The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-08
CHAPTER VI.
One Of Enqland's Sons.

ono OF En3lanoS Sons.
Charlie Brown lighted his cigarette
in silence, while he digested Street
mans amazing statement.
You do talk like a German" ne
told Streetman after he had blown cut
a cloud Of smoke.
THAT is a matter of opinion" the
other replied stifly.
Yes. I think he talks like a der
man. too," Georgy Wagstaff chi,nel
in. But as we know he isn't ',ne.
does it really matter? Go ON.
gentlemen! Argue!" Sir Georges
daughter was having the time of her
young life.
Here's one thing I'd like to know"
Guy put in-"where on earth is all
the blooming money to come from?"
my dear boy, there's nothing 80
elastic as national credit" his friend
from the States replied with a calm
assurance that came partly from the
speakers having. at one time in mis-
career. conducted the financial page
for his newspaper. "Why. down in that
two-by-four affair in Mexico, on- Of
their weekend presidents ran OFT OF
money; so he issued an order for ATTY
thousand dollars, stuck a gun in 1he
other gentleman's chest. and said,
That is worth fifty thousand dolla w.
and 1t was"
Mrs. Falconer felt that it was | ard
" pro er that the men should mo1,opo-
lie all the conversation.
II can't believe there will rcall- re
a war-a great war she announced.
Think what it would mean-ahsolute
barbarism! And this is the twentieth
century,
1T would put us back a hundred
years." Sir George declared wearily.
He both realized and dreaded the hv-.
rors that he knew must inevitably at.
tend such a titanic struggle as seemed
imminent.
cts too horrible to think Of" Ethel
Willoughby exclaimed with something
approaching a shudder. '1t doesn't
seem real that we're sitting here quite
calmly talking over even the possibil.
ity of such a thing"
"An1 this won't be a war like other
wars the American pointed out
"There'll be no personal %heroes-no
charges up San Juan hill-no bands
playing or flags flying. It's going tc
he a cold. deadly thing Of mathema',
les and notifications, Of big gum and
submarines, Of aeroplanes and anmu
milton, Of millions of little mites called
men. who will be only little. unimpor
tant cogs in the big machine. IT'S
going to he brutal, cruel. harharo,s
murder, conducted on the most moler1
scientific basis"
And afterwards whatll we do 70,
men, Georgy Wagstaff inquired
thoughtfully. as IL the dearth Of male,
that threatened the world We're a ca
ln'nlty almost too great to face. mo
that | really care so much about tina
personality" she added. with an insin
uAting glance at Guy Falconer. VIII,
always logged her footsteps, for me,
bore me-"
"Tllanks." Guy remarked. II Georc-
mao q fault "a possibility he was sci
dom willing to admit. even to himself
Ne folt that it consisted Of a .nusti
tongue. And occasionally the though
Of living with her. facing her acros
tho breakfast table. for instance. M
vague fear into him. Up to the pres
ont time. however. he had always sue
cooled in Kidding himself of such mi.
.ivings.
And who do you think is going I
WIN, Mr.. Rrown!' Sir George nut til
question abruptly. He. az we'll @
Str"ctman. perceived that their som,
what bizarre guest from the other sid
Of III" Atlantic had gathered unto hin
solf a surprising fund Of informatio
during his short stay in their midst.
Before Charlie Brown could repl
tho spy Streetman threw himself in
the conversational gap.
I'm sure from what Mr.. Brown hi
said he agrees with me that the &c
mans have the best chance" he inte
posed.
Mr.. Brown himself merely smiled
the Interruption. He may ha,
thought Streetman a cad-a lohste
he would probably have termed hir
But whatever his feelings micht ha,