The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-09-02

her brother fingered on the path
Agnes succeeded in making no other
demonstration. however, until Martin
had gained the road; then she threw
open the screen door and ran down
the porch steps. Jim caught and
kissed her and half carried her up the
steps again. They paused in the hall
to look at each other under the light
Jims inspection appeared far more
than merely satisfactory, but lie failed
to pass muster under Agnes eyes.
why, what's bothering you. dear?"
she demanded solicitously.
Nothing" lin threw his hat on II
chair. and. hand In hand with Agnes
he sought their place ON the lounge
near the big. shaded lamp. Agnes
parents had gone out, and she and
Jim had the room to themselves I'm
rather extremely in need Of some sane.
rational. n"nmilitary rnmpanionship
for while. What do you suppose I've
been doing: Just came from the
factory, where I've been to see if spies
weren't making bombs. Yes He
told her. iu humorous detail, the dis
cussions and his GRAND of the even
ing. "YOu can see from that the effect
Of having a lieutenant about most of
the time, and Nellies as Ind"
II can see.'' Agnes agreed Il
wasn't going to say anything about
your sister Jim. Till you'd mentioned
it. but
go, OH. tlearie."
Il had her to lunch today, and l
got her itleus.''
about WARP
IL wasn't going I" bring up the sub
ject, but Ill been reading that dandy
new disarmament article about Olll
setting the example to the other ma
tions-"The Mission Of America, by
Professor Doycn The magazine was
open at II. and Nellie saw Id been
reading it. give r"l my word that
when told hcras had tO-that
thought it WAS the finest and most
practical thing Id rvtr read she be
came positively violent"
AssoNs bIlu il''ihSu .tlIti
are so many things which YOU and ]
can't understand not being In the
navy
THAT was exactly the tone. l could
hardly keep from laughing at her one
minute and the next telling her what
an infant size was didn't realize
what the navy was doing TO her he
fore. Now know. Instead Of grow
Ing in thought or experience since
she's left Elgin she has been actually
going back. She's year older than ]
and she used to be older really, but
her mental age now is about the same
as Mart's. He was home for lunch
and agreed perfectly with every ride
ulous thing she said
He just asked me what Lieutenant
Wendell thought as though no one else
knew anything"
Being eighteen. he's just at the
army and navy stage. I suppose you
were once, too, Jim, but-thanks be-
Agnes kissed him guickly-"you went
into business and outgrew it. Why
'A-'' "ouAuu uhIV AMlly IL L DC
lieved that the world had to be con
fr0lled by force and fear"
"And I'd never have asked You &c
marry me in such world
"Of course not so the world isn't
that way. America-the millions like
YOU and ], Jim-an show the rest OF
the world that It's not. ] told Nellie
we'd agreed on that, and you felt, too
that Professor Doycn was right-ol
mostly right. When war threatens the
way to keep it off is not to rcsist-that
only makes war sure-but to refuse
to resist, and the enemy cannot make
bis soldiers kill us. There can't be
any war, can thcrc:"
"Of course not" Jim was impatient
to hold her close and dismiss discus
sion.
That's what told Nellie, but she
just laughed at me. She said the men
would have to resist or they wouldn't
be men, and the women would drive
the men on to 1t when war really came
But said that wasn't so.'
Jim brought her head down on lii
shoulder. Lets talk about gettina
married. Agnes"
Married, dear?"
"Yes; when" .