he declared
at would look as II the labor vote had
suddenly switched
Lillian, watching Blagg. saw his face
light with a malignant smile.
II cannot understand how the labor
vote should have been estranged,"
commented Kelvin slowly; but. after
all, what does 1t matteri The thing in
which | am chiefly interested just now
is not cause. but result We can an.
alyze the situation afterward."
Blagg, still smiling. left the room. re-
turning a moment later with still other
depressing news The table had been
cleared, only wine and cigars and
cigarettes remaining, and Breeds com.
pany alternated nervously between the
balcony and the table, sitting outside
at times to watch the big Illuminated
screen across the street, The most Of
them were inside when, at the end OF
an hour Of almost continued bad news,
Blagg brought In a particularly unfa-
vorable telegram, one purporting to
come from the national committee and
conceding the possible defeat OF kel.
vim by narrow margin.
"Pm bound ~ confess that II looks
bad" Kelvin was forced to admit. "buc
I'm like you, senator; can't under
stand 1t. don't see what element