The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-12
CHAPTER III-contlnusd.

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You think am joking?" she asked
why, yesl"
But ! am not! No, no. not about
such 8 CHASTITY subject as war to-
dayl" She was leaning toward him,
hands on knee and eyes burning like
Goals without q spark. "I'--she paused
as she had before she broke out with
the first prophecy-'I will quote part
Of our children's oath: I viii not be
q coward. 1t Is coward who strikes
first A brave man even after he re-
ceiyes blow tries to reason with his
assailant, and does not strike back un-
I'll he receives a second blow. shall
not let burglar drive me from my
house. If an enemy tries to take my
land shall appeal to his sense Of Jus
tice and reason with him. but II he
then persists l shall fight for my
home. II am victorious l shall not
try to take his land but to make the
most of my own. shall never cross a
frontier to kill my fellowmen.'
Very impressive she made the oath.
Her deliberate recital OF it had the
quality which justifies every word
with an urgent faith.
"You see, with that teaching there
can be no war;" she proceeded, "and
those who strike will be weak; those
who defend will be strong"
Perhaps" he said.
''You would not like to see thou
sands, hundreds Of thousands, OF men
killed and MANNED, would your" she
demanded. and her eyes held the hor-
ror of the sight In reality. "You can
prevent it-you cant" Her heart was
IN the appeal
"The old argument No, l should
bot like to see that" he replied. II
bnly do my duty as a soldier to my
country"
"The old answerl The more reason
why you should tell the premier you
can't But there is still another reason
for telling him." she urged gently.
Now he saw her not at twentyseven
but at seventeen, girlish. the subject
Of no processes of reason but in the
spell OF an intuition, and he knew that
something out OF the blue In a fash
was coming.
For you will not winl" she declared.
This struck fire. Square Jaw and
sturdy body. in masculine energy, reso-
lutte and trained. were set indomitably
against feminine vitality.
aYes, we shall winl We shall wini"
he said without even the physical DEM
onstratlon OF gesture and in hard.
even voice which was like that Of the
machinery Of modern war itself, q
voice which the aristocratic sniff, the
Louis XVI curls. or any Of the old gal.
iery-display heroes would have thought
utterly lacking In histrionics suitable
20 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
ioosening OF the lips. She spread out
her hands with fingers apart, as II to
let 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.
81 was very strenuous riding my
hobby against yours, wasn't IT. she en-
claimed In . fiutter OF distraction that
made It easy for him to descsnd from
his own stssd. Il stated q feeling. ]
made guess. threat about your
winning-and ell In the air. That's .
woman's privilege: one men grant.
tsn't 1T"
we enjoy doing 80" he replied, I'll
urbanity.
Thank you'll" she said simply. Il
must be ct home In time for the chill
dren's lesson on Sunday. Ny sleeper
IN engaged, and II am not to miss the
train must 90 immediately"
with an undeniahis shock Of regret
he realized that the interview was
over. Really. be had had q very good
time; not only that but
"NVin It be ten years before We meet
axsinY' be asked.
Perhaps. unless you change the
rules about officers crossing the from
der 10 take tea" she replied.
Even II did. the vice-chief Of star
might hardly 60"
"Then perhaps you must wait" she
warned him. 'sntil the teachers Of
peace have done away with all fron-
tiers."
@Or. II there were war. should
eonsi- he answered IN kind. He half
wished that this might start another
argument and she would miss her
trsln- But sns made no rely. And
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