The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-29
CHAPTER VII.
Vt was while they were standing,
l still somewhat confused. that Lii
l liam appeared in the doorway and

still somewhat confused, that Lii
liam appeared in the doorway and
n cast sharp glance at them both.
"You have not mended that pink
frock of mine, Elsie" said Lillian in
honeyed tones. Really, my dear, 1
had hoped to find 1t done. would
like to wear II this afternoon. Better
see to 1t right away"
Elsie nodded and hurrledly left the
room.
81 am afraid you are sad firt,"
charged lillian, shaking her finger at
Phillip. ALREADY you are embarrass-
ing that pretty little maid whom you
were accidentally kind enough to send
20 me-"
HAS Mr.. Breed come in?" asked
Phillip, deliberately ignoring her accu'
sation.
"Now / know there is something IN
all this filrtation," she laughed. though
still somewhat piqued. "Yes, Mr..
Breed has come in. and he is waiting
for you in the library" And with a
coyness that he would ndt see she led
him downstairs to where Henry Breed
received him with extreme cordially.
"Well done, my boy. well done"
said he, shaking hands with Phillip.
"Come back and look at my picture
gallery now"
In a room opening off the library to
the right of the fireplace, where Breed
now led him with the glee of n school
boy, row of photographs ran around
the wall just above the wainscot.
/ They were the photographs of all the
more important men of Wall street,
but now upon each photograph there
was an X shaped mark of red ink.
81 checked them off as they fell, one
by one" said Breed. with infinite NAL
ice I'm his withered old face. give
| years ago. when they made that attack
on me and beat down my cereal stocks
to almost nothing. l vowed that /
would put them out of existence. and
i have done it," and he rubbed his
thin hands together with your help.
my boy" he hastily added. with your
plan and your genius and your own
! hatred-and with my resources. We
are a great team. my son. have had
reports about you. know every move
you made. what you did In every hour
! that you were in New York. How
much money did you make of your
own?'
Phillip drew n long breath. "Nearly
half Million" he replied.
''That is right" said Breed, nodding
his head with emphasis. ut was in n
good cause, ell, LilIian?"
The girl laughed for answer. 1t was
good cause
at is all in good cause" Breed con-
tlnued, as II arguing against some ac-
cuser. Business will be healthier.
The Stock Exchange, instead of a
mere clearing house for countless
bucket shops. will become once more a
place for the legitimate exchange Of
securities. 1t Is n great work l have
done for the country, but they won't
realize IL until 1 am dead. Your deals,
Phillip? Is every one closed that
could be closedY'
every one" returned Phillip with
satisfaction. "In few cases I could
not secure stocks wanted, but for the
greater part / did. Those who could
not pay had nothing TO pay with"
Fright again. and once more Henry
Breed nodded his head vigorously.
1.-THE stocks were the main thing after
we got back all our cash. Come! I will
show you something that no one ever
saw but LILLIAN and myself. Where
is Zelphan?' He looked cautiously
all round the room.
"IIe is out in the park" said Lillian.
81 don't want him to see or to know.
Come this way"
Back from this apartment was a
bedroom. and in 1t was n closet hung
neatly with clothes on hangers Breed
fumbled about for n moment at tho
back of this closet, when suddenly the
whole rear wall swung slowly upon its
center. They passed through into a
narrow passage concealed between the
chimneys of the two rooms, and from
this after swinging the closet wall
shut behind them the three passed
down one long stairway and then an
other into a deep subcellar steel lined.
like deposit vault. with four cell-like
passages. the heavy steel doors Of
each secured with combination lock.
Breed led them slowly through, push
ing advance electric buttons as he
went.
Absolutely impregnable. this vault"
said he in considerable pride. car
mics could not get through II unless
they knew. how. The walls are six