The Irish standard., 1911-05-06


1stence such a tall, well built, good
looking, decent sort of chap as KEEL
vinr' y
Phillip and Elsie had by this time
left the garden and were now walking
slowly toward the house.
eyes," Blagg admitted, 'it would,
and it makes 1t all the harder when
you see so beautiful girl as that look
ing up at him with that amount Of
alteration
Lillian Breed, coming from, a cross
path just behind Phillip and Elsie and
half concealed by shrubbery. stopped
instantly as she saw them, clutching
her hand upon her breast and half
crouching.
"Look at that girl" said Rensselaer,.
Yin figure she is positively the most
beautiful creature I have ever seen
But she is beautiful like a cat, like a
| tigress"
I He glanced at Blagg's face and half
recoiled. 1t flashed upon him instant
~ that If Lillian were a tigress here
was the male of her species. His eyes
were blazing, and his lips were parted
In almost snarl as he viewed the
succeeding tableau. Lillian suddenly
advanced upon Kelvin and Elsie,
startling them both. They found her
smiling. Blagg and Rensselaer, could
see her give some brief but peremp-
tory directions to Elsie, and the maid,
hastily taking basket from Phillips
hand, hurried into the house. Phillip.
outwardly unmoved, saw her go. and
outwardly unmoved he walked with
Lillian out Of view around the wing
Of the house.
"And the queer thing Of It," said
Rensselaer, n triflc regretfully. ''ls that
he doesn't care hang for either of
thom"
That's It" exclaimed Blagg. That's
just what I'm telling you. He cares
for no creature in this world bat him.
self!'
III don't believe that either" declared
| Rensselaer,.
! AS Henry Breed. released from Zel-
phan and breakfast. opened the door
OF Kelvin's Office Lillian started has
tily from the back of Philips chair
over which she had been leaning. The
girl was confused, but the young man
was not
How nearly do you kuow?" asked
Breed. ignoring the girl altogether.
Kelvin, his map put away now. bent
over very large sheet Of white card
board. ruled and cross ruled in blue
and red. and swept his eye across the
diagrammatically arranged figures.
1.-THE situation clears up more the
further 60 into It," said he. "Out Of
the panic we have emerged with a
considerable profit in cash and with
actual possession of 10 per cent Of the
New York Central and about the same
Of the Pennsylvania. Southern aud
Union Pacific. Northern Pacific. South
ern railway and New Haven groups.
These practically govern all other rail-
roads,"
Breed sat down upon the stiff settee
which Kelvin had Insisted upon having
in this room instead Of Il padded NOR
ris chair. His bcady eyes glittered
above his hnwklike nose: his pointed
chin was tilted.
! "Is it enough?' he asked. Il want
I! absolute control of every mile Of rail
| road in tic United States.'
II think you have enough" replied
F., Kelvin.
Breed looked at him questioningly.
then he turned sharply TO his grand
| daughter. Lillian. you had better run
along and get ready II you are going
out upon the links with us."
II want 10 stay" she declared.
"Grandfather. do you know what you
GUS energy you failed to bequeath 10
my father. You coop me up here. l
must have an interest in something,
something big or I shall go mad! l
! tell you shall die IL I have no battle
to fight except myself and the so
cial innnities which Mrs. Rensselaer, ia
presumed to teach me before I may
show myself in Madison avenue" she
| declared. AS All ambition that does
not seem TO promise much scope.
want larger things. They cannot BE-
too large. !, too. would build an en-
pire or destroy one"'
Kelvin looked quietly up at her. She
was a picture Of striking beauty, but
| there was about her certain savage
| ness, such rs a Lucrezia Borgia might
have had, Kelvin thought, or such as
animated the woman, vultures of the
/ French revolution. ~
Henry Breed was possessed of no
such dramatic comparisons. 'Leave
the room!' he said CURLY. She whirl-
ed upon her heel aud strobe out the
door, slamming 1t behind her
DR.. Zelphan followed her with his
eyes. but half smile was still lurking
under his beard. The other two heav-
ed signs when she was gone. Brood
dismissed the episode Immediately.
"Now you may explain" he told Kel-
| win.
"Well," said Kelvin. 1.-THE entire rail.
| road map is changed since the panic.