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

thrown out of work, thousand or $,
starved to death, few hundred com
mitted suicide and other hundreds de.
serted their families"
"For their iniquities the Lord shall
bring; suffering upon his people," sol
EMMY declared Breed. and reached
down a nervous hand for his Bible.
Zelphan looked at him sternly. 81
want you to come out Of this place
at once and stay out" he ordered.
mo, no." objected Breed nervously.
mo! I must come in every day, doc
tor-just little while"
eyes, l suppose you must" admitted
Zelphan. "Pll give you thirty minutes
every day, but some one must be with
you"
my granddaughter usually comes
with me-" explained Breed. "She is
the only one besides myself who
knows the combination to these locks,
and only we four-Lillian and Kelvin
and you and know Of it's existence.
You must guard this secret well, Eel
phan."
'No danger Of my telling it," scorn-
ed the doctor. II don't want to ruin
any human soul with the knowledge
that all this money is here, guarded
only by iron bolts and your handful of
armed guards. There's curse on the
stuff. More than enough to live on
has never done any one any good.
Look at yourself"
StWh0t ict "a ftor with mi
Breed quickly.
"Oh, nothing" said Zelphan quietly,
"only you are losing your mind, that
is all. If you don't keep away from
this silent brooding you'll be jibber-
ing idiot in less than year. Unless
you obey me implicitly I shall leave
you. I had a notion to do so this
changed my mind"
"Rollins!'' exclaimed Breed. els he
here? Good! l must see him at once"
"Youll do nothing of the SORT" as
serted Zelphan, closing the door after
him.
mot see Rollins? Nonsense" ex-
claimed Breed as he threw the bolt
and touched the button to turn out the
light. This is important must see
Rollins"
Important or not, you are coming
out with me for half hours walk be-
fore you see any one" ...
'Then you may go!' declared Breed,
turning on him with sudden senile
fury. "Leave Forest Lakes as soon
as you like; go now!"
"I'll not do that either" announced
Zelphan fatty. I'm interested now.
and intend to remain
Kelvin, in the bow of the boat, look
ed at his watch and began Keeling in
his line. II am sorry, but shall have
to leave you" said he. 81 must be
back at the Office in fifteen minutes"
His hook caught on the oar lock, and
he leaned forward to disengage it. Lii
liam. sitting just in front of him, de-
liberately leaned back, though with a
pretense of helping him. until her
rounded shoulder touched his cheek.
"Don't 60" she said, sinking her
voice ever so little below it's ordinary
conversational tone.
Phillip suddenly drew his cheek
away from that 1nsidious touch. an
cry with himself that, until reason
came to his aid, his blood had leaped
to the unspoken call.
Herbert offered his hand to Lillian.
who, barely touching it. poised herself
upon the gunwale and sprang with Il
splendid muscular effort far up thu
bank. AS Kelvin stepped out he once
more looked at his watch.
"You will pardon me if hurry on p
he said.
ooh, we are all going" returned Lii
Ian. "Its too late for the fish to bite
any more anyhow"
Kelvin was already passing her. Tht
bank was very steep at this point
Near the top She slipped, and he was
compelled to throw his arm hastily
about her. She let her shoulders res
Imply back in his embrace and allow
ed him to drag her dead weight W
over the little rise, and Kelvin almos
cursed himself aloud. for again he ha,
found that contact more than pleas
urable. after ALP Phillip brough
himself back to the future with
jerk. mo entanglements with Won
en-" That had been the one warning
motto he had set for himself. and h,
must observe it if he would accom-
plish his boundless ambitions.
Mrs. Rensselaer,. pulling from the ex
ertion Of being dragged up the banl
by Herbert, turned to that young maj
with severity. Herbert" she admon
ished him. "really 1 think you are neg
lectfng your opportunities most shame
fully. It Is within your reach to max,
the name of Rensselaer, precisely wha
it used to be-"
"With Miss Breeds money" com
mented Herbert with i'll concealed dis
dain. eff loved her or If she hersel
were capable of love it would be diff
| ferent."