The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-20

men like thatv'
Zelphan. whose whole bearing until
now had been like the filppancy OF
an overgrown. mischievous schoolboy,
smiled and nodded his head approx
ingly.
ut Is the existence OF such men as
these followers of yours and your
self. Rollins. that reconciles me to
America" he admitted. II have
damned you as n whole more than
once as being race of people who
are plunging themselves into nerve
bankruptcy: but. after all. there is
something in the fundamentals of this
country different from any other ma
ton. There Is healthiness in the
body polite which. II nature be given
a chance, can throw Off all its can
GERS. America needs just some such
eruption as this to clear her blood and
let the healthy molecules like you and
Nelson here get to work. Nelson was
fortunate enough to earn the schol-
arship grade emitting him to be sup
ported by Breed through his college
career and conceived himself bound
In simple loyalty! Strange. isn't it?"
81 know" nodded Rollins. with n
kindly glance at Jens. Breed gave
him TO me for my secretary. and he
was spy on all my acts"
HE was more than that" went on
the doctor. "He was passed on to
Kelvin when Phillip |. became presi-
dent, and when Jens found that Kel-
vim actually meant to declare him
self emperor, TO the exclusion of Breed
and everybody else. he set up system
of spies of his own and helped Blagg
place the bombs that were intended to
blow Kelvin out of his throne! All
this, mind you. In spite OF the fact
that he does not quite approve OF ev-
erything that has been done by our
royal friend back here and that he
does not believe any one man should
control so much cash"
"Cashw suddenly broke in the shrilf
voice OF Breed. and the crown bumped
from his gistening bald head upon the
table I'm front OF him and rolled to the
floor. "Cashr and his wrinkled old
face weakened Alto an expression Of
desperate intentness. 1.-The greatest
force in all the world-the power that
can totter thrones and disrupt govern
ments; that can cause wars and sup
port them and end them: that can
build cities and devastate themI
Cashw His voice rose In shrill cres-
cendo, but before its quaverings had
ceased there came another sound much
more startIing-the unmistakable. new
or TO be forgotten "Marseillaisew
There came loud cheer, impregnat-
ed with the same fury as the song. ana
then the blows of rails and logs upon
the heavy iron gates, fusillade OF
shots from the rifles of the guards,
screams of agony and answering shots.
"Too latew groaned Rollins. 1T Is
not Kelvin's army, but Blagg's! God
help us"
A piercing scream, as IL 1t might
have been that OF cat In mortal an
guish. came from the end Of the room
where Henry Breed sat alone nodding
his head and mumbllng and moving In
his pitiful pomp.
"Cashr' he shrilled "My cashr'
There was metallic crash and an
other mad cheer. The gates had CIV
en- way, and then the mob came pour
ing In. Rollins, who was unconscious
ly reaching for his pistol. found his
fingers caught in soft hand and felt
a gentle pull. He obeyed the Juggling
Immediately and allowed himself TO
be led toward the rear of the building.
This way" Elsie White urged. Il
must hide you"
"My menl" he protested. "They
should be approaching the grounds by
this time, and now / must lead them
by different way"
Don't gow she begged of him. III
they see you crossing the open spaces
they will chase you and shoot you as
they would a wild animal"
Il cannot help it," he answered
calmly. II must GO"
He raced on through TO the kitchen
hall, but he did not let go of her hand.
and now it was he who led He
reached the rear door and threw 1t
open.
Gomez he said simply.
She looked up at him n moment and
then gently stepped out beside him.
closing the door after her. He paused
for n moment with sudden mastery
to gather her I'm his arms. and for Just
that moment she laid her head In sur
render upon his shoulder. She knew
now that her dreams OF Kelvin had
been but the outcome of n youthful
ideal-an ideal which had made her
see Phillip through distorted eyes,
which had clouded her vision to this
sterling love.
at looks like desertion." said Rol-
Inns, "but we can do no good here
He struck out with her along the
path. but she pulled against his direc-
ton.
"This way" she insisted. "straignt
back from the house TO the garden ana
around past the kennels. Then we can
be under cover all the way"
In the meantime in the library the
voice OF Jens Nelson, cool and collect
ed. inquired:
"How shall we prepare to die-stand'
ing or crouchingf"
DIR. Zelphan, standing where he hau