The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

ing idiot in less than n year. Unless
you obey me implicitly shall leave
you. had notion to do so this
morning. but Mr.. Rollins came and I
changed my mind"
"Rollins!' exclaimed Breed. as no
here? Good! / must see him at once.p
you'll do nothing OF the sort" as.
serted Zclphan. closing the door after
him.
"Not see Rollins? Nonsensep ex.
claimed Breed as he threw the bolt
and touched the button to turn out tho
light. "rhis is important. must see
Rollins"
important or not, you are coming
out with me for half hours walk be-
fore you see any one"
''Then you may gow declared Breed,
turning on him with sudden senile
fury. "Leave Forest Lakes as soon
as you like; go now~
an not do that either" announced
Zelphan fatty. Pm interested now,
and intend to remain"
Kelvin. In the bow Of the boat. look
ed ut his watch and began reellng I'm
his line. 81 am sorry, but shall have
to leave you" said he. 81 must be
back at the Office In fifteen minutes"
His hook caught on the oar lock, and
he leaned forward to disengage II. Lii
liam. sitting just in front OF him, de-
liberately leaned back, though with n
pretense of helping him. until her
rounded shoulder touched his cheek.
Don't GO" she said. sinking her
voice ever so little below its ordinary
conversational tone.
Phillip suddenly drew his cheek
away from that insidious touch, an
cry with himself that, until reason
came to his aid, his blood had leaped
to the unspollen call.
Herbert offered his hand to lillian,
who, barely touching IL, poised herself
upon the gunwale and sprang with
splendid muscular effort far up the
bank. AS Kelvin stepped out he once
more looked ut his watch
"You will pardon me if hurry onT'
he said.
ooh. we are all going" returned Lii
lian "It's too late for the fish to bite
any more anyhow"
Kelvin was already passing her. The
bank was very steep ut this point.
Near the top she slipped, and he was
compelled TO throw his arm hastily
al, l,N IL, 4
Imply back in his embrace and allow
ed him to drag her dead weight up
over the little rise, and Kelvin almost
cursed himself aloud, for again he had
found that contact more than pleas
urable. after all'- Phillip brought
himself back TO the future with
jerk. mo entanglements with wOm-
en-" That had been the one warning
motto he had set for himself, and he
must observe it If he would accom-
plish his boundless ambitions.
Mrs. Rensselaer,. putting from the ex-
ertion of being dragged up the bank
by Herbert, turned to that young man
with severity. Herbert" she admon-
ished him, "really l think you are neg
lecting your opportunities most shame
fully. 1t is within your reach to make
the name OF Rensselaer, precisely what
1t used to be-"
"With Miss Breeds money" COM
mented Herbert with i'll concealed dis
dain. "If / loved her or IL she herself
We're capable of love 1t would be diff
ferent"
"You are perfectly absurd, Her
BERT" she insisted. Gillian is the
richest girl in the world. After she is
married her little eccentricities, impos-
sible in girl, will only enhance her
charm. Let me be perfectly frank
with you. This girl, while she thinks
she has her mind set upon Phillip Kel-
vim, really wants husband. / scarce
ly dare usher her into society unmar-
ried-she would disgrace us all. But
any strong man, such ms you. could
marry her, master her and make her
content, and she would be most pre-
sentable."
but l want to work, TO carve out
my own fortune as Kelvin has done.
l am not so clever as he. / could not
make II million in five years, as he did,
but L could try, which, If you only
knew, is great satisfaction. Instead
of that you make me stop work. You
give up practically your whole income
to keep me an idler Mt few good clubs
In New York. i don't see how you can
consistently object. You are yourself
accepting n salary"
Herbert" she exclaimed. "I am
guest here, and the money l receive
from Mr.. Breed is the income from In
vestments which he has made for me-"
He laughed. Ten thousand dollars"
said he, land on that Breed pays you
dividends of ten thousand year. It's
salary, nothing else"
How crude you are!' she protested.
"Iow do you know that Mr.. Breed
does not make 100 per cent on the
money gave him? How do known
i tell you. you are ungrateful.'
AS they neared the house Elsie
White, who had been gathering flow
ers for Lillian's room, went up on the
porch, where Rollins met her and stop
ped TO chat with her for n moment.
eff you must know" Rensselaer,
said, "there is an illustration of why
the thought of Lillian is so distasteful
TO me- That's the kind of girl / want
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