The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-06-29
CHAPTER XIII.

REED came out and callei Rol-
* lins into the library. where Kel-
II vim was already seated. The
old man was almost childish in
his admiration Of his two lieutenants,
as he chose to call them.
81 have been waiting for years for
this" said he, rubbing his ckwlike
hands together as he looked from the
one to the other Of them. "In all my
years Of money making my only worry
was that when the time came | might
not find capable men through which to
WELD the ultimate power craved.
Like most worry, II was wasted. You
two young men have done wonderful
work. but 1t has only just begun"
Precisely my errand." said Rollins,
with a rather wan smile. "The work
is only just begun, and at the outset
! have found so much opposition that
I ran down here for moral support"
you've come to the right place."
laughed Kelvin. "At Forest Lakes we
are dealing almost exclusively in moral
support"
Backed by the dead weight OF more
cash than was ever in one mans con-
troll since time began" chuckled Breed.
"What are your difficulties, Mr. Rol-
lins?"
"Well," said Rollins, 81 have practi-
cally put the Unified Steel corporation
out OF business as a monopoly. Here
is a communication I had from Mac
nAteroI 40
whine I'm letter MacDougal is the
man, and here Is this whine" And
with huge contempt ne tossed down
three page missive which Kelvin
read, with a smile.
"The answer" went on Rollins, 'is
open hearth steel and the control OF
transportation. have put them in d.
rect competition with our own plants,
and they are underbidding us. | in
tend TO let them have some large con-
tracts at a price we cannot touch. Now
! begin 70 have dreams"
IL don't see Any difficulty in that"
laughed Kelvin. "A man doesn't
dream many dreams in the face Of
failures. It's success that brings
dreams. ! have dreams of my own.
have done a little thinking about
these dreams of late"
II know you have" interposed Rol-
Inns. Somebody has been doing a
great deal of thinking around here. At
first thought It was Mr. Breed, but now
i know that he hires his thinking"
Breed himself was the first to ac-
knowledge by a chuckle the truth OF
this remark.
III used to have to do II myself when
! was poor" he admitted, but that
is not the way to success. You can't
get rich that way any more than you
can by performing all your own man
ual labor. My success is built on an un-
usual ability to discover men who can
think for me. But you two go ahead
and exchange your dreams; am in
terested."
~ have no objection 10 telling mine,"
laid Kelvin. II want to do little
trust busting"
i've tried 1t, and that's why I'm
here" laughed Rollins. Trust bust
ing, with absolute control Of every
mile of railroad in the United States.
is the easiest thing In the world. Ray
mer, Speed. Melton Sears & Co. and
all the others have been making life
a burden to me- Strangely enough,
they don't want to be drawn and quar-
tered"
II hate them, every one" suddenly
snapped Breed. "a dozen times they
tried to gobble me up In the early
days. / have their photographs, too,
waiting TO be checked of"
"We'll let you check them of by and
by" replied Rollins. ''rhey are Grip
pied now. but It was a task. Even
with all my experience i didn't appre-
ciate the full extent Of the private
car graft 1t was a colossal strick,