El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-22
THE CASH INTRIGUE
RAs1 % SHo CHESTER sGSss hEs FRI z CO. O.
(Continued rrcm Saturday,

en- combine had once more become in
dependent concerns. competing with
one another, with the double effect of
raising the price of wool and lowering
the price of the finished article. the
farmers and fbe public being the great
benefciaries. and Rollins had done
this, with Breed back Of him as the
momentum. and back of them both
Kelvin as the dynamic force. Great
was Kelvin. Then the beef combine
came to blows. Raymer. as be well
might. was underseIling the other
packers and gobbling up their trade
Some Of this internal war leaked out.
and again the fat rate. Breed. Rollins
and mighty Kelvin were heroes. The
Unified Steel corporation. the WOODEN
combine and the beef trust-tbere
was a record over. which to crow!
Who now WIS the friend of the people?
Why. Breed and Rollins and Kelvin.
great Kelvin. q.
But Kelvin had long since absented
himself from Forest Lakes leaving be-
hind him no thought of any interest
that might be there. save as it con-
cerned his own boundless aims. The
dreams OF two women. one dark and
one fair. followed him. but he would
not have cared now if he had known.
he left the field to his rivals and
plunged into his new plans with the
same concentration that had marked
his previous undertakings. Henry
Breed. watched savagely by Zelphan.
spent his half hour daily in his huge
money vault and day by day spent
more and more furtive time upon his
Bible. while Blagg at dead Of night
practiced necessarily upon his sample
combination lock. He could open it
now. set upon any combination. by the
mere feel of the drop Of the tumblers-
Kelvin's new task was an agreeable
one he took up pleasant quarters in
Washington and began to entertain the
list of senators whom Breed counted
ms among his assets. and gradually his
circle of acquaintance grew. He was
gone about three months. and when he
returned he sent for Rollins.
"Have you sent Hepperdon and Ray
mer and the others their rebatesY' he
asked.
Yesterday, up to the LIST Of the
month" replied Rollins. ''Why?"
Because there are TO be no more.
Collect your fat rate and keep it
without a single exception. We've
won."
Rebate to the United Food CON-
pany, as usual. Rollins" interrupted
Breed, with a chuckle. That's my
only profit on bread now. you know,
since Kelvin reduced it to cost. And
rebate In cash, Rollins. always in
cashr'
But / don't quite understand" pro-
tested Rollins. Cant they Iegislate
against us effectively now?"
Scarcely" returned Kelvin. with a
smile, "since we ourselves are the law
making body, so long as we keep the
public from clamoring too much to
their servants In Washington. I've
lust purchased stock in the govern
ment-former assets Of Hepperdon and
Raymer and their fellow bandits-to
give us control
Rollins looked troubled. 81 don't
like it," he said.
''Nonsenser' declared Kelvin. We're
using it to a good end. You can estab-
fish your fat rate now as you planned
in the first place. We're going to be-
gin the battle Of the trusts in earnest"
THE battle Of the trusts" repeated
Rollins musingly- lit sounds interest
ing at least"
1T won't be. though" replied Kei-
vim. with contempt There will he no
battle whatever I'm merely going TO
chloroform them on the eve Of the