Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-04-01

hood for the sake of his country, so
with the help of white Kate" he
overcomes his drug habit.
mo-" she burst out in passionate
denial. mo, Gaffy, it was not. What
/ have just said WIS the real lie. But
Look at the room beyond you. It's
Just what you said il was yourself
little corner of hell, where the souls
of the damned revel in false mirth.
Can you expect any one-man or
womGn-to live lorg in place like
this and keep any faith, in either men
or women-not to come to know that
they are bcasts-white and yellow
brutes? But my words to you have
not been hypocrisy, Gatfy. Spite of
all she sees and knows, of all this,
White Kate, the chief spirit of these
rcvels finds at times something with
in her which wakes and stirs and
wants to cry out"
1t is the unsatisficd voice for the
other side of life | said | wasn't
Jealous, but ] AMI am! I'd like
to be sweet and cool again, GaRy, like
like ! was once. | was wrong,
world, and, | suppose, good men.
myself may be immoral in my way
of living, but ! have never been per-
sonally immoral in all my life. |
couldn't bring mysclf-to that.
might even have been a good woman
myself, but things happened and l
lost the chance. What | have said
to you before | have meant, Gaffy.
| tn ho, I ~
to see it
81 have promised" he told her, in
terrupting, tonight"
Kate.
YES"
at doesn't matter" she said firm
ly. 81 am glad. Only-Gaffy, had
hoped you would do it for me-"
Il want you to help me do it,
Kate"
"For her'?" she questioned.
Gatford looked full into her gray
eyes. For myself and America" he
said.
She leaned forward against the
table.
For America? For our country p"
she questioned quickly. "Gaffy-
Gafford lifted his cup of sake and
draining it, put it down.
asked. There's lot have to say,
if I'm to do what have decided upon
i must shake the hop. That means
a fight. I'll need help. But if you
can keep me off of the stuff for four
or five days | can walk alone after
that.
THAT girl is the daughter of our
Secretary Of State. She talked to me
tonight. She knows my father, and
she spotted me today, and tonight she
called me by name and rank. She
told me things l had never worked
out for myself, with my drug mud
died brain. promised her that I'd
try and be man-an American
again. want to make the try before
my resolution slips. You'll have to
shut me up, Kate, and keep me where
can't get out You see, know how
weak ! am. And I've got to tell you
lot Of things before you put me
under lock and key. While I'm fight
ing it out, somebody must watch
what goes on. Kate, | believe il
lies with us to save our country from
terrible ordeal, perhaps from ami.
hilation. Will you help?"
She eyed him closely. "You know
what you're saying, Gafry?" she
whispered tensely.
He nodded. "i'll tell you all abou
it, and We'll see what you think. Bu
get me the sake, please. You've KEEP
me short on the hop, and Pm glad o.
it, but I'm getting nervous, and Nv,
got to talk straight"
She compressed her scarlet moutl
and rose. "l'll be back in minute,
she promised, picked up his cup, anc
left the booth.
Gafford sat with closed eyes anC
waited. The music and the chatte
drifted to him from the main BODY O
the room, but he seemed to hear i
not at all. In his mind he was bacl
in the garden of the Nippon, listen
ing to girls low voice. "Will YOU
country find you ready" and he
calm assurance that she believed hin
able to be the man he might hay
been.
He had thrilled to her appeal TO
country, as he had believed he woul
never thrill again. Her unqualifie
faith in himself, unlike the appeal O
the more sophisticated woman of tn
world, who had jas: left him, ha
filled him with vast desire to prov
himself worthy Of it. She had wake
within him capacity for vaneraticr
touched by no woman since his moth
er. and peshaps romsntic sweet
heart of his boyhood.
British "Rr"f Eaters"
The name "beef-eater" applied
the British yeomen OF the guard h.
a singular derivation. 1t is said