Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-03

NO. be said. reaching Tor bis cigar
case. II was only born without what
you call morals. They are not neces-
sary In abstruse thought. Yet In some
ways retain the old influences Of my
own country. For instance. l lie as
readily as l speak the truth. because
II Is more convenient: but though am
| liar. do not break my word Of hon.
or. l am a renegade. but / am still an
English officer! Y0ushaye caught that
distinction" ~ ~. So. -. 4
Yes. would trust you I said. q'if
you gave me your word of honor"
I He turned full upon me- by Jove.
old chap" he said. with queer note
in his voice. you touch me awfully
close. You're like men OF my own
family-you stir something in me that
used to know. The word Of a fight
Ing man-that's the same for yours
and mine. and that's why I've always
admired you. That's the sort of man
that wins with the best sort Of women"
"You were not worth the best sort OF
woman" I said to him. You had no
chance with Ellen Meriwether."
/ NO, but at least every fellow Is
worth his own fight with himself. l
wanted to be a gentleman once more.
Oh, man may mate with a woman OF
any color He does all over the world
He may find q mistress In any nation-
atty of his own color. or a wife In any
class similar to his own. He does all
over the world. But Il sweetheart and
wife and a woman-when q fellow
even like myself finds himself honestly
gone like that-when he begins to fight
inside himself. old India against old
England. renegade against gentleman
/ say that's awfuily bitter when be
sees the other fellow win You won
..No,'' said /. Il did not win. You
know that perfectly well. There Is no
way In the world that Gun win. All
| can do Is to keep parole well. with
myself. | suppose"
You touch me awfully Close he
unused ayn:n. .'YoE play bIgsand falr
You're 4 lighting man. and a gentle
man and-cxcuse me. but It's true an
awful! ass all In one. You're such an
ass almost hesitate to Play the game
with you
Thank you. said l. But COW take
very stupid fellows advice Leave
this country aud don't be seen about
here again. Cor II so yoi, viii be killed.
Precisely" he admitted. "In fact.
was just intending to arrange per.
manent Departures. That was why ]
was asking you to promise me to-in
short, to keep your own promise.
There's going to he war next spring.
The dreams Of this strange new man
Lincoln, ont In the west. are going to
come true There will be eatastro-
phieS here. frhIt Is why Am here.
War. one Of the greatest games, b
something that one must sometimes
cross the g16be TO play i VIII be here
to have O. hand In this one. z co. -
sYou hare had much Of q hand IN #
already" hazarded He smiled frank
ly.y.s.s.s, ! ...s.s.., 81. s
sYes,r he said. zone must i've. !
admit I havellbeeni what you call Sc
cfet agents. There Is much money: be-
hind me- bigapolitics. big commercial
interests: Ii lore the big gnmes, and
my game and my task. my d,1ty to my
masters, has been to split this country
along q clean line from east to west
from ocean to ocean, to make two
countries Of It. You viii see that hap
pen, my friend.
t.No one will ever see It happen" |
said to him soberfy.
"Under which dag. then, for your
he asked quickly.
"The flag You saw on the frontier,
Orme,n I answered him. That Ii the
flag of America and will be. The from
tier is free. 1t will make America free
forever"
"oh, well.'' he said. ''the argument
will be. obvious enough by next spring
lin April, should guess. And what
ever you or may think the game VIM
be big. very big the biggest until you
have your real war between black and
white and your yet bigger one between
yellow and white. ! imagine old Eng
land will be IN that with you or with
one Of you IL you make two countries
here. But may be wandering Jew
on some other planet before that Tins"
He sat for time, his chin dropped
on his breast. Finally he reached me
his hand.
''Let me CO." he said. 81 promise
you to leave" 49, II.
ITO leave the slater"
mo, will not promise that
ITO leave the county, -"... T..
yes. unless war should bring me
here in the course of my duty. But l
will promise to leave this town. this
residence. this grim short. ! must DO
that. And you are such an ass that
was going to ask you to promise to
keep your promise-up there" He mo-
toned toward the window where the
light lately had been.
You do not ask that now" ! que