The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-27


 ingx and new life. away from squaior and disease and degradation md though dazed by the change they were different people and better for 1t Through the day and the night for more than two weeks this tremendous exodus went on. Only Patsy Mccall ken. bereft of his leadership because there was uO one to lead. put his stubby finger upon the facts. "He said he'd take it away from me. and be done 1t. dash bim." exclaimed Mir. McCalken. half indignantly and half admiringly. his red face pulling redder and curious little wrinkles form ing upon both sides of the mole on his nose. Them three districts would a beat Kelvin iD this election, and now there won't be enough voters left in the whole abatfoir to wedge come. on in a vestibule And the whole games a frameup Breeds moneys back of Kelvin. and it's Breeds money that's back of l'eiiman. and Breed gets his all out again by selin all this property I'eilman bought 10 the rail- roads. It not only don't cost cent to make all this election grand stand play from here to Frisco. but it makes money: Think of that. will youY If Kelvin frame up this deal he's a bigger man than Dick Croker. sure be is:
 Nobody. however. paid any attention to Patsy McCalken.
 Election night found Henry Breed. as eager in his interest as any child could have been. in New York for the first time in years. and with him came Lii Han. Mrs. Rensselaer,. Dr. Zeiphan and the usual servants. Two splendid suits on Kelvin's floor at the Espianadp were serured. and the common meeting T,Oint for all of them that night was mag nificent drawing room upon the cor her overlooking the entrance to the park and also overlooking moving picture bulletin which an enterprising newspaper hnd established there Breed surveyed Kelvin and Rollins in turn with pafernal delight but he studied h,th men shrewdiy and ended by putting his hand on kelvin's shOui der.
 My boy. you are made of the right stuff." he announced in his shriiI voice Heres the man"-and he turned to the others-"titted to sustain worlds crisis There is no nervousness here no energy wasted in worry. DO finch ing. face straight ahead. Fine boy this Kelvin
 Really" put in Mrs. Rensselaer,. i've are ali intensely interested. ana even absorbed. m your campaign. Mr. Kelvin We :hink ii has been very cleveriy conducted indeed"
 ''l thank you" said Kelvin to Mrs Rensselaer,. who he knew hated him "But we all have to remember that while the campaign Is over. our eIet'- tiOn is not yet assured by any means Mir Rollins and Mir Breed and my self as mOnOpoIists and maiefactOrs and capitalists of great wealth and few other 'reprehensibie things have come in for some hard scOrlngS m the past few days. and just how much effect that is going to have on ihe attitude of the public 1t is hard to tell"
 Huh. 1t isn't worth considering. said Breed. Politics Is too thoroughly organized for that. Get the leaders who own the little leaders. who in turn own the minor workers clear the tOuniry."
 ''l cannot agree with you." broke in Rollins '"The man who disregards the tremendous. rtsistleSs force of public sentiment reckOnS without fhe mighty power which has made every tmpOr tant change upon the maps since his tory began"
 Mercy" cried Lillian. 'how vitally serious we are beta ming. When and where are We tO have dinnerY
 ''Right in this apartment. 1 think. if Mir. Breed will allow it." said Kelvin with a laugh. Suppose We scatter and make :eady for dinner as quickly as we can. l ordered 1t rather early. and the butler would probably be glad to have this room."
 Breed walked out into the hall with Kelvin. ''l will be glad when the night fs over. so l can go back to For est Lakes" be contided to Phillip. 'l cannot get ont of my mind the fact of all that money there-alone. It-it calls to me. Phillip"
 Nonsense" replied Kelvin. glancing at him curiously The old man was prone to pass from normality to ab normality and back again with nor only surprising but discomforting swiftness ''NO one knows about it. and an army could not force the vaults"
 "It isn't that" Breed half whispered "It-it calls to me. say. hear it in tongues of silver and of gold and in soft. silken rustlingS when l try tn sleep away from home. As for safety it's safe enough. hut it-it calls me not for protection. you know. but for company-just cOmpany-pOt that it's afraid 1t knows that have guarded it we'll have doubled my force of watchmen around there. did you know! I have almost regiment ignorant fellows that l have brought up from the mOuntains. men who know nothing but how to handle gun. have a solid line of them all around the honse and all around rh- walls and all around the drives. with instructions to shoot the first man that comes near" His voice sank to whisper "They have shot two in the past month They dragged them away and buried them at night" Kelvin oh nd