The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-22

TN VIOLENCE" RETURNED BLAoa.
find Breed. While he was searching
for the millionaire Sumner Rollins APP
peared.
Il came down rather unexpectedly"
he said. II suppose Kelvin's in his
Officer
NO" said the doctor, rather shortly.
Mr.. Kelvin is not in his office. He is
out with Mrs. Rensselaer, and young
Rensselaer, and Miss Breed fishing
fishing in a private lake for pet fish
that come up to be fed when they are
calledv
"It doesn't sound much like sport"
confessed Rollins, but, after all,
envy them. Where is Mr.. Breed?"
Again the frown returned that all the
morning had crossed Dr. Elephants
brow. II don't know" be snapped,
but he is some place about the house.
FL find him for you"
He stepped into Henry Breeds dim
old library, slamming the door behind
him.
Going back through the upper hall,
Rollins stopped for a moment in
Blagg's room, where the wireless OPP
orator sat idly at his instrument, the
greenish light giving to his gaunt fea-
lures a particularly deathlike ghastli-
ness.
He handed Rollins two wireless
messages. which the latter read with
passing frown. One was signed by
the head OF an immense packing house
in Chicago, the other by the president
Of the largest fruit shipping company
on the western coast To both he
| dictated the same curt reply:
discussion positively closed"
| Blagg read the answers with a grim
smile. ALLOW me to congratulate you"
said he. ''You may not know it, but
you are doing splendid preliminary
work for the social equity cause"
THE preliminary work. repeated
Rollins. How do you think it will
be finished?
"In violence" returned Blagg, with a
darkening brow.
! Rollins shrugged his shoulders. "Vi-
client conversation largely, / guess,
he rejoined.
Blagg's eyes snapped. "Deeds! he
declared. LET inequality and Oppres-
sion go on for but short time more
and there will be such a revolt from
the darker depths OF this country as
not even France has ever known
There exists even now a close organi-
cation of the underdogs who are
ready at a world to rise and undo the
wrongs to which justice has grown
blind"
"You seem to know lot about 1t,
commented Rollins.
Blagg Gained down his excitement
with an effort. Il keep fairly well
posted" said he. among other things
know that there is branch OF that
organization which needs Just such
men as you"
81 am rather busy as 1t IS" return
ed Rollins dryly and walked over to
his own Office Have you prepared the
data l asked you to get ready, Mel
SOM" inquired Rollins
Yes, sir" replied Nelson. He walk
ed across to a filing cabinet, brought
from it a drawer, which be set upon
Rollins desk. and lifted up the spring.
Rollins leafed through the indexed
flaps. beneath which. very carefully ar
ranged, were displayed the mileage
distances by various routes between
all important points in the United
States, with the percentage Of grade
resistance figured in units, these. com
pounded with the mileage, showing the
ultimate hauling resistance Ii had
been a tremendous task II was neat
ly and perfectly accomplished, yet Mel
son showed neither elation nor diff
dence
This is splendidly DONE" observed
Rollins after long interval Of careful
inspection.
Thank you" said Nelson quietly.
Rollins glanced up at him with puE-
zled curiosity. That will do just
now" said be. with a slight frown, and
Jens walked composedly into his own
room, fathomless enigma to Rollins.
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