Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09


gold, and that shall be my consolation
4Let it be-" smiled Myra Thornhil, "as it is surely
mine Goodby."
"And good luck!' whispered Magee, as he took Ken
bricks hand.
Over his shoulder, as he passed to the platform he
them look into each others and he felt that
the memory of the Admiras game would in time
to haunt David Kendrick.
A SHADOW had fallen upon the train,-the shadow
of the huge Reuton station. In the half light on
the platform Magee encountered the Mayor of Reuton.
Above the lessening of the train there sounded
ahead of them the voices of men in turmoil and riot.
Cargan turned upon Magee face placid and dis
passionate that of who enters apple orchard
in May.
@The boys" he smiled grimly welcoming me home!"
Then the train to a STOP and Magee looked
down into great array of faces and heard for the first
time the low unceasing rumble of an angry mob After
ward he marveled at that constant cultural roarhow
it went and on, humming like tune never stopping
disconnected quite from the occasional shr or heavy
Mavor looked cooly down into those upturned faces
he listened moment to the rumble of a thousand
throats then he took off his derby with satirc polite
"Glad to see one and ALI" he cried.
And now above the mutterings angry words could be
heard, "That's him'-"Thats two-hundred thousand
dollar Cargan"-"How's the weather on Baldpate?'
and other sarcastic filings. Then fashion of derisive
catcalls and went After which, here and there
voices spoke of ropes of tar and feathers And still the
Mayor smiled for whom the orchard gate swung
open in May.
A squad of policemen, who had entered the from
the rear forced their way out on the platform
want us to see you through the crowd Mr. Cargan?"
the Lieutenant asked.
New boots and cries assembled to the station raters
who pays the Poleewe doWho owns SEM es
back and forth. Again voice demanded in strident
tones the ignominious tar and feathers
Jim Cargan had not risen from the slums to be master
of his town without keen of the theatrical He
ordered the police back into the "And stay there!
he demanded The Lieutenant demurred- One look
from the Mayor sent him scurrying Cargan took from
h a oar
"Some of them guys out there, he remarked to Ma
gee "beong to the Sunday school crowd Pretty actions
for them-piars of the church bowling like Beasts"
And still, like that of beasts, the mutter of the mob
went now in undertone now louder and still that
voice that first had pied for tar and feathers pied still
for feathers and tar And here group preferred the
rope.
And toward them, with the bland smile of child on
his great face his cigar tilted at angle his derby at
another the Mayor of Reuton walked unflinchngly
The roar became mad, defiant; but Cargan stepped
forward boldly. Now he reached the leaders of the
mob He pushed his way in among them smiling but
determined. They closed in on him. little got
firmly in his path He took the little by the
shoulders and stood him aside with friendly word
And now he was past ten rows or more OF them on his
way through, and the crowd began to scurry away
They scampered like ants, clawing at anothers
backs to make path
And so finally, between two rows of them, the Mayor
of Reuton went his way triumphantly Somewhere,
the edge of the crowd, admrlng spoke Hello,
JIM" The Mayor waved his hand. The rumble of their
voices ceased at last Jim Cargan still master of
the city.
"Say what you WILL remarked Mage to the pro-
fessor they stood together the platform of the
@there goes man,
He did wait hear the professors answer; for he
saw the girl of the Upper Asquewan station standing
baggage truck far to the left of the mob to
him over their heads. Eagerly he fought his way her
side. 1t hard fight the crowd would not part for
him as it had parted for the who owned the city
CHAPTER XIII The Usual Thing
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