The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-17
BY H. G. WELLS,

1zzzzMHzzsazEs ~ displays of enthusiasm, but that was its tone, and with an astonishment that somehow became exhfIarating it began to resign, repudiate and declare its in- tentions. Firmtn, taking notes behind his master, heard everything that had been foretold among the yellow broom come true With queer feeling that he was dreaming, he assisted at Che proclamation of the world state and saw the message taken out to the wire less operators to be throbBed all around the habitable globe. 'And next" said King Egbert, with a cheerful excite me1t in his voice, Eve have to get every atom of cAFelinum and all fhe plant for makingiit into our control
 Firrntn was not alone in his increduli- ty. Not a man there who was not a very amiaLle, reasonable, benevolent creature at bottom. Some had been born to power, and some had happened upon it. Some had struggled to get 1t, not clearly knowing what it was and what it implied, but nas@ was irrec- oncfIabIy set upon its retention at the price of cosmic disaster. Their minds had been prepared by circumstance and sedulously cultivated by Leblanc. and now they took the broad, obvious
 
 leading them with a mingled GdIivfe of strangeness and necessity. Things went very smoothly. The king of It. ally explained the arrangements that had been made for the protection 5E the camp from any fantastic attack A couple, of thousand of aeropIanes, each carrying a sharpshooter, guarded them, and there was an excellent system Of relays, and at night all the sky would be searched by scores of lights, and the admirable Leblanc gave luminous rea- sons for their camping just where they were and going on with their admits trattve duties forthwith. He knew aE this place because he had happaned upon it when holiday making with Mime. Leblanc twenty years and more ago. There Is very simple faIs st present he explained, Son account of the disturbed state of the c0urtries about us But we have excellent fresh milk, good red wine, beef, bread, salad and lemons. In few days hope to place things in the hands of a more efficient catererss
 The members of the new yVorId gov ernment dfned at three long tables on trestles, and down the middle of these tables Leblanc, in spite of the barren ness of his menu, had contEiVed to have a great multitude of beautiful roses. There was similar accommOda- ton for the secretaries and attandants at lower level down the mountain. The assembly dined as 1t had debated, in the open air, and oyer the dark crags to the west the glowing June sunset shone upon the banquet. There was no precedency now among the ninety-three, and King EgbeFt found himsAn between pleasant little Jap anese stranger in spectacIes and his cousiTl of central Europe and opposite great BengaH leader and the presi- dent of the United States of America Beyond the Japanese was Holsten, the old chemist, and Leblanc was a little way down on the other side.
 The king was still eheerfuIly taIlza- tive and abounded in ideas. He fell presently into an ,amiable controversy with the American, who seemed to feal a lack of impressiveness in the oeea- eion
 It was ever the trapsatIantic tend ency, due no doubt to the necessity of handling public questions in a bulky and striking manner, to overemphasize and overaccentuate, and the president was touched by his national failing. He suggested now that there should be a new era, starting from that day as tho first day Of the first year.
 The king demurFed.
 From this day forth, sir man enters upon his heritage,' said the American
 Man said the king, is always en- tering upon his heritage. You Amer jeans have a peculiar weakness for anniversaries you will forgive me saying so. Yes, I accuse you Of a lust for dramatic effect Everything tszaaD- pening always but you want to say this or this is the real instant in time and subordinate all the others to iE"
 The American said something about an epoch making day.
 eBut surely.,s said the king. ssyou don't want US to condemn all human- ity to a world wide annual Fourth of June forever and evermore on account Of this harmless necessary day of dec laratfons? No conceivable day could ever deserve that. Ah. you do not know, as do. the devastations Of the memorable! My poor grandparents wereIubricated. The worst Of these huge celebrations is that they break up the dignified succession of one'c contemporary emotions. They inter rupt. They set back. Suddenly out come the flags and fireworks, and the old enthusiasms are furbished u2-and it's sheer destruction of the proper thing that ought to be going on suf- flcient unto the. day Is the celebration thereof. lest the deHd past bury fts dead. You see. in regard to the calen- dar, am for democracy and you arc for aristocracy. All things, hold, ara august and have right to be lived through on their merits No day should be sacrificed on the grave oe departed events. What do you fhinr- of it, wIIAesa
 s.For the noble. yes, all days should be noble
 eExaetly my position said inc