The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-08-10


Soft hands were suddenly clasped
over his eyes, and Lillian Breed press
ed her lips warmly to his At the.
touch he crushed her in his arms and
returned her kiss with something akin
to ferceness. Then he thrust her away
from him almost roughly.
you are most indscreet." he pro-
tested. looking at the wide open door.
"why notT she demanded, laughing.
"1f somebody stepped in upon us we
should only have to make an an
nouncement."
He WINGED involuntarily at that, and
she saw it, There had been that be-
tween them which makes woman
fonder and a man more careless. For
a moment she laid her hands upon
her breast. but she was surprised to
find that there came no hot retort,
usually so ready upon her lips. With
out effort. without exerting himself to
do so. Kelvin had for the time being
tanned the wild panther within her.
and her only impulse she found to he
one of conciliation She smiled up at
him. her swift wit settling upon the
quick change Of topic that might in
terest him In her mental qualities, but
prompt as she was there came an In.
,erruption in the person Of Dr. Eel
phan. who called Phillip peremptorily.
81 want to show you something" he
said to Phillip at the door. Breed Is
down i'm his vault dressed In all the
gaudy mummery of lodge initiation.
squatted Hat on the door, with money
scattered all about him and his old
Bible before him on chair. like a
voodoo idol. And he is jabbering
garbled texts that in his interpreta.
tion are worse than blasphemy."
Lillian. left to herself stood mo.
ment. her breast heaving. and then
dropped into the chair that Kelvin had
vacated and grew deeply thoughtful.
She had scarcely moved when. AZ the
end of about twenty minutes. Herbert
Rensselaer, was announced.
at is a pleasure to find you alone"
he observed you are so very popu-
lar that an edgewise word with you IL
a rare boon. You've made yourself
the sensation Of Washington"
mo" Lillian protested thoughtfuly.
81 may have achieved some personal
popuarity. but much more. II is hu'
initiating TO confess, is due to grand.
fathers position in the world and the
capitalized force II represents. | doubt
If even money, however. could have
secured me the recognition which Mrs.
! Rensselaer, has won for me. The Rens.
selaer name is powerful one social
ly."
1T is just that about which was
going to speak to you" said Herbert
with awkward bluntness. IL am pre-
pared to offer you the Rensselaer, name
FOR your own
Lillian looked up at him and smiled.
The dream of your respected aunt"
she laughed. Herbert. you're nice
boy, but I'm not in love with you. Are
you with me?"
"Well, no." he confessed with infinite
relief.
81 thought not" she returned, still
laughing. 1T is a pity TO disappoint
your aunty, but let's do that very
thing. You're too good friend of mine
TO spoil"
"l'm beginning TO like you immense
ly," confessed Herbert. Lets shake
hands on it." which they cordially did
AT almost the same moment Sumner
Rollins had made quite different pro-
posal one with the whole heart and
the whole love and the whole honor Of
a stalwart man, and Elsie White. with
sorrow that it must be so, searched in
her heart and found for him only
friendship, and the man whose image
blocked the way of Rollins was think
ing of her even then, to the entire for
getfulness Of Efllian Breed.
In hundred cities there were riot
and discord. In a thousand villages
there was grave panic. In a million
homes there was hunger. Commerce
was paralyzed, and three months aft
er Senator Sawyer had threatened
revolt the entire United States was In
a state bordering on anarchy. Pro
cessions of the unemployed had been
dubbed into disruption. Street corner
speakers, among whom Ben White had
become prominent for certain rudely
effective oratory, were suppressed
Gatherings in halls were censored by
the police. the militia or the rapidly
increasing army of regular soldiers.
ana were broken up, sometimes with
bloodshed. at the least sign of inflam-
matory speech. The consequence was
natural. Secret meetings were held
everywhere. and the emissaries Of
Blagg gained converts by the tens and
the hundreds Of thousands from coast
TO coast The chaos that Kelvin had
deliberately inaugurated 10 serve his
own ends was serving the ends Of
Blagg equally well. The throwing Of
bombs, with terrific consequence to
public safety, became common-so
common, indeed. that the life Of no
public man was secure, yet Kelvin. at
tended by his usual guard, went ev-
erywhere. He seemed TO bear a
charmed life. and on the very day he
declared martial law throughout the