The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-08
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CAPTAIN VFLVETS WELCOMF> N1 61l@ Novel hd Week The Even
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"wsll-good Lordi What's all the
excitement about, then7 Here's your
rifles, all ready. Where's your army
The future President pointed dra-
maticaliy shoreward.
There hidden!'
80 far from RelampagoF'
Senior pacato's teeth showed sud
denly and In IA smile.
in that, ut least. everyth hing has
been smooth, my dear Velvet l
marsed them there, waiting your ar
rival--most Of them from up-coun-
try. Ferrara IL with w. you KNOW.
Tho railroad boss, chr
And he has furnished mo with spe-
cial trains. and they are there. even
now. waiting to run my army straight
into Reiainpaxo. l planned 10 take
the rifes ashore II I could catch you
His shoulders shrugged dismaiiy:
his animation vanished a. quickly as
Mike. are you sick7" Capt Velvet
asked curtously.
SAT heart. my friend. have no
need for an army-now. Salvato Is
Willy, Velvet. He has planned to crush
my little revolution with no force at
all"
'How1"
hOWI S0nOT IdCdtO NOIC6 TOSo
20 q shrek: Velvet. tonight no
meeting In the Plaza Libertad, for
which he issued q proclamation call
ing all people together. For three
days every train has boon coming
into the city crowded--crowded with
fools! Saivato himself viii conduct
the meeting. with his cabinet about
him and q band OF picked assassins
about the cabinet and . detail OF
police about the assassins. and'--a
regiment Of Federal infantry about
the police"
"What7" gasped the Captain.
mot quite 20 elaborate as that.
but that II what they report. II
matters not at all who surrounds
him, Velvet. lit II what he plans
to huri over their heads in his grand
speech. It--it"-- Senior Pacato's
voice broke utterly. Velvet. he
plans. absolutely. to take tho last
small pun Of wind from my own
small sails"
The Captains eyes sparkied.
"Miguelo." he said. you're an In
,, teresting talker. Go on and femme
find out how we're to lick him"
smiled forlornly. perhaps. I do moi
know as to that. But my secret agents
are faithful and very efficient. Vel.
vet. They have indeed worked vel
these past two days, for yesterday
they brought mo a copy Of the speech
, Salvato will deliver tonight"
"Lemme sec It. Nike" tho captair
, requested.
3 Tho flames OF urgovernable fury en-
I veloped me for . time Pacato con
I fessed. ~ tore the accursed thin,
into ten thousand little pieces an,
= danced upon them for half an hour
but every damnable. lying word i
= craven upon my memory. Velvet, h
= will. first OF all. apologize 10 the re-
public for what has been termed
: grating administration. Then he wi
tell them that every penny which ha
seemed to go astray has been store
/, away by him and his Cabinet for tn
benefit Of the whole people"
"Will they ever swallow that
;, Before he has finished, fear, Vel
:. vet" The visitor sighed heavil,
p "Having condemned his own sou
/, thus far with falsihcation. he Wi
i kick II further down into perdition
He will announce that. by consent q
= the Cabinet and the Legislature u
" secret session. all land taxes hav
. been abolished and that the measur
- carries with II compulsory reduction
a OF all rents In Santa Chanza.
a God bless my soul" escaped Cap'
a Velvet That's enough to make or
a elect him for life-just that alone.
n II know It. but-there Is more. Mex
% he will proclaim the building OF
j. two million dollar university In Ike
lampago; that. you know. In VIVA
a the better element has been nEhtin
y FOR. Further. no will announce tina
hnlt uh nd nm N
d stufYs and upon wearing apparel
And that's what the middle ella.
n has been fighting for" the capital
J. said absorbedly. Don't stop. Mike.
q And when the imbeciles have Al
simulated that. my friend" Senior ia
v cato groaned. "he will announce tins
"a n compulsory minimum wage law mn
Ia been passed. advancing all wages J
the republic at least nifty per cent.
n That's for the working class. q
on Go on"
q "And finally" said the visitor. an
n his voice thinned out to screa'
again and his black eyes dilnfed Graz
lily, "he will tell them that the 'o'
a ernment means TO construct q sys'r'
Of parks throughout every large t'
IN that the parks will have daily oul
fights at which no admission viii !
;. charged. and that drinks OF all kline
IN will be sold at cost"
:. "And that's all?" Capt. Ve'v'
~ asked breathlcssly.
- THAT Is all. except that he col
~ cludes with a disgusting. impassione
~ theatric appeal 10 the herd" sneer'
Il, Pacato. "In II he consecrates his II
-, to Santa Chanza and presents Relan
ea pago with tho tremendous, utter
IN worthless mansion "a ~" subur
Nv which he has been trying TO soil
any price for ton wears. II II 70
"A used ms a home for the INDECENT ased
and at that point In tho mnnuscri
OIL he has marked in parenthesi
Weep. When through weeping.
follows"