Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-28

to US. within two days the appeal was
being printed in Chicago and st. Louis.
spreading farther west every day since
the proclamation. In every village and
every country settlement men are arm
/ ing-the sort Of men who always re-
spond to the call OF patriotism. the
sort of men who know when their
country and their homes are in dan
ger and who are willing to die TO de-
fend them. Nelson. you can't whip
men like thatr'
Zelphan. whose whole bearing until
now had been like the fippancy Of
an Overgrown. mischievous schoolboy.
/ smiled and nodded his head approx
inEly.
1T Is the existence OF such men as
these followers of yours and your
self, Rollins. that reconciles me to
America he admitted. II have
damned you as a whole more than
once as being a race OF people who
are plunging themselves into nerve
bankruptcy: but. after all. there is
something In the fundamentals OF this
country different from any other ma
tioa. There is a healthinesS in the
body polite which. If nature be given
a chance. can throw OF all its can
GERS America needs just some such
eruption as this to clear her blood and
let the healthy molecules Ike you and
+ Nelson here get to work. Nelson was
fortunate enough to earn the schol-
arship grade emitting him to be sup
ported by Breed through his college
career and conceived himself bound
in simple loyalty! Strange. isn't it?"
II know" nodded Rollins, with a
kindly glance at Jens. Breed gave
him to me for my secretary. and he
was a spy on all my acts"
/ He was more than that" went on
/ the doctor. He was passed on to
/ Kelvin when Phillip /. became presi-
! dent, and when Jens found that Kel-
vim actually meant to declare him.
I self emperor, to the exclusion OF Breed
and every body else, he set up a system
of spies of his own and helped BlagS
place the bombs that were intended to
blow Kelvin out of his throne! All
this. mind you, in spite of the fact
that he does not quite approve of ev-
erything that has been done by our
royal friend back here and that he
does not believe any one man should
control so much cash"
Cash. suddenly broke In the shrill
voice of Breed, and the crown bumped
from his glistening bald head upon the
table In front of him and rolled to the
floor CASH and his wrinkled old
face weakened into an expression OF
desperate intentness. "The greatest
force in all the world-the power that
can totter thrones and disrupt govern
ments; that can cause wars and sup
port them aud end them; that can
build cities and devastate them!
Cashw His voice rose in a shrill cres-
cendo, but before its quaverings had
ceased there came another sound much
more startling-the unmistakable, new
er to be forgotten "Marseillaise!"
There came a loud cheer, impregnat-
ed with the same fury as the song, and
then the blows of rails and logs upon
the heavy iron gates. a fusillade of
shots from the rifles Of the guards,
screams of agony and answering shots.
TOO later groaned Rollins. 1T is
not Kelvin's army, but Blagg's! God
help us!''
a piercing scream, a. If 1t might
have been that of a Cat in mortal an
Guish. came from the end of the room
where Henry Breed sat alone nodding
his head and mumbling and moving in
his nitiful pomp.
Cash. he shI TED. my cashr'
There was a metallic crash and an
other mad cheer. The gates had Civ
en- way, and then tie mob came pour
ing In. Rollins. who was unconscious
ly reaching for his pistol, found his
fingers caught in a soft hand and felt
gentle pull. He obeyed the Juggling
Immediately and allowed himself TO
be led toward the rear OF the building.
"This way" Elsie White urged. Il
must hide you
My men," he protested They
should be approaching the grounds by
this time. and now | must lead them
by different way"
Don't co." she begged of him. "If
they see you crossing the open spaces
they will chase you and shoot you as
they would a wild animal"
Il cannot help it," he answered
calmly. Il must 60"
He raced on through to the kitchen
hall. but he did not let 60 OF her hand.
and now it was be who led. He
reached the rear door and threw 1t
open.
Gomez be said simply.
She looked up at him a moment and
then gently stepped out beside him.
closing the door after her. He paused
for n moment with sudden mastery
TO gather her in his arms. and for just
that moment she laid her head in sur
render upon his shoulder. She knew
now that her dreams OF Kelvin had
been but the outcome of a youthful
ideal-an ideal which had made her
see Phillip through distorted eyes.
which had clouded her vision TO this |
sterling love.
1T looks like desertion." said Rol /
Inns. but we can do no good here"
He struck out with her along the /
path. but she pulled against his direc |
ton.
This way" she insisted. straight |
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