The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-02

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within bis arm nc could feel lho
wafmih Of that band instantly. 30
was afraid 81 this girl, afraid OF hlm-
self The thrill she gave him WIS not
Ike that which he hld shared with
Elsie. with Elsie i was love; with
this girl-he drew slightly away
Suppose anything Should happen To-
NJ Bfeedsg Ne asked. sAghnt would
become d this vault ! presume tts
eombinati onsare written Al some safas
placer
They are not written
che told him. iefe Is onlS ore person
In al the World besides my grand:
fafher who Knows how TO get In here,
and that person 81 myself. Of course \
would not tell II. would i q, !.
ne looked down at her. He halt
bent forward, seized with d mad i'm.
pulse totake her In his arms. He was
ashamed of that impulse.
.sYou. must Keep away from neY
said be haTshly. eThere are things !
want to do big thipgsg'
The girl laughed lightly, well con;
tent for the time; but a shrill chuckle
staftled them both and made them
turn hastily. Old Henry Breed stood
IN the door Of the vault, rubbing his
hands softly together.
@GoodF said he. aGood, Phillip, my
iboyl I knew you we're about It. You
keep as strong as that and ] will make
you anything you want to be-any;
.thingt'
Out IN the library they found the
gaunt wireless operator. whose eyes
seemed to, have the peculiar catlike
properly Of shining in the darkness.
The operator was just turning on the
lights, and a flash Of lightning out:
lined him as he reached up to press
the hanging bulb.
81 have a wireless for you. sir" he
said to Mr.. Breed. The old man took
the yellow slip and drew under the
chandelier. Presently he turned to
Phillip triumphantly:
@The board Of governors Of the New
York Stock Exchange. after having sus:
pended the exchange for a week in a
vain attempt to straighten out their
middle. hive Just called a meeting Of
the members, and the only 70 to at.
tend were four Of the five witt whom
you did business. The seats Of all the
others are for sale, and there are no
buyers. The Stock Exchange and his
voice rose to a shrill and tremulous
Shrek, ais wiped out Of exlstencel
There is no Stock Exchanged
& at a very early hour the next
morning, in his bedroom near the top
OF the house, the gaunt wireless oper-
ator was upon his knees before his
open trunk, his long fingers slowly
turning the knob Of n combination
lock. 1t was mounted upon plain
iron plate and was now temporarily
.clamped upon the. font edge Of the
trunk to keep 1t in It's normal vertical
position. BIagg, as he. turned the knob,
kept his eyes carefully avertet from
dsib1tSte listened MO- ititentls Pres;
emily lis acute finge fs Caught the faint.
est petteptiBie shade Of difference as
quickly as, q not quicker thpn, his
ears, for they stopped rigidly upon the
instant, Blagg now looked at the dial.
then consulted a small card which he
held in}his left hand. and n look of in;
tense satisfaction. amounting almost to
fierceness, flashed into his beady eyes.
The last number Of the involved COM
bination had been found by the sense
Of touch and, hearing alone!
"Cashp,,-he whispered. millions Of
cash, all gathered into one place!
Hechauged the combination, marked
It carefully upon his card and started
once more, with averted eyes and in.
tent ears, to turn the knob.
In an office on the second floor Phil.
lip Kelvin stood over a large hand
drawn map, on which every mile Of
every railroad In the United States
was carefully set down in strong lines.
though in inks Of six different colors,
indicating the six main financial
groups. Starting from the network Of
lines radiating from New York, Phil.
lips clear eyes followed each road in
turn, ratification by ramlacation. to
the end, going slowly and pauslng over
each branch as IL to fix more firmly In
his mind certain facts connected with
It.
ITO make these all one color" he
unused; shat will be one step. Then,
with millions of cash.
In his deep subcellar vault, dynamite
proof, electric drill proof, army proof,
old Henry Breed stood before his rows
upon rows Of iron drawers. One Of
them was open, and the electric light
glinted upon gold Breed rubbed his
withered hands together.
"Cashn he gloated. millions of
cash and millions more to come"
There was the sound Of a bell in the
big two story hall. Blagg hastily
stopped his practice, restored his com.
binatlon lock to It's strong box, turned
triple keys upon 1t ard double locked
his trunk.
Down into the vault trlpped Lillian
Breed, her dark cheeks red from her