The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-10-06
CHAPTER VI-contlnued.

"You do talk like a German" he
told Streetman after he had blown out
a cloud of smoke.
THAT is a matter of opinion" the
other replied stia1y.
Yes, | think he talks like a Ger
man, too" Georgy Wagstaff chlmed
in. "But as we know he isn't one,
does it really matter2 Go on,
gentlemen! Arguew Sir Georges
daughter was having the time of her
young life.
Here's one thing I'd like to know" P"
Guy put in-"where on earth is all
the blooming money to come from"
"My dear boy, there's nothing so
elastic as national credit" his friend
from the States replied with calm
speakers having, at one time in his
career, conducted the financial page
for his newspaper. "Why, down in that
two-by-fOur affair in Mexico, one of
their weekend presidents ran out of
money; so he issued an order for fifty
thousand dollars. stuck a gun in the
other gentleman's chest, and said,
That is worth fifty thousand dollars
and 1t was"
Mrs. Falconer felt that 1t was hard
iy proper that the men should monOpo-
ize all the conversation.
81 can't believe there will really be
war-a great war" she announced.
Think what it would mean-absolute
harbarism! And this is the twentieth
century"
"It would put US back a hundred
years" Sir George declared wearlly.
He both realized and dreaded the hor-
rors that he knew must inevitably at
tend such titanic struggle as seemed
imminent.
ITS too horrible to think Of" Ethel
Willoughby exclaimed with something
approaching a shudder. ut doesn't
seem real that we're sitting here quite
calmly talking over even the possibll-
ity Of such a thing
"And this won't be a war like other
wars" the American pointed out.
L IutIE u bE nO BCLbOhdA
charges up San Juan hill-no bands
playing or flags flying. It's going to
be a cold, deadly thing Of mathemat-
ics and notifications, of big guns and
submarines, of aeropanes and ammu-
milton, of millions Of little mites called
men. who will be only little, unimpor
tant cogs in the big machine. It's
going to be brutal, cruel barbarous
murder, conducted on the most modern
scientific basis"
'And afterwards what'll we do for
men| Georgy Wagstaff inquired
thoughtfuIly, as If the dearth of males
that threatened the world were a ca
la0lity almost too great to face. mot
that ! really care so much about that
personally" she added, with an insin-
uating glance at Guy Falconer, who
always dOgged her footsteps, 'for men
bore me-"
''Thanksw Guy remarked. If Georgy
had a fault IA possibility he was sell
dom willing to admit, even to HIMSELF
he felt that it consisted of a caustic
tongue. And occasionally the thought
of living with her. facing her across
the breakfast table, for instance, put
a vague fear into him. Up to the pres
ent time, however, he had always sue
ceeded in Kidding himself Of such mis-
givings.
"And who do you think is going to
win, Mr.. Brown" Sir George put the
question abruptly. He, as well as
Streetman, perceived that their some
what bizarre guest from the other side
of the Atlantic had gathered unto him
self surprising fund of information
during his short stay In their midst
Before Charlie Brown could reply.
the spy Streetman threw himself into
the conversational gap.
"Pm sure from what Mr.. Brown has
said he agrees with me that the Ger
mans have the best chance" he inter
posed.
Mr.. Brown himself merely smiled at
The interruption. He may have
thought Streetman a cad-a lobster.
b would probably have termed him.