The Arvada enterprise., 1915-02-11
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you here at La Trappe. doctor. You
are too neutral"
You mean the government fears
treason" demanded the doctor, grow
ing red.
Yes" | said, 'if you insist"
The Countess had turned to me In
amazement.
Treason" she repeated. in an un-
steady voice. rs it treason for a
small community to live quietly here
In the Alsatian hills. harming nobody,
asking nothing save freedom OF
thought? Treason! Monsieur. the
word has an ugly ring to me. | am
soldiers daughter"
There was something touchingly
illogical in the last words-this young
apostle OF peace naively displaying her
credentials as though the mere word
Soldier covered everything.
Because ] have learned that the
boundaries OF nations are not the
frontiers OF human hearts, am a
traitor? Because know no country
but the world, no speech but the uni
versal speech that one reads in a
brothers eyes. because | know no bar
riers. no boundaries no limits to hu-
man brotherhood, am traitor?"
The young Countess had risen in
her earnestness and had laid one slen-
der, sun-tanned hand upon the table
War;" she said. What is this
war to us? The Emperor? What is
he to US? We who have set watch
on the worlds outer ramparts. guard
ing the white banner OF universal
brotherhood! What is this war to
u.s."
DO you mean to say that you care
nothing for your own birthland?" !
demanded sharply.
Il love the world-all OF it-every
inch-and II France is part of the
world. SO is this Prussia that we are
teaching our poor peasants to hate"
Madame" said l. the women OF
France today think differently. Our
Creator did not make love OF country
n trite virtue. but a passion. and set
1t in our bodies along with our other
passions. IL in you It Is absent. that
concerns pathology, not the police!"
She had turned trife pale: now
she sank back into her chair, looking
at me with those troubled gray eyes
In which Heaven itself had set truth
asd loyalty.
Come" said Bazard, In rage
choked voice. let it end here. Mon
sieur Scarlet. II the government
sends you here as spy and an OH.
cinl, pray remember that you are not
also sent as a missionary"
My ears began to burn. THAT is
true" said. looking at the Countess.
whose face had become expressionless
II ask your pardon for what | have
said and . for what I am about
to do"
There was a silence. Then, in a low
voice. | placed them under formal ar
rest. one by one. touching each lightly
on the shoulder as prescribed by the
code. And when came to the Count
moved my lips and stretchH out
my arm. barely touching her. She
was my prisoner.
Il must ask you to prepare for n
Journey" | said. you have your
own horses. OF course?"
Without answering, DR.. belmont
walked away towards the stables Pro.
fcssor Tavernier followed him. head
bent.
I'VE shall want very little" said the
Countess. calmly. to Madenoiselle FL.
ven. "Will you pack up what we
nccd' And you. Monsieur Bazard. will
you be good enough to 10 to Trois-
Feulllcs and hire old Brauer's car.
riagc?"
Madame" said l. before | aili1
the government seals to the doors OF
your house must ask you to conduct
me to the roof OF the east wing"
She bent her head in acquitsccnce. .
I followed her up the terrace into n
stone hall where the dark Flemish
| pictures stared back at me and my
spurrcd heels jingled In the silence.
Up, up. and still up. winding around
Gothic spiral. then through pas.
sage under the battiements and out
across the states. with wind and set.
/ ting sun In my face and the signing
troo-,ops far below.
In tho north "A spark OF white 'rc
began to flicker on the crest OF Mount
| Tonnorrc. II was the mirror OF n
heliograph flashing out across leagues
OF gray.grccn hills TO the rocky pulpit
OF the pigeonnier.
| Instantly ! drew nag from my
pouch. tied It to the point OF my sabre
and stepped out along the projecting
snout OF a gargoylc.
had been tagging the Pigconnier
vigorously for ten minutes without re-
suit. when suddenly dark dot ap
pearcd on the tower beneath the sem
aphorc. then another. My glasses
brought out two officers. one with n
mas; and. s,ill watching them through
the binoculars. ! signaled slowly. using
my free hand This In In Trappc
Telegraph to Morsbronn that the In
spector OF Imperial Police requires n
pcloton Of mounted Kendnrmcs y,