The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-20
throat, and he was gaspIng for breath.

throat, and he was gasping for breath.
Send for a policeman" the butler
ordered the bewildered page.
NO" interposed Kelvin. Don't do
that. Let the man go. 1t is not good
policy to have this known"
Sawyer, painting for breath. nodded
his head vigorously. "You are quite
right, Mr. Kelvin" said he and step
ped away from Blaggs side.
"You are letting me go at your own
peril" warned Blagg, gasping out the
words.
"If you stay 1t will be at yours" re-
turned Phillip and got upon his feet.
AS he did so something heavy and
metallic and bright dropped TO the
floor. Blagg took a step forward, stop
ped. laughed bitterly and tottered out
into the hall.
Kelvin stopped and picked up the
object that had fallen. 1t was the
heavy paperweiGht dagger that Blagc
had stolen from Phillips desk q year
before. Phillip held it UP by its tip.
That's twice this thing has threaten
failed. / think ! shall keep It as my
emblem and my taiisman."
An unusual commotion arose in the
street, and there were loud cheers and
calls for Kelvin. He looked inquiring-
ly at Sawyer.
Its none of my doing" declared the
senator. You'd better show yourself
and say a few words. / guess"
Kelvin advanced hesitatingly to the
window and held out bis hand for Roll
Inns to come with him. Before he
emerged upon the balcony be turned
and once more held up the dagger. lie
noticed as he did so. however, that it
stood in the shape Of a cross, and he
Immediately reversed it with the gilt
tering point in the air.
lin this sign conquer" he laugh
ingly quoted, and then he went out
upon the balcony to exhibit himself
as president elect of the United States.
Senator sawyer after having await
ed his turn for nearly an hour in the
outer offices came red faced with an
ger into the presence of President KEEL
vim.
by George, it's true"' he spluttered,
looking about him. AT first / thought
it a newspaper joke. but it's true.
You are polluting the White House
with all the pomp and trappings Of
actual royalty"
The portly senator glared about him
in fine indignation. A low platform
had been erected in the end of this
apartment, and upon it stood a richly
carved. fat top mahogany desk, while
behind this sat Kelvin in an'enormous
high backed chair. strizingly sugges-
tive of a throne. On one side of him
stood Sam and on the other a huge,
ebony black negro exactly matching
Sam except for that livid scar upon
his ugly left cheek. Both Of them
were clad in blue and gold liveries.
Besides Phillips there was not anoth-
er chair in the apartment, 1t being the
obvious intent that visitors should
stand.
81 do not understand what you mean
/ by It," Mr.. Sawyer went on. THE
entire press of the country is afiame
with it. When l picked up my paper
in Chicago yesterday morning and
read of the alterations you had made
1 was astounded. took the first train
out and came straight here"
! Every prompt and decisive in you, 1
am sure" returned Kelvin, with open
sarcasm.
Prompt and decisive action is nee
. h.
hotly retorted, and the country" he
added as an afterthought while
you were installing yourself in all this
extravagant claptrap | saw as / went
to the train in Chicago that monster
parade of the unemployed. This morn
ing | read of the brutal and unpro-
voked police attack upon them, Of the
riot which followed, OF the calling out
Of the state troops, Of the killing of a
score Of men and Of your edict late
/ last night placing the city under mar
tial law. That is q long score added
to your account, Kelvin. To the twen-
ty killed in Chicago add the seventeen
killed in Philadelphia, the nine in Gin
cinnat and the six in st. Louis. and
you have more than | would care to
carry on my conscience"
What did you come to see me
about, senator?" demanded Kelvin
coldIy. There are many others wait
ing"
Il came to protest against your en-
tire administration blazed Sawyer.
Before your nomination, to gain the
influence of certain powerful corpora
lions, you had Vice President Rollins,
as manager of the united railroad sys-
TEN Of the United States, give them
valuable rebate concessions. Since
your election you have, through Pell-
man. who succeeded Rollins as car Of
the railroads. stopped every conces-
sion and forced a perfect riot OF re-
strictive legislation. With your rail-
road policy, legislative meddllng and
artifcially produced money stringency
you have stopped mills and factories
by the hundred and have disrupted the
entire industrial system Of the coun-