The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-08-26

tached friends and uBeful ADVISERS.
Quite little army. senator"
Eyes," slowly admitted Mr.. Sawyer.
with great mournfulness.
The senator had been harboring
quite other plans than those proposed
by Kelvin.
"You will dnd. senator" went on
Kelvin. "that the campaign is perfect
ly mapped out. wish to remain, AZ
does Mr.. Rollins. an ostensible dark
horse up to the very hour Of the nomi-
nation. and your operations will need
to be as quietly conducted as possible.
Our headquarters will comprise pri-
vate apartments for yourself and such
others as you care to have with you.
and all living expenses will. Of course.
60 in with the other items OF expendi-
ture. There will naturally be a gener-
GUS honorarium attached. ! shall be
highly gratified IL you will take charge
Of the bureau. as will Mr.. Breed and
Mr.. Rollins"
Mr.. Breeds request. coming through
Kelvin, was an order. 1.-THE entire
matter comes as surprise to me-"
said the senator. but as very pleas
ant surprise. can see a most inter-
esting campaign stretching before us.
and II will afford me keen delight IL l
can in any way contribute to the sue
cess Of two such remarkable young
men as yourself and Mr.. Rollins,
Herbert Rensselaer, called bewaillng
the fact that his revered aunt was
cheerfully sacrificing the absurdly
large salary which she denied that she
received to make "a dwaddler out of
him because Rensselaer, must not
work. 81 am supposed to repay her by
marrying the aforesaid Lillian. who
doesn't know II yet" he said. Hon
estly. Kelvin. II something doesn't
turn up upon which / may expend a
little man power energy TIL explode by
and by"
"Just possess your soul in patience.
advised Kelvin, smiling. "Wait until
I am elected president and I'll make
cabinet officer of you"
Nonsense" protested Herbert. 81
have no qualifications. old chap
Eyes. but you have" insisted Kelvin.
speaking quite seriously. you can
not be Influenced. coerced or bought"
Young Rensselaer, suddenly straight
ened up. "You are right" said he with
a snap of his jaws. land you may bet
your last penny upon 1t that I'll car
~ out your orders absolutely. wher-
ever you put me. whether In the cabi-
net or at the head of an army"
"You might even have q chance at
that" returned Kelvin dryly. Rensse
laer departed and Rollins came In.
II have a brilliant solution for your
Long Island transportation problem"
he began with enthusiasm. II can de-
liver commuter trains to your farthest
point II 1t does not exceed the eighty
ave mile run you promised In one
hour from the bridge subway station"
Kelvin nodded in satisfaction. 81
knew you could work 1t out" he com
mented. 'T'll have the necessary per-
mits In two weeks, and you can begin
construction at once. In the mean
time let me show you new map"
And from the thick pile Of such dia
grams upon his desk he drew one
showing the entire consolidated rail
road system of the United States
Rollins, in your mastership Of every
mile of railroad in the United States
you have the most powerful political
engine ever devised by man."
II don't like 1t to be prostituted to
this use" protested Rollins.
THE same old cry" returned KEEL
win. with slightly exasperated laugh.
"You ought to be satisfied. don't
know how many millions of graft you
have eliminated. You've eQualized
freight rates so that the small shipper
has an equal chance with the big one.
You've been able to break up q score
of top heavy monopolies and trusts.
You've accomplished at least half your
designs"
~ know" granted Rollins; "but.
even so, I have been compelled for
political reasons to give rebates which
had sworn would never give.
have been compelled for political pur-
poses to make concessions which ]
had sworn I would never make"
You're the most persistent chap"
complained Kelvin. when we have
congress and senate Of our own
choice we can carry out all the Uto.
plan plans Of both Breed and our
selves. These concessions that you are
making are only investments. as Breed
would say"
Rollins looked up curiously. II don't
quite understand Breed" said he. He
seems at times to possess all his old
shrewdness. but at other times to be
involved in a maze of mysticism"
Kelvin frowned. Hes spending too
much time with his Bible" he declar-
ed. Hes Incorporate with It."
Kelvin. returning shortly after mid
night from his evening with Rensse-
laer. went directly to his own sleep
ing apartment. which was at the ex-
treine end Of his suit Sam. crouching
on the floor In the corner with pill
lows and cushions at his back. opened
his coal black eyes unblinkingly. pass
ing instantly from profound sleep to
alert wakefulness. Kelvin having by
this dime sat down. Sam removed his