Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09

Don't look Ike III tb6se othsr dubs."
He seood there conapaniouabH BY
the PATRIOTISM. They locked about
them. All Ct once. with this tosch Of
normal. unaSraid. human companion.
ship. the wslPd terror Of the situation
fell away. Dasrow and bis compan.
Ion were seeing humanity disjointed
from IT. accustomed habit, - ono
looks on . stage full Of men hypno-
tized into belief OF an nbsurdity.
Where the blotting out Of electricity
had been tragic. this. a. soon AZ IT.
utter harmlessness was realized. be-
came comic. All about through the
park men were meeting the situation
according to the limited ideas de-
velopsd by crustacean life OF aoso-
lutte dependence on the shell OF arti-
fetal environment A considerable
number of all sorts had fallen on their
knees and were praying. One fat
man in evening dress. with silk hat
and large diamond stud showing BE-
tween the lapels Of fur.lined coat.
was particularly fervent. BY force Of
habit barrow remarked on this indi.
vidual
'Ill bet he hasn't been to church
since he was kid" he observed. OF
course inaudibly.
The policeman caught the direction
Of his look. however. and grinned with
understanding.
Some stood frozen to one spot, their
faces agonized, as man would stand
~ 18Th 1Ln1N IN oNs,v,
anywhere Darrow would have liked
to reassure these, for their eyes as
pressed a frantic terror. One red.
faced individual with white side-whisk-
ers, looking exactly like the comic
paper caricatures Of the trusts, had
evidently refused to accept any ar
bitrary dictates of natural forces.
Probably he had never accepted any
dictates Of any kind He WAS going
from one taxicab 70 another. trying
to command driver to take him some
where. talking vehemently and author
itatively, his face getting more and
more purple with anger. The taxi.
cab drivers merely stared at him stu
pidly.
THAT old boys kept his nerve"
Darrow remarked. Of course maud
IDLY, to his companion. But he'll die
OF apoplexy if he doesn't watch out"
Again the policeman caught the di.
rection of Darrow's glance. and grin
ned in understanding. He reached his
huge gloved hand for the young mans
pencil and paper. on which he wrote
the name Of man high in railroad cir
cles, and grinned again with evident
relish.
At that moment an entirely self
possessed young man swung across
the street. He surveyed the two men
sharply a moment. then approached.
producing a sheaf of yellow paper as
he did SO.
Professor Darrow?" he wrote
barrow nodded.
The young man pointed to himself,
then to the Despatch Building.
"Cpuse?" he wrote, and waved his
hand.
barrow shook his head.
"Dangerous?"
barrow shook his head again.
other question, when barrow reached
for the paper. It was thrust eagerly
into his hand. barrow consulted his
watch.
IT." he wrote. "you will wait here
four minutes. I'll give you an inter
view"
The reporter read this, and nodded.
you're on!" he added to the writ
ten dialogue. Then he produced Gig
arctic, lighted 1t. and Joined the other
two men in their amused survey of the
pub1ic's performances.
During the four minutes that ensued
Darrow examined the reporter specu.
latively. Finally his eye lighted up
with recollection.
(To Be Continued.)