The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-18

She spread out her two hands top
and bottom el the map All. all
ought To he YOURS from The 18th
mus % the Ice for the sake Of the
people OF the world The people
but IN time they will have their
own"
We listened 20 her silently. cred
itlug her enthusiasm 70 her sex her
race but what she said has remain
ed I'm one mind a. least from that
day 10 this Well mlght part Of her
speech remain IN the minds today
az people aud rulers alike. Are Wo
worth the price paid for the country
that We gaguods And when We
shall he worth that price. What mum
erals shall mark Our territorial
llness
MAY I carry this document TO
Mr. pakenham asked John Cal
houn. at last. touching The paper on
the table.
please. no. DO not Only be
sure that this proposition Of compro-
mise will meet with his acceptance.
n DO not quite understand Why
you do not 80 70 Mr. Buchanan, our
secretary OF state
because / pay my debts, she
said simply 4 told you that MI
Trist and were comrades ] con
celved q might be- some credit Tor
him in his work 20 have been the
means OF doing this much
He shall have that credit Mad
am. be sure Of that said John Cal
houn lie held cut 20 her his Ions.
thin. bloodless hand
Madam he said have been
mistaken ia many things Ny life
wis be written down as failure !
have been mlsiudged But az least
II shall not he said % me thar
failed to reverence a woman such
a. you All that ! thought et you.
that first night I met YOU. Was more
than true. And did ! not tell you
you would one day. one way. find
your reward
re did not know what he said
but I knew and I spoke with him
IN the silence Of my own heart.
knowing that his speech would be
the came we're his knowledge even
with mine
Tomorrow. went on Calhoun.
tomorrow evening there u 70 be
what ee call ball OF our dipio
macy ut The White House our
administration, knowing that var d
soon to be announced ia The coun
try. seeks 10 make = little festival
here at the capital We whistle to
keep up our courage We listen 70
music 10 make Hs FORGET our con
sciences Tomorrow night We
dance All Washington will be
there Baroness Won Rita card
will come to you
She swept him curtsey and
gave him smile
Now. as for me. he continued.
4 am an old man. and long ago
danced my last dance ia public 70.
morrow night all Of us vii be a
the white House Mr. Trist wiii be
there. and Doctor ward and a Ger.
tain LADY. q Miss Elisabeth Church.
ilI. Madam. whom ! shall be glad
10 have you meet You must not
fail "a. dear LADY. because I am so
ing 20 ask u you one favor
he bowed Nith a courtesy which
might have come from generations
Of an old arist0cracy II you
please, Madam. ash you 70 honor
me with your hand for my first
dance in years my last dance IN
ali my life
Impuisigeiy she held out both
her hands. boWing her head a. she
did 20 20 hide her face Two old
gray men. one younger man. took
her hands and kissed them
Nov our flag floats on the Colum
bis and on tbs Rio Grande am
older n0W, bat when ! think 81 that
scene. wish that flag might float
yet freer aud though the price
we're war itself. that Il might float
over a cleaner and a nobler people
over cleaner and nobler rulers
more sensible OF the splendoF Of
that heritage 81 principle which
should be ours.