The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-13

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THROUGH thu day and the night for
more than TIVE weeks This tremendous
exodus went cn. Only Patsy McGal-
ken. bereEt u lis leldefsliip peca,ise
there WIS mo one ID lead PIT bis
stubby5 dnger upon the tacts
'He said "a t6lse ftl away from me,
una lie done II, dash hinE Exclaimed
MI Nee alken, half indignantly and
half admirilgiy. his red face pntilng
.redder ana curious little wrinkles forn.t
ing upon both sides OF the mole on bis
nose. "Them three districts would q.
beat Kelvin in this election, and now
there won't be enough voters left in
the whole abattolr to, wedge come
on In a Yesdbule. And the whole
games a frameup. Breeds moneys
back Of Kelvin, and IT'S Breeds money
that's back Of Pellman. and Breed gets
his all out again by. sellln' all this
property Pellman bought to the rail-
roads. 1t not only don't cost q cent to
make all this election grand stand play
from here to Frisco. but It makes
money! Think Of that, will you? II
Kelvin frames up this deal he's q
bigger man than Dick Croker, sure he
lsr'
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
Iian, Mrs. Rensselaer,. Dr.. zelphan and
the usual servants. Two splendid suits
on Kelvin's floor at the Esplanade were
secured, and the common meeting point
for all Of them that night was mag
nlicent 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 Kelvln's shout,
der.
"My boy, you are made Of the right,
STUFF" be announced in his shrlll voice
"Here's the MAINLAND he turned to
the lifted to sustala,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 it has been very
cleyerly conducted indeed
81 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 monopollsts and malefactors
and capitalists Of great wealth and a
few other reprehensible things have
come in for some hard scorlngs 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 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" s
~ cannot agree with you" broke in
Rollins. 1.-THE man who dlsregards 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, II
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 hail with
Kelvin. ~ will be glad when the
night is over. so I can go back to For.
est Lakes" he confded to Phillip. u
cannot get out of my mind the fact of
all that money there-alone. It-it
calls to me. Phillip"
t'Nonsense," replied Kelvin, glanclng
at him curlously. The old man was
prone to pass from normality to abb
normality and back again with not
only surprising but dlscomfortlng
swiftness. mo one knows about II,
and an army could not force the,
vaults"
at isn't that" Breed half whispered.
"It-it calls to me. say. hear i in
tongues Of silver and Of gold and In
soft, sllken rustllngs when ! try to
sleep away from home. As for safety,
It's safe enough, but it-It calls me-
not for protection, you know. but for
company-just company-not that it's
afraid. 1t knows that l have guarded
it well. have doubled my force of
watchmen around there, did you
know? 1 have almost a regiment
ignorant fellows that have brought
,,11 frono tho Mountains men who