Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-07-11

lie can. TO 8 great extent, cut on or In
Simple tricks in magic become easy
to him. ae gains. as you may sup
pose. certain influence over men, and
more especially over women, II that be-
part OF his religion Ii was not with
the Swami. IL is with me.'
You are strange mau. orme."
said. drawing long breath. the most
dangerous man. the most singular, the
most immoral ever knew"
No" he said. reaching for his cigar
case. Il 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. lie as
readily as | speak the truth, because
it 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! You have caught that
distinction"
Yes. | would trust YOU" said, "if
you gave me your word of honor"
He turned full upon me. by Jove.
old chap" he said. with n 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 Eve always
Cd ~
that wins With the best sort OF women
You were not worth the best sort OF
woman" | said to him You had no
chance with Ellen Meriwether
No. but at least every fellow is
worth his own fight with himself, !
Oh, man may mate With woman OF
any color He does all over the world
He may find a mistress in any ultion.
atty of his own color or wife in any
class similar to his own. He does all
over the world But sweetheart and
n wife and woman when 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 he
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 ! can win An
can do is to keep parole, Well with
myself, suppose"
You touch me awfully close" he
unused again. You play big and fair
You're lighting man and gentle
man and-eXcuSe me, but it's true-an
awful ass all in one. You're such an
ass l almost hesitate to play the game
with you"
Thank YOU" said l. "But now take
very stupid fellows advice Leave
this country and don't be seen about
here again. for If SO You viii be killed"
"Precisely," he admitted. in fact.
l was just intending to arrange a per,
manent departure, That was why l
was asking you to promise me TON
short. to keep your own promise.
There's going TO be war next spring,
The dreams of this strange new man
Lincoln. out in the west. are going to
come true There will be catastro,
phies here. That is why | am here.
War, one of the greatest games. is
something that one must sometimes
cross the globe to play. | will be here
to have a hand in this one"
You have had much of hand in 1t
already" | haZarded He smiled frank
ly.
yes" he said. ''one must live. /
admit | have been what you call Sc
cret agent. There is much money be
hind me. big politics, big commercial
interests, | love the big games, and
my game and my task. my duty to my
masters, has been to split this country
along clean line from east to west,
from ocean to ocean, to make two
countries of It. You will see that hap
pen, my friend"
NO one will ever see it happen" |
said to him soberly.
Under which flag, then. for your
he asked quickly.
The flag you saw on the frontier
Orme," answered him. THAT is the
flag of America ana will be. The from
tier is free. 1t will make America free
forever"
"Oh, we'll" he said. the argument
will be obvious enough by next spring
in April, | should guess. And what
ever you or may think the game will
be big. very blythe 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 if you make two countries
here, But | may be a wandering Jew
on some other planet before that time"
He sat for a time, his chin dropped
on his breast. Finally he reached me
his hand
Let me 60" he said. II promise
you to leave"
ITO leave the statef"
mo, will not promise that"
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