The evening world., 1911-02-25

Mccoy sided out. whats up. now?
some one been rough-housln' your
The usually dapper secretary hurried
into the roonI. looking as though he
had been In a street tight.
Il came az soon as I could, sir" he
painted. Donald Griswold went down
10 the Fourth Ward this morning to
make some speeches agains: you. lie
was set upon by a gang OF toughs. He's
hurt. Nobody seems to know just how
badly. lie may be dead
"Well?" returned Regan. is that any
reason for your charging In here like
q circus clown?'
The whole town Is crazy over rho
affair" went on Davis. Every one de-
clares you did It,"
Me? It's "A lie"
II know that. sir. But nobody else
believes 1t. They know Griswold caused
the strike. and they think you ordered
him killed. in revenge. Just the way
YOU ordered Hurley
Never mind about Hurley" interrupt
cd Regain. This is a different matter.
! wouldn't a had young Griswold hurt
specially in my own ~ward-for all ths
money that's coined"
They won't believe that. sir. There's
n regular mob in the streets-bIsiness
men n strikers all mingling In one
crowd Clamoring 10 lynch you"
Lynch me- laughed Regain. son.
you're all stir I'D up over nothing. Folks
don't do any lynchin' In this part of tho
world. There ant a mob north OF VIZ
ginia that's foolish enough to try 1t.
They talk about. but hats all the harm
/. does. Anything else?"
Yes. sir. Young Griswold's father
| has had "a n1~a ayrnr, Attt IT,. SO
lice are on the way here now. You are
to be arrested and
mo-"
II took the liberty OF orderiug the
auto. sir. 1t is at the back door. Per-
maps You could get ava before the"--
Before the police get here. hey?"
mo, sir. Not the police. The moh.''
The mob? Bah! AS II the mob
could
Listen, slr'' Interrupted Davis, rails
ing one hand FOR silence.
a low. huzzlng. droning sound. indie
scribable-yet unforgettable to one who
has ever heard it-came family through
The closed windows. Nearer and nearer
II drew, gaining in volume and ferocity.
The noise of a mighty thronE OF angry
men. Men who had cast off the veneer
OF civilization and had allowed the pri
NAL brute within them to assume con
troll. Men who had merged their indi
viduallty and had become for the tim,
mere atoms OF that formless monstel
known as "A mob.
do you believe me now. sir" de
manded the frightened Davis. 9Th,
whole city Is banded together to wreal
vengeance on YOU. They hated you an,
feared you. Now, this Grisw0ld attacl
has added the needed touch OF flame I,
the explosive. They are made insan
with rage And they are on their wa.
here. For YOU"
Son. drawled Regain. you talk lik
a picture book"
You mean to say you aren't afraid
sir?'
! Afraid OF that pack OF yelpln ours
, You make me tired"
, But when told you Griswold wa
!, hurt
Il was afraid then all right. But nc
, OF the mob. or something that mean
, a lot more to me than any mcasly mo
a that ever happened"
- II don't understand. sir"
There's no need why YOU should. Nov
. stop chatterin' and let's get busy. Thos
. folNs'l Ne here In another minute or =
n an the house won't be safe. You ga
you've got the motor at the back door
That's all right"
The butler appeared In answer to h
o ring.
/, GO upstairs" said Regain, "and te
Mrs. Regain the cars waitin' TO take II,
"a to her fathers house. Tell her to e
ready In a hurry, Now, then" he wei
on, to Davis, let's go over to the ba
window there an take a look at tn
II nttle surprise party"
y Tue low murnur had risen to q rOa
4 From the WindOw the two watche
could see far down the broad residenl
A. street. From curb 20 curb the bcoi
ID th~oroughfare was blocked with n ma
Of hurryiug men.
e. you see, sir" said Davis, they dor
,e look like mere strikers. most OF tlei
III They're'-
"Strikers?' repeated Regan. ITS (
- whole blamed Just as You sal
We're up against H."
ID "They'rc-they're most OF them W
dressed men," babbled Davis. 9TH
IN have no hats on, and they're howlir
"a They must be drunk
"a Yes" gruwled Regan. about
drunk as a bunch OF man-oltin' tiger
The street IS packed. There must
ne huudreds'-
en- Thousands is more likt It. Ever he
a mob before, DavisP IL you did yol
never need to ask hat the sound menl
in They're out for blood. But" with
re whimsical grin, they Amt goin' to
H.. It takes mOre'n a crowd OF era
10 lyuchegs to buffalo Michael Il. ltegaI
> Look ont, SIR begged Davis, tryi
ty to drag his employer back from the "
ho dow; 'dol" 49, 'hcm 90" v'"' Don't
as To Be C~ontinued)