Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-02-08
-- THE
CASH
INTRIGUE
By
GEORGE RANDOLPH
CHESTER
Copyright 1888. BY the Bobbs-Msrrill Co.
Continued from page p
c.py,ieht 1893. By the Bobbs-Aerrill Co.

Breed. "WelcOme to our court! What
plenipotentiary have we here?" and
his head nodded so violently that the
heavy crown jerked off and fell upon
the table.
DR.. Zelphan calmly caught it as it
was about to roll to the floor, carefully
pushed out dent that had been made
in the soft gold and restored the crown
to Breed, who, after many bobbing at
tempts, placed it again upon his head.
81 shall examine the ENJOYS creden-
tails and present him to your majesty
in due time and FORM" generously an
nounced Zelphan, with an evident en-
joyment of the mockery that Rollins,
in his shocked adherence. could not
understand.
"Quite right" agreed Breed. quite
right. Let all things be done in due
FORM" and, apparently resolved not
to interfere with proper observances,
Breed drew his old, well worn Bible
self garbled quotations, of which ven
geance was the chief burden.
81 am the prime minister Zelphan
stated with burlesque gravity, arising
and shaking hands with Rollins. "Our
friend Jens, here, is the lord high
chamberlain. Mrs. Rensselaer, is the
first lady in waiting. If you behave
yourself. Rollins, we'll make you
duke or an earl or something Pick
out your title-anything you please"
Rollins smiled thinly, but he could
not take his eyes nor his mind from
the appalling wreck Of Henry Breed,
the richest man the world had ever
known or perhaps ever would know,
the man who. starting without a dol
lifetime comprised half the wealth of
nation to his own use and through
that half controlled the balance Of it.
And he was come to this end.
Nelson reused Rollins to immediate
business.
What is the news?" he asked alb
ruptly.
Rollins turned to him with relief.
II have a force of more than fifteen
hundred good. solid men who will be
here inside Of half an hour to protect
the vaults. l am quite sure that an
attack will be made upon them to-
night. I have been collecting my
forces for a week against this moment
and watching Kelvin thro, gh the spy
Of whom you told me. When they got
the Gatlings into the garage today |
knew the time was growing very short.
We made forced march tonight.
making a straight cut to get here"
"They have Gatlings, you say?' ask
ed Nelson. troubled.
Fourteen Of them from the govern
ment arsenal mounted in automobiles.
If my men get here in time want to
ambush the expedition from behind
the wall and have my sharpshooters
puncture their tires and-pick off their
If we can capture him the whole prob
lem Is solved"
But they have Gatlings." protested
Nelson.
I'VE have ambush and strategy" in
sisted Rollins confidently. IF only my
forces can arrive in timer
You have done wonders" said Mel
son admiringly. How have you man
aged it? l thought we were helpless =
Rollins shrugged his shoulders.
Kelvin had one enemy he could not
throttle. and that was the American
press. which. after all. Is the stanch
foundation upon which our liberty has
been founded and upheld. Upon the
instant of his proclamation Kelvin had
censor ready to take Ostensible charge
Of every newspaper office in the Unit
ed States. He might as well have put
infants there. In some cases the cen
sors were intimidated. in others they
We're hoodwinked. in others they were
bound and gagged and In some places
killed. The eastern newspapers on the
very first day issued my call to arms
and, though the telegraph was closed
to us. within two days the appeal was
being printed in Chicago and st. Louis
spreading farther west every day since
the proclamation. In every village and
every country settlement men are arm
ing-the sort of men who always re-
spond to the call of patriotism. the
sort Of men who know when theii
country and their homes are In dan
ger and who are willing to die to de
fend them. Nelson. you can't whiE
men like THAR
ZelphaR, whose whole bearing unit
now had been like the fippancy OF
an overgrown. mischievous schoolboy
smiled and nodded his head approx
ingly.
1T is the existence Of such men as
these followers Of yours and your
self, Rollins. that reconciles me t.
America" he admitted. II have
damned you as whole more thar
once as being a race Of people who
are plunging themselves into nerve
bankruptcy; but. after all. there !:
something in the fundamentals of this
country different from any other ma
ton. There Is a healthinesS in the