The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-06-15

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THE PEOPLE ARE FooLsl" DECLARED
BREED.
sufficient TO entitle you to n personal
representation in every railroad. ma
jor or minor, ir the United States"
Breed studied young Kelvin for a
long time IN thoughtful silence.
How strong rival do you consider
Rollins to bel" he asked
Formidable" replied Kelvin. "All
the more so because he has per-
sonal dislike for you"
How does he know had him let
outy' asked Breed.
Kelvin smiled He charges openly
that he was decapitated because he
stood in the way of the scheme by
which the Parsons group was dellber-
ately wrecked and laid open to cap
ture by the Maclntyre interests. Don't
underestimate this man. Mr.. Breed.
don't know where he got the mon.
ey. but
"The Independent steel corpora
uons," interrupted Breed.
Kelvin stopped a moment and con.
sidered this new thought. That's so!''
he exclaimed and made a pencil note
on the margin OF his diagram. "Then
he Is doubly formidable He Is going
TO make n strong campaign for prox-
les. and he Is TO be feared because.
while not so well known to the public
as yourself. he Is more favorably
known, and when they come to invest-
gate him they will find him to be
man of stern probity."
"The people are fools" declared
Breed in some heat 81 know what
they think of me, but they have no
right to do So | have given away
colossal fortunes in the endowment OF
universities, churches and public insti-
tutions, and they give me no thanks
for it-none whatever! It is time that
the public was chastised, and mine il
the appointed handl'
"A wireless for you" broke in a new
voice.
Kelvin, turning, saw Blagg standing
In the doorway. How long he had been
there none of them could have told.
For the first time Kelvin noticed that
Blagg's thinness was the thinness Of
a man whose flesh had been reduced
to nothing but sinewy muscle.
Breed took the wireless and read It:
then he looked up at Kelvin, with
curious smile. $50 you think I'd bet
ter send for Rollins and make peace |
with him?" he said TYou suggested
that yesterday. think"
Kelvin colored slightly 1T seems |
inevitable to me-" he replied.
"Well. ! have already sent for him."
announced Breed dryly Here Is his |
answer. He will arrive here at 3 |
O'clock" And with an air of triumph |
Breed arose and, accompanied by the
doctor, went out.
"The population of the United States
is now almost 9O.0OO.0OO" said Blagg.
Henry Breed holds. according to my
guess. nearly 500 in money for every
man. woman aud child in the United
States Ten million of these people
are on the verge of starvation, and |
their 500 today would stand between
them and hell. Seventy million more
are merely living like dogs"
"lf they had their 500 apiece they
would spend It," explained Kelvin
suavely. "and some Breed or other
would have II again in no time"
"But II there were no Breeds to es
tablish enormous money draining sys.
TENS by means of the excessive rate
that must he paid for necessities the
circulation would stay among the peo
ple."
IF there were no Breeds" retorted
Phillip. you would not have a Job
Here is wireless | wish you would
get Off TO New York"
Blagg left the room whistling the
"Marseillaise"
Early luncheon at Forest Lakes was
usually deadly dull function, and to-
day 1T seemed more so than ever. A |
preoccupation seemed TO settle upon |
them all. At Breeds table they had |
nearly finished when Breed, looking |
up from the bowl of mush and milk |
10 which Zelphan restricted him at
noon. suddenly addressed Phillip.
"Kelvin." said he, ''if you had your
own. way about things what would
you doT
II would make myself emperor of
the world"
"Goodr' cried Lillian. "And I'll
would be empress"
"LillianP primly protested Mrs.
Rensselaer, "You don't mean anV.