El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-03

She was deathly pale. There were
dark rings under her eyes Evidently
she had passed sleepless night Phil
lip. obeying his habit of mentally ig-
noring sudden and agitated thoughts
that he might consider them in forced
calmness. looked down upon her COM
passionately, and the moment for
which Elsie had waited all these years
had at last arrived Today she stood
nearer to him in affection than any
other living creature. Love had come
to him at last Well. there was still
time He had fought and he had won.
The moment Of his triumph was at
hand, and with the fruits of that
triumph be would crown love. He
glanced at the clock It was then bare
" TO- Jens Nelson had started hastily
toward the door. but now he returned
to the side of DIR. Zelphan.
According to that, we have plenty
Of time" Phillip said calmly.
Look Elsie frantically insisted
1.-The machine might be faulty 1t
was timed for ID because it is known
that you never leave until 1, but there
is danger this very second Every act
Of your daily routine has been stud
led. and in a half dozen places these
things lie in wait for you Here is a
list Of them" And she gave him
paper Moreover, today at noon
there will be flashed from one end of
the country to the other by telegraph
and by wireless George Blagg's COM
mand to begin fighting He has an
immense secret army ready awaiting
this word Only a small proportion Of
the men are armed. but they intend
to take their weapons from the SOL
diers and capture the states simulta-
neously from coast TO coast" e
"How do you know these thingsT
Kelvin demanded
What little color there had been In
Elsie's face left it suddenly. Ever her
lips were as white as paper. 81. can
not tell you" she murmured family.
Kelvin nodded his head He sur
missed that this vast conspiracy had
Ben White as one of its weak arms.
'But hurry, Phillip, hurry plead
ed Elsie, using his familiar name IN
consciously -1f you find there what
1 have told you, you may know that
all the rest is true"
cit is probably true enough" replied
Phillip calmly. Herbert, had wish
ed you to be, here when made my
announcement, but you know what it
is, as do, the others OF my cabinet, and
what your share in II is to be. I shall
excuse you for the time being. Wire
at once to every military force under
your command TO be in readiness for
this uprising" ....--.
One OF the attendants opened the
private door and let Herbert out Kel-
win stopped and opened every drawer
Of his desk on either side, but found
nothing. He turned to Elsie with a
slight smile, but she was on her knees
now In front Of the desk, with her ear
applied to e
Search further" she insisted. "I
hear something ticking"
= Again Kelvin looked through the
drawers and found nothing unusual
Pull out the bottom one on this side
and look underneath it, she directed.
with now almost frantic insistence
Kelvin did So Under the right hand
bottom drawer, in the six inches Of
incl0sed space left beneath it and the
floor, he found a wooden box Apply.
ing his ear to it. he detected faint
ticking He handed it to one OF the
negroes.
Have this removed to some safe
place at once" he ordered.
Deed, no-not me.' protested the
quaking voice of Peavey as he very.
very gently slid the box on the desk
and then sprang away from it. "Ah's
suttainly boun' an 'termined to be
planted in nah grave whole. All isl"
Sam. though curious ashen gray
with fear, picked up the box. but one
Of the big officers. white man. took
# quietly from his hands and went
out the door with it.
Kelvin turned slowly to his cabinet.
Gentlemen" he began. 1.-The United
States is in a condition of absolute
anarchy"
wait a minute" suddenly ouavered |