The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-05-20
CHAPTER XIII,

REED came out and called Rol-
X Inns into the library. where KEEL
win was already seated. The
old man was almost childish in
his admiration of his two lieutenants.
as he chose to call them.
II have been waiting for years for
this" said he, rubbing his clawlike
hands together as he looked from the
one to the other Of them. "In all my
years of money making my only worry
was that when the time came I might
not find capable men through which to
WELD the ultimate power craved.
Like most worry, 1t was wasted. You
two young men have done wonderful
work, but II has only just begun"
Precisely my Grand" said Rollins.
with a rather wan smile. 1.-THE work
is only just begun and at the outset
I have found so much opposition that
ran down here for moral support"
you've come to the right place."
laughed Kelvin. AT Forest Lakes we
are dealing almost exclusively in moral
support"
cash than was ever in one mans con-
troll since time began" chuckled Breed.
"What are your difficulties, Mr.. Roll
lins?"
"Well," said Rollins, II have practi-
cally put the Unified Steel corporation
out Of business as monopoly. Here
is communication I had from Mac
IL
whine in a letter MacDougal is the
man. and here is this whine" And
with huge contempt he tossed down
a three page mlssive which Kelvin
read, with smile.
1.-THE answer" went on Rollins, us
open hearth steel and the control of
transportation. T have put them in d.
rect competition with our own plants,
and they are undertaking us. in
tend to let them have some large con-
tracts at price we cannot touch. Now
begin to have Dreams"
II don't see any difficulty in that. -
laughed Kelvin. "a man doesn't
dream many dreams in the face Of
failures. It's success that brings
dreams. l have dreams of my own.
I have done a little thinking about
these dreams Of late"
II know you have" interposed Rol-
Inns. Somebody has been doing n
great deal Of thinking around here. At
first thought it was Mr.. Breed, but now
I know that he hires his thinking"
Breed himself was the first to ac-
knowledge by chuckle the truth Of
this remark. "t. e.,
II used to have to do it myself when
I was poor" he admitted, "but that
is not the way to success. You can't
get rich that way any more than you
can by performing all your own man.
ual labor. NY success is built on an un-
usual ability to discover men who can
think for me. But you two go ahead
and exchange your dreams; am in
terested."
II have no objection to telling mine.'
said Kelvin. II want to do little
trust busting"
"I've tried it. and that's why I'm
here" laughed Rollins. Trust bust
ing, with absolute control of every
mile of railroad in the United States.
is the easiest thing in the world. Ray
mer. Speed. Melton Sears & Co. and
all the others have been making life
q burden to me. Strangely enough.
they don't want to be drawn and quar-
tered"
II hate them, every one" suddenly
snapped Breed. IA dozen times they
tried to gobble me up in the early
days. have their photographs. too.
waiting to be checked off,
We'll let you check them off by and
BY" replied Rollins. '"rhey are Grip
pied now, but It was n task Even
with all my experience didn't appre
ciate the full extent Of the private
car graft 1t was colossal trick.
serving merely as disguise for ex-
cessive and absurd rebates"
"Well. you stopped It," Kelvin con-
soled him.
Eyes. stopped It," admitted Rollins.
with sigh. land the next thing that
happened had all the big packers on
my neck"
1.-THE only way to forget the attacks
of the packers" suggested Kelvin. 'is
to attack the other monopOlies. Ham
string them the first stroke
Good" said Rollins with relief