Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-15

Him.
There is something else to come,
even more irritating" she said, less
intently and smiling. so please be
prepared to hold your temper"
Il shall not beat my fist on the table
defending war as you did defending
peace!" he retaliated with significant
enjoyment.
But she used his retert for an open.
ing.
"Oh, I'd rather you would do that
than Jest! It's human. It's going 70
war because one is angry. You would
go to war as matter Of cold reason %
IT otherwise. I should lose" he 70
Piled.
"Exactly. You mako It easy for me
to approach my point. want to pre-.
vent you from losing!" she announced
cheerfully yet very seriously.
yes? Proceed. brace myself
against an explosion Of indignation!"
ut is the duty Of . teacher Of peace
to use all her influence with the people
she knows" she went on. so am
going to ask you not to let your coun-
try ever go to war against mine while
you are chief Of STAFF"
mine against yours?" he equivo-
Gated. why, you live almost within
gunshot Of the line! Yous people have
as much Gray az Brown blood in their
veins Your country! My country!
Isn't that Patriotism
Patriotism, but not martial patriot
ISM" she corrected him. my thought
IL to stop war for both countries as
war, regardless Of sides. Promise me
that you will not permit IT,"
Il not permit it," He smiled with
the kindly patronage Of a great man
who sees charming woman founder
ing in an attempt at logic. "1t is for
the premier to say. merely make the
machine ready. The government says
the word that makes it move. l able
to stop war! Come, GOMEZ"
But you can-yes, you can with .
world" she declared positively.
Howl" he asked, amazed. "How?"
he repeated blandly.
Was she teasing him? he wondered.
What new resources Of confusion haA
ten years and q tour around the world
developed in her? Was 1t possible that
the whole idea OF the teachers Of peace
was an invention to make converse
ton at his expense? II 80, she carried
It OF with a sincerity that suggested
other depths yet unsoanded.
Very easily" she answered. "Yoa
can tell the premier that you cannot
win. Tell him that you will break your
army to pieces against the Browns
fortincations!''
He gasped. Then an inner voice
prompted him that the cue was
comedy.
excellent fooling-excellent!" The
said with laugh. Tell the premier
that should lose when have Ave
million men to their three million!
What . harlequin chief OF stan !
should bel Excellent fooling! You ~
most had mel"
1 Again he laughed. though In the
fashion Of one who had hardly unbept
his spine, while he WIS wishing for
the old lays when he might taks ten
with her one or two afternoons week.
II would be nne tonic after his isolsr
ton ct the apex Of the pyramid suT-
veying the deeerence Of tho lower
levels. Then he saw that her eyss.
shimmering with wonder, grew dull
and her lips parted in rigid, pale lins
m n ahA were hurt
You think am joking?' she asksd
why, yes!"
But am mott No. no. not aAoaa
such CHASTITY subject - war 70
day. She was lsaning toward hin.
hands on knee and eyes burning hks
lcoals without spark. "I''-shs paassA
las she had before she broke out with
the nrst prophecy-"I will quote part
of our children's oath: I viii not b
Q coward. It 10 coward who strikes
Idrst. A bravo man even after ho -.
cefves q blow tries to reason with his
aasailant, and does not strike back I'M
til he receives . second blow. I shall
mot let . burglar drive me from my