The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11

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sudden harsh clatter Of q bell within
the apartment did not disturb him
from his statue-like rigidity. Sam
rose and picked up the telephone from
q little table In the corner.
'Tts General Rensselaer,. subj" hs
said HE wants to see 20 all on very
'pawtant business.
Tell them TO let him come up." d.
rected Kelvin without turning his
head He had accomplished In success
sion all bis specious aims until now.
From ocean to ocean for seven days
there had existed state of tense. taut
strain. What violence. what carnage
what hideous saturnalia Of bl0odshed
might break forth at any moment no
one knew, bur In the meantime be,
Phillip Kelvin, who but a few brief
years before had possessed not DOL.
lar and scarce friend. was still en-
peror Of America! Epperor-Phildp
I. What vast conaussts might yet hs
before himi
His preparations for handling this
present situation were excellently laid.
In or near every centsr Of population
were massed well drilled soldiers able
to combat and TO quelI any insurrec-
don. There might b revolt moro or
less systematixed. but It could do very
little against the systematic resistance
that Kelvin had devised. He had
planned wisely for reorganization OF
social conditions. and when the coun-
try was once more reorganized upon Q
self sustaining basis, where every man
had IN equal chance for sustenance
and moderate accumulation. the larger
dreams might materialise. the real VIC
tories might begin.
The conquest and annexation Of Can
aAa and Mexico would come next and
eoextensive with this the building up
OF the largest navy in the world. Eu-
rope, that vast tissue Of states bound
By q nimsy ngment called ''the bal
anca Of power" could be disintegrat-
ed By single shot, thrown into a tur-
MOL Of cross purposes that would rem
der its individual masses easy prey.
with each new victory would come
more strength. and bis imperial prog
ress might sweep on and on until the
entire world, from pole to poe and
from occident to orient, might be
bound together under his resistless
sway. linked In a brotherhood of uni.
versal peace and prosperity and equal
ity. with himself az the benign dicta'
tori
Crisply up the steps came Herbert
Rensselaer,.
How CHASTITY It is up hereI' said he.
why don't you have some light?"
THAT is a peculiar question for the
commander In chief of the imperial
army to ask" replied Kelvin with a
smile.
Rensselaer, himself smiled.
"It would make your whereabouts
rather conspicuous" he admitted. but
under the circumstances 1t might be
well to turn on the lights and leave
them burning. We shall be away from
here in few minutes"
Forest Lakes?' asked Kelvin with
| quick interest. AT last! We should
have made that expedition week
ago"
my organization was not perfect
| enough" Rensselaer, objected. But we
are quite prepared now. At every half
mile between here and Breeds, by the
time we are moving. there will be sta
toned detachment large enough for
| protection. Each detachment as we
come up to 1t will close In and follow
behind us. wish that II were not
necessary to take you there. You
should be here, where you can direci
your campaign"
II don't admire the trip myself" ron.
fessed Kelvin. but outside of Henry
Breed and his granddaughter and pos
sibly DR.. Zelphan I am the only per
son in the world who knows the exact
location and the combinations Of bis
| vault and its billion and half Of
cash. The greatest fear have IL that
Breed may have changed the combina-
don Of his locks"
II doubt II he was able to do So" re-
turned Rensselaer,. HE left here, upon
the day OF your proclamation, appar.
emily In a state Of almost complete
paralysis. attended by DR.. Zelphan. my
aunt, Jens Nelson and Elsie White"
by Elsie Winter Phillip repeated
ITS queer that she went along"
Herbert shrugged his shoulders.
"Breed always liked her. and when
Lillian left. with the threat to join
George Blagg. Breed turned to Elsie
IKE child and insisted that she should
not leave him"
| Kelvin WINGED. and q great longing
came over him. He. too. Kould have