The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-10

ths 0sOyns and 0rays Marta 0alland and
~ ~ mother. entertaining Cosone! Westsr-
san intelhssnce omcef q the Bsovss.
Injured by fall IN hi aeropl.ne. Ten
yssn satss. Wssesssn9. nonin.l vins but
Tr. msditates On war. and speculstes on
the comparative a0so Of himself and Mar
e, who y visiting e the 0say capital.
Of her tsschi.s eHiidrsa the foiiies .od Of va va
and martial patrsotism. bsgs him % pre-.
vent war while he 10 chief Of STAG. an1
sG's.: ss.s ~, b. ., %.s:' ;. war against the
CHAPTER Ii,-csntiavsd.
"rea think .. jokias:" she asked.
why. yss!"
But l IN not! No. no. aoe about
ssch . ghastly subjsct - . war to-
day." She Vas leaniag toward hin.
hands ON knee and eyes burning like
coab without . spark. "I"-shs paused
~ che had before she broke out with
the arse prophscy-"I will quote part
ef our childEen's oath: I will not be
. coward. 1t u . coward who strikes
Arst. A brave man even after he re-
csivss . blow tries to reason with his
assailant. and does not strike hack un-
I'll he receives . second blow. shall
not let . burglar drive me from my
house. II IN enemy tries to take my
land shall appeal to his sense Of Jus
tice and reason with him. but II he
then persists ! shall hsht for my
home. II am victorious ! shall not
try to take his land but to make the
most OF my own. ! shall never cross
froatieR to kill my fellowmen'"
Very impressive she made the oath.
Her deliberate recital Of 1t had the
quality which tustihss every word
with an urgent faith. q
You see. with that teaching there
can be NO var" she proceeded. "and
those who strike will be weak; those
Who defend sill be strong"
Perhaps he said.
You wrilld not like to see thou.
sands. hundreds OF thousands. of men
killed and MANNED. would you?" she
demanded. and her eyes held the hor.
ror Of tbs sight in reality, You can
prevent M-you CAM" Her heart was
in the appeal.
The old argument! No. | should
not like to see that" he replied. Il
only DO my duty ~ soldier to my
country"
The old answer! The more reason
why YOU should tell the premier you
can't! But there 10 still snothsr reason
for telling him." she urged geatly.
Now he saw her not 1t twenty seven
but at seveateen. gfrlish. the subject
Of no processes Of reason but in the
spell Of an intuition. and he knew that
something out Of the blue in fash
was coming.
FOR you will not win!" she declared.
This struck IRE. Square jaw and
sturdy body. in masculine energy. rsso-
Lutte and trained, were set indomitably
against feminine vitality.
Yes. We shall win! We shall win!"
he said without even the physical dem
onstrntion Of = gesture and in q hard,
even voice which was like that Of the
machinery Of modern war itself. 4
voice which tho aristocratic sniff, the
Louis XVI curls, or any Of the old gal
lery-display heroes would have thought
utterly lacking In histrionics suitable
to the occasion. He remained rigid
after he had spoken, handsome. self.
possessed.
There was no use OF beating femi
nine fists against such q stone wall
The force of the male was supreme.
She smiled with \ strange, quivering
loosenins Of the lips. She spread out
her hands with fingers apart, as if to
lot something run free from them into
the air. and the fame Of appeal that
had been in her eyes broke into many
lights that seemed to scatter into
space, yet ready to return at her com.
mand. She glanced at the clock and
rose. almost abruptly.
Il was very strenuous riding my
hobby against youFs. wasn't II" she ex.
claimed in \ flutter of distraction that
made it easy for him to descend from
his own steed. Il stated . feeling. l
made guess. = threat about your
winning-and all in the air. That's q
woman's privilege; one men grant.
isn't it,"
We enjoy doing so," he replied. all
urbanity.
Thank you!" she said simply. Il
must be at home in time for the chill.
dren's lesson on Sunday. My sleeper
IL engaged. and ii l am not to miss the
train l must 60 Immediately"
With an undeniable shock of regret
he realized that the interview was
over Really. he had had a very good
time; not only that, but
VIII it be ten years before We meet
aSain?" he asked.
Perhaps, unless you change the
rules about officers crossing the from
tier to take tea she replied.
Even if did, the vice-chief Of staff
might hardly co.
Then perhaps you must wait" she
warned him, until the teachers of
peace have done away with all from