The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03

live roar of cheers greeted the white
speck of an eminent statesman's head
All the ideas that had been fomenting
In the minds of people for a genera
ton became living force Of action TO
break through the precedents born
of provincial passion with a new pre-
cedent; for the power OF pubic opin-
ion can be as swift in its revolutions
as decisive victories at arms. Inc
world at large. after rubbing its fore
head and readjusting its eyeglasses
and clearing its throat, exclaimed
why not. Isn't that what We nave
all been thinking and desiring! only
nobody knew how or where 10 De-
gin"
The premier Of the Browns found
himself talking over the long distance
70 the premier of the Grays IN rs
neigbborly a fashion as IL they had
adjoining estates and were arranging
a matter of community interest.
"You have been SO fine in walvlng
an indemnity" said the premier Oh the
Grays. that Turcas suggests we pay
for all the damage done TO properly
on YOUR side by our invasion. I'm
sure our people will rise to the sug-
eestion. Their mood has overwhelmed
every preconceived notion OF mine. In
Mace of the old suspicion that
Brown could do nothing except with
a selfish motive is the desire 10 De as
fair as the Browns. And the practl-
cal way the people look at it makes
me think that 1t will be enduring
81 think so, for the same reason,
responded the premier OF the browhs'
"They say it is good business. IL means
prosperity and progress for both
countries"
"After all, a soldier comes out the
hero of the great peace movement
concluded the premier of the Grays'
"A soldier took the tricks with our
own cards. Old Partow was the great
est statesman of us all.
mo doubt OF that" agreed the
premier of the Browns. It's a sentl'
ment to which every premier OF ours
who ever tried to down him would
have readily subscribed"
The everyday statesman smiles
when he sees the people smile and
grows angry when they grow angry
Now and then appears an inscrutable
genius who finds out what is brewing
in their brains and brings it to head.
He is the epoch maker. Such an one
was that little Corsican, who gave
stagnant pool the storm it needed, un-
til he became overfed and mistook his
ambition for a continuation Of his
youthful prescience.
Marta had yet to bear the shock OF
Westerling's death. After learning the
, manner of it she went to her room
, where she spent a haunted. sleepless
night The morning found her still
tortured by her INSTALLATION Of the
, picture of him, irresolute as the moi
pressed around the Gray headquar
= tiers.
I 1T is as if had murdered him.
, she said. 81 let him make love to me
|. Il let my hand remain in his once
J. but that was all. Lanny. II couldn't
4 have borne any more. Yet that wa.
I enough-enough!"
a But we know now, Marta" Lam
8 stron pleaded. that the premier o.
/. the Grays held Westerling to a com
r pact that he should not return aliv'
: IL he lost He could not have won
y even though you had not helped vi
n against him. He would only have los
more lives and brought still create
r indignation on his head. His fate wa
t inevitable-and he was a soldier"
/. But his reasoning only racked he
t. with shudder
g IF he had only died fghting!" MAJ
d tar replied. "He died like q rat in
3. trap anG II set the trap"
Il mo. destiny set it," put in Mrs
y Galland.
E. Lanstron dropped down beside MAJ
); ta's chair.
r "Yes. destiny set It," he said. in
It ploringly.
k Just as it set your part for 20,
,f And, Marta" Mrs. Galland went o
H. gently, with what Marta had ono
D. called the wisdom of mothers, Lam
k lives and lives for you. Your destin
Id is life and to make the most of life, q
as you always have. Isn't it, Marta?"
D. YES" she breathed after a paus
m in conviction, as she pressed her mot
er's hands. Eyes. you have a gift
n making things simple and clear"
10 Then she looked up to Lanstron an
81 the flame in her eyes, whose leapin
IL spontaneous passion he already knee
II, held something of the eternal, as b.
ly arms crept around his neck.
he "You are life. Lanny! You are Il
at destiny of today and tomorrow"
70 (THE ENID