Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

muffiing her up in a big coat Then
they went across the veranda into the
garden. The lawn was covered with IN
Vulnerable twinkling points OF dew and
the glossy leaves OF the laurel ehone
bright. The shrill confused chtrping of
the birds came from the elm trees
Chris and Molly went to the little gate
that led on to the clif path and stood
there looking over the sea. The de-
stroyers had gone; nothing remained to
tell OF the events OF the night before.
and the slowly Frightening sea looked
as innocent of war as the quiet OF the
English garden in which the two stood.
Chris caught Molly to him.
Dear little sweetheart. he said.
The nightmares over. Look UP at
me-
II can't" said Molly: IT feel 90
ashamed. oh, Chris. 10 think We were
Al criticising you and that all the
time you were being so wonderful and
splendid"'
Don't be little goose. darling: 4
wasn't wonderful and splendid bst
] was only doing my job And 1 tell
you I'm jolly glad it's over. II It's only
50 that you can be nice to me again.
How can you want to have anything
more 10 do with me?" asked Molly.
"narrow-minded. silly little prig. that's 4
what ] am"
Molly. | shall shake you. Do yoy
know what YOU are2 You are the dearU
est sweetest, goodest little child there
give me | squirm-yes. do. darling.
positively squirm.
But Molly shook her head and re-
fused to be comforted.
Suddenly Chris changed his tactics
and appealed to the new Molly whom
he felt had come to life that day.
Sweetheart" he said, II am just
about all in. Don't worry me any
ha I'd know
what ] am doing. and so sick OF the
whole sordid affair and the wretched-
ness of II. Nobody need think ITS oeen
a glorious or wonderful experience,
distorted human nature is the most ap-
palling thing one could come up
against. Now it's all over. feel like
pricked balloon"
Molly-s hand stole out and she began
gently to stroke his hair.
.'Oh. it's been hateful he burst out,
for the first time regardless OF what
demands he made upon Molly ana not
seeking to spare her. land there's tnat
terrible little woman lying upstaire
now / wish to heaven they had burned
the house down; IL reeks OF eSiI -
though il could never be clean AGAIN
All, Molly. recapture your lovely gayety
for nv sake Make me laugh. Don't
let go of me.
Molly flung out her arms and pressed
her cheek against him.
flush Chris: hush. darling" she
said TITS all right now. You nave
got me to take care of you
And she never guessed that Chris.
, topher had maneuvered for her 10 reel
that flow of strengthening. she was
sure that her arms could hold ana
support him. and he was sef-reiiant
enough to be glad that she should her
self he helped by the tender deiusion- :
THE END.
, copyright, 1917 by Edward J. Clode.D
divinity in men. 1t has no church. no
authorities. no teachers. no orthodoxy.
II comes as the dawn comes. through
whatever clouds and mist may pc mere.
or whatever smoke and curtains may
be there. 1t comes as the day comes
to ships that put out to sea. II is
5 the Kingdom of God at hand" The
, book is calculated for almost any re-
ception. save that OF indifference. Some
will take in fear, some In anger-put
one counts that the great majority
!, will take hold Of il with JOY and new
E courage for to these last worn-out
God is about the most hopeless OF All
things to try to get along with
: PRESIDENT Wilson's His Problems
aad His Policy. BY II. Wilson Har-
ris. New York: Frederick A. stokes
Company.
e A study of President Wilson from an
Englishmans point OF view. This stand
point is one sufficiently outside to fres
it from personal bias, and enough from
the inside to bring 10 it. as a sound in
terpreting medium. a common language
. and generally common modes OF thought
This viewpoint gives the study its special
. significance and value. In method. IL 10
! a scrutiny OF the concrete activity OF Mr.
: Wilson for twenty-five years OF public NE.
e in order to draw out from this sum OF at
: rsIude and action the political principles
= fidelity To which has constituted MN the
/ exponent OF a great political creed. such
= objective consideration stands as anothel
: Of the admirable features OF TINS inVesti'
n CATION. Incidentally. this clear-seeing ex-
e animation gives an English summary o.
II American politics. Out OF this testimony
d of fact the writer says. finally: NO states
k man living today has more consistently.
n more resolutely. or with deeper convictaon
4 applied in the government OF great COM
/ monwealth the lessons OF A discerning.
y sober and a constructive liberalism The
IS President may have been quixotic- Hs
e may have been misguided. He may
! have been guilty OF sacrincing ms
country's prestige beyond 1ustihcatloh
But AT least ne was moving toward q
definite objective. an objective so pree-
{ nant with beneficent possibilities for hu-
mainly that if ever his hopes were real
d lied. his part IN the work OF estap hsn
. ing peace would give him an imperishabls
name among the handful OF men whose Ell
i forts have lifted the world TO new moral
= levels.
WHAT DID JESUS REALLY TEACH
ABOUT WAR. BY Edward Leigh
# Pell. author Of Our Troublesome
# Religious Questions, etc. New
! York: Fleming H. Revell Company
? Jesus Christ was not dyed-in-the-
It wool pacifist-that is 10 say. in His
;, religion and in His philosophy thers
n were wars of righteousness as well n
a righteous peace Back of either. Il
y give il substance. must be the indubi
), table sense of right, the hulwark Of tbs
:, :, approving conscience. 1t is in supper
= Of this claim that Mr.. Pell draws sus
tanning evidence from the sayings Of
. Jesus himself and from His attitude to
~ ward the discordant elements OF the time
!. in which He lived. In this examination
\ of the life of Jesus, this was made
;; manifest in His preachings and works
- Mr. Pell does valuable service in max
% ing a bridge between the oriental mind
- and that of the western world, in ordei
- that many meanings may come across
i, TO us in their true bearing. Having don,
:, this work to show the character of Jesu:
:, and His attitude toward the evil forcei
Is of the world the writer turns this mes
IN sage upon the present, and particular,
:, upon the present of America II. q,
a Jesus taught and the most of the work
n believes war is a matter of conscience
ia then there is many an untroubled con