Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-19

X ously. He was not now adj
dressing them. but gazing in
- tently into the fireplace. DR..
Zelphan came hurriedly over and put
his hand upon Breed. The door open
ed, and Lillian came in. She had been
about to ask some trivial question;
but, seeing that look in, her grandpa
TIERS face, she, too, hurried over to
him and put her hand upon his other
shoulder. At Elephants touch Breed
had given no sign, but to the touch of
Lillian he responded instantly. The
rightly Of his features relaxed. He
shook his head as one shakes Off drow-
siness and then looked up at Kelvin
with a resumption of his old shrewd
twinkle.
$50 that's the program" hessaid In
quite a natural tone of voice Next
year we'n run the ticket Of Kelvin
and Rollins"
Rollins caught his breath with a
sharp little intake. ':It is a high hon
Or" he said.
Kelvin laughed lightly. mo honor
could be too high for my greed of
power" he said in half testing tone.
II am still Of the opinion that should
like to be emperor"
Lillian looked up at him. smiling.
And l still hold to my original decla-
ration that If you are want to be
empress she declared.
Something clattered at Kelvin's feet.
Startled. they all looked down. 1t was
a bright steel dagger.
BEG your pardon said Blagg,
STOPPING down to get it. He had come
in unobserved with a message. 1T
was very awkward OF me. AS it hap
pens. this Is only Mr.. Kelvin's paper
knife, which accidentally brushed of
the corner Of his desk. But, after all,
it is dagger, too. and rather an un-
lucky omen to drop at the feet OF a
man who declares his desire to be en-
peror of the United Statesv'
The incident was passed over as of
no moment, and Rollins laughed in
keen amusement.
"Your man Blagg is as good as
vaudeville" he observed. Eat first I
was inclined to take him rather Sc
riously. but he's too melodramatic to
mean anything. happened to see
that paper knife incident out of the
corner Of my eye. Blagg deliberately
pushed it OF the desk to fall at your
feet"
Kelvin Joined in the laugh. Hes
absolutely harmless he said. "but he's
an excellent wireless operator"
Shortly afterward the paper knife
disappeared from Kelvin's desk, but
no one noticed its absence.
The argument with Rollins had but
one possible result Hyperion and
Raymer got their concessions, as did q
few others. Raymer had originally APP
peared as representing the entire pack
ers' combine, but when the matter was
put squarely up to him he promptly
left sSpeed, Melton Sears & Co. and the
rest Of them out in the cold, took q
comfortable rebate for his own ship
ments and let them pay the full
freight. Valentine was left out en-
tirely, Kelvin, with smile, pointing
out that Breed himself controlled all
but one Of the men whom Valentine
claimed as his own. The Oswald ban
was killed in committee.
Valentine was one Of the loudest OBJ
jectors. His business was ruined. and
the wooden mills conbine resolved It.
self into its original members. Kel-
WINS publicity bureau seized upon this
AZ the drst shining example OF what
the nat rate had done for ths public,
and Kelvin went soaring as1tn IN the
public esteem. The mills Of tie wool
an c0sn f,anAy hnd srilc6 ht6ra helrnrnA lS.-