The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-01

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. 1t not only don't cost cent tc
make all this election grand stand play
from here to Frisco. but IL makes
money! Think Of that. will your II
Kelvin frames up this deal hes a
bigger man than Dick Croker. sure hs
isr'
Nobody. however. paid any attention
to Patsy McCalken.
Election night found Henry Breed, as
eager In his interest as any child could
have been. In New York for the first
time In years, and with him came LII.
lian. Mrs. Rensselaer,. DR.. Zelphan and
the usual servants. Two splendid suits
on Kelvin's lnoor at the Esplanade were
secured. and the common meeting point
for all of them that night was mag
nificent drawing room upon the cor.
ner overlooking the entrance to the
park and also overlooking a 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 his hand on Kelvin's shout
der.
my boy. you are made of the right
stun" he announced in his shrill voice
Here's the mainland he turned to
the others-"fitted to sustain a worlds
crisis. There is no nervousness here.
no energy wasted in worry. no finch
ing, face straight ahead. Fine boy.
this Kelvin"
"Really." put In Mrs. Rensselaer,.
1--WE are all intensely interested. and
even absorbed. in your campaign. Mr..
Kelvin. We think 1t has been very
cleverly conducted indeed"
IL thank you" said Kelvin to Mrs
Rensselaer,, who he knew hated him
but we all have to remember that,
while the campaign Is over. our cleo
ton Is not yet assured by any means
Mr.. Rollins and Mr.. Breed and my.
self as 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 is going to have on the
attitude of the public 1t is hard to
tell"
Huh. 1t isn't worth considering"
said Breed. politics is roo 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
the country"
II cannot agree with you" broke in
Rollins. THE man who disregards the
tremendous. resistless force of public
sentiment reckons without the mighty
power which has made every tmpor-
tant change upon the maps since his
tory began"
Mercy" cried Lillian. "how vitality
serious we are becoming. When and
where are we to have dinnerI'
Fright In this apartment. | think. II
Mr.. Breed will allow it," said Kelvin,
with laugh. "Surpose we scatter
and make ready for dinner as quickly
as we can. ! ordered II rather early,
and the butler would proba bly, be glad
to have this ROOM"
Breed walked out into the hall with
Kelvin. 81 will be glad when the
night Is over. so can go back to For.
est Lakes" he confided to Phillip. II
cannot get out of my mind the fact of
all that money there-alone. lit
calls to me. Phillip"
Nonsense" replied Kelvin. glancing
ut him curiously. The old man was
prone to pass from normality to alb
normality and back again with not
only surprising but discomforting
swiftneSs. "No one knows about IT.
and an army could not force the
vaults"
ut isn't that" Breed half whispered
Tit calls TO me. | say. | hear it In
tongues of silver and of gold and in
soft. slken rustlings when J try to
sleep away from home. AS for safety.
It's safe enough. hut tit calls me-
not for protection, you know. but for
company-not that it's
afraid 1t knows that have guarded
1t well. have doubled my force OF
watchmen around there. did you
know? I have almost "a regiment
ignorant fellows that | have brought
up from the mountains, men who
know nothing but how to handle a
gun. have solid line Of them all
around the house and all around the
walls and all around the drives. with
to shoot the first man that
comes near" His voice sank to a
"They have shot two In the
past month. They dragged them away
and buried them at night" Kelvin
turned to Breed. shocked and horror
stricken. The old mans eyes were
blazing, and his hand as he laid II
upon Phillips arm was trembling, not
with fright. but with some more lust
iul passion. milne is the appointed
land." he went on. milne Is the ap-
pointed hand. From the just wrath Of
he Most High there is no escape"
"No. presume not" admitted Kel-
vim. with calmness at least in his
voice. There il not so much to guard |
rs there used to be-" be suggested.
"No," admitted Breed. shaking his |
head, that's true" He seemed quite |