The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-09

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bad oa|4 lecenI|f rIla '|e nni'r'n'
nate dIsso'uton Of ilr utrIerion'4
combine. ot|med a|pkf|I VIII Ar
Breed.
ave bare every prosp'ci Of Srcfe4''.
Kelvin evenly resumed rln the lF.l
plnce. az the absolute prupfetoH qi
every ounce Of bread and cereal food
stun In tie United States, Air Breed
had q great many fgllnds ana useful
advisers among the DE various leeis'
IatIye bodies OF the country. sena-
Tor sawyer gnavely nodded bis bead.
An the SECOND place. aiteF be had Sc
cured control oyer eyerg mile q Feil
stoad ia tie Unlted stIEes sIr Breed
tool d notion to DO d little trust bust
Ing which proved highly successful,
and fhereupon be became possessed
81 reason Of his Immense anchorage
facilities of several other suddenly at
tached friends and useful advisers.
Qulte a little army. senator
g,fY slowly admiltsd N !, saw eEF,5
with great mournfulnsss.
The senator had been harhoFing
quite other plans than those proposal
BY Kelvin.
sYou will find. ,seRator.r went on
Kelvin, that the campaign IS perfect
II mapped out. L wish to remain. aB
does Mr.. Rollins. an Ostehslble dass
horse up to the very hour Of the nomi-
nation, and your operations viii need
to be as quietly conducted as possible.
Our headquarters will comprise ptl-
vate apartments for yourself and such
others as you care to have with you.
and all living expenses WIN, of course.
20 in with the other items of expendi.
ture. There viii naturally be a gener-
Gus honorarium attached. i shall be
highly gratIfied II youSlll take charge
Of the bureau, as will Mr. Breed and
Mr.. Rollins
Mr. Breeds request, coming through
Kelvin, was an order THE entire
matter comes as a surprise TO me-.
said the senator, "but as a very pleas
ant surprise. / can see a most inter-
esting campaign stretching before us.
and 1t will afford me keen delight IL 4
can in any way contribute to, the sue
cess Of two such remarkable young
men as yourself and Mr. Rollius."
Herbert Rensselaer, called bewailing
the fact that his retGred aunt was
eheerfully sacrificing the 'absnrdly
large salary which shcdenled that3she
received to make dwaddler OUT Of
him because Rensselaer, must not
work. lam supposed to repay her by
marrying the aforesaid Lillian. who
doesn't know It YET" he said. Hon
estly, Kelvin. If something doesn't
turn up upon WHICH lmqy expend a:
little man power energy I'lljexplode by
and by"
"Just possess your soul in patience
advised Kelvin, smiling. wait until
I, nm elected president, and I'll make a
cabinet officer of you"
! a'Nonsense," protested Herbert II
have no qualifications old chap
l s'Yes, but touShaye," insisted Is elYfn,
speaking quite seriously. bayou can
not be Influenced. coerccd or bought
\ Youpg Rensselaer, suddenly straight,
eped u 5. ,'Youae fisDbs said be with,
assnal d his ih6s aud you may bet
Your last penny upon u that I'll car-9
II out your orders absolutely. wher-'
eyer you put me, whether In the cabi-
list or at the head Of an army
'You might even have a chance at
dat" returned Kelvin dryly. Rensser
Her departed and Rollins came in.
al have brilliant solution FOR your
Long Island Transportation problem
10 legan with enthusiasm, q calt Ge.
tIiyer commuter trains - Your fart
i1oint If 1t does not exceed die eighty
tfye mile run you ft0tnlS iR plee
hour from the bridge subway station"
Kclvin nodded in satisfaction. :"
Knew you could work itsout," he com,s
mented. 'T,ll have the necessary per-
mlts in two weeks, aud you can begin
construction ut once. In the menu
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 Upited States.
"Rolllns, in your mastersllIp of every
mile Of railroad In the United States
you have the most powerful political
engine ever devised by man."
~ don'tslIke it to DO prostituted e
this use" protested Rollins.
''The same old cry returned Kel-
vim, with a slightly exasperated laugh.
"You ought to be satisfied. don't
know how many millions Of graft you
have eliminated. You've equallzed
freight rates so that the small shipper
has an equal chance With the big one.
You've been able to break up a scorA
of top heavy monopolIes and trusts.
You've accomplished at least half your
designs"
II know" granted Rollins; "bpt.
even So, | 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