El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-31
Copyright, 1909, By the
BOBBS MERRILL co.

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swered Sam. putting the studs in Phil
lips shirt Hes kim o. no count.
| anyhow. All doan' reckon Aid place
too much 'liance on Peavy in pinch"
well. wen keep him for his looks
then" said Kelvin. laughing You
want to be careful. though. that he
doesn't steal Lucy from you"
Lucy. HUH grunted Sam. brush
ing the last speck of dust from Kel-
wins pumps EFF that wuthless coon
even tuhns up the whites o his eyes
twahd Lucy. Abs goan t brock eF'y
bone in his body. Heh-heh! Lucy!"
| and Sam grinned.
SYou don't want to be too sure, SAM
cautioned Kelvin. do you think you
could whip himf"
'Whip mn repeated Sam. why,
| MiStuh Phillip. wild them two hans All
kin lick airy man in all this worpv
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. grand
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 government 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 trem-
bled. And these. all these, were OF his
dominionI
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 OPP
portunities. It had grown until it en-
compassed the seas and the land be-
yond until it encircled the earth.
At the porte eochere he found wait
ing n Limousine. with an open car be-
fore and behind it, each of these ex-
ira cars carrying four silent and alert
members of the secret service Peavy
already sat beside the chauffeur of
the limousine, and Sam followed Kel- \
vim into it upon which all three of the 4
autos moved away. Just beyond Du-
pont circle they were delayed by
congestion Of carriages. and Kelvin
saw Elsie White in the doorway Of
the house occupied by Rollins and his
mother. Elsie was now Mrs. Rollins
companion. She had loved him. this
girl; loved him. he knew. with an IN
selfish heart ever since he had been a
penniless prospector years before;
loved him yet. be was sure. and he
had neglected this gift. bad thrown it
away
She was talking to her father and
George Blagg. Kelvin from within
his closed car saw White start away
with Blagg and Elsie apparently striv- |
ing to coax him back. She even came |
out to the edge of the walk and put !
her hand upon his arm. Blagg. how
ever, stepped roughly Derween them |
and, taking Whites arm, walked away |
with him.
Kelvin stopped before a magnificent |
residence recently vacated by q noto |
rious railroad senator who had not |
been found available" and, leaving ].
his secret service men at the door, |
Kelvin found awaiting him in the |
garishly decorated library Henry |
Breed. The old man seemed shrunken
since Kelvin had last seen him. and |
his bald head exhibited slight tend
ency TO nod rhythmically
well. how goes it. my boy?" he
asked in his senile old voice, rubbing
his withered hands together
Beyond our expectations, think"
replied Kelvin ''The country is COM
where it can be handled There is not
a city nor village but is in state
of turmoil and panic and ready for
anything jast so 1t Is q change. The
enlistment is proceeding even more
rapidly than / had hoped. Within
three months more l shall have the
largest and most efficient army ever
Inc VI Ouc LAdA- |
Excellent said Breed Excellent!
And then. Kelvin. things must be set
tied very quickly. very quickly in
deed. My cash supply is not increas-
ing. 1t stands now but trifie over a
billion and a half Why, even the gov
eminent could. If 1t chose, control
nearly as much cash as / Gun. This
unsettled condition, of course. is a
means to an end. but in the meantime
1t is very bad for business, very bad"
IT don't think We'll attempt to ac-
emulate much more cash for long
time" announced Kelvin. 'In fact,
think that after things are settled
down We'll let go Of some of it,
Let go of itr' protested Breed, be-
coming instantly excited. Impossible.
impossiblel Why. the very force that
has made us is locked up in that i'm
pregnable vallt beneath my cellar at
Forest I.akesi And would you destroy
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