The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-16

the circumstances to incur his dlsap-
prevail. If not his anger. Rensselaer,
fingered long enough TO protest.
II say. old man." said he. you might
! have been fair enough to give fell
| low n correct tip when asked you in
the first place. You've let me make an
ass OF myself. l finally gave in to the
aunt and proposed to Miss Breed not
| long ago. IL wish you happiness"
Kelvin looked systematically into
Rensselaers eyes, abruptly laughed
aloud and then, wheeling. turned into
| his own room.
| Stalwart soldiers surrounded tho
White House grounds in lines two
deep. From the gates TO the main
entrance the way was lined upon both
sides with bronzed. gray bearded non
descripts. who stood slouchily in their
olive green khaki and who had moth
ing of the bearing of soldiers in their
attitude. They were n strange lot, full
500 of them. and yet any one disposed
to laugh at the awkward line had only
TO look into the stern succession OF
Inirthless eyes TO know that here
was logged fighting blood. Already
throughout the length and breadth of
the land there had been sufficient
clashes TO set citizen against soldier
and soldier against citizen, and re-
cruits that but the day before yesterday
had spat ut uniform and yesterday
had been driven by necessity into the
employ of the army today found them
selves arrayed against their former
comrades and spat at the plain citi-
Zenry.
Within the White House there were
throngs OF those who deemed that
they had a right to inquire, to argue,
TO protest, to denounce. Day after
day Kelvin. sitting in calm pOmp.
with his two huge, gaudly liveried
negroes behind him. systematically dis
posed of one agitated patriot after an
other
Just now Kelvin was entertaining
delegation picked by himself. They
were his cabinet officers, and they
were pale and nervous to n man. Add
ed to them were two strangely out OF
place groups, the one consisting of
Henry and Lillian Breed, Jens Nelson
and DIR. Zelphan and the other of Rol-
Inns and Elsie White. All of these had
been admitted by private door. The
arrival Of the latter two groups was
disconcerting TO Phillip at the mo-
ment, although, after n slight period
Of cogitation, he had ordered them
both admitted. Rollins and Elsie
White came last. and the moment they
had entered Phillip ordered the door
To be relocked. He had been upon the
point of making an important an
nouncement To his waiting and ap-
parently prepared cabinet. and now, |
his small audience once more quiet, he |
raised his hand impresslvcly. but be-
fore he could speak Elsie White hur.
ried forward TO him.
Look in your desk quickly, but care. |
fullyw she cried "An Internal ma |
chine Is concealed there, timed to ex- |
plode at twelvew
She was deathly pale. There were
dark rings under her eyes. Evidently
she had passed sleepless night. Phil
lip, obeying his habit OF mentally ig- |
noring sudden and agitated thoughts
that he might consider them I'm forced
calmness, looked down upon her com
passionately, and the moment for
which Elsie had waited all these years
had at last arrived. Today she stood
nearer to him in affection than any
other living creature. Love had come
TO him Mt last. Well, there was still
time. He had fought and he had won.
The moment OF his triumph was at