The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04

ed it must be signed, for every step
in it was irrevocable.
Won Gratz put his signature to It
without reading it. The count dread
ed to do the same. but there was no
escape. Then his antagonist leaned
back In his chair while Won Steinwitz
read the document. He had not half
finished 1t when he paled. His enemy
had secured an overwhelming advan-
tage.
For a few moments the count gave
himself up for lost Then suddenly
he remembered his instructions to his
daughter. He had given them with
view to providing for such contin-
gency as this and had observed the re-
suits. Retaining his presence Of mind,
he expressed no dissatisfaction with
the treaty. The seals of both principali-
ties were attached. and the instrument
was de facto.
"You will remain as my guest few
days longer" said the count, while
engrossed copies are being made, then
| suppose shall be obliged to part
with you"
"And your head" added Won Gratz.
For the first time the two looked at
each other. not with duplicity, but in
their true relations.
YES" replied the count in tremu-
lous voice. with my head"
Had not played a better game
than you it would have been my head
to drop under the ak"
ut surely would"
"A boundary line equitable to both
sovereigns could not pertain to this
treaty. For centuries both have spill
ed blood over it. and now that an ad-
vance has been made IN the method
Of settlement one OF us must get the
better of the other. and the one that
is beaten d. es"
How can it be otherwise?"
What may come in future times
know not. Perhaps it may be grow
ing sense Of justice when diplomacy
will not mean an intellectual battle
with armies looking on to give moral
support to the players. In the case
before US love comes In to abrogate
that treaty we have just made and
construct another In striking you
strike your daughter. whom love.
That cannot do"
Taking up the treaty. he tore 1t into
bits
Nov let us make a compact. In
spired not by armies. not by ships. not
by intellectual superiority, but by
love"
The old count looked at his younger
victor in astonishment. Then beads of
perspiration stood out on his face. and
he trembled. Lastly he folded Won
Gratz in his arms with the words:
my noble SON."
1t was the lover who made the new
draft Of the treaty. while the old man
sat giving his faculties time to regain
their equilibrium For an hour Her
man jotted down memoranda, making
erasures and adding new data on the
map. then wrote out the articles Of
agreement. When the statement was
finished he handed it to the count, re-
marking:
There Is no war in that: there Is
peace There is no victory gained by
intellectual supremacy: there is pros
perity 1t is not based ON justice for
human Justice is seldom determinable.
1t is based on the one simple word
love.
Won Steinwitz read the document
and saw In it that equal division Of
advantages which must satisfy one
who possessed the slightest sense Of
equity.
When the treaty was presented to
the two sovereigns each thought the
other had gained the lions share But
after reading 1t each saw this was not
so and felt sense of relief and sat
isfaction that a necessity for bloodshed
was past aud his people might devote
themselves TO binding mp their wounds,
filling the soil and making articles
necessary to their comfort.
When it became known that maid
en- had inspired the treaty and that
she was TO marry one of its makers
both municipalities rose up to celebrate
the nuptials Gifts poured In from all
quarters. and there was more enthusi-
asm in the festivities than at any
royal marriage that had eYer &C.
cured