The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-15

WORLD.
with you about rather delicate mat
ter. It's about Miss Breed. Er-now
don't take this amtss. Phill-are you
contemplating anything serious III that
direction"
Kelvin was silent for so long that
Herbert began to think lie had not
beard, but presently he answered,
Nothing whatever"
"Sure?" Herbert asked.
absolutely" Kelvin replied.
"rhank you," said Herbert Slowly.
"Rather caddish question, know,
Thill. but between u.s. He. too, laps
ed into troubled silence.
L Kelvin seemed to- be about to say
something more, but he did pot l "
SAN. do you think that in fight !
could rely on your brother Peayy as l
could on you?p asked Kelvin as he
was dressing for dinner that night.
,4'peed. All tdoani, know, sab" on
Eswefei Sam, putting the studsSln Phil
lips shirt. .Hess lAH q h6 rcount,
anyhow. y All d 5an'5 feSkoH gtiia place
TOO much; 3Iiance toh Peayy i9 a pinch"
swell. VIII Keep him ESr BIZ looks
then" said Kelvin, laughing. you
want to be careful, though, that he
doesn't steal Lucy from yoh.s - :.
"Ency! HuhP gruhted Sam, brush:
ing the last speck of dust from Kel-
WINS pumps. "Ef that wuthless coon
evch tuhns up the Whites O his eyes
t'wahd Lucy, Abs goan, { brock eS'y
hone in his body. Heh-heh! Lucy"
and Sam grinned.
"You don't want to be too sure, Sam"
cautioned Kelvin. do you think you
could whip him?"
"Whlp mn! repeated Sam. "Why,
Mistuh Phillip, wild them two hans All
kin lick airy man in all this worl'"
Kelvin, however. firing Of the ban
Ter, had strayed to the table in the
corner of his dressing room, where lay
spread out an outline map Of the
United States, with figures here and
there contiguous to large cities-so
many troops massed here. so many
there, so many in that other place, at
stations scattered thickly from coast
to coast and from lakes to gulf, grind
total so many. he nodded his head
in satisfaction, sweeping his eye over
his diagram. The little points upon
his map were regiments Of stalwart
men clad in the khaki of the United
States goternment. He could hear the
tramp of their feet, the click of their
guns, the clank Of their sabers. The
ground shook under their Rhythmic
tread, while nations heard and tren1'
,bled. And these, all these, were of his
dominion!
An insatiate ambition had taken
possession of him. 1t had always
been there, he realized now, but 1t
had grown with his years and his op'
portunities. 1t had grown until 1t en-
compassed the seas and the land be-
You'd until 1t encircled the earth.
At the porte cocbere he found wait
Ing Limousine, with an open car be-
fore and behind 1t, each Of these cx-
ira cars carrying four silent and alert
members of the secret service. Peavy
alrenly sat beside the chauffeur OF
the limousine, and Sam followed Kel.
vim into 1t, upon which all three Of the
autos moved away. Just beyond Du'
pont circle they were delayed by a
congestion Of carriages, and Kelvin
saw Elsie White iii the doorway OF
the house occupied by Rollins ind his
mother. Elsie was now Mrs. Rollins
rompanion. She had loved him. this
girl; loved him, he knew, with I'M I'M
selfish hcart over since he had been a
penniless rrospector years before;
loved him. yet, he was sure. and lie
had neglected this gift, had thrown It
away.
She was talking to her father and
George Blagg. Kelvin from within
his closed car saw. White start away
With Dlagg and elsie apparently striy-
ing TO coax him buck. She even came
out to the edge Of the walk and put
her hand upon his arm BlagF, how
When rlghtable things go wrong in
office OF home, want advertise them hen