Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-12

so busy with this revolution. And I
guess you could all stand having 4
little cash."
Great wealth can usually command
= hearing. So can brazen assurance.
And the blend of the two was enough
to ,hO'd tue conSpiratorS spellbound-
The mob by giving ear to common
sense. suddenly ceased TO be a mob.
Hawthorne knew this, and he went Cn
more pleasantly:
"Sure you could use cash. You've
gotten ont Of the habit, but you could
soon get the hang. OF 1t again. The
only reason you haven't got money IL
because you've spent more time OF
revolutions than on business. That's
what I'm here for-to start you chaps
on the road to fortune. Anybody who
doesn't care to have n plump wad
needn't bother to listen to me.
General" be went on, singing ont
Hohenloe as the keystone OF the revo-
luton. how'd you like to have a palace
of your own. a benZine buggy and
bank account? All thatd be kind OF
bad, hey? You, Mr.. HoteIkeeper. how'd
you like to have people fiocking from
all over the world 10 your hotel, so
you'd have nothing to do but wear
clothes and count your winningsg
How'd all you others like TO have
steady jobs at good pay and to have
/ this town connected by railway with
/ all the big centers, railroads with fat
stock and you fellows learning the cou-
pom cutting habit? Break your hearts,
wouldn't it, You soldiers, how'd you
/ like all your back pay handed TO you
and an assurance that there'll be no
more arTearsY'
By this time the Borroviua coin had
been melted and was removed from the
smelter and one of Hawthorne's coins
replaced it. Then Hawthorne contin-
ued:
We'll. tell you all those things are
possible. In fact, they're all dead easy.
They're the things | came here to do.
But they can't be done while you're
running around in a circle making
noise like throne wreckers. Cut out
the revolutoning and get sense. What's
the use of shooting up lot of perfectly
good people and changing one ruler for
another? Make Borrovtna a real cOun-
try, not a comic opera land.
Now. then" he resumed, reckoning
to Blake, who obediently came forward
with the suit case. gentlemen. here's
my secretary, Mr.. Rodney Blake. Here.
Rod. put the suit case on the desk. l
realize what you people are thinking.
You're thinking: All this Americans
talk listens fine. But how are we going
to make money without some capital to
start onT Well. l happened to antici-
pate that question. Here's the answer"
He opened the suit case as he spoke
and displayed to the goggling eyes OF
the revoutionists for the first time the
closely wedged mass Of gold and bank
notes. Carelessly he rippled a thick
sheaf of notes. He jingled d thick bag
of gold and poured glittering yellow
stream Of it's contents from one hand
to the other.
People" shouted the prince. making
his last appeal. 81 beg Of you not TO be
fooled. 1t isn't real money"
isn't it?' said Hawthorne, turning
toward the prince. Then he showed
them the melted American coin.
Doesn't that look real? Just a little
bit more realistic than the genuine
Borrovina coin, isn't II? Pretty bad,
eh?" he observed, as the onlookers
stared with the eyes OF famished dogs
who behold a juicy steak Real money.
And enough Of it to buy dozen sena-
tors. 1 understand the army il in ar
rears OF pay. Here's enough cash to
settle the back salary Of every officer
in Borrovina- And III make that cash
settlement right here and now"
A buzz of wondering JOY from the
uniformed contingent Of the crowd
broke in upon him. But he raised his
voice and continuedi
Work will be started at once On ths
development OF your roads, the build
ing Of q casino, the world wide adver-
Using Of your great mineral springs
and resources. There will be good work
for the unemployed, money for the des-
titute. In short, I'm going to put Ber-
= rovina on the map. In the meantime,
let's clear up this matter Of back pay.
General Hohenloe, how much salary iS
due your
Seven thousand francs" answered
the general, speaking like a man In q
dream.
Hawthorne with ninble fingers
counted out the sum and handed it to
the bewildered Hohenloe. talking rap
Idly to the rest as be did 50.
Eyes, gentlemen" said be, "ail I've
: told you can be realized Borrovina can
be made thriving, prosperous nation.
But-there's one stumbling block we
must remove at the very outset And
that stumbling block is Prince Vladi-
. mir. You've got TO take Vladimir out
for a walk aud lose him. Borrovins
. will be no good while he's mixing IN
q its affairs, and you may az well know
; 1t now"
ut is an outrage" spluttered Radul.
ski. who bad noted with dazed horror
the sudden shifting Of his adored mas
ter's hopes of kingship and who now
, found his voice for the first time. 81
, tell you 1t is an outrage. r.
at u.s." asseuted Hawthorne. But Il
9 isn't going to be any longer. For were
pOiuU IN saud him Taokfpo, Cfar nm