The San Francisco call., 1913-10-22
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Copyright 1913 International Newx Service,
Continued From Yesterday


They were still on the ocean side
driveway. but when they turned Off
into the broad avenue that led down
past the hospital to the tunnel en-
trance the murmur suddenly swelled
into a roar
Coming toward them was swirl
Ing wave of men and women that
filled the street from house to house.
1t rolled toward them with frightful
rapidity. and the din of it was terpi-
flying. Maud drew Edith to her and
looked for a doorway in which she
might stand until the horde had
swept by. She was frightened. for
she understood that the rage which a
short time before had Allied her bosom
had taken this form with these dull
and british people She felt no fear
for herself. They knew her as a
benefactress and friend OF unweary-
ing goodness; but she feared that
they might terrify Edith. and knew
they would be sorry the next day for
any damage they did.
But there was no friendly doorway
at hand. She was at that moment
pas sing along a long, high wall that
cut off the wagon yard of a great
department store. She drew back
against it and held Edith close, think
ing she would try to stop some of the
women and reason with them when
they came past.
Suddenly the roar rose into a
shrek of fury. and the rush swept
on with new speed. Maud thought
she could hear the name ALLAN" as
"a
gripped her heart. Was IL possible
that they would try to hurt her?
The next instant they were upon
her. She erouched against the wall.
but faced them. The din almost
made her blind and dizzy, and she
was ringed as with Kaleidoscope
film of horrible. distorted faces that
grimaced and glowered and slavered
and twisted with horrible laughter.
She opened her lips and tried to
speak. Edith was half hidden in the
folds of her skirt
Friends. Friends she cried, but
the words were pushed back into her
mouth by the terrific uproar. The
next instant the widow of Cesare.
her hair hanging in limp strings, her
eyes burning with the light of insane
rage. her clothes half torn from her
body. sprang out in front of her and
threw a stone with maniacal force.
at the same instant another stone.
meant for her, struck the child in the
chest and knocked her down.
Then came another and another and
another.
Ethel Lloyd met Allan in the porch
of his home that night. He had been
prepared by telephone when he
reached New York. Without q word
she shook his hand and pressed IL.
He questioned her without words,
and in the same way she answered; !;
then she led him through the silent
house TO the room where his wire
and child lay. She stood with him
for moment. looking down upon
them. and then as silently withdrew
For a long time there was no sound
save the steady beat of slow foot
steps, as sentry paced the walk
outside, for Tunnel City was under
martial law The horse was gone
and the stable was locked.
The girl sat In the shaded veranda
and looked out across the ocean,
where Maud and Rives had sat but
"a hours before. She was not of the
weeping type of woman, but her lips
were sealed and her heart weighted
with the dead load of the grief about
known In the last few hours of her
life-was unknown to her. If the
loved Allan in that way she was not
conscious of 1t. She was only con-
scious OF profound admiration for
him and q strong attraction for his
energy, his strength. his genius. She
knew that his wife and child were
dear to him, and she suffered with
| him--and, like him, in silence.
Presently she heard his step in the
hall. She rose, but did not go to meet
| him. He came out. without glance
| to the right or left, crossed the yer-
anda, down the steps and strobe off
! toward the beach. He had not seen
her nor looked. for her.
| About a mile up the beach he sat
| on a rock, staring out to sea. For
nearly an hour he sat there. Occa-
sionalIy he turned his head and
looked back in the way he had come,
as If the picture OF the darkened room
and the two pale faces was before
his eyes. Then he stared out to sea
again. Somewhere out there far be-
meath the waters was hts one friend
Rives. He could see him, Koo--his
knees drawn up. his mouth open and
twisted and his face blackened. What
was left him?
From afar came the answer--the
subdued murmur of Tunnel City. He
gritted his teeth and groaned and
ground his heels in the sand. AS
Maud had done before, he now cursed
It and all who wrought in its name.
1t was a rage of despair, but 1t was
succeeded by another-a rage of pur-
| pose. The tunnel had taken from
him everything dear in life.
His wife and child were destroyed;
his one friend was gone. The best
part of his life had been given to It,
More than Ave thousand other lives
| had been swallowed up in its hungry
r,oufh-apd still IL WAS 11nconouered