The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-02

been founded and upheld. Upon the
instant of his proclamation Kelvin had
a censor ready to take ostensible charge
of every newspaper Office in the Unit
ed States. He might as well have put
infants there. In some cases the cen
sors were intimidated, in others they
were hoodwinked. in others they were
bound and gagged and in some places
killed. The eastern newspapers on the
very first day issued my call to arms
and. though the telegraph was closed
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 theiI
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 that!"
Zelphan, whose whole bearing until
now had been like the fippancy OF
an overgrown. mischievous schoolboy
smiled and nodded his head approx
ingly.
ut is the existence Of such men as
these followers Of yours and your
self. Rollins, that reconciles me to
America" he admitted. 81 have
damned you as a whole more than
once as being a race Of people who
are plunging themselves into Eerve
bankruptcy: but, after all. there is
something in the fundamentals Of this
country different from any other ma
ton. There is q healthiness in the
body polite which. if nature be given
a chance, can throw off all it's can
GERS. America needs just some such
eruption as this to clear her blood and
let the healthy molecules like 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,"
IT know" nodded Rollins. with q
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 l. became presi
dent, and when Jens found that Kel.
vim actually meant to declare him.
self emperor, to the exclusion Of Breed
and everybody else. he set up system
of spies Of his own and helped Blagg
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 oul
royal friend back here and that he
does not believe any one man should
control so much cash." ..,..
"Cash! suddenly broke in the shril
voice of Breed. and the crown bumped
from his glistening bald head upon the
table in front Of him and rolled to ths
floor. Cash" and his wrinkled ole
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 and end them; that car
build cities and devastate them
Cashw His voice rose in shrill ores
cendo. but before its quaverings had
more startling-the unmistakable, new
er to be forgotten "Marseillaiser"
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 late" groaned Rollins. ut is
not Kelvin's army, but Blagg's! God
help us!"
A piercing scream, as If 1t Nigh,
have been that of a cat in mortal an
guish. came from the end of the room
where Henry Breed sat alone noddine
his head and mumbling and moving in
his pitiful pomp.
"Csshv' he shrilled. my cash!
There was a metallic crash and an
other mad cheer. The gates had Civ.
en- way, and then the mob came pour.
ing in. Rollins. who was unconscious
fingers caught in soft hand and felt
a 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 menu he protested. 'sThey
should be approaching the grounds by
by different way" -
Don't go" she begged Of him. eff
they see you crossing the open spaces
they will chase you and shoot you as
they would a wild animal"
81 cannot help it." he answered
calmly. II must CO."
He raced on through to the kitchen
hall. but he did not let go of her hand.
and now it was he who led. He
reached the rear door and threw it
open.
Gomez he said simply.
She looked up at him a moment and
then gently stepped out beside him.
closing the door after her. He paused
for 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
1deal-an ideal which had made her
see Phillip through distorted eyes.
which had clouded her vision to this