The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-05-10

San only. turn In personal or cOmmer.
cial peril to the protective power of
the nearest consulate. Then. quietly
demanding the attention of his hear
ers, he marshaled fact after fact to
demonstrate the isolation and made
quacy of consulate so situated: the
all but arbitrary power of Russia, who
In her new occupations of Meshed fiatt
only twosNconsiteratIonso to vyitiShotd
her from open aggression-the knowl-
edge Of England as very consider.
able, but also very Distant, power:
the knowledge Of Persia as an imuils
nent, but wholly impotent. y factor ln
the case. TX
Having stated his opinions, he re-
verted to the motive Of his speech-his
desire to put forward strong protest
against the adjournment of the house
without an assurance from the govern
ment that immediate measures would
be taken to safeguard British interests
IN Meshed and throughout the province
OF Khorassan.
The immediate outcome Of Loders
speech was all that his party had de-
sired. The effect on the house had been
marked, and when, no satisfactory re-
Spouse coming to his demand, he had
In still more resolute and inslstent
terms called for division on the mo-
tion for adjournment, the result had
been an appreciable fall in the govern
ment majority.
To Loder himself the rea aliZation that
he had at last indicated and justified
himself by individual action had a De-
cV1iar effect. His position had been al
tered In one remarkable particular
Before this day he alone had known
himself to be strong; now the knowl-
edge was shared by others and he was
human enough to be susceptible to the
L .ge.
The first appreciation Of 1t came i'm
mediately after the excitement Of the
division. when Fralde. singing him
out, took his arm and pressed it affec-
tionately.
MY dear Chilcote," he said, eve are
all proud of your Then, looking I'D
into his face, he added, in graver
tone. "but keep your mind nDon the
9nt:; however bright 1t seems
At the touch OF his hand, at the spon-
taneous approval Of his first words. Lo-
der's pride thrilled. and in vehement
rush Of ambition his senses answered
to the praise. Then. as Fraide In all
unconsciousnesS, added his second SEN
tence, the hot glow Of feeling suddenly
chilled
In sweep Of intuitive reaction
the meaning and the danger Of his
falsely real position extinguished his
excitement and turned his triumph
,<pr hn
withdrew his arm.
you're very good. sir" he said. "And
you're very right. We never should for
get that there is-=-a future"
The old man glanced UP, surprrvoo~~v~
the tone.
"Ouite 80, Chilcote," he said kindly.
But we only advise those In whom we
believe to. look toward 1t. Shall we find
my wife? l know she Will want to
bear you home with u.s."
But I.oder's Joy In himself and his
achievement had dropped from him.
He sbrank suddenly from Lady Sarah's
CONGRATULATIONS and Ewes warm. silent
appreciation.
"Thanks, sir" he said, but / don't
feel tit for society. A touch OF my
nerves, suppose" He laughed short
ly. But do you mind saying to Eve
that hope I have satisfied her" He
added this as If In half reluctant after.
thought. Y
Then, with short pressure OF
Fraide's hand, he turned. evaQlng
the many groups that waited to cl(l8
him, and passed out of the house aiotis
Haillng cab, he drove to Grosven0i
square. All the exaltation OF an hour
ago had turned to ashes. His excite
ment had found Its elimination In
sense OF futliity and premonition.
He met no one In the hail or on tbs
stairs OF Chllcote's house. and on enter
ing the study he found that also de
serted.
Greening had been among the mos
absorbed of those who listened Z
bis speech. Passing Mt once into TN
room. he crossed as II by instinct q
the desk, and there halted. On the tol
of some unopened letters lay the sig
nificant yellow envelope OF telegram
the telegram that in an Uniformed. SUI
conscious way had sprung to his eA
prrtation on the moment or Fraide
congratulntion.
Very quietly he plckeu u up oi"ho
and read 1t. and. with the autonatl
caution that had become habitual, ca
rlcd 1t across the room and dropped
In the fire. This done. he returned
the desk, read the letters that awaite
ChiIcote, and. scribbling the necessaI
notes upon the margins, left them
readiness for Greening. Then. movir
with the same quiet suppression.
passed from the room. down the stai
and out into the street by the way
had come.
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