The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-03

I until he recalled it, She haA haard Of
his rise and she had heard. TO, things
about him which . gin oe twsaty-seven
can better understand thaa Q giri OF
seventeen. His reason Tor vaneing "a
see her he had said vas 70 're0sw an
old acquaintance" He eoulo have lit
tie interest In her. and ~ htsrsst in
him Vas that he was hsa1 q the Gray
army. His work had iatinafs relation
to that which the MARIA of twenty.
seven. = Marta with . nissioa. had ret
for hesself
A page came TO tell Westsrlinx that
Miss 0alland would Be Aown directly
When she appeared sAe crossed the
room with flowing. spoatansoos vital.
ity that appealed to him as soAething
familiar.
Ten years, isn't ~" she exclaimed
~ she seated herself ON the other side
Of the tea-table. And. let me sse, you
took two Jumps. II ! remember!"
None now" he said.
DO you find It fattsningi" she
asked.
He recognized the miscellaneous
sparkle Of the eyes. the avissical turn
Of the lips. which was her asset In
keeping any question fron being per-
sonal. Nevertheless. he flushed slightly.
"A change Of taste." he avssred.
Since you've become such Q great
mani" she hasarded. rs that too
stronsi" This referred to the tea.
mo. Just right" he nodded.
He was studying her with the polite.
yelled scrutiny Of . man Of the world.
A materialist. he would look Q woman
over a. he would soldier when he
had been = ma5or-general making an
inspection. She was slim. supple; he
liked slim. supple women. Yes. she
was twenty-seven. with the vIvacity Of
seventeen retained. though she were
on the edge Of being an cid maid &C.
cording to the conventional notions
Necks and shoulders that happened to
be at his side at dinner, he had found,
when they were really beautiful, were
not averse to his glance OF appreci-
ative and discriminating admiration Of
physical charm. But he saw her
shrug slightly and caught spark from
her eyes that made him vaguely con-
scious Of an offense to her sensibili-
ties. and he was wholly conscious that
the suggestion, bringing his faculties
up sharply. had the pleasure Of q novel
sensation.
How fast you have gone ahead"
she said. That little prophecy of
mine did come true. You are chief Of
STAFF"
After smile Of satisfaction he cor.
rected her. ...... .t
Mot quite; vice-chief-the right
hand man Of His Excellency. am .
buffer between him and the heads Of
divisions. This has led to the erroue-
Gus assumption which cannot too
forctbly deny"
He was proceeding with the phrase.
olosy habitual whenever men or WON.
en-, to hatter him. had intimated that
they realized that be was the actual
head Of the army. His Excellency,
with the prestige Of career, must be
kept specifically enjoying the forms
Of authority. To arouse his jealousy
might curtail Westerlings actual
, power.
"Yes. yes!' breathed Marta softly,
arching her eyebrows 4 tribe a. she
would when looking all around and
through = thing or when she found
any one beating about the bush. The
little frown disappeared and she
smiled understsndingly. You know
I'm not = perfect goose!" she added
Had you been made chief of stan In
name, too. all the old generals would
have been in the sulks and the young
generals jealous" she continued. The
one way that you might have the
power to exercise was by proxy"
This downright frankness was an
other reflection Of the old days before
he was at the apex Of the pyramid.
Now 1t was so unusual in his expert.
ence as to be almost shock On the
point of arguing, he caught a mis-
chievous, delightful Isn't that so.' in
her eyes, and replied:
Yes, shouldn't wonder II it were!"
Why shouldn't he admit the truth to
the one who had rung the bell Of his
secret ambition long ago by recognix-
ing in him the ability to reach his
goal? He marvelled at her grasp Of
the situation.
1T wasn't 30 very hard to say, was
it?" she asked happily. in response to
his smile. Then. her gift of putting
herself in another's place, while she
strove to look at things with his pur.
pose and vision. in full play, she went
on in different tone. as much to her.
self as to him: You have labored to
make yourself master of a mighty or.
ganization. You did not care for the
non-essentials. You wanted the reality
Of shaping results"
"Yes. the results. tho power!" he
exclaimed.
| Fifteen hundred regiments." she
continued thoughtfully, looking at q
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