The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-07-13

~ out your orders absolutely, wner-
ever you put me. whether in the cabi-
net or at the head of an army"
"You might even have a chance at
that" returned Kelvin dryly. Rensse-
laer departed and Rollins came in.
81 have brilliant solution for your
Long Island transportation problem"
be began with enthusiasm. 81 can de-
liver commuter trains to your farthest
point IL 1t does not exceed the eighty
FIVE mile run you promised in one
hour from the bridge subway station"
Kelvin nodded in satisfaction. IL
knew you could work 1t out" he COM
mented. "1'll have the necessary per-
mits In two weeks. and you can begin
construction at once. In the mean
| time let me show you a new map"
And from the thick pile of such dia-
grams upon his desk he drew one
showing the entire consolidated rail-
road system of the United States.
"Rollins. In your mastership of every
mile of railroad In the United States
you have the most powerful political
engine ever devised by man."
II don't like it to be prostituted to
this use" protested Rollins.
"The same old cry" returned Kel-
win, with a slightly exasperated laugh.
"You ought to be satisfied | don't
know how many millions of graft you
have eliminated. You've equalized
freight rates so that the small shipper
has an equal chance with the big one.
You've been able to break up score
of top heavy monopolies and trusts.
! You've accomplished at least half your
designs"
IL know" granted Rollins; but.
even so. | have been compelled for
political reasons to give rebates which
had sworn | would never give.
have been compelled for political pur-
poses to make concessions which !
had sworn I would never make"
You're the most persistent chap"
complained Kelvin. "When we have
a congress and senate of our own
choice we can carry out all the Uto-
plan plans of both Breed and our
selves. These concessions that you are
making are only investments. as Breed
would say"
Rollins looked up curiously. II don't
quite understand Breed" said he. "He
seems at times to possess all his old
,hrewdness. but at other times to be
involved In maze Of mysticism"
Kelvin frowned Hes spending too
much time with his Bible" he declar
ed. Hes Incorporate with It,"
Kelvin. returning shortly after mid
night from his evening with Rensse-
laer. went directly to his own sleep
ing apartment, which was at the ex-
treme end of his suit. Sam, crouching
on the door In the corner with pill
lows and cushions at his back, opened
his coal black eyes unblinkingly. pass
ing instantly from profound sleep to
alert wakefulness. Kelvin having by
this time sat down, Sam removed his
masters shoes and placed comfortable
slippers on his feet. While he was
at work he looked up with sudden
shrill chuckle and grin so wide that
1t broke into queer curves the long,
straight scar on his cheek.
"What are you laughing at, Sam"
asked Phillip.
"oh. Jes' nothin'," declared Sam, and
chuckled still more.
II bet you are thinking of Lucy"
charged Phillip.
"Ah reckon All am" confessed Sam.
with laugh that ended In n shrill
falsetto. Lucy an sumpin' else"
Something else. eh? What is itY
"Ah ain done spose to tell" gig
gled Sam. Got T. have secret once
In awhile, boss"
Sam busied himself about the re-
naming preparations for Kelvin's re-
firing and while he did so gave vent
to occasional chuckles, to which, how
ever. Kelvin paid but little attention.
for already he was immersed In that
half hour of revel In the vast gilded
halls of the future which was his one
habitual dissipation before retiring,
and he scarcely realized when Sam
had departed for the night so occu.
pied was he with his boundless enter
prises and ambitions. Olympusl With
that height alone would he be con-
tent, and he had no bodily or spirit
ual, mental or moral clog to weight
him down.
In his exultation he rose to his full
height, obeying an instinct which i'm
PEELED him to stand that he might feel
the superb strength of his body and
of his soul and of his will untrammel-
ed by any weakening support. AS he
did so the slight and cautious click of
knob and the slight, careful creak
of door startled him. He turned
hastily In the direction from which the
sounds had come. The end door of his
suit was the customary twin affair by
which hotel apartments are separated.
On taking these apartments he had
tried his own door and found 1t locked.
but nevertheless 1t was this door which
was opening.
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