Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-15

firmly there. and a handkerchief was
knotted swiftly around his eyes. lie
called out and tried to throw the
weight off. but he was too much at
IA disadvantage. He felt "A hand slip
into his pocket and the envelope frau
lein had given him being withdrawn
and then the noise OF hurried exit
through the window. lie spun round.
feeling a sharp stab Of pain go thru
his back as he did so and wrenched
the handkerchief off ! head. He
dashed to the window and peered out
into the dusk. and then turned on the
lights. But there was no one to be
seen.
OF all tho people dressing for din
ncr that evening at Wave Crest, only
tWo-Mr Pollock and Miss Myrtle
were In blissful ignorance that strange
things were toward. Fralucin. re-
freshed by her little rest. was calmly
buttoniug herself into her high gown
Of plaid silk. She showed no trace or
extra excitement. but a certain inward
glow seemed 10 suffuse her dry little
personality Tho end for which she
had been working for so many years
was close at hand at last For twenty
years an hei spiritual life had cen
tered I'm the achievement of that end,
to an end iuconccivable to any one
not a Prussian.
An Englishman. Of course, feels 10y
atty He is quite cheerfully prepared
to die for his country, "and all that
sort OF thing" as he would say But
IL is only the German who has been
educated To such pitch Of what one
may call country love that he consid -
ers everything done in its name is
right This is caused not so much by
] the different character of the two
races as by the different ideal which
/ has been set before them. England
/ might be called the nurse OF the
| y orld. She takes young countries
holds them severely in check, rules
/ them. trains them up. and as they
grow fitted for liberty and self-gov-
I ernment. so she gives II TO them. Ger
/ manys ideal Is far otherwise II IL
/ the ontiauated ideal OF the absolute
/ monarchy swel!ed TO its uttermos
/ limits. the ideal OF what is called
/ glory. and OF which the essence is
self ACKNOWLEDGMENT. though self may
lie translated into terms of kaiser ant
country.
Nevertheless. a spiritual passion /!
the strongest in the world. and is {
thing which has always made history
NllN AlAf Allllkt Wv Ii'AAlllEr anu Nii'
deliberate cruelties of such spies a
those at Wave Crest We're, after all
the outcrmost ramifications Of thi
ideal. The work of spies is sordit
and absurdly melodramatic. and alto
gethcr what an Englishman woul'
class as bad FORM but in the ma
jority of cases 1t is at least inspire,
by genuine passion. II was so witt
all the spies at Wave Crest, though Il
a much less degree with Fritz tha
with the others. But frauleln move
on the fires of her conviction as o
wings. And the Sandersons. mothe
and son. though less strained and eX
citable, were equally convinced of tn
righteousness OF their cause and face
all the risks they ran with iron nerve
The moral danger with all spie
. even such legitimate work as that b'
, lug carried out by Brent and Mrs. Lei
, is thrt long course of lying is apt
undermine the individuals sense {
values. Christopher felt this dangt
, himself Not at the moments whe
. he was busy and the excitement an
the risk kept his brain occupied, b'
In the flat moments after any Vlolei
action. He was feeling II now Il
q ready dressed. he sat on his bed Il
n n few minutes and tried to get himse
e In tune again before going dow
g stairs. He had lied bard all day
Il Molly; the thing had been absolute