The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-05
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GHAPTER x.
;YIsl ELVIN did not laugh outright
III but he came nearit syou have
Il tried that, haven youy he ven,
IN tured. Il
sonly In a minor degree declared
Breed. 'tbut found no trouble about
its
enc" admitted Phillip. 4you had no
trouble about Il Wien your agents
found they could not influence certain
papers they took others, and they took
the easiest ones and the ones least
worth while. Remember that the ma
jority stockholdersi Of practically every
one Of these roads are the public. In
order to reach them you must com.
pIetely control almost every paper n
the land. and even you have not
enough money. You cannot substitute
the press of the United States Count
that as final"
Breed nodded. He remembered one
or two disastrous experiments during
his early operations. What, then. do.
YOU proposeg' he asked. "From your
attitude you evidently have in mind a
plan of action
81 am not quite ready to lay It be
fore your replied Phillip. ut still re-
quires some figuring" Y
Breed frowned "Don't get too high
handed, young man, Abe warned.
.Remember that, after all. I am pro-
viding the weight which gives our
plans momentum" Il
"Mr. Breed" said Phillip, rising.
'tany time You object TO my methods
tell me to go, and 1t won't require
your private militia tolput me out Of
the grounds. j was worth two and a.
half million dollars when came to
you, and this you cannot take from
me. am here with you. however. be-
cause want to use the enormous
power Of your money fol, purposes of
my own. Aside from these purposes,
which are not a matter OF life and
death TO me. / assure you, don't need
you or your money" . sae@
Breed looked at him o moment. then
Hay back in his chair and rubbed his
hands together and ehuckled until Il
threw him into a ct Of coughing. go
ahead, my boy. and see who gets the
most out Of it. l wouldn't part with
you for anything This two million
and half OF yours, BY the way, g Il
Iin,cashff.
mo- replied Phillip; ut 9 in highly
profitable oil. coal and iron lands, Into
the extension OF which my profits are
going as fast as I am making them.
| / bypothecated thcm in order TO get in
on our Stock Exchange deal but I'm
mediateiy removed that incumbrance
as soon as the deal was concluded. So
far as the cash Is oncerHedr ! woHld
rather you should have 1t than l; It
has SO much more weight when thrown
into one pile. XXI
Again Henry Breed lay back and
cEuckled, and he followed Phillip out
of the room with extremely friendly
eyes. ssSS.Ssss 49,,
Mrs. Rensselaer,; ain n dfowsy AFT
er a meal and always fighting OF that
dFowsiness for reasons not entirely un.
connected with embonpoint. sat upon
the balcony outside her own aparts
| ments after the early dinner customs
ary at Forest Lakes. Young Rensse.
laer and Elsie White came strollipg
from toward the back ofethe house,
talking quite earnestly, and struck out
into the southwest roadway Mrs.
Rensselaer, stiffened, It was perfectly
disgraceful Of Herbert sofafto forget
his station in life.3 u
From the front 5peteh Phillip ana
Lillian stepped down and strobe up
the northwest path, Lillian clingipg to
Phillips arm md chattering volubly,
even excitedlE. Mrs Rensselaer,, cs'
4 Unable lady. arose at once.
GLOW indlscreety' she murmured 7
must see that the dear child Is Instant
Ily chaperoped s.,ss, :.
She went Quickly down the staifs,
and at a turn finathe road shes saw
a them under the dim avenue Of trees
just ahead Of her. IS,
Even as she locked she saw Eiliian
suddenly turn and throw her arms
4 about Phillip For 4 moment she stop
Iped to gasp and then hurried on With
Inn intention bornsof anger. What had
ti,, bennened was that Lfllian had