The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-12-25

planned, seeing how quiet She was anu
realizing, with q recollection Of her
children's oath, that he had gone a lit
tie too far. He wanted to retain her
admiration. It had become as precious
to him as g new delicacy to Lucullus.
"Yes, I understand" she managed
to murmur; then she was able to look
up. TITS all 30 immense!" she added.
"Your ideas about war seem to be
great deal changed" he limited
casually.
"As expressed them at the hotel,
you meant" she exclaimed. THAT
seems ages ago-ages!" The perplex-
ity and indecision that, in space Of
silence, brooded in the depths Of her
eyes came to the surface in wavering
lights. "Yes, ages! ages!" The waver-
ing lights grew dim with kind Of hor.
ror and she looked away dxedly at a
given point.
He was conscious Of q thrill; the
thrill that always presaged victory for
him. He realized her evident dis
tress; he guessed that terrible pic
lures were moving before her vision.
'You see, / have been very much
stirred up" she said half apologetical-
ly. "There are some questions want
to ask-quite practical, selfish ques-
tions. You might call them questions
Of property and mercy. The longer
the war lasts the greater will be the
loss Of life and the misery"
eyes. for both sides; and the heavier
the expense and the taxes"
IF you win, then we shall be under
your flag and pay taxes to you7"
eyes, naturally"
"The Browns do not increase in
population; the Grays do rapidly. They
are a great, powerful, civilized race.
They stand for civilization"
Eyes, facts and the worlds opinion
agree" he replied. Puzzled he might
we'll be by this peculiar catechism. He
could only continue to reply until he
should see where she was leading.
"And your victory will mean new
frontier, new order Of international
relations and a long peace, you think ?
Peace-a long peace!"
Was there ever a soldier who did
not fight for peace? Was there ever a
call for more army-corps or guns that
was not made in the name Of peace
He had his ready argument, spoken
with the forcible conviction Of an fex
pert.
I This war was made for peace the
only kind Of peace that there can be,
he said. my ambition, II any glory
comes to me out of this war, Is to have
later generations say: He brought
peace!'"
Though the premier, could he have
heard this, might have smiled, ever
grinned, he would have understood
Westerling's unconsciousness Of incon
sistency. The chief Of staff had Sc
himself task in victory which hat
, no military connection. Without know
: ing why, he wanted to win ascendanc,
over her mind.
, "The man Of action!" exclalme'
Marta, her eyes opening very wide, a
| they would to let In the light whel
she heard something new that please
her or gave food for thought. 9Th
man Of action, who thinks Of an idea
, as thing not Of words but as the en-
. Of action!"
. Exactly" said Westerling, ser
sible Of another Of her gifts. Sh
could get the essence Of q thing In
few words. when we have won an
set another frontier, the power Of ou
nation will be such In the world tina
} the Browns can never afford to attac
u.s." he went on. Indeed, no two c
the big nations Of Europe can affor
g to make war without our consent. w
shall be the arbiters Of internations
dissensions. We shall command peac
yes, the peace Of force. Of fact!
J. 1t could be won in any other way
{ should not be here on this veranda
t command Of an army Of invasion
r That was my idea--for that I planned
d He was making up for having owe
t shot himself in his confession that b
d had brought on the war as a fin;
j. step for his ambition.
"You mean that you can gain peac
" by propaganda and, education onl
v when human nature has so change
?, that we can have law and order ar
8 houses are safe from burglary ar
q pedestrians from pickpockets witho'
l. policemen? Is that it?" she asked.
o "Yes, yes! You have it! You ha1
found the wheat in the chat"
o Perhaps because I have been Sc
n ing something Of human nature-tl
s. human nature Of both the Browns al
II the Grays at war. / have seen Il
o Browns throwing hand-grenades al
70 the Grays in wanton disorder In 0,
n dining-room directly they were out
Is touch with their offlcersl" she sa
in sadly, as one who hates to accept d
10 illusionment but must in the face
n logic.
ot Westerling made no reply except
le nod, for movement on her part pl
n occupied him. She leaned forwaI
1T as she had when she had told him
IS would become chief Of staff, her han
y clasped over her knee, her eyes bul
IL ing with question. It was the at
Ie A,,An 10 Aha nronhaCv Pint with n