The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-11-13
CHAPTER Ili-continued.


why, yes!"
'But am mott No, no. not abost
pach a CHASTITY subject as a war to
day!" She was leaning toward him.
hands on knee and eyes burning like
Goals without spark. 'I"-she paused
as she had before she broke out with
abe first prophecy-"I will quote part
of our children's oath: i will not be
q coward. 1t Is a coward who strikes
arst. A brave man even after he re-
ceives a blow tries to reason with his
assailant, and does not strike back un-
ell he receives a second blow. / shall
not let burglar drive me from my
land shall appeal to his sense of JUS
eice and reason with him, but IL he
chen persists / shall fight for my
home. IL l am victorious / shall not
cry to take his land but to make the
most of my own. shall never cross a
frontier to kill my fellowmen.'
Very impressive she made the oath.
Her deliberate recital of 1t had the
quality which justifies every word
with an urgent faith.
"You see, with that teaching there
can be no war;" she proceeded. "and
chose who strike will be weak; those
who defend will be strong"
Perhaps" he said.
you would not like to see thou
uands, hundreds OF thousands, OF men
KILLED and MANNED. would your" she
demanded. and her eyes held the hor-
Tor of the sight In reality. You can
prevent it-you can!" Her heart was
tn the appeal.
'The old argument! No, l should
mot like to see that" he replied. IL
only do my duty as a soldier TO my
country"
'"The old answer! The more reason
why you should tell the premier you
can'ti But there is still another reason
Yor telling him." she urged gently.
Now he saw her not at twentyeeyen
hut at seventeen, girlish. the subject
of no processes OF reason but in the
epeIl of an intuition, and he knew that
something out OF the blue in a fash
was coming.
For you will not win!" she declared.
This struck fire. Square jaw and
atnrdy body, in masculine energy. reso-
lutte and trained. were set indomitably
against feminine vitality.
'Yes, we shall win! We shall win!"
he said without even the physical dem
tonstration of gesture and in a hard,
aven voice which was like that OF the
machinery OF modern war itself, a
voice which the aristocratic sniff, the
Louis XVI curls, or any OF the old gal
Ssry-display heroes would have thought
utterly lacking In histrionics suitable
Co the occasion. He remained rigid
Rfter he had spoken. handsome, self
possessed.
There was no use of beating femi-
nine fists against such stone wall.
The force OF the male was supreme.
Bhe smiled with a strange, quivering
loosening OF the lips. She spread out
her hands with fingers apart, as IL TO
Bet something run free from them into
che air, and the flame OF appeal that
bad been in her eyes broke into many
lights that seemed TO scatter into
ppace. yet ready to return at her COM
nnand- Il She glanced at the clock and
rose, almost abruptly.
Il vas very strenuous riding my
bobby against yours, wasn't II" she ex-
claimed in a flutter OF distraction that
made il easy for him TO descend from
his own steed. IL stated feeling.
smade a guess, a threat about your
iwinning-and all In the air. That's a
lwoman's privilege; one men grant
fsnt it7"
I'VE enjoy doing So" he replied. all
crbanity.
Thank you'll" she said simply. Il
snust be at home In time for the chill
dren's lesson on Sunday. My sleeper
Sc engaged. and II am not to miss the
train I must go Immediately"
With an undeniable shock Of regret
ne realized that the interview was
over. Really, he had had q very good
time: not only that but
will II be ten years before we meet
ngain 7" he asked.
, Perhaps. unless you change the
rules about officers crossing the from
tier to take tea" she replied.
Even II did. the vice-chief of stan
might hardly CO."
Then perhaps you must watt she
warned him, until the teachers of
peace have done away with all from
tiers"
-or. II there were war. should
GOMEZ he answered In kind. He half
wished that this might start another
Argument and she would miss her
train- But she made no reply. And
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