Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-15

"Only in n minor degree" declared
Breed, "but found no trouble about
it."
NO" admitted Phillip, "you had no
trouble about it. When your agents
found they could not influence certain
papers they took others, and they took
the easiest ones and the ones least
worth while. Remember that the ma
jority stockholders of practically every
one Of these roads are the public. In
order to reach them you must COM
pletely control almost every paper in
the land, and even you have not
enough money. You cannot substitute
the press of the United States Count
that as final"
Breed nodded. He remembered one
his early operations. "What, then, do
you propose" he asked, "From your
attitude you evidently have in mind
plan Of action
81 am not quite ready to lay it be-
fore you" replied Phillip. ut still re-
quircs some figuring"
Breed frowned. Don't get too high
handed, young man. he warned.
Remember that, after all, 1 am pro-
viding the weight which gives our
plans momentum"
'Mr. Breed" said Phillip, rising,
"any time you object to my methods
your private militia to put me out Of
the grounds. I was worth two and a
half million dollars when 1 came to
you, and this you cannot take from
me. I am here with you, however, be-
cause I want to use the enormous
power of your money for purposes Of
my own. Aside from these purposes,
which are not matter Of life and
death to me, I assure you, don't need
you or your money"
Breed looked at him a moment, then
lay back in his chair and rubbed his
hands together and chuckled until it
threw him into fit of coughing. go
ahead. my hoy, and see who gets the
most out of it. I wouldn't part with
you for anything. This two million
and half Of yours, by the way, is it
in cash?"
"No," replied Phillip; ut is in highly
profltabl Oil, coal and iron lands, into
the extension Of which my profits are
going as fast as l am making them.
I hypothetical them in order to get in
on our Stock Exchange deal, but i'm
mediately removed that incumbrance
as soon as the deal was concluded. So
far as the cash is concerned. I would
has so much more weight when thrown
into one pile"
Again Henry Breed lay back and
chuckled, and he followed Phillip out
of the room with extremely friendly
eyes.
Mrs. Rensselaer,, always drowsy aft
er a meal and always fighting off that
drowsiness for reasons not entirely I'M
connected with embonpoint, sat upon
the balcony outside her own apart
ments after the early dinner custom
ary at Forest Lakes. Young Rensse-
laer and Elsie White came strolling
from toward the back of the house.
talking quite earnestly, and struck out
into the southwest roadway. Mrs.
Rensselaer, stiffened. 1t was perfectly
disgraceful Of Herbert so far to forget
his station in life.
From the front porch Phillip and
Lillian stepped down and strobe up
the northwest path, Lillian clinging to
Phillips arm and chattering volubly,
even excitedly. Mrs. Rensselaer,, es-
Unable lady, arose at once.
"How indiscrcetw she murmured. II
must see that the dear child IS instant
" chaperoned."
She went quickly down the stairs,
and at n turn in the road she saw
them under the dim avenue Of trees
just ahead of her.
Even as she looked she saw Lillian
suddenly turn and throw her arms
about Phillip. For a moment she stop
ped to gasp and then hurried on with
an intention born Of anger. What had
really happened was that Lillian had
stepped upon a, loose, round stone and
had Slightly turned her foot. Instantly
she had wheeled and clutched at Phillip
for support.
"I beg your pardon, hsaid Mrs. Rens-
selaer coldly; II seem to be interrupt
ing something Of an entirely personal
nature"
appearances are deceitful," replied
Phillip, laughing and concealing the
tremulousness Of his voice as best he
could. II fancy that Miss Lillian has
sprained her ankle, and I think that
she is faint"
"If Miss Lillian were to choose less
dim paths for her strolls she would not
be in such danger" quoth Mrs. Rens-
selaer dryly. "As her chaperon must
ask both of you to be little more cir
cumspect in the future. Come with
me, Lillian"
She led the girl away unresist1ng.
Her limp was slight, but she tottered
as she walked. Her hand as Mrs,
Rensselaer, took it and put II In her
arm was daccid and cold with mois-
ture. Mrs. Rensselaer, looked back, ex.
pecting Phillip to come with them and
offer to assist Lillian home. but he
stood in the same spot, numbed, not
even thinking.
Mrs. Rensselaer, and Lillian had no
sooner turned the bend In the road
than a tall, gaunt form sprang from
among the shrubbery at the roadside.
Strong. lank hands ciutched Phillip by
the shoulders. and a pair Of eyes. phos-
phorescent in the dimness, like cats,