The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-17


Inns II am going from this room n
free man. and l viii show you that
patriotism aud the love OF liberty I'm
the United States are neither dead nor
asleep. In every village and upon
every farm there still dwells the i'm
mortal spirit Of our forefathers. Kel-
win, ! am going out OF here to face
you with nm army which can defeat
any politically made army I'm tho
world, an army lighting for the sacred
and undesirable causes Of home and
country and freedom. l shall issue
such call that every unvitiatcd de-
scendant of every true American will
swing into line TO sweep this colossal
folly back into the fourteenth century.
where Il belongs. and TO make by
word and n laughingstock OF the name
OF Phillip Kelvin-emperor"
The guards who had advanced to-
ward Rollins had hesitated upon his
outburst. and I'm that moment OF his
righteous fury. standing stern and stall
wart with his eyes flashing. he was
commanding enough 10 have halted
any underling. Now, however, the
guards looked to Kelvin, and he struck
his knuckles impatiently upon the TIA
BILE Elsie White upon Kelvin's plunge
into his proclamation had stepped back
10 the door, where she now stood di-
rectly back of Rollins. AS the latter
spoke she had put her hands behind
her and quietly turned the key. Now
she plucked Rollins by the sleeve.
Hurry! Cor she whispered.
She pulled open the door and thrust
Rollins through ii before he had more
than half comprehended her intention;
then she slammed II shut, turned the
key I'm the lock and slipped the key
into the neck of her gown just as the
guards and Sam threw themselves
upon the door.
Miss White, I will give you thirty
seconds In which TO produce that key
came the cold voice OF Kelvin.
She looked back at him steadily. but
made no move. Kelvin drew his watch
from his pocket. A tense silence set
tied In the room. Finally he slipped
his timepiece back into his pocket.
"Will you give 1t up?" he demanded
Now his voice was trembling.
She shook her head.
"Sam, take It,"
The blood that had left Elsie's face
suddenly surged up crimson as Sam
approached her, but except to clasp
her hands over her breast she did not
move. nor did she take her eyes from
Kelvin. He himself turned, half
nauseated. but the word of an emperor
was out She shuddered as Sam put
his enormous hands upon her. but she
defended the key as best she could
with her puny strength. There was a
brief struggle. then Sam sprang from
Elsie and inserted the key in the lock.
though Rollins by that time was in
his automobile and speeding away to-
ward the Maryland line.
Elsie staggered back n pace against
the wall for support, still with those
large eyes fixed upon Kelvin. Across
the width of the room he gaZed into
them and saw die there every last
her heart, of the love and affection
that had for many years been n part
OF its fiber. She sank fainting to the
floor. Two or three ran to revive her,
but Lillian was not among them.
In the midst of that confusion Henry
Breed found his voice. 'You shan't
have itv he cried. "You shan't have
my money. I'll resist to the last ditch.
You can't get into the vault. III hire
a million assassins TO kill you. IL
was to be emperor! l was to be EN-.
perorr' His face was scarlet, and
there were flecks of foam upon his
lips.
His granddaughter put her hand
upon his shoulder. 'Never mind,
grandfather" she said contemptuously.
Remember that it's all i'm the family"
She glided up TO the desk before
Phillip. my emperor, l salute you"
she said, smiling up Mt him, and from
his desk she picked up the dagger.
Here 1t Is, your tallsman that twice
threatened your life. Do you remem-
Der how once, holding its point up like
this, you declared that I'm this sign you
would conquer2 1t represented then,
as it does now, the tips of ten thou
sand gitterlng sword points, of n mil
lion glittering bayonets. ! believed in
you then. as / do now, and declared
that l, too, would reign. In this sign
we conquerr' and with n hysterical
laugh she raised the dagger aloft.
Kelvin looked down upon her In sud
den fury. lie had not forgiven her
for entlcing him to the forgetfulness
of his great principle that to acquire
success he must have no entangle
ments with women; he had not for
given her his entrapment into n mar
riage avowal; he had not forgiven her
the death of that love which he had |
seen die out Of Elsie Whites eyes.
For some time TO come" said he |
with quiet suppression, II expect to
reign alone"
"rhen, your majesty" she said to |
him mockingly, IL have only to ask |
you that you guarantee me safe exit |
from the palace"
His face flushed at this first trace OF |
ridicule TO be heaped upon his preten-
sions to royalty, but his voice was
grave and even enough as he strove to