The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-09-11

1T wasn't so very hard to say, wal
it?" she asked happily, in response II
his smile. Then, her gift Of putting
herself In another's place. while sh'
strove to look at things with his pur
pose and vision. In full play, she wen
on in a different tone. as much to her
self as to him: you have labored Il
make yourself master Of almighty or
ganization. You did not care for th'
non-essentials. You wanted the reality
of shaping results"
Eyes, the results, the power!" h
exclaimed
Fifteen hundred regiments!" sh'
continued thoughtfAlly. looking at
given point rather taaF at him. Ever!
regiment BLADE which you eoul'
bring to an even sharpness! Ever!
regiment unit Of q harmonious whole
knowing how to screen itself from fir
and give fire as long as bidden, II
answer to your will If war comes! Tha
is what you live and plan for, isn't 1t {?
Eyes, exactly! Yes, you have It!
he said. His shoulders stiftened as h
thrilled at seeing a picture Of him
self, as he wanted to see himself, dom
in bold strokes. It assured him tina
not only had his own mind grown be
yond what were to him the narrow &c
sociations of his old La Tir days, bu
that hers had grown, too. "And you
what have you been doing all tbes
years?" he asked.
Living the life Of woman on {
country estate" she replied. "Sinc'
you made a rule that no Gray officer
should cross the frontier we have beer
little lonelier, having only the Brown
officers to tea. Did you really find i
SO bad for discipline in your owl
case?" she concluded with playful
solemnity.
"One cannot consider individual
cases in general order" he explained
"And, remember, the Browns made the
ruling first. You see, every. yeal
means tightening-yes, q tightening
as arms and armies grow more compli
Gated and the maintaining Of stat
secrets more important. And you have
been all the time at La Tir. truly" he
asked, changing the subject. He wae
convinced that she had acquired some
thing that could not be gained on the
outskirts Of provincial town.
mo. / have travelled. / have been
quite around the world"
"You have!" This explained much.
How / envy you! That is privilege
/ shall not know until am superannu-
ated." While he should remain chief
Of staff he must be literally a prisoner
in his own country.
Eyes, l should say It was splendid!
Splendid-yes, indeed!" Snappy little
mods of the head being unequal to ex-
pressing the Joy Of the memories that
her exclamation evoked, she clasped
her hands over her knees and swung
back and forth In the ecstasy Of seven
teen. Splendid! I should say SOL"
She nestled the curling tip of her
tongue against her teeth, as II the
recollection must also be tasted.
Splendid, enchanting, enlightening,
and wickedly expensive!
Another girl and did 1t all on our
own"
"O-oh!" he exclaimed.
ooh, oh, obi" she repeated after him.
'oh, what, please?"
"Oh, nothing!" he said. 1t was quite
comprehensive to him how we'll
equipped she was to take care of her
self on such an adventure.
Precisely, when you come to think
It over!" she concluded. \.
What interested you most? What
was the big lesson of all your journey
ng?" he asked, ready to play the lis.
tener.
Being born and bred on a frontier,
Of an ancestry that was born and bred
On frontier, why. frontiers interested
me most" she said. Il collected i'm.
pressions Of frontiers as some people
collect pictures. found them all alike
stupid, just stupid! oh, so stupid"
Her frown grew with the repetition of
he word; her fingers closed in on her
palm In vexation. He recollected that
le had seen her like this two or three
lines at La Tir, when he had found
he outbursts most entertaining. He
imagined that the small fist pressed
against the table edge could deliver
singing blow. "As stupid as 1t IL for
leighbors to QuarreIl It put me at
var with all frontiers"
Apparently" he said.
She withdrew her fist from the table,
iropped the opened hand over the
'ther on her knee, her body relaxing.
Ter wrath passing into a kind Of
hamefacedness and then into q soft,
prolonged laugh.
Il laugh at myself, at my own incon-
'istency," she said II was warlike
Igainst war. At all events. If there is
to make q teacher OF peace
ose her temper It is the folly of
rontiers."
"YesT he exclaimed. Eyes? Go
nj" And he thought: "I'm really
laving q very good time"
you see, ! came home from my tour
With an idea---an idea for q life occu-
'ation just as engrossing as yours"
he went on, "and opposed to yours. /