Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-16
CHAPTER XIV.

a liar.
CHAPTER XIV.
NATTER OF TRAINING.
THE days passed. and Tudor
seemed loath to leave the hos
pitality OF Beande. Every
thing was ready for the start
but he fingered on. spending much
time in Joan's company and thereby
increasing the dislike Sheldon had
taken to 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 contesting with them for
possession. Of the stunned prey. until
be earned the approval Of the whole
Tahitian crew. Arahu challenged him
to tear 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 flip from
the sandpaper hide of the astonished
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 he felt that
If ever she did love. it would be that
sort Of mana man who exhibited"
was his way of putting it.
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presence Of Tudor. who had the gift Of
making show OF all his qualities.
Sheldon knew himself for brave man.
wherefore he made no advertisement
of the fact Life pulsed steadily and
deep in him, and it was not his nature
needlessly to agitate the surface so
that the world could see the splash he
was making. And the effect Of the
others amazing exhibitions was to
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 to have an idea in your head
above black labor and cocoanuts. What
is the matter?"
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 be listened Sheldon
realized. as by revelation. that that
was precisely what he was doing.
While they philosophical about it he
was living it. But why talk about it?
It was sufficient to do It and be done
with 1t.
He said as much, dryly and quietly.
and found himself involved in dis
cussion, with Joan and Tudor siding
against him.
1.-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 child. He does not know eff.
fectualiy how to brag. He talks about
1t, you see. But the Englishman goes
him one better by not talking about 1t.
The Englishman's proverbial lack Of
Dragging is a subtler form of brag.
after ALL"
II never thought Of it BEFORE" Joan
cried. "Of course. An Englishman
performs some terridcally 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 like this
every day. 1t is as easy as rolling of
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
mask OF careless indifference equiva-
lent to telling ie?'
Eyes. it is" he admitted. But we
tell similar lies every day. 1t is mat
ter Of training. and the English are
better trained. that is all. Your coun-
trymen will be trained as we'll in time.
As Mr.. Tudor said, the Yankees are
young. Certainly we are proud inside
Of the things we do and have done
proud as Lucifer. yes. and prouder.
But we have grown up and no longer
talk about such things"
II surrender" Joan cried. You are
not so stupid after ALL"
Yes, you have US there" Tudor ad-
mitted. But you wouldn't have had
us If you hadn't broken your training
rules"
"How do you mean?'
by talking about it."
Joan clapped her hands in approval.
Tudor lighted a fresh cigarette, while
Sheldon sat on. imperturbably silent.
Joan was looking intently across the
compound and out to sea. They fol-
lowed her gaze and saw green light
and the loom Of a vessels sails.