The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-08-19

concessions to these people,
Absolutely .none." declared Kelvin.
swe'll give you our bond on that"
"Your word In enough at present"
replied Rollins dryly. III You will
stick to the letter Of that I am per-
fectly satisfied"
After Rollins had left the room Kel-
vim turned inquiringIy to Breed "Will
he come inr' he asked anxiousIy.
when the time is ripe. yes" assert
ID Breed confidently. ut Is in his
blood. and when the time comes he'll
listen"
That evening Rollins met Elsie
White coming down the kitchen steps
and Joined her. She was 80 frank, 80
wholesome, that he always had an In
deflnable impression of being the bet
ter for having talked with her. even
though nothing Of moment had been
said.
"How the country agrees with you"
he observed as he Joined her. You
were looking rather pale when first
saw you here. but you have found
some marvellous rouge among these
trees"
II like It very much" she admitted,
, turning his compliment with a smile.
81 have already grown to have GER
tain amount of supercilious pity for
city dwellers."
'They really need It." he agreed.
with laugh. "and to prove that am
sincere in that remark l am going to
stop with you for month or So"
"Goodw she exclaimed. more peo-
pie to enjoy Forest Lakes is all that
we need"
do they never have any visitors"
Rollins inquired. week end parties
and the liker
Never" she replied. For festivi-
ties Of that sort they 60 down occa-
sionally to Mr.. Breeds other place in
Virginia. but Mr.. Breed is very jealous
of having any social life whatever
here"
Rollins strolled by her side until
they reached the cottage. where the
garrulous Mrs. White met them at the
door.
Mrs. White was delighted to be in.
troduced to Mr.. Rollins.
ELSIE has told me all about what
fine man you are. and fine men are
scarce enough any place. Are you go
ing to stay long this timer
HE promises us a month at least,
mother"
That's NICE" asserted Mrs. White.
"It's fine to have a lot Of good look
ing men around. My goodness! tell
Elsie she never will have chance to
get married II she stays here"
Rollins was so thankful to Elsie that
she laughed from sheer amusement
and gave him chance to join her.
His amusement and also his repressed
embarrassment were heightened when.
after Elsie had invited him to sit on
the vine clad little front stoop, Mrs.
White suddenly and conspicuously alb
scented herself The two were silent.
for a time, when they heard approach
ing voices.
"You had better come In with u.s."
said the voice of Blagg from just be-
yond the corner Of the house. "The
organization now numbers more than
q quarter of million, all Of the down
trodden, sworn to serve the best in
terests of the poor"
But II they are all poor people what
can they do to help themselvesT OBJ
jected the voice Of Ben White.
Rise up and overwhelm the exist
ing condition Of things by the mere
weight Of plumbers" responded Blagg
quickly and tensely. Moreover. the
organization is not so poor as you
might think 1t has quite snug little
sum In its own treasury. and, besides
that, ! know where there Is $780,
100000 in cash that we can seize upon
the moment we rise. Look here, Mr.
White. l want to explain to You the
system Of our organization"-
BY the sound Of the voices they were
slowly walking away. Elsie turned to
Rollins with troubled frown. ~
II don't like this Mr.. Blagg," she de-
clared. HE talks nearly every even.
ing with father about some secret SO
ciety he wishes him to join, and ! am
afraid"
Rollins laughed easily. These so
cialistic organizations never do any
thing" he told her.
He thought no more Of the matter
Just then. but he did think more and
more frequently of Elsie White as the
days wore on. He knew that he had
lost caste with Mrs. Rensselaer, the first
time she saw him with Lillian's maid,
but he did not care to hold caste with
Mrs. Rensselaer,. The Rollins men
folk had held 1t as their right to marry
whom they chose. and he began de-
liberate courtship of Elsie White.
He avoided Lillian Breed from fas-
tidious choice. but he spent much time
in his spare hours with Kelvin and
young Rensselaer,.
One drowsy night he had dropped to
sleep upon a bench on the porch In the
shadow Of a climbing rosebush. He
was awakened by the scrape Of chairs
and became conscious of low and tense
voices quite near him.
"You. too. could love as love- said
the voice of Blagg. trembling with re-
pressed intensity, could love with
seething brain. with pounding pulses.
with heart the throbs Of which would
hurt and hurt and hurtr'