The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-28

him.
I don't know what happened Every
thing was red before my eyes. Twas
conscious only that something fell
with a thud to the ground-somethlng
that the crowd trampled under foot.
and that the fremen were attaching
the hose--and that had done IT,
Blood! Blood" I cried in
wild frenzy. breaking away from the
crowd and running up the street,
Blood"
AS ran a great number Of police
officers passed me. on their way to
the riot Their eyes we're wild and
bloodshot.
I staggered on until / reached Won
Minden's house. He had got there
before me.
Won Minden!s / cried. beating
the door franucally.
He came out. and started back ID
surprise. Won Mlnden It was, but he
was completely encased. from the
waist uD. in a metal cylinder that
surrounded his body II was full Of
holes and emitted a white vapor that
almost completely enyeloped him.
He laughed. Steam" be cried.
ITS the only thlng~-tke only and
| dote for the mad,ssss Waitl" lie
! opened a small valve, aud out came
food Of steam. Instantly tho blood
left my brain For the first time
in hours | felt like a rational being.
Then he produced another portable
generator and attached Il tc ny per.
son.
We must 90, Anson." he explained.
'lr the cause Of humanity"
We then proceeded to the two
leading newspaper oflces and dictated
notices for their bulletins directing
everybody to keep their windows
shut to keep indoors. and to keep
their kettles steaming Won Minden
and myself as we went through the
streets. cried: Steam! Steaml" to
all whom we met.
The sun rose the next mornings
re6 srs, as last nights moon had
been-and wherever shone the sun
that day y shone down upon ruin and
disaster The whole world woke to
find itself gone mad
The next day every state In the
union was ciamoring for one man
Won Minden--the federal government
most Of all. A special session OF
congress was called Committees had
experimental with Won Mlndens
steam generators. They aent for me-
chanics and engineers from every
state. and called Won Mlnden in. In
side Of As hours Won Minden's ap
paratus was being manufactured and
distributed all over the country.
In week. however, the officials
and Won Minden with them--began To
wake up to the fact that. while steam
was the great remedy. It was rem.
1 edy that the masses didn't want 20
them madness was intoxication-
they preferred It to sanity.
Il was independence day. July 4th.
that the crisis came. On that day
from every town and city In the
United States. by prearrangement
men by thousands and tens Of thou
sands. started out. mad as they were.
vet with semblance Of order. bound
for one common destination.
They were bound for Washington.
They had become anarchists. They
had determined 70 wipe cut tho
United States goTernment-the rrest
dent congress. and every depars
ment
On July Is. that fateful day. I
stood With Won Minden on top OF the
Washington monument.
The mob had surrounded the ciEy.
Tho entire government had left Il.
and was speeding west BY separate
routes
At A preeoncerted signal the rnob
entered Nothing could have kept
them out, and no attempt vas made
to 40 60 Won Mlnden sat al my
side with his finger on a button. He
was ready at an insiants notice to
loose upon the mass Of humanity pow.
erfui Jets Of steam that would either
kin or cure. For awhile there was
no disorder The great army entered.
rank upon rank. and flled every
street and every park. They were
there 70 destroy. but to destroy when
the time canse. Suddenly We heard
murmurs- something was wrong
Then a Wild yell OF rage, growing
stronger a. the time went On. burst
from the tllroats Of a milllou men.
They lad been thwafted.
At that moment Won MInden pressed
the button. / looked ont Nothtnw
! happened. Something was wrong.
Look. look.g cried. "Bblowle
Il Is quite unnecessary DIR me "a
describe II. The mass Of citizens be-
low in it's frenzy aria disappointment.
had become Observation-Disclosures had
become wild oi rage. thsy threw
themselves. not uuon the city. NOT
against the public huIldlngil hiht upon
one another All day long thit fierce
battle ragged Within the STREETS q
the city.
Won Minaen covered his eyps with
his hands. Ny Cod" he moausd
We threw ourselves 1poh lllc foor
naugeated 1t tho slghs- Ia sight 81
which the world has ntyker saen "a.