El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-24
THE CASH INTRIGUE
BY GEORGE
RANDOLPH CHESTER
CONTINUED From Yesterday


Nonsense" protested Herbert 81
have no qualifications. old chap
Yes. but you have" insisted Kelvin.
speaking quite seriously. You cam
not be Influenced. coerced or bought"
Young Rensselaer, suddenly straight
ened up. You are right said be with
a snap of his jaws. land you may bet
your last penny upon it that I'll car
~ out your orders absolutely. wher-
ever you put me. whether in the cabi-
net or at the head of an army"
"You might even have a chance at
that" returned Kelvin dryly. Rensse-
laer departed and Rollins came in.
81 have a brilliant solution for your
Long Island transportation problem
he began with enthusiasm. II can de-
liver commuter trains TO your farthest
point if it does not exceed the eighty
five mile run you promised in one
hour from the bridge subway station"
Kelvin nodded in satisfaction. "a
knew you could work it out" he COM
mented. ''I'll have the necessary per-
mits in two weeks. and you can begin
construction at once. In the mean
time let me show you new map"
And from the thick pile of such dia-
grams upon his desk he drew one
showing the entire consolidated rail-
road system Of the United States.
Rollins, In your mastership of every
mile Of railroad in the United States
you have the most powerful political
engine ever devised by man."
II don't like it to be prostituted to
this use" protested Rollins.
THE same old cry" returned Kel-
vim. with a slightly exasperated laugh.
you ought to be satisfied. don't
know how many millions Of graft you
have eliminated You've equalized
freight rates SO that the small shipper
has an equal chance with the big one.
You've been able TO break up score
of top heavy monopolies and trusts.
You've accomplished at least half your
designs
81 know" granted Rollins; but
even SO, have been compelled for
political reasons TO give rebates which
| had sworn | would never give.
have been compelled for political pur-
poses to make concessions which
had sworn would never make"
You're the most persistent chap"
complained Kelvin when we have
a congress and q senate of our own
choice we can carry ont all the Oto
plan plans of both Breed and our
selves. These concessions that you are
making are only investments. as Breed
would say"
Rollins looked up curiousiy. Il don't
quite understand Breed" said he He
seems at times to possess all his old
shrewdness. but ut other times TO be
! Involved in a maze of mysticism"
Kelvin frowned hes spending too
much time with his Bible. he declar-
| ed. hes Incorporate with it"
Kelvin. returning shortly after mid
night from his evening with RenSSe-
laer. went directly TO his own sleep
f, ing apartment which WAS at the ex-
IRENE end of his suit Sam. crOuching
on the door in the corner with pill
lows and cushions ar his back. opened
his coal black eyes unbinkingly. pass
ing instantly from profound sleep to
alert wakefulness Kelvin having by
| This time sat down. Sam removed his
masters shoes aid placed comfoEta BILE
slippers on his feet. While he was
I, at work he looked up with sudden
shrili chuckle and grin so wide that
it broke into queer curves the long.
| straight scar on his cheek.
What are you laughing at. Sam"
asked Phillip.
"Oh. jes' nothin'." declared Sam. and
chuckled still more
Il bet You are thinking of Lucy"
charged Phillip.
"Ah reckon An am" confessed Sam,
with laugh that ended in a shrili
| faIsetto Lucy an sumpin' else"
Something else. Ell: What is ity'
"Ah ain done spose to TELL" gig
gled Sam Got t have a secret once
" awhile. boss
Sam busted himself about the re-
naming preparatio for Kelvin's re-
firing and while he did so gave vent
TO occasional chuckles. TO which. how
ever. Kelvin paid but little attention.
for already he was immersed in that
J half hour of revel in the vast gilded
no IN "a ~