The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-15

Nhcutcu ana grew deeply thOurhtful
She had scarcely moved when. NJ tho
end OF about twenty minutes. Herbert
Rensselaer, was announced.
1T is n pleasure 10 find Won olonor
he observed. "You are so very popu.
lar that an edgewise word with Won 10
n rare boon. You've made Yourself
the sensation OF Washington"
NO." Lillian protested thoughtfullv
II may have achieved some personal
popularity. but much more. II IL nm.
initiating to confess. is due to GRIND.
fathers position in the world and the
capitalized force IL represents. | doubt
IL even money, however, could have
secured me the recognition which Mrs
Rensselaer, has won for me- The Rens.
selaer name is powerful one social.
ly."
1T is just that about which was
going to speak TO you" said Herbert
with awkward bluntness. 81 am pre.
pared TO offer you the Re ktselaer name
for your own"
Lillian looked up at him and smiled
"The dream of your respected aunt"
she laughed Herbert. you're a nice
boy, but I'm not In love with you. Are
you with me?"
"Well. no." he confessed with infinite
relief.
II thought not" she returned. still
laughing. 1T is pity to disappoint
Int Ia, Il
thing You're too good friend of mine
to spoil"
I'm beginning to like you immense
ly." confessed Herbert. Lets shake
hands on it," which they cordially did.
At almost the same moment Sumner
Rollins had made quite different pro-
posal, one with the whole heart and
the whole love and the whole honor of
stalwart man. and Elsie White, with
sorrow that il must be so. searched in
her heart and found for him only
friendship, and the man whose image
blocked the way of Rollins was think
ing of her even then, to the entire for
getfulness Of Lillian Breed.
In hundred cities there were riot
and discord. In thousand villages
there was grave panic. In a million
homes there was hunger Commerce
was paralyzed. and three months aft
er Senator Sawyer had threatened n
revolt the entire United States was In
n state bordering on anarchy. Pro
cesslons of the unemployed had been
dubbed into disruption. Street corner
speakers. among whom Ben White had
become prominent for certain rudely
effective oratory, were suppressed.
Gatherings I'm halls were censored by
the police. the militia or the rapidly
increasing army OF regular soldiers.
and were broken up. sometimes with
bloodshed. at the least sign of inham-
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 10 serve his
own ends was serving the ends OF
Blagg equally well. 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 10 bear a
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.
1T want your men," said he. 81 have
examined the faces of them. They
are mountaiDeers every one and men
of blind allegiance. / need them In
Washington"
mo-" protested Breed. II have been
years in selecting them. and they must
stay here 10 guard Forest Lakes ana
me, and what you know TO be in the
NdulL DelOW.
"The vault needs no guarding re-
piled Kelvin. well 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 Kelvin's eyes
contracted for second.
1t was significant of the remarkable
control that Kelvin had obtained over
this man. whose once indomitable VIII
had bent the commerce OF n natloh
to his own ends. that he protested no
further against the appropriation oi
his picked guards. Instead. he turneu
eagerly to the immense portfolio winch
Sam brought in. Spreading this upon
the library table. Kelvin opened IT.
disclosing n thick stack OF the lhrse
diagrams so Characteristic of him.
Breed, restored at once to his shrewu
old calculating self. leafed careiuly
over the neat cardboard diagrams
which gave, in turn. compreheIlsr'e
surveys of the entire extent. condltloh'
and prospects of textile manufacturers
of the steel industry. of meat packinE:
of hnndieinp of every branch OIL