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

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course"
"Tll keep my address at the depart
ment," Nellie agreed steadily. She
wiped her eyes with the corner of the
sheet while he was not looking. He
was talking, she knew, about the pen
sion to be paid her If anything hap
pened. If anything happened!
His arms were about her, and he
was holding her again. He had bun
died her up and was hugging her to
him.
"Nellie! My little Nellie!" That was
all he could say, her name over and
over again, "Nellie!"
She could only cling to him as he
held her, and now he was putting her
down. When he was ready to get
into the machine he looked up at her,
mute, and mute she remained as she
watched him wave to her from his seat
beside Jim. Then the turn in the
road took him out of sight.
The roadster, driven over deserted
highways, rushed swiftly toward Chi
cago. It was midnight, and with the
full moon still bright overhead Jim had
no difficulty in driving. The speedom.
eter strip. under the little light on his
dashboard, registered over forty miles
an hour. 1t was slow compared to
the pace which he had driven in pur-
suit of Ingouf, but there was no need
for hn faI,
was driving. But his impulse was to
drive faster and faster. A strange
seizure. impelling him to risk himself,
possessed him.
"You didn't say anything to your ia.
Their about Ingouf. did you" Wendell
asked.
"No; thought I'd better leave that
till got back"
"And I didn't say anything to Mel
lie. AS think it over, I'm glad we're
going to Chicago anyway. Sibert ought
to see for himself, instead Of just be
told, exactly what we have" Wendell
felt in a pocket to be certain he had
the paper he had taken from Ingouf.
"How do you suppose the attack on
us is coming?" Jim asked. do you
suppose the Monroe doctrine will be
the excuse?'
"If the prince took that method of
bringing on war he'd simply put a
powerful fleet in the Caribbean and
| order ours out, as we've ordered
theirs"
$50 we'd either have to go or fight"
"ln either case they'd have the Carib-
bean. They'd then land troops, take
over the countries they wanted and
we'd have to renounce formally and
forever the Monroe doctrine and-well,
eat the words of any other of our pet
policies which happened to offend the
regent
Cor tght!'
Exactly; and the activities of their
secret agents here must mean that the
prince is paying us the compliment OF
believing that, rather than stand for
all that, we will fight. So he's coming
straight for u.s."
70 the right, Il few miles off, Il great
red glare of burning buildings lit the
Sky.
"Enloe's work, do you suppose:' Jim
appealed.
outside Il big factory Il newsboy
WAS calling an extra and selling pa
| pcrs as fast as lie could run from group
to group.
president calls cabinet!' the shout
came TO Jim. Big eXtry! President
calls secretary Of navy and secretary
of war to White House at midnight
Washington fears war! Army and
navy officers called"
Jim swerved his car to the curb as
he entered Chicago and. jumping out
seized Il paper and turned back toward
the car. Men. gazing ut their papers
as he was, Numbered before him an(
blocked his way. He looked into the
eyes of men, staring. excited, surpris
cd. They were reading the same head
lines, printed in the same words a:
those he was reading, but as they
tongue. One man. who was reading
his paper most intently, spoke to jim
without looking up. Jim. not under
standing, made no reply. The maj
glanced up and. seeing stranger
started little Then lie spoke agar
in his foreign tongue Jim did not un
derstand the words of this sentence
but guessed it's meaning. The MAI
was trying to see if the stranger cOult
have understood what lie said. Thcs'
men were not openly hostile-but, then
Ingouf till that night never had beer
hostile-nor were they friendly.
"Who are you:" Jim suddenly chal
lenged one of them.
The fellow gazel s,lspiciously ant
shook his head.
WHO are all these men" Jim dc
mandcd. what lationality:"
!; The man moved away. and anothe
retreatcd at the same challenge. jim
. returned to his car.
"The recall that came to YOU is gen
eraI." He handed over the paper +
Wendell and started the car som
news reached Washington at about j
o'clock which made the president call
cabinet meeting at once"
The car rushed to the Union station
where long line of lighted coache
stood on an eastbound track with
: sign at the end. Especial For Washing
ton and Newport News" Two youn
: men about Bob's age were there. The
were officers, also recalled. They hal
ed Bob quietly. He shook hands wit
| - tn Tim