The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-01
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CHAPTER v.

I lovely sphere of bone lay a
4 = few ounces of brain that had
built MP the most colossal fortune In
the world, that held subject to Its
within the destinies not only of the
100000 human beings directly or
Indirectly employed by him. but now
In this extremity the destinies of 90
100000 of people! Pellman was far
seeing. II this calamity could not be
nipped In the bud II was likely to be
felt all over the world. And one man
could do It, could this very day make
or mar fortunes. promote or destroy
commerce, prolong or end lives. And
one man could do It'll 1t was too much
power.
"Breedw commanded Pellman sharp
~.
The owner Of countless millions
looked around at him almost vacantly.
but before he could reply, had he been
minded to do so, a tall. gaunt man
with protruding cheek bones and bris-
Ting red hair and dropping sandy
mustache came in with a slip of vel
low paper In his hand. He glanced
at Pellman inquiringly. and a CLEAN
of recognition flashed upon his coun.
tenance, although Pellman could have
sworn that he had never seen the man
before. For only an instant the mans
gaze swept Pellman Then he ad
vanced to Breed.
"A wireless for you. sir" said he In
q voice Of so deep a range that Il
seemed to jar all the air in the room
and set II quivering.
Breed glanced at the message almost
indifferently and handed II back.
"Tell him that there Is to be no com
promise with that firm. Blagg." he d.
rected. m
The wireless operator smiled grimly
and turned away. As he started out
the door the young woman Pellman
had seen In the hall came In. accom-
panied by an elder woman. Pellman
ed on the girl. and the man turned
to look after her to the last as he
closed the door
The elder woman was rather stout,
with her head thrown back in a gen
eral attitude of contempt Pellman
remembered her vaguely as a Mrs.
Rensselaer,. one of the long since i'm
poverished exclusives of Ioid Manhat-
tan. but still n power in theSinner cir
cles. and he idly wondered what she
could be doing here. The girl came
and stood behind Breeds chair. her
hand resting lightly upon his shoulder,
and stared at Pellman with frank i'm
pertinence. Her attitude angered him
"Breedw he again commanded sharp
~.
"WeIl" asked Breed alphabetically.
you must listen to me-" insisted
Pellman Half a dozen times under
emergency you have come to the front
and helped to smooth thivgs out Once
you even saved the government. Now
we have worse condition than any
that has ever confronted us. The
whole country Is going TO smash. rhe
Stock Exchange will be swept out Of
existence before the weeks end.
There will be more bank failures than
have ever occurred In the United
States IN any one year. Breed. you
must do something. am not going
away from here until you do Call on
Jour spsuro cash drain. annvuncs &c
10 the public and 20 with Us to bolster
mp the market"
Breed looked around him slowly. and
DDS eye caught that Of DIR. Zelphan
-Take me away" said he. II am tired
Isfllianv'
zelphan stepped Immediately to his
side. took his arm and started toward
the door on the other side of the Ore
place. the girl supporting his other
arm.
"waitr' almost shrieked Pellman.
-You are not so III that you cannot
talk this matter over You were well
enough Just now to put the screws on
some concern unlucky enough to be
under your thumb. Listen to mef'
Breed only fastened his stunning
footsteps. Pellman strobe after them.
but just a. they reached the door DR..
zsIphan opened II, and the girl cast
back At PeIImsn . glance Of derision
from her dark eyes She took Breed
into the room beyond. and as the door