The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11

"A BAD oaBu." HI SAID.
tosuobiles, while at the ends Of the
block, upon the cross streets. there
Uurged masses Of people, frantic and
howling. not yet formed into the ter
Elbls unity Of purpose that was to
come Kelvin STEPPED into 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 60, 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.
cit back in 20 placer he COM
manded.
'Now 20 all 60 way from me,
Samr' cried Peavy. "Ah ain got no
time to projec' roun' wild yo'! All ain
well. All tells yo'r'
"Sit back on 20 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." SO
AL right. sub. Ah'll leave him heah.
then. Jes' one minute"
There was the wall as Of 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 moment. while Peavy's
legs struggled convulsively. 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 a
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 II were six automobiles, three
abreast, and one was upon each side
Each of these was 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 an khaki. and
two others sat upon the seat. each
soldier was further sssoutered with
rifles and small arms. ana 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 a shrill whistle from Rensselaer,.
the soldiers fell away from before the
machines like chaff. 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
counted From the forward automo-
bile there came a sharp cracking.
succession Of staccato snaps like the
ripping of shingles from a roof. The
running mob stopped. II fell back.
Il scattered like char. and In an in
slant more the autos. keeping evenly
abreast. bumped, and jerked over a
pavement strewn with sickeningly soft
impediments So through the city
and out into the country they swept
to roads where they could 20 but two
abreast and sometimes but single Ole.
But always Kelvin. was IN the center.
and never was there any interference.
A half mile northeast Of the city the
headlights isred on q detachment In
snmista kabls khaki on both sides Of
ths road. ana these salutsd - the I'm
psrial escort swept By and chsered
and, closing IN behind. marched At
double quick.
The ringing Of that nrgt dssp toned
knell IN Warrington had been stimuli
famous With the Chang of The eama
gEim death watch from eaGt TO west
and from north TO south. 0soegl
B1aets own hand had prsseed IL
wireless ksy which bad ssnt ~ .nss
nsO flashing IN eveey dlrectlon acroeI
otartloo GpocA UaGoe fanat1co had