The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-06

"a BAD olrKH." u SAID
toynobiles, while ut the ends Of the
block. upon the cross streets, there
Surged masses Of people, frantic and
bowling. not Jet formed into the ter
rible unity Of purpose that was to
come. Kelvin stepped into q closed
automobile with Rensselaer, and Sam
and two Of his most dependable
guards. Peavy, ashen gray and pro-
testing, ran back under the porte Co
ehere.
Indeed, All CAIN 60, Mistah Kel-
vim" Peavy declared. listening with
terror to the vengeful voice OF the
mob. "Ah aim we'll"
Sam Immediately jumped out after
him.
"Git back IN 10 placer he COM
handed
Nov 20 all 60 way from me,
SamP' cried Peavy. "Ah ain got no
time to projec' roun' wild vol All aim
well. All tells yO'r'
"Sit back on yo' placer repeated
Sam.
The sharp voice Of Kelvin came from
the automobile.
Leave him there, Sam. We don't
want him. He win be worse than use
less to as"
"An right, sab. Ah'n leave him heah,
then. Je9 one minute"
There was the wall as Of q lost soul
from Peavy as Sam, gripping bis pow
erful fingers around Peavy's neck,
bore him to the door. He knelt over
him for just a moment. while Peavy's
legs struggled convulsively. Then he
Jumped mp by the chauffeur, and
Peavy lay still where Sam had left
him.
Kelvin uttered no word Of protest to
Sam. but he turned to Herbert with a
return Of that chill feeling which had
twice before oppressed him this night
"A bad omen." he said.
Herbert laughed lightly.
There will be thousand bad omens
before we are through with this" he
predicted. @but think that even Peavy
would have been safe in this tying
wedge Of ours"
The automobile rolled out into the
street and took its place in the center
OF the hollow square. Both before and
behind it were six automobiles, three
abreast, and one was upon each side.
Each OF these was a seven passenger
car, and In the tonneau of each rested.
upon a tripod, its sweep above the
head Of the chauffeur. a cylinder Of
shining brass. Behind each cylinder
stood stalwart soldier in khaki, and
two others sat upon the seat, each
soldier was, further accOutered with
rifles and small arms, and thus. sur
rounded By fourteen Calling guns and
spare men to man them, the fifteenth
automobile. which contained Kelvin.
took command Of the expedition. There
was q shrfll whistle from Rensselaer,,
the soldiers fell away from before the
machines like char, and the strange
battery sprang forward.
Upon the cross street at the end OF
the block the people quickly gave way
but out from an intersectirg avenue
two blocks beyond, a fanatical mob
shouting and cursing. turned and Dor,
straight toward them. Guns could b
seen on shoulders and torches wert
nounted. From the forward automo
bile there came a sharp cracking, 4
succession Of staccatO snaps like tn,
ripping OF shingles from q roof Tn,
running mob stopped, It fell back
It scattered like chat. and In an In
ATE ne mana TIA auk0a kaaoJ1~ avail,
abreast. bumped and jerked over {
pavement strewn with sickeningly sof
; impediments. So through the cit
and out into the country they swep
: to roads where they could 90 but tw,
abreast and sometimes but single Ole
But always Kelvin was In the center
and never was there any interference
A half mile northeast Of the city tn
headlights dared on a detachment Il
unmistakable khaki on both sides O
the road. and these saluted rs the I'm
perial escort swept by and cheere.
and, closing in behind, marched q
J double quick.
The ringing Of that first deep tone
knell In Washington had been stimuli
J taneous with the clang Of the sam
grim death watch from east to ives
J and from north to south. GeorE
/ Blagg's own hand had pressed tn
wireless key which had sent the mes
; sage flashing In every direction acros
startled space. Eager fanatics ha
received it and swarmed an Ill clad
unkempt, underfed horde to aveng
the follies Of society upon itself. TIL
horror Of it was that they did not al
tack the soldiery direct, as Blagg ha,
: planned, but the better nourished cit
zens,, for Blaggs original secret OF