The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-29

he HAB6HLY.
one Of the men knows where he was.
Look here" He led them into an in
ner vault, and here were row upon
row Of iron drawers filed with green
backs neatly bound In packages, with
the amounts marked on the outside.
At the end Of the vault were rows of
drawers filed with gold in coin and
ingots.
Money! said Breed. gloating over
the contents as he opened and closed
these drawers. Money! said he, and
he rubbed his lean old hands together.
while his eyes began to CLEAN. mot
all these receptacles are filed, though.
lated how much money there was In
the United States and built in enough
drawers to hold It,"
There was something 80 sinister in
the way he said this that even Phillip.
himself seething with enormous am
billions. was startled
Lillian plucked Phillip by the sleeve
and drew him outside the vault.
"He always likes to be alone when
he is down here" she whispered.
Phillip stopped in the second passage
to examine with interest the heavy
hanging of the door. Lillian drew
quite near him and slipped her hand
within his arm. He could fcel the
warmth Of tina. hand instantly. he
was afraid of this girl, afraid of him.
self. The thrill she gave him was not
like that which he had shared with
Elsie. With Elsie It was love: with
this giri-he drew slightly away.
Suppose anything should happen to
Mr.. Breed?" he asked. "what would
become Of this vault? / presume its
combinations are written in some safe
placer
They are not written anywhere"
she told him. There is only one person
In all the world besides my grand
father who knows how to get in here.
and that person is myself. OF course I
would not tell 1t. would IT
He looked down at her. He half
bent forward. seized with a mad i'm
pulse to take her in his arms. He was
ashamed Of that impulse
you must keep away from me!'
said he harshly. There are things
want to do-big things
The girl laughed lightly, well con-
tent for the time. but shrill chuckle
startled them both and made them
turn hastily. Old Henry Breed stood
in the door of the vault, rubbing his
hands softly together X
Good" said he. Good, Phillip. my
boy! I knew you were about 1t. You
keep as strong as that and I will make
you anything you want to be-any-
thingT
Out in the library they found the
gaunt wireless operator. whose eyes
seemed to have the peculiar catlike
property of shining In the darkness.
The operator was just turning on the
lights, and a fash Of lightning out
lined him as he reached mp to press
the hanging bulb.
IT have a wireless for you. SIR" he
said to Mr.. Breed. The old man took
the yellow slip and drew under the
chandelier. Presently he turned to
Phillip triumphantly:
'The board Of governors Of the New
York Stock Exchange. after having sus
pended the exchange for week in q
vain attempt to straighten out their
muddle, have just called q meeting Of
the members. and the only 70 to at.
tend were four Of the Eve witt whom
you did business. The seats Of all the
others are for sale. and there are no
buyers. The Stock Exchange" and his
voice rose to a shrilI and tremulous
shrek. ''is wiped out Of existencei
There il no Stock Exchanger'
At a very early hour the next
morning. in his bedroom near the top
Of the house. the gaunt wireless oper.
ator was upon his knees before his
open trunk, his long fingers slowly