The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-15

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one of the men knows where he WA.
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 I'm coin and
ingots.
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 CLEAN. Not
all 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."
There was something 30 sinister In
the way he said this that even Phillip.
| himself seethinE with enormous arar
! billions, was startled.
Lillian plucked Phillip by the sleeve
and drew him outside the vault.
'He always likes to be alone wheL
he is down here" she whispered.
Phillip stopped In the second passagt
to examine with interest the heavy
hanging Of the door. Lillian drew
quite near him and slipped her hand
within his arm. He could feel thu
warmth Of that hand instantly. He
was afraid of this girl, afraid of him
self The thrill she gave him was not
7 III ha ha
Elsie. With Elsie it was love; with
this girl-he drew slightly away.
Suppose anything should happen to
Mr.. Breed7" he asked What would
become Of this vaultf i presume its
combinations are written In some safe
placer
They are not written anywhere"
she told him. There is ouiy one person
in all the world besides my grand
father who knows how to get In here,
and that person is myself OF course
would not tell II, would n
He looked down at her. He half
bent forward, seized with mad i'm
pulse to take her in his arms. he was
ashamed~of that impulse.
"You must keep away from mer'
said he harshly. There are things I
want to do-big thingsP'
The girl laughed lightly, well con-
tent for the time, but a shrih chuckle
startled them both and made them
turn hastily. Old Henry Breed stood
in the door of the vault, rubbing his
hands softly together.
boyl l knew you were about It You
keep as strong as that and / win make
you anything you want to 0e-any'
thtngr'
Out in the library they found the
gaunt wireless operator, whose eyes
seemed to have the peculiar catlike
property of shining In the darkness
The operator was just turning on the
lights, and a fash Of lightning out
lined him as he reached up to press
the hanging bulb.
II have a wireless for you. SIR" he
said to Mr.. Breed. The old man tool
the yellow slip and drew under the
chandelier. Presently he turned ID
Phillip triumphantIy:
LIE DOdFU Oh BONeTnOFS OF the New
York Stock Exchange, after having sus
pended the exchange for a week in
vain attempt to straighten out theil
muddle. have just called a meeting Of
the members, and the only 70 TO at
tend were four of the Eve with whom
you did business. The seats of all tn,
others are for sale, and there are NJ
, buyers. The Stock Exchange" and hi,
voice rose to a shrill and tremuIoui
shrek. SIS wiped out Of existence
There Is no Stock Exchanger'
At a very early hour the mex
morning, in his bedroom near the tor
of the house, the gaunt wireless opee
ator was upon his knees before hii
open trunk. his long fingers slowly
turning the knob Of a combination
lock. IL was mounted upon a plair
iron plate and was now temporarily
clamped upon the front edge Of the
trunk to keep it in its normal vertica
position. Blagg, as he turned the knob
kept his eyes carefully averted from
It, but he listened most intently. Pres
entity his acute fingers caught the faint
est perceptible shade OF difference a'