The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-02

cIoegsd streets there came With mill
tary precision Z strange procession Of
moving vans. and arrived At the nrst
breastworks Of household effects the
leader Of that procession announced
briefly to those nearest him the terms
Of Kelvin's offer:
"Would they gor'
A cheer answered that question. .
cheer Of mighty relief. a. Of famished
men in sight Of water. a. Of lost souls
that had found the gates Of paradise.
Then began the most amazing hegira
in the history Of civilization. Out to
the new cement cities they were car.
Red into fresh nir and clean surround
ings and new NE. away from
squalor aud disease ana degradation.
and though dased By the change they
wers different people and bsttsr for Il
Through the day and the night for
more than two weeks this tremendous
exodus went on. Only Patsy Mccall.
ken, bereft Of his leadership because
there was no one to lead. put his
stubby nnger upon the facts.
HE said he'd take II away from me.
and be done 1t. dash himr exclaimed
Mr.. McCalken. half Indignantly and
half admiringly, his red face puflng
redder and curious little wrinkles form.
ing upon both sides Of the mole on his
noses>. Then three districts would a
beat Kelvin In this election. and now
there won't be enough voters left In
the whole abattoir to wedge q come
on In a vestibule. And the whole
games a frameup. Breeds moneys
back Of Kelvin, and It's Breeds money
that's back Of Pellman. and Breed gets
his all out again by sellin' all this
property Pellman bought to the rail-
roads. It not only don't cost cent to
make all this election grand stand play
from here to Frisco. but 1t makes
money! Think Of that. will you? II
Kelvin frames up this deal he's
bigger mSN than Dick Croker. sure be
isT'
Nobody. however. paid any attention
to Patsy McCaiken.
Election night found Henry Breed. as
eager In his interest an any child could
have been. In New York for the FIRST
time in years, and with him came Lil:
liam. Mrs. Rensselaer,. DR.. Zelphan and
the usual servants. Two splendid suits
on Kelvin's door at the Esplanade were
secured, and the common meeting point
for all Of them that night was q mag
nincent drawing room upon the cor
ner overlooking the entrance to the
park and also overlooking q moving
picture bulletin which an enterprising
newspaper had established there.
Breed surveyed Kelvin and Rollins
In turn With paternal delight but he
studied both men shrewdly and ended
by putting bis hand on Kelvin's shout
der.
my boy. you are made Of the right
stuff." be announced In his shrill voice
Heres the man"-and he turned to
the others-"ntted to sustain q worlds
crisis. There b no nervousness here.
no energy wasted In worry. no finch
ing. face straight ahead Fine boy.
this Kelvin"
Really" put In Mrs Rensselaer,.
we are al intensely interested. and
even absorbed. in your campaign. Mr..
Kelvin. We think Il has been very
cleverly conducted indeed"
II thank you." said Kelvin to Mrs
Rensselaer,. who he knew hated him
"But we all have to remember that
while the campaign u over. our cleo
don II not yet assured BY any means
Mr. Rollins and Mr.. Breed and my
self a. monopolists and malefactors
and capitalists Of great wealth and
few other reprehensible things have
come In for some hard scorings In the
past few days, and just how much
effect that II going to have on the
attitude Of the public It - hard to
tell"
"Huhi II isn't worth considering"
said Breed Politics y too thoroughly
organized for that. Get the leaders
who own the little leaders, who IN
turn own the minor workers clear
down to the ward thugs. and you have
tuo COuutIys
II cannot agree with you" broke in
RollinA The man who diGregards the
tremendous. resistless force Of public
sentiment reckons without the mighty
power which has made every impor-
tant change upon the maps since his
tory began"
Mercy" cried Lillian. "how vitality
serious we are becomingi When and
where are we to have ldinnerr'
fright In this apartment. think. II
Mr.. Breed will allow It." said Kelvin,
with q laugh. Suppose we scatter
and make ready for dinner ~ quickly
az we can. ordered Il rather early.
and the butler would probably be glad
to have this room"
Breed walked ont into the han With
Kelvin. n will be glad when the
night II over. 20 I can 60 back to For
est Lakes" be conhded to Phillip. II
cannot get ont Of my mind the fact Of
al that money there-alone. It--it
calls to me. Philip"
''Nonsense." replied Kelvin. glancing
at him curiously. The old man was
prone to pass from normality to ab
n0rmality and hack again with not