To wrongdoers Mr. Kelly could certainly be "a terror," and
wrongdoers there were, I believe, in the service in the early days of his
chairmanship. He was a mild-mannered man, tall, rather pale, with
refined features and a low-toned pleasant voice. But beneath this smooth
and gentle exterior resided great firmness. He would smile and smile
with wonderful imperturbability and, in the quietest tones and the
blandest way, say severe and cutting things. Economy was his strong
point and he observed it in his public and private life with meritorious
consistency. Impervious to cold, as to most other human weaknesses, in
winter or summer he never wore an overcoat. His smooth face and tall
slight figure seemed as indifferent to the angry elements as bronze or
stone. By man or Nature I never saw him ruffled or in the least degree
disturbed. But he had his human side, as all men have, and in time I
discovered it and grew to like him. He was not at heart so cold as he
seemed. Though he could not write a page without mis-spelling some of
the words, his letters were always concise and very much to the point.
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