The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-15

I AM ABOUT TO TURN REvOLUTIoNIST"
might break forth at any moment nc
one knew, but in the meantime he
Phillip Kelvin, who but few brief
years before had possessed not dol
lar and scarce friend, was still en-
peror Of America! Emperor-PhilliI
l. What vast conquests might yet liz
before him!
His preparations for handling this
present situation were excellently laid
In or near every center Of population
were massed we'll drilled soldiers able
to combat and to quell any insurrec-
ton. There might be a. revolt more or
less systematized. but it could do very
little against the systematic resistance
that Kelvin had devised. He had
planned wisely for reorganization of
social conditions. and when the coun-
try was once more reorganized upon a
| self sustaining basis, where every man
had an equal chance for sustenance
and moderate accumulation, the larger
dreams might materialize. the real vic
tories might begin.
The conquest and annexation Of Can
coextensive with this the building ur
Of the largest navy in the world. Eu
rope. that vast tissue of states bound
by flinrsy fgment called "the bal.
ance of power" could be disintegrat.
ed by single shot, thrown into tur'
MOL Of cross purposes that would rem.
der its individual masses easy prey.
With each new victory would come
more strength. and his imperial prog
ress might sweep on and on until the
entire world. from pole to pole and
from occident to orient. might be
bound together under his resistless
sway, linked In a brotherhood Of uni
versal peace and prosperity and equal.
ity, with himself as the benign dicta-
tor!
Crisply up the steps came Herbert
Rensselaer,
"How CHASTITY 1t is up here!" said he.
"Why don't you have some light?'
THAT is a peculiar question for the
commander in chief of the imperial
army to ask" replied Kelvin with a
smile.
Rensselaer, himself smiled.
TT would make your wherea bouts
rather conspicuous" he admitted. but
under the circumstances it might be
well to turn on the lights and leave
them burning. We shall be away from
here in few minutes"
Forest Lakes" asked Kelvin with
quick interest "At last! We should
have made that expedition a week
ago"
"My organization was not perfect
enough" Rensselaer, objected. But we
are quite prepared now. At every half
mile between here and Breeds, by the
time we are moving, there will be sta
toned detachment large enough for
protection. Each detachment as we
come up to 1t will close In and follow
behind us. I wish that it were not
necessary to take you there. You
should be here, where you can direct
your campaign"
II don't admire the trip myself" con.
fessed Kelvin. but outside Of Henry
Breed and his granddaughter and pos.
'ibly DR.. Zelphan | am the only per-
son In the world who knows the exact
location and the combinations of his
vault and its billion and a half of
cash. The greatest fear have is that
Breed may have changed the combina-
ton of his locks"
II doubt If he was able to do So" re-
turned Rensselaer,. HE left here, upon
the day Of your proclamation, appar-
emily in state of almost complete
paralysis. attended by DR.. Zelphan, my
aunt, Jens Nelson and Elsie White"
by Elsie WhiteY Phillip repeated.
ITS queer that she went along"
Herbert shrugged his shoulders.
Breed always liked her. and when
Lillian left. with the threat to Join
George Blagg. Breed turned to Elsie
like child and insisted that she should
not leave him."
Kelvin WINGED. and a great longing
came over him. He. too. would have
liked to have turned to Elsie White
"like child" but he was forever too
late. His time for that was past.
Everything seems Dead" Rensselaer,
suddenly exclaimed. "It's getting on
my nerves. this thing of waiting and
waiting. Seven days ago. at exactly
II o'clock noon, George Blagg's army
Of million was suddenly to pour
out Of the ground, from New York
to San Francisco and from Duluth
to New Orleans. a wild. ferocious
horde that. frothing at the mouth, was
to sweep all law and all order before
1t, to grind 1t into dust, and to leave 1t
but red memory. We were prepared
at that hour. Every regiment Of our
army stood at arms and ready. For a
hundred and eighty hours the army
and you and l have been waiting.
waiting. waiting. all at that high ten
zion. and nothing has happened-noth-
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