Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-12
CHAPTER VII.

i cast sharp glance at them both.
| "You have not mended that pink
froclk Of mine, Elsie" said Lillian in
honeyed tones. Really. my dear, 1
had hoped to find It done. would
like to wear 1t this afternoon. Better
see to It right away"
Elsie nodded and hurriedly left the
room.
charged Lillian. shaking her finger at
Phillip. ALREADY you are embsrrass-
ing that pretty little maid whom you
were accidentally kind enough to send
to me-"
''Has Mr. Breed come in?" asked
Phillip, deliberately ignoring her accu-
cation.
''Now I know there Is something in
all this Irritation" she laughed. though
still somewhat piqued. Eyes. Mr..
Breed has come in, ard he is waiting
for you in the library" And with
coyness that be would not see she led
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 OF the library to
the right OF the fireplace, where Breed
now led him with the glee Of school
boy, q 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 K shaped mark Of red ink.
Il checked them of as they fell, one
by one" said Breed. With infinite mall
ice in his withered old face. give
years ago. when they made that attack
on me and beat down my cereal stocks
to almost nothing. vowed that I
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 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
ownT
Phillip drew long breath. "Nearly
half Million" be replied.
THAT is right" said Breed. nodding
his head with emphasis. 1T was in q
good cause, eh. Lillian?"
/ The giHl laughed for answer. 1t was
a good cause.
at is all in a good cause" Breed con-
| tinued, as if arguing against some &C.
cuser. Business will be healthier.
The Stock Exchange. instead of a
! mere clearing house for countless
bucket shops. will become once more
place for the legitimate exchange Of
securities. 1T Is great work l have
done for the country. but they won't
realize 1t unt1 am dead Your deals.
Phillip? Is every one closed that
could be closed?"
Every one" returned Phillip with
satisfaction. "In a few cases I could
not secure stocks wanted, but for the
greater part I did. Those who could
not pay had nothing to pay WITH
Fright againp' and once more Henry
Breed nodded his head vigorously.
''Tbe stocks were the main thing after
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show you something that no one ever
saw but Lillian and myself. Where
is Zelphan?' He looked cautiously
al round the room.
"He is out in the park" said Lillian.
II don't wantshim to see or to know.
Come this way
Back from this apartment was
bedroom, and in 1T was a closet hung
neatly with clothes on hangers. Breed
fumbled about for a moment at the
back of this closet. when suddenly the
whole rear wall swung slowly upon its
center. They passed through into
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 deep subcellar steel lined,
like q deposit vault, With four cell-hke
passages, the heavy steel doors of
each secured with a combination lock.
Breed led them slowly through, push
ing advance electric buttons a. he
went
absolutely impregnable. this vault"
said he in considerable pride. oar
mics could not get through It unless
they knew how. The walls are SIX
feet thick. of alternate layers Of steel
plate and cellulose. which dynamite
could hardly destroy. The plates were
shipped here from Germany in plain
boxes. and German workmen were
brought here directly from the ship
without the slightest knowledge Of
where they were going. When the work
was done they were sent away. and not
c3e c1 the men Knows where he was.
Look here" He led them into an in.
ner vault, and here were row upon
row Of iron drawers filed with green
backs neatly bound in packages, with
the amounts marked on the outside.
At the end of the vault were rows Of
drawers filed with gold in coin and
lngots.
Money! said Breed, gloating over
the contents as he opened and closed
these drawers. Money!" said he, and
he rubbed his lean old hands together,
while his eyes began to gleam. Mot
oil these receptacles are filed. though.
When had these vaults built calcu-
lated how much money there was In
the United States and built in enough
drawers to hold It"