The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-20
Tie Cash Intrigue
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lar and scarce a friend. was stu en-
peror 81 Americai Emperor Philip.
Whaf yast eonauesss might set Ne
before himl
ais prepafations for handling this.
pre- emit situation we're excel ently IND.
i IL or near every center Of population
were massed wen drilled soldiers able
to combas and to quell any insurrec-
tfon. There might BE q revolt more or
less stematiled, but Il could DO very
little againstithe systematic resistance
that Kelvin had devised He had
planned wisely for a reorganization Of
social conditions. and when the eo1ns:
tryswas once more reoEganized upon q
self sustaining basis, where every man
had an equal chance for sustenance
and moderate accumula ton, the larger
dreams might materlatize, the real VIC
tories might begin.
The conquest and annexation OF Can
ada and Mexico would come next and
coextensiye with this the building up
e the Iaffgestihayy in the world Eu-
rope, that vast tissue Of states bound
by a dlmsy! Hgment called sthe BALI
aice Of power could be disintegrat-
ed tby a single shot, thrown into q t1r-.
mol Of cross purposes; that would rene
der its individual masses easy prey!
With each new victory would come.
more strength, and his imperial prog
ress might sweep on and on until the
entire world from pole to pole and
from occident TO orient might be
bound together under his resistiess
sway, linked In a brotherhood Of uni;
yersal peace and prosperity and equal.
ity, with himself as the benign dietas
tori
CrtspIy up the steps came Herbert
Rensselaer,.
"How ghasty II Is up hereF said he,
.tWhy don't you have some light!
'1That Is a peculiar question for the
commander In chief Of the imperial
army to ask replied Kelvin with q
smile.
Rensselaer, himself smiled,
ut would make your wherea bouts
rather conspicuous" he admitted, but
under the circumstances It might be,
we'll to turn on the lights and leave
them burning. We shall.be away from
here IN a few minutes"
Forest Lakesa" asked Kelvin with
quick interest Eat lastl We should
have made that expedition week
ago.
..Aly organization was not perfect
enough, " Rensselaer, objected But We
are quite prepared now. AT every half I
mile between here and Breed by the.
time we are moving. there will be sta
toned q detachment large enough for
protection. Each detachment as we
come up to twill close In and follow
behind us. Wish that It were not.
necessary to take you there You
should be here, where you ran direct
yonr campaign
Z don't admire the trip myself con.
fessed Kelvin. "but outside Sof Henry
Breed and bis grand daughter and pos.
siblyt ~, lelphan u am the only per;
son IN the world who knows the exact
location and the combinations OF his
vault and issblllion and a half Of
cash. The greatest fear have Is that
Breed may have changed the comblna-
ton OF his locks. & *
II doubt Il be was able TO, do So re
turned Rensselaer,. HE left here, upon
the day Of your proclamation, appar-
entity in a state Of almost complete
paralysis, ATTENDED by DR.. zelphan. my
aunt, Jens Nelson and Elsie White
sBy Elsie White?' Phillip. repeated.
sIt'squeer that she went along"
Herbert shrugged his shoulders,
Breed always liked her. and when
Lillian left. with the threat to Join
George Blagg, Breed turned to Elsie.
Ike a child and insisted that she should
not leave him.
Kelvin WINGED, and a great longing.
liked to have turned to Elsie White