The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-18

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s'wHY, LOOK WHO'S HERBi" SHE GRIND.
cured decanter from the dining room
and now crowded into the door. His
face was blackened with powder
smoke. He raised the decanter to his
lips and took long pull Of the liquor.
''Who orders order? Orders are for
slaves! l defy orders!'
A lean little man with eyes as sharp
a steel needles suddenly whipped a
knife from his belt and stabbed the
timer in the throat. he fell without a
groan. Those around him only laugh
ed, but order was obtained.
"This Is business in the name of
liberty and equality!' commanded
Blagg. Hold yourselves In restraint
Remember that we came here to get
q billion and a half Of dollars for the
cause. Every one of you must help us
to carry 1t from here, and remember
that we have all sworn to kill the first
man who tries to make away with any
Of 1t or to appropriate a dollar to his
own uses. After we have established
equality and fraternity then every man
may do as he likes, but tonight we
must act for the commonweal. Come
forward as your names are called"
They came to him as he called until
he had named a score.
THAT Is all for now," he directed.
"The rest Of you wait here in your de-
tachments Of tens until you are called
from below"
Lillian had stood at the side Of the
fireplace, her hand upon the knob of
the little door which led into her
grandfather's retiring room. Now
Blagg jumped down from the table to
her side. and together they threw open
the Coor. Lillian broke out instantly
into a shrill laugh.
why, look who's herer she cried.
If It isn't my dear old friend. Mrs.
Rensselaer,"
Mrs. Rensselaer, stepped back from
her vain attempts to bolt the door.
With her gray hair and her neat gown
and her calm dignity she overawed
Lillian for a moment, and then anger
came as a natural reaction.
why, how delightfulr' said Lillian,
with mock suavity. Mrs. Rensselaer,,
you must come out and let me intro
duce you to some Of my friends. La
dies" she called, II am going to turn
Mrs. Rensselaer, over to the reception
committee"
The women, hideous travesties of
their sex in all their grim frowsiness
and excitement, grinned and pressed
forward.
'This Is Mrs. Rensselaer," continued
Lillian. dragging forth her many
years companion. 'She IL the last
lady Of one of our very. very oldest
families. None of her ancestry has
worked since America was q nation.
Her nephew is General Rensselaer,.
who IL commander In chief of the ar
my Of Emperor Kelvin, Phillip l.!
know you win enjoy her society"
A nero slip Of girl. thin and form
less. but whose fAce already bore the
unmistakable traces Of living death.
laughed shrill laugh and with soil
Cd cap that had once been q boys
slapped Mrs.. Rensselaer, across the
1nco.
Flushing crimson with the indignity.
Mn. Rensselaer, turned to Lillian. but
- md neither time to protest nor
nssd Of ikyfor Lillian, obeying anoth-
q n the sudden tigefish impulses to
which q the past week she had Who'll
h given herself. changed her attitude
completely ard with blasing eyes
rushed between NrA Rensselaer, and
~ tofmsntors.
That WIN DOR she cried. MRS
nsnssslasr was my friend Tor great
0any years and treated me more pa
l1eat1y than I deserved. She u my
gnost now ard must b respected a.
~ Nm. RsnsDeIaer. cit here" and
- oootod hee oae time social tutor
a. eDooDee behAnd the library table
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eoto4 ~Whitnsvi Caspari Williams:
1ngvuvi RortAi 0reeni Stand around
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