El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-06


block. upon the cross streets. there
surged masses of people, frantic and
bowling, not yet formed into the ter
ribie unity of purpose that was to
come. Kelvin stepped into a 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
chere
Indeed. All cain go. Mistah Kel-
vim Peavy declared. listening with
terror to the vengeful voice of the
mob. "Ah ain we'll"
Sam Immediately jumped out after
him.
''Git back in yo' placer he COM
manded
Now yo' all go way from me.
Samt'' cried Peavy "Ah ain got no
time to projec' roun' wild yo'. All ain
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 will be worse than use-
less TO u.s.
"All right, sub. Ah'll leave him heah.
then. Jes' one minute"
There was the wall as of a lost soul
from Peavy as Sam. gripping his pow
erful fingers around Peavy's neck.
bore him to the floor. He knelt over
him for just a moment. while Peavy's
legs struggled conyulsively Then he
jumped up 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
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 flying
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 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 shrill whistle from Rensselaer,.
the soldiers fell away from before the
machines like chaffi 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 intersecting avenue
two blocks beyond. a fanatical mob,
shouting and cursing. turned and bore
straight toward them Guns could be
seen on shoulders and torches were
founted. From the forward automo-
bile there came sharp cracking. a
succession of staccato snaps like the
ripping Of shingles from a roof. The
running mob stopped. it fell back.
it scattered like chaff. and in an in
slant more the autos. keeping evenly
abreast. bumped and jerked over a
pavement strewn with sickeningiy soft
impediments. So through the city,
and out into the country they swept
to roads where they could go but two
abreast and sometimes but single file.
But always Kelvin was in the center.
and never was there any interference.
a half mile northeast of the city the
headlights Jared on a detachment In
unmistakable khaki on both sides OF
the road, and these saluted as the i'm
periai escort swept by and cheered
and, closing in behind, marched at
double quick