The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-03

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. ana il was not his nature
necdleSsly 10 agitate the surface so
| that the world could soc 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
ly than ever in the nervelass. stoicai
calm of his race.
"Nou 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 coroanuts. What
is the natter"
Sheldon smiled and beat further
retreat within himself. listening the
while to Joan aud Tudor prupounding
the theory of the strong arm by which
the white man ordered life among the
lesser breeds. As he listened Sheldon
realized. rs by revelation. that that
was precisely what he was doing
While they philosophical about it he
was living it, But why talk about it,
Ii was sufficient to do il and be done
with IT,
He said as much, dryly and quietly.
and found himself involved in dis
cusSion. with Joan and Tudor siding
against him.
THE Yankees talk Il lot about what
they do and have done" Tudor said.
''and are looked down upon by the
English as bra"garts. But the Yankee
is only Il child He does not know eff
f. tually how to brag He talks about
il. YOU see But the EnGlishman goes
him one better bv not talking about it,
'rhe EngliShman's proverbial lack of
Dragging is n suhter form Of hrag.
after all"
IL never thought of it before" Io?u
"riPd "Of course. An Englishm'n
performs some territically heroic cx-
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: i do things like this
every day. 1t is as easy as rolling off
log. You ought TO see the really
heroic things | 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-
geousf"
Sheldon nodded.
Then" she pressed home the point,
mask of careless indifference equiva
lent to telling lieY'
"Yes. ii is" he admitted. But we
tell similar lies every day. 1t 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
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
IL surrender" Joan cried. "You are
not so stupid after ALL"
Yes. you have us there" Tudor adj
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 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 a green light
and the loom of a vessels sails.
IL wonder IL it's the Martha come
back" Tudor haZarded.
"No. the sidelight is too low" Joan
answered. BESIDES. they've got the
sweeps out. Don't you hear them?
They wouldn't be sweeping big YES
sci like the Martha"
Besides. the Martha has a gasoline
engine-twenty-fiv horsepower" Tu-
dor added.
Just the sort OF craft for u.s."
Joan said wistfully to Sheldon. II
really must see II can't get a schoon-
ca with an engine. l might get a Sec
ond hand engine put In. II you were
not SO medieval could be skipper and
save more than the engineers wages"
He did not reply 10 her thrust and
she glanced AT him. lie was looking