El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-28
CHAPTER XIV.
A NATTER OF TRANIEo.

"NHE days passed. and Tudor
seemed loath TO leave the hos
pitality OF Berande. Every
thing was ready for the start,
but be fingered on. spending much
time in Joan's company and thereby
increasing the dislike Sheldon had
taken 10 him. He went swimming
with her, in point Of rashness exceed
ing her, and dynamited fish with her.
diving among the hungry ground
sharks and conteshng with them for
possession OF the stunned prey. until
be earned the approval OF the whole
Tahitian crew. Arahu challenged him
to tear a fish from a sharks jaws, leav-
ing half to the shark and bringing the
other half himself to the surface. and
Tudor performed the feat a Zip from
the sandpsper hide Of the astenished
shark scraping several inches OF skin
from his shoulder. And Joan was DE-
lighted. while Sheldon. looking on. re-
allied that here was the hero OF her
adventure dreams coming true. She
did not care for love. but be felt that
if ever she did love. it would be that
sort Of a mana man who exhibited,
was his way Of putting it.
BE felt himself handicapped IN the
presence Of Tudor. who had the gift Of
making a SHOW Of all his qualities.
Sheldon knew himself for a brave man.
wherefore he made no advertisement
Of fho foot fFo r,-,teo,7 -e,o~ss1-- -
deep in him. and it was not his nature
Reedlessly TO agitate the surface so
that the world could see the splash he
was making. And the effect OF the
others amazing exhibitions was 10
make him retreat more deeply within
himself and wrap himself more thick
" than ever in the nerveless, stoical
calm OF his race.
-"YOu are so stupid the last few days"
Joan complained to him. "You don't
seem 10 have an idea in your head
above black labor and cocoanuts. What
is the matterT7
Sheldon smiled and beat a further
retreat within himself. listening the
while TO Joan and Tudor propounding
the theory OF the strong arm By which
the white man ordered life among the
lesser breeds. As ne listened Sheldon
realized. as by revelation. that that
was precisely what ne was doing.
While they philosophical about it he
was living it But why talk about it?
1t was sufficient TO do it and be done
With It.
BE said as much. dryly and quietly.
and found himself involved in a dis
cHssion. with Joan and Tudor siding
against MIN.
The Yankees talk lot about what
they do and have DONE" Tudor said.
land are looked down upon by the
English as braggarts. But the Yankee
is only a child. he does not know eff
fectually how to brag. BE talks about
It. you see. But the Englishman goes
him one better by not talking about it.
The Englishman's proverbial lack Of
Dragging is a subtler form OF Drag.
after all"
q never thought Of It before" Joan
cried. "Of course. An Englishman
performs some terrincally heroic ex-
plot and is very modest and reserved,
refuses to talk about it at all. and
the effect is that by his silence he as
much as says: 4 do things Ike this
every day. 1t is as easy as rolling OF
a log You ought to see the really
heroic things l could do if they ever
came my way Confess. Mr.. Sheldon.
don't you feel proud down inside when
you've done something daring or coura-
geous?"
Sheldon nodded.
Then" she pressed home the point,
isn't Disgusting that pride under a
mask Of careless indifference equiva-
lent to telling a lie?
yes. it is" be admitted. But we
tell similar lies every day. It is a mat
ter Of training. and the English are
better trained. that is all Your coun-
trymen will be trained as well in time.
AS Mr.. Tudor said, the Yankees are