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ana pounded on with it toward the
street My mouth was full of his
beard, our arms were locked, our bod
les fntertwined and that Internal chair
radiated its legs all round us. The
watchful Austin had thrown open the
hall door. We went with a back SON.
ersault down the front steps. l have
seen the two Macs attempt something
of the kind ut the halls, but it appears
to take some practice to do it without
hurting oneself The chair went to
matchwood at the bottom, and we roll
ed apart into the gutter. He sprang
to his feet, waving his fists and wheel
ing like an asthmatic.
Had enough?" he painted.
you internal bullyr' / cried as
gathered myself together.
Then and there We should have tried
the thing out, for he was effervescing
with fight, but fortunately was res
cued from an odious situation. A po-
liceman was beside US, his notebook
in his hand.
whats all this? You ought to be
ashamed" said the policeman. 1t was
the most rational remark which 1 had
heard in Enmore Park. "Then," he
said, turning to me, what seems to be
the trouble?"
This man attacked me-" said 1.
Ibid you attack him?" asked the po-
neeman.
The professor breathed hard and said
nothing.
Its not the first time, either" said
the DOliepman severely shaking his
head. You were in trouble last month
for the same thing. You've blackened
this young mans eye. Do you give
him in charge. sir?"
| relented.
Mo- said /, Il do not"
whats thatT' said the policeman.
II was to blame myself. 1 intruded
upon him. He gave me fair warning"
The policeman snapped up his note
book.
Don't let us have any more such
going on" said he. NOW. then, move
on. there, move onr' This to butch
er's boy. maid and one or two loaf
ers who had collected. He dumped
heavily down the street, driving this
little flock before him. The professor
looked at me. and there was something
humorous at the back of his eyes.
Come in" said he. i've not done
with you yet"
The speech had sinister sound, but
/ followed him none the less into the
house. The manservant, Austin, like
wooden image, closed the door be-
hind us.
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ehAts SiiCA thC PhOACcoOAs
" rubbing his hands with an
air of triumph.
1T is monstrous-grotesq
But what made him draw such an
animal?''
Trade gin..l should think"
"Oh. that's the best explanation you
can give. is it?''
well, sir. what is yoursT'
THE obvious one that the creature
exists. That is actually sketched from
the life
should have laughed only that 1
had vision OF our doing another
Catharine wheel down the passage.
"Look herew he cried. leaning for
ward and dabbing a great hairy sau-
sage Of a finger on to the picture.
You see that plant behind the animal?
I suppose you thought II was dande-
lion or a brussels sprout-what? Well.
II Is a vegetable ivory plant, and they
run to about fifty or sixty feet. Don't
you see that the man is put In for a
purpose? He couldn't really have
stood I'm front OF that brute and lived
to draw IT, He sketched himself in to
give a scale OF heights. He was. we
will say, over FIVE feet high. The tree
is ten times bigger. which is what one
would expect"
Good heayensr' I cried. "Then you
think the beast was Why. Charing
Cross station would hardly make a
kennel for such brutev'
Apart from exaggeration, he is GER
tainly well grown specimen" said
the professor complacently.
But | cried. surely the whole ex-
perience OF the human race Is not to
be set aside on account of a single
sketch"-I had turned over the leaves
and ascertained that there was moth
ing more In the book-''a single sketch
by a wandering American artist. who
may have done It under hashish or in
the delirium of fever or simply In or
der to crafty a freakish Imagination.
You emit. as n man OF science. defend
such position AS that"
For answer the professor took . book
down from n shelf.
This IL an excellent monograph by
my gifted friend. Ray Lancaster" said
he. There Is an illustration here
which would interest you. All. yes.
here II is The inscription beneath It
runs: Probable appearance In life OF
the Jurassic Dinosaur Stegosaurus
The hind leg alone is twice rs tall ns
full grown man. Well. what do you
make OF that?'
He handed me the open book.
started as ! looked at the picture. In
this reconstructed animal OF dead
world there was certainly very great
resemblance TO the sketch Of the I'M
kvcw.. s~stss
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-wellr. he asked.

ut is no doubt a curious formation"
said l. "but am not geologist enough
to say that 1t is wonderful"
"Wonderful!' he repeated. 1T is
unique. 1t is Incredible. No one on
earth has ever dreamed of such a pos
sibility. Now the next"
l turned 1t over and gave an ex-
clamation Of surprise. There was a
full page picture Of the most extraor-
binary creature that had ever seen.
1t was the wild dream of an opium
smoker, vision Of delirium. The
head was like that of a fowl. the body
that of bloated lizard. the trailing
tail was furnished with upward turn
ed spikes. and the curved back was
edged with a high serrated fringe.
which looked like a dozen cocks wat
ties placed behind each other. In front
of this creature was an absurd manni-
kin or dwarf in human form. who
stood staring at 1t.
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.rhat is certainly remarkable"

'That is certainly remarkable"
said.
But you won't admit that 1t 10
final?'
Surely 1t might be coincidence, or
this American may have seen a pic
ture of the kind and carried 1t In his
memory 1t would be likely to recur
to a man in delirium."
every good" said the professor In
diligently. I'VE leave 1t at that
will now ask you to look ut this bone"
He handed over the one which he had
already described as part Of the dead
mans possessions. 1t was about SIX
inches long and thicker than my
thumb, with some indications OF dried
cartilage at one end of 1t.
ITO what known creature does that
bone belong?" asked the professor.
examined 1t with care and tried to
recall some half forgotten knowledge.
at might be a very thick human col
lar bone" I said.
My companion waved his hand in
contemptuous depreciation.
"The human collar bone is curved.
This is straight. There Is groove
upon its surface, showing that u great
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tendon played across II. which could
not be the case with clavicle."
"Then must confess that I don't
know what II Is"
You need not be ashamed to expose
your ignorance. for l don't suppose the
whole South Kensington stan could
give name to IT," He took n little
bone the size OF n bean out of a pill
box. $50 far as I am judge this
human bone is the analogue Of the one
which you hold I'm your hand. That
will give you some idea Of the size of
the creature. You viii observe from
the cartilage that this Is no fossil spec
linen. but recent. What do you say to
thatr'
surely In an elephant
He WINGED az II In pain.
Don't! Don't talk OF elephants In
South America. Even In these days OF
board sciools''-
We'll" interrupted, any large
South American nnimal-a tapir. for
example"
ITO be continued)
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Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury

MS mercury viii surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering II through
the mucous surfaces Such articles should
never be used except ON prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
they viii do In ten fold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hairs
Catarrh cure. manufactured by v. j.
Cheney a. Co, Toledo. o.. contains no
mercury. and Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system In buying IIalFr
Cnfarrh Cure he you get the genu-
Inc. II lis taken Internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio. by Y. J. Cheney a Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price I5c per bottle
Take Hairs Family pills for constipation.
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CHAPTER III.
"it's Just the Very Biggest Thing In
the World"

~ ARDLY was it shut when Mrs.
Challenger darted out from
the dining room. The small
woman was in furious tenn
per. She barred her husbands way
like an enraged chicken in front Of a
bulldog. 1t was evident that she had
seen my exit. but had not observed
my return.
You brute, Georger' she screamed.
You've hurt that nice young man."
He jerked backward with his thumb
me-
She was confused. but not unduly 3d.
II am so sorry. ! didn't see you"
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u u
Your Purchases

can make or lose money for you.
Here's a bully way to keep accu-
rate account of them and at the
same operation make out the
order.
unFPuD Purchase Order Record
Let us demonstrate the simplicity
Of this outfit.
STEARNS BROS. co.
Printers.
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he leaned forward with great ear
nestness.
81 suppose you are aware" said he.
checking Off points upon his fingers.
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CHAPTER ~.
chaIIenaer's Proofs.

IVY ELL, what do you think of
WV thatT' cried the professor,
w rubbing his hands with an
mir Of frilImnh
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MISUNDERSTANDING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

millions. And every penny OF II fairly.
squarely. clcanly earned.
In the Scligman no one
OF status has ever had speculative con-
spl'uuusncss. II has not been by profit
through taking gamblers risks that
the firm fortune and prestige have as
s"milcd. Rare. indeed. has il been
that market advice" Of the prophecy
sort could he extracted in that quarter.
Not lack of openhcartcdness. PERHAPS:
Just plain prudence, doubtless. BY way
of commentary or illustration. as one
may choose. James Seligman used to
revcl In II Of Arthur Joseph's init
mate anecdotes celebrating a scene
wherein figures Jay Gould's next best
friend. Giovanni Morosini, and Isidor
Wormser. Wall Street brigadier, not
quite of the Seligman reticcnce type.
Says Morosini to Wormscr one day:
How about that Chicago Gas you
had me buy" I paid so and II is down
under 20. What In the Ozarks am I
going to do"
why" answer Isidor. chow should
] know what you are going to do, Mr..
Morosini; why. how should | be know.
ing"
You said II was going to move, O
told me you knew II was going TO
move" persists the exercised Signor.
And. what 10 you want?' comes
back Mr.. Wormser. Move? Hasn't
it movcd-it is down 10 per cent.-how
much. you Morosini. how much YOU
expect just from ono little friendly
tip"
You old me II was going up"
"Oh. no; oh, no.. no. no-not Go.ne
up ! just said what you say: ] said
it was going to novel never said
which way"
Corcllg!on!sts are appreciative
amply Of the sterling SeliGman quail
ity. Proud Of their race and proud Of
their church. Joseph and Jesse and
James. all tho fraternity. have stood
steadily loyal. splendidly gcncrous;
charities independent and charities
associated have had support magnin-
cent continually-but. in most part,
clandestinely.
"What do q regard as your
greatest accomplishment. the work Of
which You are ~proudest?" asked an
intimate Of Jesse Seligman in his las,
'hSS' -Nhi Wv uIs"tI was IIpIIiIt,
hrcvity comprising s!ncerityt
THE orphan asylum"
-Four decades he had been at the
head OF that splendid metropolitan In
stitut!on whore hundreds on hundreds
Of waits are INJURED. made whole
some, given opportunity. How de-
voted 40 such work an intense man
Of immense and intricate affairs could
be Is Indicated in the fact that on the
morning of every Sunday that ne
could DO IN New York no was with
ont n single exception a visitor to the
child wards there.
1t Is an event notable indeed, this
Anal passing lin tho death OF James
Scligman) Of the last Of the founda-
tion generation Of q potential .Ameri-
ar business family. commanding
success and all good mems regard
clean hearted. clean minded. clean
! actioned.
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say. within democracy? It might
prove to be advanta geous-who
knows?-to democracy itself.
Unforeseen future events may bring
into being n form OF government Of
which at present we know nothing.
We cannot take any present form of
government and say of it: This is the
governmental form for the future. II
is probable. but 1t IL not certain. the
government of the future will be of
the democratic form, If everything
stands as 1t stands now. merely de-
veloping without fundamental changes.
However. all depends on what you
mcan when you say the two words
democracy and 'aristocracy.'"
France and England | suggested,
two great democracies. arc. you as
scrt, c%onqucring the greatest OF u
tocracies In this war. Does not that
prove the superiority Of present day
democracy"
II do not think hat you can formu-
late n rule about democracy. aristoc-
racy or autocracy," said Prof. Berg
son. There are too many forms of
each. Autocracy in Germany and au-
ttCEuCN Ill 1SuSSlu, LOT tNUllpl', are
two utterly dissimilar things"
III the present world disaster has
not been the fault OF Gcrmany's gov
ornamental form has it been the fault
OF her philosophy" I asked. And.
therefore. must IL he the philosophy
rather than the governmental form
which the world must avoid in
futurc?"
"On the contrary" said PROF.. Berg
son. German philosophy. l think. was
taken on as a secondary matter TO
justify a certain state Of mind already
German"
ITO what do you attribute that state
OF mind"
"'rhc whole constitution and history
OF Germany during tho last half cen
tury shows that Prussia has been con-
tinually in the lead. Prussia always
has been a conQuering nation. consti-
tuted in a military way TO conquer
Even during peace she was only bent
on war. War vas the chief end and
aim of l'russia's being.
when. in 1870. PRUSSIA got the
whole Of Germany to follow her. and
when, through Prussian leadership.
Germany was so successful. the whole
~ Germany was hypno'ized. The
rrussian demonstration Of Bismarckian
policy impressed the German mind
i~ncradiCa.ly.
Therefore Germany adopted this
state of mind and became bent on con-
quest, preparing for WARRIOR war of
ag~gress.on-.n time OF peace. looking
upon peace as upon a useful interval
between the more important times Of
war. SO the whole nation being bent
upon the purpose Of war. what hap
pcned was n natural thing.
I'm Germany there were the J unhcI-,
that class which supplies botl PRUSSIA
and Germany with officers and whose
existence depends on war. The exist
cnce OF hat class was n great cause,
for 1t was rich and more influential
than rich.
"War came not so much as the re-
suit OF the existence OF an autoCracy
as il did as n result OF the existence OF
that class. Contrast the differing pro-
Ccdures OF the Emperor Of Russia and
the Emperor of Germany. One called
the first peace conference at The
Hague. the other called this war.
Yet both are emperors."
But was not the Junker class n
product OF aristoCracy?"
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e of the Eight Brothers Who Founded Great Banking Flous
Survives-Rise of Family an Epic in American Finance

aside, but he stood determined to take
ship for America. The homo folks
listened and sorrowed. and-assented.
Little provision could Ice made for him
save the inspiration OF their blessing.
the supremost underwriting OF u
fathers and ii mothers prayers.
y year and more he was here be-
fore he could report prospect Of sue
cess; instead OF fortune a~valanching
wealth DOL him at Castle Garden he
marched into a panic stricken city.
Iolitics-eternal the role OF twas
afoul OF business: the bank notes OF a
dozen States were in the discard at
dimes per dollar, A petty clerkship
was Il godsend. and he kept on dream
ing. Professional establishment was
out Of all question. lie said good-hy
/, New York. lie acquired "A pack: he
proceeded. not hesitartly but proudly,
to lie a pedler-apOstrophiZed half n
century later at a Delmonico banquet
whore a light hearted brother in rcml-
n.scence said:
"Thc travelling salesman If that
period did not enjoy the ~luxuries that
gentlemen Of hat vocation now cx-
peCt. and as IL was not customary 10
have a porter carry your grip. we per-
formed that task ourselves"
Pluck produced. Profit came gener-
ously-net savings rolled away up to
totals averaging sometimes even 500
"A month. lie sent home hurry calls for
brother after brother. James the who
just now passes at the patriarchal age
Of two and ninety) was third arrival
and within "A single year spent down
South he amassed. all by himself. $500,
Interesting are the preludcs tn the
making of American fortunes: jay
t;ould's mouse trap pioneering. John
Jacob Astor's butcher boy days. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt collecting tickets on
a fcrryhoat, had each its start in this
very same Scligman school,
David Dudley Field used tn hc proud
Of the recollection that he arrived in
Sew York from Connecticut with
"only "A Bible and II $40 bin" inducing
his brother Cyrus To the kindly com
mcnt that David used the ten" 50
also was used every dollar that came
the Seligman way; brother after
brother was brought over. Jesse, who
later was tn become the fnm!ly's hero
4 literally w%orshipped arrived ono
Fourth Of July, scNcnty-iVc years ago,
rayc graphic plimpses nice of the
carly vicissitudes in az imWrotnptu al
dress, lie came on a sailing vessel
whose accommodations were worth, he
SAID, perhaps what he was able tn pay
for them.
In season tho Scligmans ceased to
he ''travclling salcsmen", they were
recognized merchants in half a dozen
Alabama towns, for they had gone
South, taking the advice Of the purse
proud naboh,'" James. whose $500 an
nial earnings had 30 chirked up
everybody; land" chronicled Jesse,
! at Tie sGs 81 aftsGn ! vss the pos.
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BY HENRY
FALL STREET has the habit
parades the vanity--of for

ever processing To De So DuS..
so tremendously occupied as TO lie able
to give time To- nauGht else than money
grubbing. Events pregnant with sig
nificanCc get thereby scant attention
when that S.gl.iiCauce is distinctly
sentimental. The coup of a plunging
boy tradcr-penLlicss one day, Million
are Il ncNt-cliCits applause spon-
taneous enough. sets hearts aglow; and
the overnight smash of "A bear pool
makes the Stock Exchange tongues
wag overtime. But no development
can hope FOR heed unless it have
cayenne we'll s%prinkled through II.
Attestation Of this spirit shows sug-
gestively in many a way: here Is
current illustration: \ little company
Of kin and friends met and mourned
II day or two Z by the bier of "a man
who for more than half IA century was
potent not on h Stock Exchange
alone but in Il far broader range of
world finance. and outside of those who
We're attached by personal love the
event was actually unconsidercd by
wall street as Wall Street.-The pass
ing of james Seliginln meaning little
apparently TO the money multitude.
But that mans death does dcnote
the Closing of an era. Ended thus Is
the first generation of N American
Scligmans. n group Of brothers who
from success as progressive merchants
were graduated into wall Street activi-
ties at II time when national finance
was in uncertain formative process,
Scli:man influence from the start II
was "A maalftst iniluence-was good
influence and Stdlwhrt.
Eight there were of the Scligman
hrethren-one now surviving tall his
business life an Eng'ShmaD, the
youngest aged fgurscore and more.
Joseph was the founder of the house,
arriving here Il youthful Cmigrant
back in the times when Cen, Andrew
jackson was c~Ntirguish!ng banks and
dealing national financial ru.nation
round. lie was firm Bavaria, his
parents were poor; they had made
bra.c sacrifice for HIM, had poured
SLOW savings ont to civ" han a start
such a. then ana thcr" only the en-
ccptionallE prosperous would naturally
attempt, he had been given a college
| course.
There were family ambitions that
| furesaW "A professional career, financial
! competence probably, public influence"
! possibly; he might teach, luch capital
might offer pr"ntah'" employment, IN
time H." might ven progress fhr'
enough to have his " office, lac a
! doctor or a lawyer or in snnc other
sphere alOvc his ~pai'ntag" justify IN"
home scr.mpinG gladly Id" for his
.,E. Th,rp tx hDly sacrament In par
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parable with opportunities IL Whole
sl,.u- amt IMAM featuring the ScliS-
Uul.~ had facilities t. uuIt rm armies.
and tI"v d.I. I..ng before .\ppoma,-
,"N the iIr.I,'s nl-t million was
r'.:i"! out. T',u, naturally enough.
the cNulItion in'o banking. Ana ever
slu,e has ran true what Arthur
IlrlSMau in ,u,uSy Of one Of their
ia;crupt! mai achievements SAID - me
4 score OF Years ago: They simply
make a business of success
Nurn Gen. Grant came To the Pres
.dcnCy ho found already established
higA IN Government coniidences-ap-
rr,c.atcd FOR phenomenal tnterna-
t.uuIl Nua.lCial sorv!cc-thc same Jesse
Scotsman wAum 81 decade or more ago
O." hal known amt liked as "A ready
uIJc C,utn.uE salesman up Sackctts
iitIuur WY. Acquaintance renewed
rIIur quickly to int macy. and III
Mount MrGrcGur'r sad day there ruled
"a i.cud~h.p close AZ belongs to ties
OF l'"uJ.
scotsman activity and skill had ac-
compIIsncd mach for preceding admin
is'rtt.ouS. Chase had utilized their
49, =" - 49, ''' -.
wa '''", ''','','
,.-u relations that branch houses
'HI,nan -, Iananm
and l'ars and Frankfort and Amster-
dam. When Grant wanted counsel
'"'' ~ '"
$780,,
u
" ' r'
'." wa" ",a ".,n,.
a., '|
w" ''',' '"
' ,,,n' ,on ~ y.
~ ',., ,t.',, ra"m ,,a,
~, ,n ,u,,aa .,na -, htm.",r "ho ,,r,
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~ am perfectly sure of II.

a., P'.'N.'s SURE vi IL.
peii''.! sure mat II hermahy
a." =, ''''' "''e haPPehcu ohiy III
n,,ana,t ~ war IL "uu," oe
100 INV hao '"huuercu II
""u'u nave peen Tor a short time only.
en-. wv i'"''N'Hu VI 'ne
a..e ", 'u' "'ahNihu a. u wno'e'
..aa. ''' f". "P ""' H. us
,iaa, -. wa, 'u'" III" 'htil"a'eo
-, '" '""' Nv pace Va thc heW
~"
u.n ~, VI, "e'hoe'aoies would nave
! sustes'eu. MUST there not
ot' 'heh. something III the nature of Il
order ,bo, .,,ah ~, -, 'u'u'e III
on, ,d,d ac,t,.,, neg VOC
thlu, IN tho na,,r i've" "".-
necess,r,ly hr, ~, a,sr"., '
s,hI, forr,a, ,raa. ,'a - 80.
,rnr, =, - ~. a ".''s
si,,,,h., at. -, ''' o"'n
a,,ino, u" ~ "'''e
-.
o"'o.p.'u'! suoh n union should he
. ".' II "ou'u as well II bet
- -" h''i"lS "h!ch are not. III
ue '', 'ensc ~ 'he word deinocra-
"".u Wi berSSon. VI course
~ ,'"i"' 'o'"l ! nave described Is es-
,"'s anu esPecl'iiy that oil democ-
49, Wv "''s'o'raoies ana even au-
. ,rs We'i might ihdorse IT,
h'e w ~ H. anu upon occasion, light
ioin'
. mas any aTlstocracy or any au-
'oo,aes ever really subscribed TO it,"
IL All uepehdS upon what YOU may
mr. M om,oo,n-nn en- s'n'ocr"es
81 ,hi,n '''' i~9'h'
tho -. ''o"'n~ "'
dor,a, ., =, -. u "'I W.
,,h, 60, US" " ""'"S W
60.
Looh a' RUSSIA. Inc emperor OF
I'uSs'a ~suRgcs'eu the ilrst peace con-
.c'cnce ~ Inc hague. The Govern
ihc"t or >ap",eon Ill, winch was al
h'ost "u'ocra'lc' had a very nigh inter-
n'''o"ai 'u'a!' IL ~denhiteiy aVowed
'he Prihc'pie wh'ch ] nave reenunci-
ANU ''al nations shouiu he treated
''he persons
VI course n democracy Is more in
clIheu TO the particular ideal which. |
a''' SURF VIII conquer IN MS war. ana
nh'i'E III human development. hut a
government winch H. not "A democracy
may nave H. 1t is a question of moral
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That nuw is being tried. II Is marvel
iY4s. You would l." Jstou.shcd if you
+ruNo with so.d.,1' IN .hc trenches at
the fr mt Il had spoken to them and
| Lad been astunished.)
The world y has seen 4 war
Ike ta.s before and armies never have
I,uuwn a spirit such as that which ami
mites the fighters in THOSE. ! mean,
who ILHt ia II because they wish To-.
hcy.tIsr .h,v themselves believe II To
i' thor duty ~, as tho French sol
d..rt .,.
cit a way o. such danger that all
tlr Gt.-tgs huuwn in former wars
N,uIl Do. luuh, ! upon a. play hy men
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".p have MA tn.~ war. Bat the
men meet them. brave them, conquer
them. because they know they must be
met. braved II conquered. These
soldiers realize that they are fighting.
not for themselves. nor even only for
their country. France. but for the
preservation OF the hone OF all hui
mainly.
1T is a great task that they arc do
ing in so great "A way. but you are
astonished by their sheer simplicity.
Whenever | congratulate one Of them.
a.. FOR instance. ono OF my former
pupils, he will say:
at Is nothing. II IL but natural