The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-22
The LAST LOVE-FEAST BASIL F. KING
BASIL KING

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b 90 base. but RS base enough % mslrl
you sagsr TO conceal It. Whoever yos
-csssssdfsfs Lsmsrttna. rroudhoA
Lo1is 1lsne-Whosvsr you ass. sxeeL
lent msn and ruisH oe France - you'vS
become. yoa'rs keeping your sscysfs an<
kssD1ng shsm close. but you're NOT kssp'
fng sAsm from the women Who love -
and vAo NJ By your sidsa- They %,
thBoaOA you-ehroagh and through And
n yow turn should come, a. hAs h.
eerae. thsg-c Be with you a. I'm va
hin I knew you wouidn't spsre hin;
dnn.t CD that he should be spared. 20
vhat vsrvs dons-hs and I've md
shs rspsoeat1on Of nankind wsss sota
you 70 rememoer. - be Eoss tn thsrs
70 carry ouf Jour sentence that. Just
- haroas like Jules Cartier. over thera
So not noble 10 the core. even 80 trAtts
o. Ike Lsonos RAYMOND. hsrs. may hsss
nd n thsm sonething with which jus
Gee must deal tsnderiy. Nov. II 20
v6ll. give him back the pistol. md ms
ehkid1sn and VIII bid him soodhS."
vhsn she ceased there vas . oouaps
500 Of voices, the older men adSooastnl
usecy, the younger demanding Tia
traitors death Again casssnd1ses
huahsd ths dtn By rislng. hseptng IN
ptseol In his own hand
"Conradss." he said. u hopsd q haA
aagsd you from the necessity II psssfnd
snythtng hks Q ssntsnes- Ths na1 vh1
has betrayed u sfapds beeoss - salk.
condemned. tsx minutes sep - vo11A
have executed judgment On hfmsd6- fhss
might hs~s bssn bettsr. bot nv thsS
my haads again Shall I Efvs n hock
70 him? or shah I notf The voGnaa has
thsust on u the responsibility I hoped
to evsds. That he deserves dooe6 b
without question. The fact that - h1D
some good IN him b No areuDsut q ~
There 10 soma good N al Il - HeS
no exospttpn IN that. vhstsvsr. n dpesaS
shsoivs him from the penalty. undG n
cd Hsbes~ las there vss for tgnomzn-
tous cptrnss an tEnornintous psninhmsm
1t w0 Death By ssooing; and ] can
think q no<htng more Just tnAn ina
for the man VINO sold The love sod Con.
II will Be under the peitfnS Il cur con-
tsnpt and fury."
svteur,. Of spprovL Win renewed calls
that the pistol should be given back
I'm ready now" Raymond cried.
sprtueng from bsosseh his vtfs's pro.
essetnx drapsriss. Give Il to me- 70
r.shsr Do II"
sssrniy. Aftsr al Il may Be too easy
q dsakh Tor one Ike you Each man
ar,onr m shall hsvs his chance Tor
ninr st you. Each man AMONG u. ne
continued addressing those about the
tabte, "shaii speak In turn snd say MS
sag. Il viii Be . rsvsrsion TO tas an
sSset. popular Bfhiiosd method q svsns-
- trescou; cad be that b without sin
.n,onr NJ nan east the nrst stoaeL"
Thsrs vas q ourtous movement soous
Tia tsbls. LsmArStnsS haodsoms eyes
eiistsnsd, Louis Bisnc's babs-dks taes
5000 vfA Q esr4o1s. cyu3cal smtis-
what Do 700 nssnf' to or three
voices ssksd st once
Il msen only" Casssudssrs sxpensnsd
..sbs< n vlh b sAstsr for tnnss O. %
vbo, - d woman says. srs M9tns
consisting for vhbsh ve could % p
I'D q asymoaA ? ssfnS pssca -.
=. spssks vho n cooesaitnG no<han
20 mesnnsss, no eoSsrdscs. no rseoheey.
po<ttnr q vAIuh h vo1d b asno
ver, ~, r,st a - 10 nov - Lst lin
b. tns arve 20 d1DDvn n fsf3ovsh1p WI
as1mood md ssv. 0svs ne pistol necL
When b sat 6D~a - fooesd e seeh
osAsr vondsrfns11t rhsrs vs
psrsd ooxnseis: fos spsa.
49, nIss - sr. 49, j 1s E..z
tovsras l~nartins . shs nse1ra az
poosnf Of psrtg Of M; but a. yoss
sAook IL head Loufs B1ancS cyntosk
srudfe ns-sr let his faos, and rroadnoo
turnsd himself hsavtn tCwsrds ne van.
- n visnsng 10 have no<hfng 20 Do vf<A
he AFFAIR. The WOMAN gazsd saSefU "
ana down ne table; the to chsdfea
stopped es1tns md ctsng % tnsf mosn.
sr's skirss: Raymond stood. WIN oowed
h.sd. a. Aaahan might hsys wsteed for
the lsrasfiezsh missiles. whsn coudemnsd
By Joshns-
me whispering ceased At last and
rbsrs was q long. pstnfui sfssocs. Two
or three men smoked. affecting indfner-
sncs but most Of a. sat with eyes nxed
on Oassaudiers. When be rose again
tnsre was . perosptibie stir OF expecta-
don.
asked.
There xas no answer, snd he repeated
the question sim there vas no an
swsr.
Then. I .upposs.- be vent on. 7 may
put this backf''
he slipped the pistol INTO the pocket
from which he bad taken II. and with
the action, Q sigh Of relief went up from
a. sll-evsn from those who had been. q
few minutes ago. most bitter against ths
traitor.
.Rsymond.- C.ssssf1sre continued qui-
stiy, your Life II given back to you-
Il n given back not because you de-
ssrve q, nor because Q woman has work
cd upon our sympathies: 4 10 given b1ck
because the Republic has set II, and the
Republic means more than q form OF
government II mesns q state Of
brotherhood. Q state Of sympakhS .
ststs Of mind IN which men III 70 undsF-
stand each other. IN both the rood
and ths evil that 10 h them, not fcr
Ths nepubiie means IN this life thst
universal compassion and comprehension
which. We sfe told the Kinsdom OF
Heaven means h tbs NE 10 come; snd
Just a. We are givsn to underseand thsFe
10 Q place 70 tbs Kingdom Of Reaven tor
ne rsosueant stnDsr. 80. In the Republic,
there must be place even t9r The =
peptant SPY. We realise that mon
fully than ws did before This hdy
came and told Us what IL In you- /
hsk hour ago you would have bIoxa
you do II. she has saved not only 700.
but sill % d nom hat she -
helped - to see the mutual patience spd
foroesrapce which. under no aspubi1n
man ought TO show toward each othsA
even II the worst ot TINES. w thauk
you. madame" he added. With Q siiSat
bow towsrds Raymond's wife. Vow,