Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-01-04
CASH
INTRIGUE
By
GEORGE RANDOLPH
CHESTER
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nres. said Breed. 1.-The aggregate Is
appa ling. but l am afraid that. AFTER
all, we shall be compelled to allow Ger
tain concessions In certain places.
Rollins turned slightly pale. i nave
been waiting for that remark" he said.
"but | want you to understand that
there will be no concession OF any sort.
One exception | grant you. and that 10
the secret rebate on Mr.. Breeds bread.
wheat and cereal shipments. which
was agreed upon In the first place;
other than that, absolutely none.
propose to manage these united rail-
roads unhampered or propose to Gre
ate such a stencil that public opinion
will revolt at the next stockholders
meeting and you will be utterly I'M
able to secure proxies. Without prox-
les you have no railroad domination"
Again Breed and Kelvin exchanged
glances. Again Phillip nodded his
head.
''You are quite right in your conten-
ton. Mr.. Rollins" admitted Kelvin.
"But you misunderstood us. We don't
intend to interfere with your absolute
control We do hope. however. to have
you see that our way Of planning is
right. Until then we shall not even
bother you with advice. In the mean
time promulgate your fiat rate sheet
and Wen stand behind you"
Rollins studied the matter over for
some time Every WELL" said he. Il
think that | shall remain at Forest
Lakes for a month or SO | had just
as lief have the avalanche of protests
come to me here as In New York. l
understand by this that you will mel
ther promise nor attempt to make any
concessions to these people"
Absolutely none." declared Kelvin
''We'll give you our bond on that"
"Your word is enough ut present"
replied Rollins dryly. IF you will
stick to the letter Of that I am per
fectly satisfied"
After Rollins had left the room Kel
vim turned inquiringly to Breed. Twill
he come in?" he asked anxiously
when the time Is ripe. yes" assert
cd Breed confidently. 1T is in his
blood. and when the time comes he'll
listen"
Il That evening Rollins met Elsie
White coming down the kitchen steps
and Joined her. She was SO frank. so
wholesome. that he always had an in
defnable impression of being the bet
ter for having talked with her. even
though nothing of moment had been
said.
"HOw the country agrees with you"
he observed as he Joined her. You
were looking rather pale when first
saw you here. but you have found
some marvellous rouge among these
trees"
II like it very much" she admitted.
turning his compliment with smile.
~ have already grown to have Ger
tain amount of supercilious pity for
city dwellers."
.'They really need It," he agreed.
with laugh. land to prove that am
sincere in that remark am going to
stop with you for month or so''
Good" she exclaimed. More peo-
pie to enjoy Forest Lakes is all that
we need"
do they never have any visitors"
Rollins inquired. week end parties
and the like?"
"Never." she replied. For festivi
ties of that sort they go down occa.
sionally to Mr.. Breeds other place in
Virginia. but Mr. Breed Is very jealous
of having any social life whatever
here"
Rollins strolled by her side until
they reached the cottage. where the
garrulous Mrs. White met them at the
door
Mrs. White was delighted to be in
troduced TO Mr. Rollins.
elsie has told me all about what a
fine man you are. and fine men are
scarce enough any place. Are you GO
ing TO stay long this timer
"He promises us month at least.
mother"
THAT'S NICE" asserted Mrs. White.
ing men around. Ny goodness. tell
Elsie she never will have a chance to
get married il she stays here"
Rollins was SO thankful to Elsie that
she laughed from sheer amusement
and gave him chance to join her
His amusement and also his repressed
embarrassment were heightened when.
after Elsie had invited him to sit on
the vine clad little front stoop. Mrs
White suddenly and conspicuously alb
scented herself. The two were silent
for time. when they heard approach
ing voices
"You had better come in with u.s.
said the voice Of Blagg from just be-
yond the corner Of the house. 1.-The
organization now numbers more than
a quarter of . million. all Of the down.
trodden. sworn to serve the best IN
terests of the poor"
But II they are all poor people what
can they do to help themselves? p OBJ
Jecfed the voice OF Ben White.