The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-27

like coar Of cheers greeted the white
speck of an eminent statesman's head.
All the ideas that had been fomenttng
In the minds OF a people for a genera
ton became living force of action to
break through the presidents born
of provincial passion with new pre-
cedent; for the power of public opin-
ion can be as swift in its revolutions
as decisive victories at arms. The
world at large, after rubbing it's fore
head and readjusting it's eyeglasses
and clearing it's throat, exclaimed;
"Why not! Isn't that what we have
all been thinking and desiring? Only
nobody knew how or where to be-
gin"
The premier of the Browns found
himself talking over the long distance
to tho premier of the Grays In as
neighborly a fashion as II they had
adjoining estates and were arranging
a matter of community interest.
"You have been so fine in waving
an indemnity" said the premier OF the
Grays, that Turcas suggests we pay
for all the damage done to property
on your side by our invasion. I'm
sure our people will rise to the sug-
gestion. Their mood has overwhelmed
every preconceived notion of mine IN
place of the old suspicion that a
Brown could do nothing except with
a selfish motive is the desire to be as
fair as the Browns. And the practl-
cal way the people look at It makes
me think that it will be enduring.
Il think so, for the same reason.
responded the premier of the Browns
"They say it is good business. 1t means
prosperity and progress for Dotn
countries"
After all, 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. cts senti-
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 1t 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 mob
pressed around the Gray headquar-
ters.
1T Is as II | had murdered him."
she said. II let him make love to me
riSl MY ndllu III LID OICG
but that was all. Lanny. II couldn't
have borne any more. Yet that was
enough-enough!"
But we know now, Marta" Ian
stron pleaded. that the premier of
the Grays held Westerling to a com
pact that he should not return alive
if he lost He could not have won
even though you had not helped us
against him. He would only have lost
more lives and brought still greater
Indignation on his head. His fate was
northumberland he was soldier"
But his reasoning only racked her
with a shudder
IF he had only died fighting!" Mar
tar replied. ''He died like rat in a
trap and IL set the trap"
No destiny set it," put in Mrs.
Galland
Lanstron dropped down beside Mar
ta's chair. sosss
Yes, destiny set it," he said, i'm.
ploringly. 5nssa
Just as 1t set your part for you.
And. Marta" Mrs Galland went on
gently, with what Marta had once
called the wisdom of mothers, 'Lanny
lives and lives for you. Your destiny
is life and to make the most of life, as
you always have. Isn't 1t, Marta?"
Yes" she breathed after a pause
in conviction. as she pressed her moth
er's hands. Eyes, you have a gift of
making things simple and clear"
Then she looked up to Lanstron and
the flame in her eyes, whose leaping
spontaneous passion he already knew,
held something of the eternal, as her
arms crept around his neck.
"You are life. Lanny! You are the
destiny of today and tomorrow"