The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-08-03
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INTRIGUE
BY
GEORGE RANDOLPH
CHESTER
c.pyrisht. 1909. by the Bobbs-ferrili Co.

apartment. anu uDOu u SlODu INulg
carved. fat top mahogany desk. while
behind this sat Kelvin In an enormous
high backed chair. strikingly sugges.
tive of a throne. On one side of him
stood Sam and on the other a huge,
ebony black negro exactly matching
Sam except for that livid scar upon
his ugly left cheek. Both of them
we're clad In blue and gold liveries
Besides Phillips there was not anuth
er chair in the apartment it being the
obvious intent that visitors should
stand.
"I do not understand what you mean
by it," Mr. Sawyer went on. The
entire press of the country is atlame
with IL. When / picked up my paper
In Chicago yesterday morning and
read of the alterations you had made
l was astounded. took the first train
out and came straight here"
Every prompt and decisive in you,
am sure" returned Kelvin. with open
sarcasm.
Prompt and decisive action is nec-
essary to save the party" the senator
hOtly retorted. "and the country" he
added as an afterthought. while
you were installing yourself in all this
extravagant claptrap saw as | went
TO the train I'm Chicago that monster
parade of the unemployed This morn
ing | read OF the brutal and unpro-
voked police attack upon them, of the
riot which followed. OF the calling out
OF the state troops. of the killing OF
score of men and OF your edict late
last night placing the city under mar
tial law. That is a long score added
To your account, Kelvin. To the twen-
ty killed In Chicago add the seventeen
killed In Philadelphia, the nine In Gin.
cinnati and the six In St Louis. and
you have more than would care to
carry on my conscience"
"What did you come TO see me
about, senator2 demanded Kelvin
coldly. There are many Others wait.
ing"
IL came TO protest against your en-
tire administrationw blazed Sawyer.
Before your nomination. to gain the
influence Of certain powerful corpora
tions, you had Vice President Rollins,
as manager OF the united railroad sys-
TEN of the United States. give them
valuable rebate concessions. Since
your election you have. through Pell-
man, who succeeded Rollins as cZar of
the railroads. stopped every conces-
sion and forced a perfect riot of re-
strictive legislation. With your rail-
road policy, legislative meddling and
artifcially produced money stringency
you have stopped mills and factories
by the hundred and have disrupted thd
entire Industrial system Of the coun-
try"
Precisely what was needed" was
the surprising reply. "Next Will come
the readjustment. We shall return to
the era OF smaller competitive con-
Germs and q far better distribution Of
wealth."
II do not believe It," snapped the
senator. ITO me such conditions would
look like going backward. Left TO ft-
self the trust and combine and monop-
oily situation would work out its own |
salvation, for these aggregattons Of
units were IN the line OF logical COM |
mercial progress, but while we stand
here arguing this purely abstract ques-
tion 100000 men are on the verge OF
starvation They are desperate men
and some relief must be offered them !,
at once. What are you going to do |
about it?"
"Go right on with my program" an.
nounced Kelvin calmly. picking up |
from his desk a heavy paper knife |
made In the shape Of a dagger and !
toying with 1t,
"You will not go right on with itw
declared the senator, striking his closed |
fist upon a corner OF Kelvin's desk.
YOU'RE going TO have q revolt ON your I
bands In both the senate and house"
"And | suppose that you will lead
the revolt in ene senate" suggested
Kelvin quietly.
v nj need be, sirF thundered the sena.
tor. 81 know at what you are limiting
that my self interest will stand In
the way But | hope. sir. I am suffi
ciently patriotic that when my country |
calls | shall answer her cry Of dis
t-sss,"
y Exactly" rejoined Phillip dryly. II
would expect nothing else from a gen.
tleman OF your well known patriotism.
In the meantime you have stir mort
gage on your house in Washington and
an equally heavy one on your place out
west. both OF which mortgages have
eventually found their way into the
hands of Mr.. Breed which perhaps you
did not know"
Senator Sawyer was shocked into
highly uncomfortable silence.
you at least are not going to re-
volt" went on Phillip. land If you
came here representing any clique or
combination of law peddlers you may
20 back and tell them that intend TO
have my way first, last and all the
time | shall not permit any interfer-
ence. Did you come upon any other
errand?"
The senator's red faced rage had CIV
en- Way TO pale faced apprehension.