The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-21

sam" he cried. Sam. Sam. Samw In desperation to save Blagg'S life Phillip hauled back and gave the ne- gro a reSounding kick in the side. With a loud aspirated Huh" Sam sudden ly relaxed. but still his heavy body hung poised over that of Blagg with His we:snt upon the mans throat Now, however, it was no task for Kel- win. stopping down. to topple Sam over.
 Phillip bent over Blagg and loosened his collar and was flaming him. sam said he sharply. there is spring down there in the ravine Hur- " and get some water in your hat"
 "Ah hope An ain't done gone an done no damage to i'm. Mistuh Phil lip.' said Sam contritely.
 Hurry and get that water" ordered Phillip. Remember. Sam. next time to give me a chance to handle my own difficulties"
 "Yas. sah." said Sam as he plunged over the bank.
 He brought water, but it took some time to revive Blagg. When he rose to his feet there was little trickle of blood running from the corner of his mouth. and Phillip offered him a hand kerchief.
 Never mind." said Blagg. waving it away He was quite himself and re- fused any assistance. He started to- ward the house. wiping his lips with his own handkerchief and feeling his neck. He staggered for few paces, then squared his shoulders and walked sturdily away.
 Phillip. having seen Rollins safely off. walked into Breeds study confi- dently the next morning. Tt is going to cost you something to get those proxies. I can't tell you how to sub- sidize the newspapers. but know how to subsidize the public." said Phil sheet of paper.
 Breed glanced at it and elevated his eyebrows: then he whistled. '"This is going to cost an enormous amount of money" he declared.
 Ut would seem so at first" admitted Phillip. "but here are the fgures.' and he handed Breed another sheet of pa- per.
 Breed studied !his latter long and earnestly: then he rose and gave Kel- win his hand. Young man." he ex- claimed. ''if heaven had only blessed me with son or grandson like you!
 ''It is a pity that your granddaugh- ter was not born a boy" suggested Phillip.
 s,1, cfr hn6 "It is gift that she was not" he replied. ''That is the only family luck for which I have to be thankful. No human being susceptible to emo tion or sentiment can ever rise to great achievement"
 Phillip colored slightly, and Breeds sharp eyes caught the flush. He raised warning finger.
 Remember. young man," said he. ''that it is in youth these things must be fought. Were it not for that old age would have no chance in this world for preferment. In the mean time go ahead with your scheme of subsidy. At what time does your plan include making the attempt for prox- iesw
 "Within two weeks" replied Kelvin eff you will excuse me I will put this on the wire at once"
 With some curiosity. remembering the events of the night before. he went into Blagg's room.
 Good morning." said Kelvin. 'Here Is some stuff I wish to get off"
 Blagg looked it over. then reed if more carefully and nodded his head 'This is your scheme" he declared familiarly "Of course there is an ul terior motive behind it. but even so this is an act that will work real good to the people. and it will operate in Breeds favor when the day of ac counting comes."
 ''The day of accounting?" repeated Phillip.
 "Yes." replied Blagg. "There is al ways a day of reckoning. isn't there?"
 Possibly" agreed Philip dryly. "In the meantime you might get the mes sage away"
 Gro Be Continued.)