The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-04
changers in the tsmpis-A subtle ap.
peal to righteous violence.
BY GAS TON LER,
Author OF rae willow ROOM" I

chan6ero IN the temple-A subtle ap.
peal to righteous violence.
1T rests with us to cleanse the
broad temple OF our country and drive
from u the thieves and traitors who
.enslavs US! How can We do Il? They
are strong, We are weak. All, but are
they truly strong7 You say they have
armies3 Armies are composed OF men.
These men are your brothers, whipped
forth to die-for what? For the pleas
ure OF q few aristocrats. Who was II
dragged your husbands and sons away
from your arms. leaving you II
etarvsf The Governor Of Lorient.
Who IL her An aristocrat, paid to
scourss your husbands and children to
battle-paid, perhaps. by Prussia to
betray them tool"
A low murmur rose from the peo-
pie. Buckhurst swept the throns with
colorless eyes.
Under the commune We will have
peace. Why? Because there can be
no hunger. no distress, no homeless
ones whore the wealth OF all 10 dis
tributed equally. We will have no
wars. because there will DO nothing TO
fight for. We will have no aristro-
Gratis where all must labor for the
common good; where all land 10
equally divided: where love, equality
and brotherhood are the only laws"--
where's the Mayor" I whispered
70 Eyre
In his house: Speed 10 with him"
Come on. them" ! said. pushing my
way around the outskirts Of the crowd
TO tho Mayors house.
The door was shut and the blinds
drawn. but a knock brought Speed to
the door. revolver In hand.
Oh, he said. grimly. ITS time you
arrived. Come In"
The Mayor was lying in his arm
chair. frightened, sulky, obstinate. his
rat form swathed In u red sash,
"O-ho!" I said. sharply. so you al
ready wear the colors OF the revolu.
ton. do your"
Dame, they tied II over my waist
coat" no said, land there are no gen.
darmes to help me arrest them
Never mind that Just now" In
why you wrote the Governor of Lori
ent to expel our circus"
That's my own affair."" he mapped:
besides, who said wrote2"
idiot" ! said, somebody paid you
to do II. Who was ~"
Tho mayor. hunchcd up In his
chair. shut hts mouth obstinatoiy.
Somebody paid YOU" / repeated;
you would never have complained
OF us unless somebody paid you. be-
cause our circus is bringing money
that was easy to guess. Now lot mo
guess again that Buchhurst paid you
to complain OF u.s."
Tho Mayor looked slyly at me out
or tho corner Ut his notified eyes,
but he remained mute.
VERY WE'LL" said I; when the
troops from Lorient hear OF this rsvo.
luton In Paradise they'll como and
chase these communards into the sea.
And after that they'll stand you up
against convenient wall and give
you thirty seconds for absolution''-
stop" burst out the Mayor. strug.
cling to his feet. what am to dot
This gentleman. Monsieur Buckhurst,
will slay mo II disobey him! h.
Sides" he added. with cowardly Gun.
ming, "they are going to do the same
thing In Lorieut, toO-and everywhere
in Paris, In Bordeaux. In Marsetllcs
even In Quimperle! And when all
those cities are flying tho red nag 1t
won't be comfortable for cities that
fly tho tricolor." He began to bluster.
I'm Mayor Of Paradise. and ! won't
be bullied! You get out OF here with
your circus and your foolish ole
plants! l haven't any gendarmes
had better start. all tho same-beforo
night"
"oh." I said. before nisht' Why
before night7"
wait and 500 them" he muttsred.
20 hear2"
I'VE are going TO give that perfor.
nance at 2 o'clock this afternoon" I
said. After that. another to.mor-
row at the Same hour. and on every
lay mt tho same hour. as long ~ It
pays. DO you understand"
Perfectly" sneered the Mayor. ..
And" I continued, III the Cover
nor Of Lorient sends gendarmes to
mt Harbor. they'll take with them
somebody besides the circus folk
You mean me7" he inquired.
II do"
What DO I carer" no bawlsd In Q
Jury. you had better 20 TO Lorient,
tell you. What do you know about
he oonamunA7 What do you know
bout universal brothorhooAf Every
,ody's everybody's brother. whether
'ou like II or notl I'm your brother. |
md u II doesn't suit you you may 20
Watching the Infatuated Magistrate,
said IN English 10 Speed: "This 10
interesting. Buckhurst has learned
ve are here. and has paid this fellow
ieavily to have us expelled. What (
ense do you mako Of all thisf-for d,
an make none."
Nor can l." muttsred Speed: ,
there's link gone; we'll md Il soon.
fancy. without that link there's no ,
ogtc In this matter"
Look here" said. sharply, to the /,
favor. who had waddled toward the
DOR. which was guarded by Kelly .
Tyre.
well. I'm looking" no snarled.
Then patiently pointed out to him !,
liz folly. and no listened with III ,
race. obstinate. mute. duh cunning !;
from his half-c CLOSED eyes.
Then ! asked him what he would
o IL the cruiser began dropping
hells into Paradise: he deliberately =
linked at me and thrust his tongue I
lto his cheek.
80 you know that the cruiser has
one?" I asked.
lie grinned. c
do you suppose Buckhurst's men
old tho semaphoref II they do. they q
ent that cruiser on . FOOLS Grand
'hispered Speed.
Here was a nice plotl stepped
he window. Outside in tho squat
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