The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-07-28

In deep thought.
Young Rensselaer, strolled into the
room. partly 10 escape from his aunt's
insistence hat he should court and
marry Lillian Breed and partly be-
| ed him.
"Eelvin seems to be nice sort OF
fellow" said Blagg.
II should say he isl declared Rens-
selaer II punched cows with him for
six months out in Montana. and new.
err found a better or squarer fellow
anywhere"
| Eyes. ADMITTED Blagg. 'if the world
/ were made up of people exactly like
Kelvin ii would be all right: they
would all have an equal chance. But
since the world contains but a few
men like him he is dangerous" caE
Nonsense" replied Rensselaer,.
"whyT
because he alone. aided by Breeds
money. was able to destroy n ire
mendous Institution like the Stock Ex-
change" returned Blagg heatedIy, ut
should have been wiped out OF exist
ence, no doubt. but in the process Of
breaking 1t up thousands OF helpless
poor were thrown out Of employment
and faced starvation, and these are
the people who Invariably suffer. Then
Kelvin. by merely opening his mouth
with Breeds consent. stops the panic.
What does he dor He issues to the
press this morning an announcement
that the cash drain has stopped. that
Breed no longer requires shipments OF
actual money for his bread. and that
$10O.OOOOOO of currency. very small
| percentage of what he has taken In. is
to be put back into circulation. What
happens next? immediately confidence
will be restored: people will go back
to work. Don't you see the monstrous
thing in thisy The very lives OF hun
dreds of thousands Of men. women
and children have depended upon this
mans word! 1t is monstrous. Some
day that system will be swept away.
and with it must be swept young Kel
vim and all his kind"
You talk like Kelvin himself used
to talk out on the ranch" Rensselaer,
remarked. Kelvin has his own dreams
of reform. You ought TO compare
notes."
Il doubt If our dreams would be
found to be of the same stuff" return.
ed Blagg grimly. THE only ones ben
Gifted by his activity are n very few
of his own kind. Breed and himself
chiefly. Take the gardener out there
He and his family would have starved
had not Kelvin personally secured
them these places. because he used to
board with them when be was poor"
See the sunshine and hear the little
birds twitter." fippantly interrupted
Rensselaer,. I'm the meantime would
1t not be pity to sweep out of ex-
istence such tall. well built good
looking. decent sort of chap as Kel.
VIM"
Phillip and Elsie had by this time
left the garden and were now walking
slowly toward the house.
"Yes," Blagg admitted. ut would.
and 1t makes 1t all the harder when
you see so beautiful girl as that look.
ing up at him with that amount of
adorati ton"
Lillian Breed. coming from a cross
path just behind Phillip and Elsie and
half concealed by shrubbery. stopped
instantly as she saw them. clutching
her hand upon her breast and half |
crouchIng.
Look at that girl" said Rensselaer,.
I'm figure she is positively the most |
Oautiful creature I have ever seen. |
But she Is beautiful like a cat. like |
tigress."
He glanced at Blagg's face and half |
recoiled. 1t flashed upon him instant |
ly that IL Lillian were a tigress here |
was the male of her species His eyes |
were blazing. and his lips were parted |
in almost a snarl as he viewed the |
succeeding tableau. Lillian suddenly |
advanced upon Kelvin and Elsie.
startling them both. They found her
smiling. Blagg and Rensselaer, could
see her give some brief but peremp-
tory directions to Elsie. and the maid,
hastily taking basket from Phillips
hand. hurried into the house. Phillip.
outwardly unmoved. saw her go. and |
outwardly unmoved he walked with
Lillian out of view around the wing
OF the house.
"And the queer thing Of It." said
Rensselaer, trifle regretfully. "is that
he doesn't care hang for either of
them"
That's it, exclaimed Blagg. That's
Just what I'm telling you. He cares
for no creature in this world but him
selfr'
II don't believe that either" declared
Rensselaer,.
AS Henry Breed. released from Zel.
phan and breakfast, opened the door
Of Kelvin's Office Lillian started has
lily from the back Of Phillips chair.
over which she had been leaning. The
girl was confused. but the young man
was not.
How nearly do you known asked
Breed. ignoring the girl altogether.
Kelvin. his map put away now. bent
over very large sheet of white card
board. ruled and cross ruled in blue
and red. and swept his eye across the
diagrammatically arranged figures.
1.-The situation clears up more the
a. /