The Detroit times., 1913-04-19
CHAPTER XIV.
The Master Speaks AGAIN.

HAVING thus detailed rather minute
ly the situation in which the city and
the actors in its drama found them
selves. II now becomes necessary TO
move the action forward TO the point
where the moneyed interests took a
hand in the game
That was brought about in some.
what more than 50 hours.
y In the meantime the facts as TO
vibrations were published in all the
papers: the dispatches and the rela-
tons between Mccarthy and Mon
sieur Y exclusively in the Despatch
to that organs vast salts faction and
credit; and the possibilities OF tragedy
in none. This latter fact was greatly
to the credit of maligned class OF
men. Ii IL common belief that Lo
cause Is too sacred or no cons equence
too grave 10 give pause to the ed-
torial rapacity for news. The present
instance disproved that supposition.
No journal. yellow or otherwise, con-
tanned a line of suggestion that any
thing beyond annoyance was to be
feared from these queer manifesto
lions.
The consequences on a mixed popu.
llNc lndt VI new IOih NtIc
very peculiar. The people naturally
divided themselves into three classes.
In the first were those who had re-
ceived their warning from logic.
friends, or the outside world and
who either promptly left town or, be-
Ing unable to do so. lived in fear In
the second were all that numerous
body who, neurasthenically unbal-
anced or near the overbalance shut
lnstincitvely the eyes of their reason
and glowed with devastating and
fanatical religious zeal. Among these,
so extraordinarily are we constituted,
almost Immediately grew up various
sects, uniting only in the belief that
the wrath of God was upon an
iniquitous people.
BY far the largest class OF ALL COM
prising the everyday busy bulk OF
the people, were those who accepted
the thing at It's face value, read it's
own papers, went about it's business,
and spared time tc laugh ar the alb
surdities or growl at the inconven-
fences OF the phenomena With true
American adaptability, it speedily &C.
custOmed itself to both the expecta-
ton Of. and the coping with, unusual
conditions. 1t went forth about its
daily affairs; 1t started for home a
little early in order to get there In
season: II eschewcd subways and
theaters: II learned to wait patiently.
when one of the three blights struck
its world, as a man waits patiently
for shower to pass.
This class, as has been said was
-preponderantly- in the majority. but
its mass was being constantly dimin-
ished as a little knowledge OF danger
Jeeped into it's substance. News of
the possible catastrophe passed from
mouth to mouth. world outside,
waiting aghast at such faulty, began
to get in its messages. Street-corner
alarmists talked to such as would
listen. Thousands upon thousands
left the city. Hundreds Of thousands
more, tied hard and fast by the
strings OF necessity. waited In an
hourly growing dread.
The sign had been sent prompt
ly at 6 o'clock, as promised 1t
proved Darrow's prediction by turn
ing out to be stoppage of the cleo
trical systems. This time it lasted
only half an hour-long enough to
throw the traffic and transportation
into confusion. II was followed at
short intervals by demonstrations In
light and sound; none was of long
duration.
After the first few, their occurrence
came freakishly, in flashes, as though
the hidden antagonist delighted In
confusing his immense audience The
messages he sent over the wireless in
the Atlas building grew more and
more threatening and grandiose They
demanded invariably that Mccarthy