The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-31

Goodness. we've been here an age. 1
seems. and we haven't seen you ono
In all that timer
II have been rather busy, Mrs
White" said Phillip. but you may res
assured that have not forgotten m,
old friends"
II knew you hadn't" she returne,
heartily. ~ told Elsie so"
In the meantime Blagg had gone I,
his operating room. and. having test
ed his instruments and made ready 70
the days work. he went to the window
overlooking the garden and gazed on
in deep thought.
Young Rensselaer, strolled into III,
room. partly TO escape from his aunt:
insistence that he should court ant
marry Lillian Breed and partly be
cause both Blagg and his art interest
ed him.
"Kelvin seems to be nice sort OF
fellow" said Blagg.
II should say he isp' declared Rens.
selaer II punched cows with him fol-
six months out In Montana. and | new.
er found a better or squarer fellow
anywhere"
"Yes." admitted Blagg, IF the world
were made up OF people exactly like
Kelvin it would be all right: they
would all have an equal chance. But
since the world contains but a few
men like him he is dangerous"
Nonsense" replied Rensselaer,.
"WhyY
because he alone. aided by Breeds
money, was able to destroy ire
mendous institution like the Stock Ex-
change" returned Blagg heatedly. 1T
should have been wiped out of exist
ence, no doubt. but in the process of
breaking Ii up thousands OF HELPLESS
poor were thrown out of employment
and faced starvation. and these are
the people who invariably suffer. Then
Kelvin. by merely opening his mouth
with Breeds consent, stops the panic.
What does he do? He issues to the
press this morning an announcement
that the cash drain has stopped, that
Breed no longer requires shipments of
actual money for his bread, and that
$lOO,OOO.OO0 Of currency. very small
percentage OF what he has taken in. is
TO be put back into circulation What
happens next? Immediately confidence
will be restored: people will go back
TO work. Don't you see the monstrous
thing in this? The very lives of hun.
dreds of thousands of men. women
and children have depended upon this
mans word! IL is monstrous! Some
day that system will be swept away,
and with IL must be swept young Kel.
win and all his kind"
You talk like Kelvin himself used
to talk out on the ranch" Rensselaer,
remarked. KELVIN has his own dreams
of reform. You ought to compare
notes."
Il doubt If our dreams would be
found to be of the same stuff" return
ed Blagg grimly. "The only ones ben
cited by his activity are very few
of his own kind. Breed and himself
chiefly. Take the gardener out there.
He and his family would have starved
had not Kelvin personally secured
them these places. because he used TO
board with them when he was poor"
"See the sunshine and hear the little
birds twitter." fiippantly interrupted
Rensselaer, 'In the meantime would
IL not be pity TO sweep out of ex-
istence such u tall. well built, good
looking. decent sort of chap as KEEL
vinT
Phillip and Elsie had by this time
left the garden and were now walking
slowly toward the house.
"Yes," Blagg admitted, ut would.
and It makes it all the harder when
you see SO beautiful girl as that look
Ing up at him with that amount Of |
Lillian Breed, coming from n cross |
path just behind Phillip and Elsie and |
half concealed by shrubbery. stopped
instantly as she saw them, clutching |
her hand upon her breast and half
crouching.
Look at that girlr said Rensselaer,.
I'm figure she is positively the most
creature / have ever seen.
But she Is beautiful like q cat, like n
iigress."
He glanced at Blagg's face and half
'ecoiled. 1t flashed upon him Instant
y that II lillian were tigress here
was the male of her species His eyes
we're blazing. and his lips were parted
n almost snarl as he viewed the
tableau. Lillian suddenly
advanced upon Kelvin and Elsie.
them both. They found her
fmiling. Blagg and Rensselaer, could
lee her give some brief but peremp-
ory directions to Elsie. and the maid,
hastily taking n basket from Phillips
land. hurried into the house. Phillip.
unmoved. saw her go. and
unmoved he walked with
lillian out of view around the wing :
f the house.
"And the queer thing of IT," said
a trifle regretfully. as that
le doesn't care hang for either of
herr"
That's itw exclaimed Blagg. 'gThat's
ust what I'm telling you. He cares
or no creature in this world but him ,
elf!
Il don't believe that either" declared
rensselaer,.
AS Henry Breed. released from Eel. ,
han and breakfast. opened the door !,
I'LL. 1