The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-21

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 " ELVIN did not laugh outright.
 a/ but he came near it. You have | IN tried that. haven't you?' he ven- XA tured.
 "Only in a minor degree" declared Breed, but found no trouble about 1 it."
 "No." admitted Phillip, "you had no trouble about it. When your agents found they could not influence certain papers they took others. and they took the easiest ones and the ones least worth while. Remember that the ma jority stockholders of practically every one of these roads are the public. In order to reach them you must com pletely control almost every paper in | the land, and even you have not enough money. You cannot subsidize 1 the press of the United States. Count that as final.''
 l Breed nodded He remembered one l or two disastrous experiments during his early operations. ''What. then. do you propose?" he asked. From your l plan of action.''
 ''I am not quite ready to lay it be- fore you" replied Phillip. "It still re- quires some figuring"
 Breed drowned. Don't get too high handed. young man." he warned. Remember that, after all. am pro- viding the weight which gives our plans momentum
 | "Mr. Breed.'' said Phillip. rising. "any time you object to my methods 1 tell he to go. and 1t won't require i your private militia to put me out of | the grounds. I was worth two and a | half million dollars when l came to you. and this you cannot take from me. I am here with you. however. be- cause I want to use the enormous power of your money for purposes of my own. Aside from these purposes, which are not a matter of life and death 10 me. I assure you. don't need 1 you or your money"
 Breed looked at him a moment, then 1 lay back in his chair and rubbed his hands together and chuckled until 1t | threw him into fit of coughing. GO ahead. my boy. and see who gets the most out of 1t. I wouldn't part with you for anything This two million and half of yours, by the way, is it | in cash?"
 "No." replied Phillip; eft is in highly | profita ble oil. coal and iron lands. into the extension of which my profits are | going as fast as l am making them. | I hypothecated them in order to get in on our Stock Exchange deal. but im- | %olx hof o1,po oo | as soon as the deal was concluded. So | far as the cash is concerned. l would rather you should have it than I; it has so much more weight when thrown | into one pile"
 Again Henry Breed lay back and | cEuckled, and he followed Phillip out | of the room with extremely friendly eyes. Mrs. Rensselaer,. always drowsy aft | CT meal and always fighting off that | drowsiness for reasons not entirely un- connected with embonpoint. sat upon the balcony outside her own apart ments after the early dinner custom ary at Forest Lakes. Young Rensse- laer and Elsie White came strolliEg from toward the back of the house. talking quite earnestly, and struck out into the southwest roadway. Mrs. Rensselaer, stiffened. It was perfectly disgraceful of Herbert so far to forget his station in life
 From the front porch Phillip and Lillian stepped down and strode up the northwest path. Lillian clinging to Phillips arm and chattering volubly. even excitedly. Mrs Rensselaer,, es- timable lady. arose at once.
 How indiscreetv' she murmured. q must see that the dear child is instant | ly chaperoned."
 She went quickly down the stairs. and at turn in the road she saw them under the dim avenue of trees 1 just ahead of her.
 Even as she looked she saw Lillian suddenly turn and throw her arms about Phillip. For moment she stop ped to gasp and then hurried on with an intention born of anger. What had really happened was that Lillian had stepped upon loose. round stone and had slightly turned her foot. Instantly she had wheeled and clutched at Phillip for support.
 'T beg your pardon" said Mrs. Rens sclaer coldly: 'I seem to be interrupt ing something of an entirely personal nature"
 Appearances are deceitful." replied Phillip. laughing and concealing the tremulousness of his voice as best he could. 'I fancy that Miss Lillian has sprained her ankle. and I think that she is faint
 If Miss Lillian were to choose less dim paths for her strolls she would not be in such danger" quoth Mrs. Rens- selaer dryiy. ''As her chaperon I must ask both of Gou to be little more cir cumsrect in the future. Come with me. Lillian
 She led the girl away unresisting. Her limp was slight. bat she tottered as she walked. Her hand as Mrs Rensselaer, took it and put it la he. arm was flaccid and cold with mois ture. Mrs. Rensselaer, looked back, ex pecting Phillip to come with them an6 offer to assist Lillian home. but he stood in the same spot, numbed, not even thinking.
 Mrs. Rensselaer, and Lillian had nc sooner turned the bend in the roat fhon toll norpt for,,o r,,o, frr>,,