The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-01-04
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brief negative was unmlStdkaoie. Anu
the pity of it, Il shall not come again.
Delrator But now that you are send
ins me away-we shall likely enough
never meet ag0iuyou are going to
bear the truth.
Derrator bowed
"Be precise. my dear friend he mur-
INJURED. with faint note of irony In his
tone Il am going to hear your view of
the truth"
II DO not accept tue correction" Ran
som answered. quickly. There are
times when a man can make no mis-
take. and this is one of them You
shall hear the truth. and when you
have spun out your days here TO their
limit. your days OF Sybaritic idleness.
you shall hear it again-only it will be |
900 late. Mind that--it will he 80 late |
You are fighting against nature. You
were born to rule. to be master over
men. You have power-the gift OF
swaying the minds and hearts of your
fellow creatures. Once you accepted
your destiny. your feet were planted
firmly upon the great ladder, you could
have climbed-wherc you would!
MY friend" Derrator murmured. 1T
was not worth while"
Ransom turned upon him tiercely.
mot worth while. Is it worth while,
then. TO loiter in your flower gardens,
10 be a dilettante student, to write flu
gitlye verses to dream away your days
in the idleness of a purely enervatins
culture? Life apart from ones fellows
must always lack robustness. You
have the instincts of the creator. Der
rator. You cannot sti1e them. Some
day the cry of the world will fall upon
your ears, and it may be too late. For
the place Of all men some time or other
Is filed"
Derrator lit a cigarette and took his
friend by the arm.
Come" he said You have plenty
of time for the train. | will tell the
carriage to 90 on to the top Of the hill.
I want to show you my possessions
Ransom recognized a purpose in his
friends invitation Together they
climbed the mountainous path. At the
summit Derrator paused.
Look around" he said.
ut is n beautiful view Ransom ad-
mitted coldly.
Derrator laughed softly.
Look again" he said. There IS the
sea. the moor! Turn your face to the
wind: can you smell the heather? We
have left the rose gardens below. Ran
som. This is nature-the mother the
mistress beneficieut. wonderful, You
are a man of cities Stay here with
me for day or two. aud the joy of all
these things will steal into your blood
and you will know what peace is
Peace is for the dead" Ransom an
ewered fiercely; 'the last reward per-
1laps. of breaking life The life ef-
fectiye militant is the only life for
men Break away from t. DeTatOr.
FOR Gods sakel Yours is the spirit Of
the decadent Were you born into the
world do you think. to lOiter through
life an idle Worshiper at the altar of
beauty? Who are you to dare to skulk
in quiet places while the battle Of life
IS fought by others
perfator smiled quietly the smile
that Ransom hated
Dear friend" he said. "the world
car get on very we'll without me. and
I have no need Of the world The bat
lie that You speak 0f-well. 1, too. have
Been in the fray as sou know. The
= memory Of it IS shll q nightmare tt
me"
"You We're IN treated Derrator'
Ransom interrupted. but your return
would be all the more a triumph. Nor
will 20 straight into office. The Pre-
mier himself is your suppiant."
Derrator shook his head.
LET us conhue cur conversation to
generalities." he said. dry!y. do not
think that nourish any resentment
against the party for whom labored
owe them nothing but thanks fol
driving me out Only I have Learned
my lesson The strenuous life whicl
SOU would glorify have tried ant
found wanting All the great cause
or life are hOneycombed with the dis
ease Of mans ambition aud vanity ant
greed. For me the bottom has becl
knocked out Of the whole thing.
have found here the life that satishe
me. Come and see me when you will
Ransom. but never again as an am
bassador."
And Ransom was silent. because h
had no more TO say The two mel
stood side by side watching the car
giage from below crawl up the hill
Before 1t reached them, however, th'
horn Of motor car. approaching il
the opposite direction. drove them e
the side Of the road They both turned
A slow enigmatie smile Transformed
Ransom's face. After all, there wa
nope. then. The car passed them
without undue speed bur enveloped Il
cloud OF dust Derrator watched tli
woman, and Ransom watched the ma
who had orce been his bosom friend
He saw the womans Ianguid curloslt
lash from her deep blue eyes DeIra
tors arrestment OF all expression. hi
auddeu. faip' fsrt as the wom'D's lip