El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-27
BY GEORGE
RANDOLPH CHESTER

He said he'd take 1t away from me,
and be done 1t, dash him." exclaimed
Mr. McCalken. half indignantly and
! half admiringiy. his red face putting
redder and curious little wrinkles form
ing upon both sides Of the mole on his
nose. Them three districts would a
beat Kelvin In this election. and now
there won't be enough voters left in
the whole abattoir to wedge a come
on in q vestibule. And the whole
games 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 lot only don't cost cent to
make all this election grand stand play
from here TO Frisco. but IL makes
money. Think of that, will you? II
Kelvin frames up this deal he's q
bigger man than Dick Croker, sure be
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 floor ut 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 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
stuff" he announced in his shrill voice
Here's the mainland he turned to
the others-"fitted TO sustain n 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,,
I'VE are ali intensely interested. and
even absorbed. in your campaign, Mr..
Kelvin We think it 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 a
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 it Is hard to
tell"
Huh! 1t isn't worth considering"
said Breed. "Politics is 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
| the country"
81 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 dinner?"
Fright In this apartment. / think. il
Mr.. Breed will allow it." said Kelvin.
with a laugh. Suppose we scatter
and make ready for dinner as quickly
as we can. | ordered 1t rather early.
and the butler would probably be glad
to have this ROOM"
Breed walked out into the hall with
Kelvin. 81 will be glad when the
night is over. so I can go back to For
| est Lakes" he confided to Phillip. Il
cannot get out of my mind the fact of
| all that money there-alone. lit
calls to me. Phillip"
Nonsense. - replied Kelvin. glancing
at him curiousIy The old man was
prone to pass from normality to abb
normality and back again with not
only surprising but discomforting
swiftness mo one knows about ii.
and an army could not force the
vaults
TT isn't that" Breed half whispered.
Tit calls to me. say. hear IL In
tongues of silver and of gold and In
soft, silken rustlings when try to
sleep away from home. As for safety.
| It's safe enough. but tit calls me
not for protection. you know. but for
company-just company-not that it's
| afraid. 1t knows that / have guarded
it well. have doubled my force of
watchmen around there. did you
know? l have almost a regiment
| ignorant fellows that | have brought
up from the mountains. men who
know nothing but how to handle a
gun. / have a solid line Of them all
around the house and all around the
walls and NIL around the drives. with
| instruction boot the first man that
comes near His voice sank TO a
| xrbiSDar s0Tvfov hovo shot two in fhQ