Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-02
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There was 49,. eating femi-
nine fists against such stone wall
The force of the male was supreme,
She smiled with q strange, quivering
loosening of the lips. She spread out
her hands with fingers apart, as if to
let something run free from them into
the air, and the fame OF appeal that
had been in her eyes broke into many
lights that seemed to scatter into
space, yet ready TO return at her com.
mand. She glanced at the clock and
rose, almost abruptly.
Il was very strenuous riding my
lobby against you're, wasn't II" she ex-
claimed in futter Of distraction that
made it easy fer him TO descend from
his own steed. "a stated q feeling. l
made a guess. a threat about your
winning-and all in the air. That's a
woman's privilege; one men grant,
isn't it?'
I'VE enjoy doing So" he replied, all
urbanity.
Thank you" she said simply. 81
must be at homa IN time for the chill
dren's lessen on G@niay Ny sleeper
is engaged, and il an not to miss the
train l must go Immediately"
With an unden!able shock of regret
he realized that the interview was
over. Really, he had had a very good
time; not only that, but
will it be ten years before we meet
again." he asked.
Perhaps, unless you change the
rules about officers crossing the from
tier to take tea" sne replied.
Even ii did, the vice-chief of staff
might hardly CO."
Then perhaps you must watt" she
warned him, until the teachers of
peace have done away with all from
tiers"
"Or, If there were war, l should
GOMEZ" he answered in kind. He half
wished that this might start another
argument ard she would miss her
train. But she made no reply. And
you may come to the Gray capital
again. You are not through traveling!"
he added.
This aroused her afresh; the flame
was back in her eyes.
Yes. have all the memories of my
journeys to enjoy, all their lessons to
study" she said. There is the big
world, and you want to have had the
breath of all its climates in your lungs,
the visions of all its peoples yours.
Then the other thing is three acres
and COW. If you could only have the
solidarity of the japanese, their pub
lie spirit, with the old Chinese love of
family and peace, and a cathedral
nearby on a hill! Patriotism? Why,
1t is in the soil Of your three acres. l
love to feel the warm, rich earth of our
own garden in my hands! Hereafter
shall be stay-at-home; and if my chill
dren win," she held out her hand in
parting with the scme frank, earnest
grip of her greeting, why, you will
find that tea is, as usual, at four
thirty"
He had found the women of his high
official world-a narrower world than
he realized-much alike. Striking GER
tain keys, certain chords responded.
He could probe the depths of their
minds, he thought, in a single evening.
Then he passed on, unless it was in
the interest of pleasure or of his ca
reer to linger. This meeting had left
his curiosity bafled. lie understood
how Marta's vitality demanded action,
which exerted itself in q feminine way
for a feminine cause. The cure for
such fad was most clear to his mas
culine perception. What If all the
power she had shown in her appeal for
peace could be made to serve another
ambition? He knew that he was a
great man. More than once he had
wondered what would happen If he
were to meet a great woman. And he
should not see Marta Galland again
unless war came.