Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-02
CONTINUED from Yesterdays Capital.

TO see how happy their love makes
you. But / can't so 10 the stockade
TO be a face in the crowd. I'm afraid
things might 20 10 m. head
Il was SO happy" said Celestia, "and
now In not SO happy.
More people arc IN such a state OF
mind" said Tommy, that If you said
the word they would march on Wash
ington and try TO pull the president
cut of the White House. I've hoped
against hope. I've seen your power,
known that YOU had it, and hoped that
you didn't really have it, You made
little mark on the great city Of New
York. you will go back o. the wave
of your triumph here and sweep il on
its feet, as you have swept Bitumen.
IL you go to the stockade and show
yourself once more to those crazy peo-
pie and speak TO them you will start
a campaign of revolution that viii
sweep a sufficiently sane country of
its feet. / see you floating from city
to city and from village to village in
your special train, winning all hearts,
persuading all minds, and spreading,
as / think, upon my honor, the seeds
of national disaster. In the name Of
all that is most sacred to you, Celestia,
stop while there is still time. Speak
to those people If you must, but tell
them that you have been deceived.
that you are the plaything of capital,
and that they have been deceived;
wash your hands of politics and soph-
istries; step down; resign. In the
image of all that is noble and fine, you
have created a monster. Don't breathe
the final breath of life into that mon.
ster and bring it to life-a Franken-
stein that even you can never hope
to control once it gets on its feet, and
begins TO think murderous thoughts.
If you go to the meeting in the stock
ade you will bring this monster to life.
Have you no fear Of the conse-
Quences?"
She shook her head primly, but with
little sadness.
"Celestia," he said, back of these
tents the woods run to the hills, the
hills to the mountains. VIII you
Gomez"
For moment it appeared that she
hesitated. Then she drew a deep
breath and stiffened her spine.
Il believe" she said gently, that
God sent me to do what have done
and what l am going to do"
81 know that you believe that" said
Tommy. IF l Didn't know that you
believed, shouldn't let you go to the
stockade."
You couldn't hold me forever"
He drew the back CT his hand across
his eyes, as If to shut out some hor
rible scene.
No" he said, Il couldn't hold you
forever They would come and take
you away from me. / should have
you would have 10 be so that you
couldn't speak to them-any mere"
She came close to him and lifted hei
hands to his shoulders, and looked vi
into his eyes, a pitiful little figure
shrinking and frightened.
"Ycu couldn't have the heart, Tom
my--not u no matter how wicked
you thought l was
"I couldn't" said Tommy, thinking
that you are misguided angel o
light No, | couldn't. Well
dear, God knows | wish ! had YOU
eloquence and power upon hearts
You won't find everybody on your side
You'll find many abler men than
talking and writing against you, ant
trying to save this country from mad
ness. I-oh. | love you so that fee
as if my heart was breaking. And t,
think that can't even wish you gooC
luck"
There's the motor for me now,
said Celestia. q know you can't wisl
me luck. but you could kiss me if yol
wanted to-"
Those who had heard her speak be
fore often said that she had nevel
spoken so well as on that day at thu
stockade, with the exception Of Jus
the first few moments. when sht
seemed to be a little dazed anC
nervous. When she had finished anC
stood there swaying like lily, anC
flushed with a sense of nobility o
power and triumph. pandemoniun
| broke loose.
Out Of that pandemonium that be
| gan with cries of Celestia-Celestia.
another name gradually took form
and substance-"B arclay-Barclay,
/ they beloved, at first in a kind 0
syncopated roar, then in unison, ant
finally with rhythm that drove mel
/ half wild with the desire to be IL
( time with it, and that actually made
some of the buildings in the enclosure
! sway
"Barclay-B want Bar
clay Barclay for -BarcIa,
Barclay"
Thus the boom was launched. Bar
I clay rose from his place on the plat
form. walked straight up to Celestia
took her right hand in his and lifte,
il to his lips Then he turned. stand
ing on her right hand and faced th,
shouting and the tumuIt There wa
no smile Of triumph in his face, only (
look Of grim. bulldog determination
and probity.
After long time they let hin
sneak. And after he had spoken the,
went wild again
4 viii do what man may" h
said. in a voice that carried to tn
Eost remote pair cf ears. TO maxi
the wishes that you do me the homo
OF wishing, come true II am electe,