The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-07-06


keen amusement.
"Your man Blagg is as good as
vaudeville" he observed. "At first
was inclined to take him rather Sc
riously. but he's too melodramatic to
mean anything. happened to see
that paper knife Incident out Of the
corner of my eye. Blagg deliberately
pushed It off the desk to fall at your
feet"
Kelvin Joined In the laugh. He's
absolutely harmless" he said. "but he's
an excellent wireless operator"
Shortly afterward the paper knife
disappeared from Kelvin's desk, but
no one noticed its absence.
The argument with Rollins had but
one possible result - Hepperdon and
Raymer got their concessions, as did q
few others. Raymer had originally ap-
peared as representing the entire pack
ers combine, but when the matter was
put squarely up to him he promptly
left Speed. Melton Sears & Co. and the
rest of them out in the cold. took a
comfortable rebate for his own ship
ments and let them pay the full
freight. Valentine was left out en-
tirely, Kelvin, with smile, pointing
out that Breed himself controlled all
but one Of the men whom Valentine
claimed as his own. The Oswald bill
was killed in committee.
Valentine was one of the loudest OBJ
jectors. His business was ruined. and
the wooden mills combine resolved it
self into its original members. Kel
Wins publicity bureau seized upon this
as the first shining example Of what
the dat rate had done for the public
and Kelvin went soaring again in the
public esteem. The mills of the wool
en- combine had once more become in
dependent concerns. competing will
one another, with the double effect o
raising the price of wool and lowering
the price of the finished article, tn,
farmers and the public being the grea
bene6claries. and Rollins had dom
this, with Breed back of him as til,
momentum, and back Of them boil
Kelvin as the dynamic force. Grea
was Kelvin. Then the beef combin
came to blows. Raymer. as he wei
might. was underselling the othe
packers and gobbling up their trade
Some of this internal war leaked out
and again the fat rate. Breed, Rollin
and mighty Kelvin were heroes. Th
Unified Steel corporation, the woolel
combine and the beef trust-ther
was record over which to crow
Who now was the friend of the people
Why, Breed and Rollins and Kelvin
great Kelvin!
But Kelvin had long since absente
himself from Forest Lakes, leaving b'
hind him no thought of any interes
that might be there, save as 1t col
cerned his own boundless aims. Th
dreams of two women. one dark an
one fair. followed him. but he woul
not have cared now II he had know
He left the field to his rivals an
plunged into his new plans with tn
same concentration that had marke
his previous undertakings. Henr
Breed. watched savagely by Zelphal
spent his half hour daily in his hug
money vanlt and day by day sper
more and more furtive time upon n
! Bible. while Blagg at dead Of nigl
practiced necessarily upon his samp
combination lock. He could open
now. set upon any combination. by II
J mere feel Of the drop OF the tumbler
Kelvin's new task was an agreeab
one. He took up pleasant quarters
? Washington and began to entertain II
list of senators whom Breed counte
as among his assets. and gradually b
circle Of acquaintances grew. He WI
gone about three months, and when
returned he sent for Rollins.
"Have you sent Hepperdon and Ra
rner and the others Their rebatesT
D asked.
Yesterday, up to the 1st Of I
r month" replied Rollins. "WhyT