Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-11-09

Tony looked with surprise at the
back Of the Jap as he started toward
the telephone. The approach OF the
Bronson bodies had made his servant
more loquacious than he had ever been
before. Aside from that. no change 10
Kyto was discernible-no did Tony
anticipate any change. He began to
remove his trayel-worn clothes, and
was In a bathrobe when Kyto succeed.
ed In completing a telephone connec.
tion with his mothers house In Con
necticut
Tony moved with a feeling OF In
credullty. The Hendron apartment was
exactly as 1t had been. Eve appeared
"a new Eve who was a little dlfferent
from the old Eve. She wore a greea
evening dress that be remembered
from an hour spent long ago on the
balcony. .
Hello, Tony" In her eyes was the
lame wonderment. the snme surprise
and unbellef that he felt Hendron
appeared Immediately after his daugh-
ter. "Drakel Evening, old man. Well.
this is odd. Here we stand, just as
we did in the old days, chr
The dinlng-rOom doors were opened.
They sat down. Leighton served con
somme, and Tony picked up his silver
spoon with dreamy feeling Of I'M
reality which psychologists have noted
and only badly explained.
Hendron brought him to his senses.
TELL US the news. Tony. We've been
living down at the laboratory ever
since you left. This is Ewes and my
first night off Eating there, sleeping
there. We have dornitories now on
the floor above. What's going on in the
worldi You know, we even bar news
papers now. They're too much Of dis
traction. and DodSon has Instructions
to keep track Of the news hut not to
give US any, unless II will have an
effect on our work"
Tony began to talk. He took what
opportunity their questions gave, to
eat.
ut hagn't made as much difference
as you'd think. The government at
Washington Is now less concerned
with the fact that the populace should
be moved away from the coast than 1t
Is with Immediate problems. II you
really have not read about them. can
give you some Idea. There was a gen.
eral strike In Chicago two weeks ago
that tied up everything No electric
light and no water; nothing for a day.
There was Il terrific riot In Birming
ham. The police forces in half dozen
cities walked out. The state govern
ments weren't able to cope with the
situation. In some cases it was Just
that the people decided not to work
any more, and In others Il was pure
mob uproar. The federal government
stepped In everywhere They took over
blanket control of the utilities, saw to
1t that trains were kept running,
power houses going. and so on. Nomi-
nally workers are Jailed for derelic-
ton, but actually think they have
found 1t necessary to execute them.
Trouble began when was In Boston,
but In three days all the major func-
tons Of housing. food and transporta-
ton were working fairly well. .
81 think the people looked first to
the President, anyway; and the PresI-
dent had the good sense to kick poll
ties in the face and take full author
tty upon himself to do anything and
everything which he thought would
keep the country in operation. There
was some trouble In the army and
navy. still more In the National Guard,
especially with soldiers who were IA
theirs and wanted to remain with their
families. | suppose there are nearly
half a million men doing police duty
right now"
Hendron looked keenly at Tony.
THAT'S all according to the plan that
the League worked out before the
news broke. A man named Carey Is
largely responsible for It. He's an
economist. believe he's a guest at
the White House right now, and has
been for ten days" .
1--WE seen his name" Tony said. and
continued: "As | was saying, 1t hasn't
made as much difference as you would
imagine. saw one nasty riot In Bal
ttmore. between soldiers on one side
and cops on the other, but In half an
hour It was all over. l think that the
work OF keeping the nuhlir Informed