Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-08

dsvisine ways and means to stem the
onconing tioA
Psllusan took Q train to Forest
Lakes, The country homo Of Henry
Breed. The six biggest railroad oper-
ators in the street had decided that II
any man could influence Breed Pell-
man was the man. Pellman himself
was dubious He had once angered
Breed; but, for that matter. Breed had
engaged In some quarrel or other with
every man In the market
Pellman approached Forest Lakes
with 4 confidence that diminished az
he came in sight Of Breeds immense
estate.
At the great iron gates grizzled old
woodsman With q gun took Pellman's
card through the grill and. stepping
inside small lodge. telephoned to tho
house. He came out again In q few
moments.
'Mr. Breed IL ill.," he said. '.rhe
doctor has forbidden him to sec any
one"
rs the doctor in the houser' asked
Pellman.
Eyes, SIR
Pellman proffered a bill. Telephone
the doctor that I would like to see
him."
Gall right, sir" said the gatekeep-
er and turned slowly away, but he
did not touch the money. He was
gone about five minutes. "Dr. Zelphan
says that you may come up to the
house." he announced upon his return.
Pellman frowned as the big gates
swung open, admitting his limousine.
At the door an almost decrepit servant,
not in livery, ushered him into dim
old parlor, where rusty horsehair FUR
niture bulged and crinkled with the
everlasting dampness. There was a
rustic of silk in the hall. and a girl
Of about twenty stopped for moment
in the door. She was Of unusual beau
ty, dark haired and dark eyed, with
certain quick, 1.-THE movement that told
Of nervous energy gone riot for want
Of outlet. For just a moment she
stood. a startling figure in her semi
fitted house gown Of wood brown silk:
then she moved swiftly away, and her
place in the doorway was taken by
DR.. Zelphan.
cdr Zelphan" asked Pellman, ris-
ing.
II am, SIR" replied the other, with
bare trace Of foreign accent "You
wish to see Mr.. Breed?"
"On matter Of the greatest i'm
portance."
Impossible" declared the doctor.
cit is not only my orders, but his own.
that no one be admitted on any e1-
citing Grand"
Pellman considered a few moments
In silence.
lis he able to talk at ALP he asked.
eyes," admitted the other, and for
a fleeing instant Pellman thought that
he had detected twinkle in Elephants
eye.
Then 1 must see him." insisted Pell-
man. I'VE are in the throes of ma
tional calamityy'
He held out to Zelphan a copy of an
afternoon paper, aflame with the ter
TOR Of the withdrawal Of currency from
circulation. with the panic of the morn
ing, with dire prophecy for the future.
''Mr. Breed is in no ft condition to
talk over such Matters" said the doc
tor.
"He must be in condition" insisted
Pellman. "Mr. Breed alone could stop
this
Zelphan turned suddenly and strobe
to the door across the hall. Come ill.,"
be invited. 70.
Pellman followed him into a great
dim library. Near the window. but
facing the fire, sat the remarkable man
who by his ingenuity and enterprise
had built up the most enormous busi-
ness in the world and who through It
had gained control Of not less than
one-thirtieth Of the capitalized indus
tries Of the United States. He breath
ed Pellman's name and gave him a
limp, fish cold hand.
II suppose you have heard, Breed"
began Pellman, that panic has bro
ken loose today7".
Breed shook his head. mo, had
not" said he.
1T has. Today is but the mild be-
ginning Of it, but we fellows who haze
been through it know precisely what
Is to follow. By tomorrow the coun-
try will be crazy, and there is. no tell
ing where the ruin will end"
Breed merely nodded.
1.-THE entire board has gone down
twenty points or more today From
the temper of the street 1 look for
all stocks to make new low record"
Breed nodded. Pellman began to
breathe hard, sign that his temper
was rising. He had been unable to
arouse the slightest trace Of interest
in Breed.
Cereal stocks have suffered more
than any Of them" He had saved
this shot. The cereal stocks had orig
mated with Breed himself. To Peu-
mans intense disgust Breed only nod
ded as one who had heard pleasing
tale.
"Look here, Breed" exclaimed Pell-
man. "You are going to ruin all the
business interests in the country. You
are going to break banks, stop facto-
ries and cause untold misery. even
Observation-Disclosures starvation, worse
than this country has ever known!
What are you going to do about it,"
Nothing" quavered Breed. ut is
none Of my affair"
TO Be Continued.)