The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-28

Sawyer. panting for breath, nodded his head vigorously. You are quite right. Mir. kelvfn." said he and step ped away from Rlagg's side. You are letting me go at your own peril" warned Blagg. gasping out the words.
 If you stay it 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 l floor. Blagg took step forward. stop ped. laughed bitterly and tottered out Into the hall.
 Kelvin stopped and picked up the object that had fallen. It was the heavy paperweight dagger that Blagg had stolen from Phillips desk a year before. Phillip held it up by it's tip. That's twice this thing has threaten. ed me" said he. "and each time 1t has failed. l think shall keep 1t as my emblem and my talisman." An unusual commOtion arose in the street, and there were loud cheers and calls for Kelvin. He looked inQuiring- ly at Sawyer.
 'lt's none of my doing." declared the senator. You'd better show yourself and say few words. 1 guess" Kelvin advanced hesitatingly to the window and held out his hand for Rol- ins to come with him. Before he emerged upon the balcony he turned and once more held up the dagger. He noticed as he did so. however. that 1t stood in the shape of a cross. and he immediately reversed ieewith the gilt tering point in the air.
 "'In this sign l 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 Kel. win.
 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 ali 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 richly carved. flat top mahogany desk. while behind this sat Kelvin in an enormous high backed chair. strikingly 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 iivid scar upon his ugly left cheek. Both of them were clad in blue and gold liveries Besides Phillips there was not anoth- CT chair in the apartment. it being the obvious intent that visitors should stand.
 "l do not understand what you mean by it." Mir. Sawyer went on. 'The entire press Of the country is ahame with 1t. When picked up my paper in Chicago. yesterday morning and read ot the altera atiOns you had made l was astounded. 1 took the first train out and came straight here."
 "Very prompt and det'isive in you. am sure." returned Kelvin. with open sarcasm.
 Prompt and decisive action is nec- essary 10 save the party" the senator hotly retorted. 'and the country" he added as an afterthOught- While you were installing yourself in all this extravagant claptrap l saw as l went to the train in Chicago that monster parade of the unemployed This morn ing 1 read of the brutal and unpro 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 tiai law. That is a long score added to your account. Kelvin. To the twen ty killed in Chicago add the seventeen killed in Philadelphia. the nine in Gin cinnati and the six in St Louis. and you have more than 1 would care to carry on my conscience"
 What did you come to see me about senatorT" demanded Kelvin coldly. ''There are many others wait ing"
 "1 came to protest against your en- tire administrationv' blazed Sawyer Before your nomination. to gain the influence of certain powerful corpora tiOns. you had Vice President Rollins. as manager of the united railroad sys- tem of the United States. give them valuable rebate concessions Since your election you have. through Peli- man. who succeeded Rollins as czar of the railroads. stopped every cOnces- sion and forced perfect riot of re strlctive legislation. With your rail road policy. legislative meddling and artihcially produced money stringency you have stopped mills and factories by the hundred and have disrupted the entire industriai system of the coun try"
 "Preciseiy what was needed" was the surprising reply. Next will come the readjustment We shall return to the era of smaller competitive con- cerns and far better distribution of wealth"
 "l do not believe it." snapped the senator. ITO me such conditions would look like going backward Left to it, self the trust and combine and mOnop- Oly situation would work out its own salvation. for these aggrega tiOns of units were in the line of logical com merciai progress. but while we stand here arguing this purely abstract ques- &S, fh4 Df