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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
u9emtide MilitGrpartei mieber int
Snftel.H

True translation filed with the post
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
February 2S, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress Of October 9Th, 1917,
2onbom %. Sch. - Discount
Mfilner, Mitglieo oes &riegsfabi-
netts, per1rtbeilte in elmer &eoe in
Nlpnm1tb 5u piel @ereoe iiber 0ie
&riegs5iele. ~8is tpir at Sen Srie=
Observation-Disclosures getommen itno,"
lagte er, ufan1pfen tpir fir unier &C.
ben unb sic griiten5 ser freien Ma-
tionen @eltelropaS. oils cine Solge
bes rulltiben 3uiammenbra1bs iist IN
9e11tidlal1 0ie Weilitarpartei tpie0er
felt inn Sattel. Sbne 3peifel ber=
obidepen biele in 9ea1tidlo1rb sic
Torties1tny oes 8lutpergieBens mn
Inn Der Mggreiiion tuiue1l aber 6ieie
iin0 gegenpdrtig b0nig ma6tloS."
IS banbelt iidy iebt ni6t mebr 0or=
INN, BEN preubilden Militorisna1s 81
5eritorem, 1onoern I'M oie Srage, Oh
ser preubiide Militurism1s nidt
lt1ns 5erltoren miro. 80"
~&raitoent @ilior un6 Bremier
Mopb George baben es n%olIitdnoig
Flor gemodt," fubr er fort, ~baB mir
Oeutfblano nidt m1s5utbeilen, ibm
cine anoere @erfaliung u1tf5u3mingen
Ser es bon einem geredten Sbetle
bes @eltpertebrs aus5ui9lieben
miin16en. Aa1f Die 6e1tide Serm1S@
foroer1png fn1r11 es MIR cine Mntport
geben, u1ro bie1e Mnttport mag gro
Bere Opfer nn6 Customer for6ern,
Qls bisber.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
fdtnlllenkrei$.
3eitnnsen nmb &inber.

gs lit Ebotio6e, 6aB ale &in6er
6us gerne nodmaben, maS 1te gr=
ma6iene ibnen borntadDen ieben.
Gieier Modobm11ngstrteb regt lt@
ldon 1ebr friibe bel gan5 fleirren &inz
bern, un6 er bleibt 6ie gan5e &ino=
beit bin6ur6 mahl tuaS man 1T BEN
peri9ie6eniten 8eilen tdglib be-
obo9ten fanm. @enm 6aS &in6 10
melt lit, 6aB es 1eien farr, Damn mia
es al19 aues na6mu6en, tpas Der
@oter ODER ur6ere @rrpo9iere tbun.
Mon fann es oft genl1g ieben7 6aB
&'in6er, Die ebem ONT 2ei~enlernen itro,
6ie 3eitung in sic @an6 nebmen nn6
ern1tboft 6arin lelen, obglei6 tie ni6t
nerjteben pas iie leien. Mber 6aS
&tino mir6 otter, 11n6 nit 6en Sabren
tpddit Ser @erltm6, nn6 Damn ent=
itebt 0ie tpi6tige 5roge, Oh Die poli=
ti1de Sagesaeitung fir &in6er bon
II, 12 Biz Is Sabren eine geeignete
2eftiire lit. 49," 6erft 90 bielei6t
monder Sci er, ui6 balte ia feline
lGle9te 3eitung, lon6ern cine polt=
tiide 3eitltng nn6 6a ltebt 6ob li6er
nidts 6rin, mos &in6ern 1hnben
f0nrte." @ir aber iogen, ou6 eine
quite politifde 3eit1tng lit als 2eftiire
fir &irr6er 6nrdm1s nidt at enpfeD-
len. Sos gebt idon ourm1S berpor,
6aB tie ni9t fiir &sir6er gei@rteben
lit, iorrbern fir @rtpadiene, lpelhe
2ebenserfobrrtng baben nn6 lp!il en,
tpie lie ein5elne 8~orfommntlie an
6em WaBitabe DER MeoraI, 6es @1m1'
bens un6 6es 2ebens 81 meifen ba=
ben. DieIen MaBitob ber1teben &in-
Ser no6 nidt au gebrar6en, neil tie
i'm no9 nidt fennen. 0urum 4per=
6en iie man9es 5n ibrem 56aben
fulfd oe11ten unb ii@ 6ie 5olgen bon
man6em nit ibrer Iebbaften Nbam=
talie gong an6ers m1smalen, al5 tie
iih in Der @irfli6feit ent1ptdeln.
@etm man uns frugt, tpelde STU
brifen mir fir Defenders 11ngeeignet
fir &ir6er balten, Damn nennen mir
5uerit Die Weridte iiber 6ie @erid,ts=
berban6lungen. Dieie entbalten ba1t-
fig 9inge, Ole fir Elm &in6, a19
fir einen Observation-Disclosures Meni9en
nidt palien. Bir erinnern nur an
@bel6ei6ungsflagen, @tttli9teitsber-
bredyen limo 6ergleiden. Mber tpenn
6ie @eridtsberi6te al1@ ni9t Mber
iolbe ifanool01e So6en 5u bert6ten
boben, 10 lit es bod gun5 unb gar
nidt ami @loBe, 6aB Die &tn6er omr9
ite al1f Die Menge Der meni6liden
2aiter uno 2ei6enddaften bingelrie>
fen tper6en. Die &i1toer bangen 1T
ibrep @e6ntfe11 ioIden Dings1 nod,
iie fpreden under itb babo11, fie bilben
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
Merifaner binter @et5en 1T Mrsen-
ttnten fer.

IlNteH lter.
True translation filed with the post
master at St. Cloud, Minnesota, on
February 2S, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress Of October 9Th, 1917.
@abington, %. Sch. - ST.
gen6 in bebeutenber Menge an6ers=
mobin als nod 6en oqiierten 2dnoern
ob5ugeben, miro bel 6en Ser. Stna=
ten uno ibren Mitfriegfibremoen o1f
@iberl tomb 1toben. Ser 8eribt, bob
merifamiide Mgenten 8ertrdge fir
@ei5en obgei6lo11en batten, mur6e
be11te 6l1r6 sic Snformation ant 6as
@toats6eportement ergdn5t, Die an-
6eutete, 6aB 6ieie Mgenten 0eitglie6er
iener @eleuidoft tparen 6ie 2niS 60
brern 1ro6 Sii6-@merifa beg1eitete.
Son 6en 6ran5oien un6 8riten iino
bereits @ertrage fir 6en gr0bten
Gbeil Ser orgentinii6en @ei5eniiber=
lduiies abgeidloiien tpor6em 1no 8e=
omte Ser nmerifnnii1en &egterung
nebmen an, 6oB sic argentiniide Sc
.gierrng 6afiir iorgen uir6, 6aB 6ie
@ertrdge nidt berlett tper6en.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
9ie Tleiideriparniiie in SEN lekten
hier Mpn9ten.

True translation filed with the post
master at St. Cloud, Minnesota, on
February %, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress Of q October eth' 1917
@oibington, %. Sch. = 5n
Sen Ictte1r bier Wonaten itn6 in ben
@%ereinigten stooten 100000
Efluno @in0f[eii6 6ur6 6ie fleilflo=
ien Gage gelpart porben, mie oos
Observation-Disclosures be11te befunnt
gob. @Gbreno 6ieier Belt tpatroen
165, 100000 Yfunb &in6fleii6 nno
100000 Ef ltno Sdtpeinefleti9
mad, 91noern Ser Maiierten ausge=
fiibrt. 9ieie 3ab1en tul1r6en bel1te
pom Nabrungsmittelamt befannt ge=
modt, 1,m GIT %erfldren, tparlm ltd
oos Mr1t t%peigerte, bem griu6en Der
&ieb5iidter nad5ltfommen,n n6 &inb=
fIeiih uno SammelgleiI6 fir Ben
Gerbrortd on flei1dloie EN- Sagen fret
31eeben. Sos @~obrungsmittelant
erflGrte, 6oB fleiidloie Sage 5u 6em
3tpede eirgeri6tet m11r6en, tint es Den
@~ereinigten Stoaben 51 ermoglid)en,
Ole miierten 6a1rh 6as Sporen bon
6leii6 51 ernGbren. SSn ser 8efamt=
mada1ng beiBt es 5um SdG1B: 8enn
biele 2el1te, tpelde CUR Muflpeiderung
ser fir Sic Musfltbr beltimmten Nab=
rungsmittel beitr1gen, Die 6atfba=
rem @eiidter ieben f0nnten, nit mel
dJen sic SIeii9ien6ungen in europa
empfange11 tper6en, 6anm miir6en lie
fid fir ibre gebrodten Opfer reid%
lid, beIohnt fiihlen."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
Sberf @epimgton st 100 Ff1tnS
0eIbftrafe b%ernrtbetIt.

True translation filed with the post
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
February %, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress Of October 9Th, 1917.
2on6on, 20. Tebrunr.-Oberit
Is. 81. @epimgton, Der Militarforree
fpon6ent Ger Morring @oit, unto
6otpen 81. @tpDnne, Der @eoaftor,
tpa1roen tpegen @eroffentlida1ng zines
bon ser 3enfur berbotenen NrtHels
at ie 100 8ftm6 @el6itrafe ber1trs
tbetlt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

Court, at the Probate Court Room in
the Court House in the City Of st.
Cloud, in the County Of Stearns, State
of Minnesota, or the
22nd DAY OF MARCH, 1918,
at 9 o'clock A. NJ, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness, The Judge of said Court,
and the Seal thereof, this 18th day of
February, 1918.
(SeaD j. B. HIMSL,
21-28-7 Probate Judge.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

lid elm fal1d)es l1rtbeil urb foumen
gor 5u Ietd)t bl1rd 6ieie 2efture anf
1olde 6ibrte1r, nno oesbulb palien
oie pplitiiden Sages5eitangem fir UNI
lere &inoer ni6t.
Cine an6ere &11brif ser politiide1
Eagesseitungen, oie bieielben dlS
nidyt geeignet fir unlere &in6er er-
f6einen l4Bt, lit Die unterbaltltngs-
leftiire. l1nIere beltige Sngen6 mil
u,ro m1B Ieien. Tim 6ieiem 8e6arf-
rifle 1~rodsufommen, iltden tatbolii6e
Gltern fir ibre &i1u6er fatboliide
@driften ltno 8iider aus, an 0enen
es ia ni6t mo1pgelt. &en1 man nt9t
,ueib, mo lol6e 51 baben iinb, Damn
frage man MIR ieinen Seel1orger,
inns ct miro @eidei6 gebem. Die
llnterbalt11ngsleftiire Der politii@en
Sages5eitl1ngen entipri6t mebr oem
@e6iirfnilie un6 BENT @e6anfenfreiS
Der grpablenen; lie lit alio fein ge=
eig1ueter 2efeitoff fir &in6er, tpeil
6ie5e ourd oemielben in @erbaltmiiie
einaefubrt tperben, Ole nidt fir ite
pa1iel oie ibre ginbil6ungsffraft ber=
berber, in6em tie ge51pl1ngen 'mer6en,
.iiber @%ebenslagen nad5u6enfem, Die
1ie eben nidt berlteben un1 i6er 6ie
fife ni6t nodyoenfen 1ollen. Mlo iin6
ul1G tpegen 6er unterbolhtngSlefture
ote politiiden 3eitungen = mir ba=
ben ie11e in ser 9an6esiprabe I'M
Ml1ge, bem fatbolii6e in 6ieier
@pude gibt es ia Biz bel1te mod
nidt! = fem 2eleitoff fir fatboliide
@in6er.
Sc gibt nod einen 6ritten @unH>
tparl1m mir sic politii6en 3eitungen
mdt in ser &unb unierer &inoer ie=
ben m09ten, u1u6 6ieier Bl1nfB lit oft
mails 6ie &oapptio6e. @ir meinen
6en Mnaropoentbeil 10 mm1der Cages
blGtter. So eri6einen oft unlttli4e,
unpoiien6e, pioerlidye Mnpreii1tngerp!
Gin &ino, Elm iunger Meni@, Der
6ieies Iieit, m11B unbeoingt m1f boie
@eoanfen %fornnne1l un6 tper111 er ni9t
gut geleitet miro un6 nidt BEN aus
.6ie1en @e6onfen entipringen6en Ser
la1datngen felten 8il1en entgegeniebt,
gebt Ter berlorn. Mbr 1pie forum man
oenr 'ein &in6, 6as io1des geleien
fiat, gut letter.? Ote @in6er fommen
ia ni9t un6 iagen inns, iie bdtten
6ies un6 ienes geleien, iie bebalten
es pielmebr ltiQ fir ltb, griibeln Dor
iber nu9t ipre6en bielleiGt au6 nit
o1r6ern 6oriiber, unb 10 mddit 6ieies
,@ift 6nm immer meiter, big 1ie
gan5e SUR 6eS @eraens Der en9t lit.
6rogen gltern Damn: Wte lit 6as MIR
g%efommen? 6ont1 iteben iie ratblos
90 = ober 6oS 2e1en ser polittihen
3eitungen tpar ldptl6 6uran.
l1niere politii6en 3eiturgen = in
,engliidem Betpun6e = pal ien ali 10
1pi6t in sic &an6 fatbolii6er &ir6er.
g11n 0enn, ibr fotbolilden @1tern, 10
bar6elt no9 6ieier @rfenrtniB! Ser
i6afft euren &tnoern quite, 5. +. fa=
tbpliid)e 2eftiire. @enm iie gerriigen6
9e1tib le1en, 10 gebt ibnen Den
uNor6lter1r" in Die @ar6. l1nler 8latt
'bietet, obne 1tns riibmen 5u moIem
iebr i60nen 2eieitoff nnterbalten6en
1tn6 belebrenben @barufters, 10 bob
'es oIs e9tes fatbolii6es Tmilien=
blatt gelten farn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Determination of Descent of Land.

DOUSAA
Estate of Barbara Reinert, De-
ceased.
State of Minnesota, County Of Stearns,
In Probate Court. 3
In the Matter of the Estate Of Bar
bara Reinert, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the determination
of the descent of the real estate OF
said decedent: The petition Of Math.
Reinert having been filed in this
Court, representing that said decedent
died more than five years prior to the
filing thereof, leaving certain real
estate in said petition described, and
that no will of decedent has been
proved nor administration of her
estate granted in this State, and pray
ing that the descent of said real
estate be determined by this Court.
Therefore, You, and Each of You,
Are hereby cited and ~required'to show
cause, If any you have before this
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

5Se1r1ter, 10 ne1t, 0QB es 11lteBl1G
bermlspur3elte. @s fiel um6 fiel int
mer tiefer nn1 iaB ploblth anf ether
griiren Mieie, tuo @ergiBmeinni6t
llno Sternbliimlein Sen @alt gat15
o%ertpunbert on1duuten. Gem fir
9lunler 1inb bic @ngel 1ridt uniidt-
bur, nie fir Men16enaugem: 8l1=
men ltamt1e1r ia 1po6 aus bem Marz
6enlanb.
Das @nglein tpar no6 nie ouf Der
gr6e getpei len un6 1puBte baber SEN
8eg 5l1riid in Sen &immel nidt. 50
m1Bte es biz @eibna6ten tparten,
barn fonrte es NIT bent 8eibna6ts=
n1an11 111p6 oen anoeren @rgeln mie=
ser binuuf. Nun 1par eS aber gera6e
6riibli1rg, es m1tbte alio nod large
j3eit anf ser @roe bleiben. Dtes tpar
ibm gar nidt u1ra1uge1ebrn es FONT
tie ia MN 6ie M1erid)e1r or6entli@
fe1men lerne11. @s itano alio m1f un6
tpa1u6erte elm Sfiidben. 0a fam es
int elm Dorf mo al1f Der 2%atu6ltraBe
@noer fpielen. Sic batten it6 bel
Sen &aaroen gefaBt nn6 tan3ten ur6
fanger. 9as gefia BENT @nglein
re9t ga1t> 10 ipielfe eS nit ieinen @e=
fGbrten I'M &innmel al1dJ. @ie es
iid na,n umtpan6te> ga iab es auf ser
qriinen @ieie im griinen @ras Elm
&n6 liegen, 1as ifJoa1te unpertpun6t
oen blo11er @immel an, uls molf' es
bineingmde11. 9as @nglein Cling ber=
at I'M betrodtete 6as &in6. ln6 tpie
es ibm in sic Mugen i6a1te, 90 ers
ldoarerte 6as @nglein, 90 iab es ct
mos, tpas es ME geieben batte, etpus
DmnfIes, Eiefes, @ebeimniBpoues
a1n6 6od 311glei6 m1@ ehpos 8etann-
tee, 6as es at 6de M11gen ieimer
birnmli19en @eipielen erinnerte.
l1n6 neil 6as @tn1 gar nidt obIieB,
Sen &immel 5n betrabten, 10 meinte
6as @nglein, es fonnte ettpn germ
tpilien iponen, mie es sort oben 5u-
ginge, febte itb 6o3u ins @ros um6
fling an, Don ieiner ld0ren @eimmb
ar er5GbGen. l1n6 men11 a116 Ser
@nobe 6en @r5Gbler ridt ieben forr~
te, feline Sbtrnme fonnte er bernebr
men, nn6 feline Mugen - Die Men=
i6enaatgen = pa1r6en groBer a1n6
le116ten6er: er Gun1idte 1tiu un6 gliid=
liG).
Das gng1ein blieb BEL bent &rraben
1tnb er5GbIte ibm bel bon 6roben un6
lebrte i'm, Gut nnb 80ie 5u 1t11ter=
i6ei6en nn6 offnete ieinen 8lid, bob
er tpeiter nn6 mebr 1ab alS an6ere.
Iebte er elm 2eben gar5 fir 1i6
nit feinem @nglein, sic Meni9en
ober %11onnten i'm eimer Erdumer Unto
Sso1len5er, tpetl er 10 of, itatt GIT or
beiten> anf 6er 8ieie lag ur6 in ben
@immel gndte. gr ober laa1ibte Der
S5timme neben ibm un6 fonrte ni6t
lat tperoen, tie GIT boren.
Mab Der @eibna6ts5eit 5og 6as
gnglein mie6er in 1etn 1dy0nes Sci
matblan6. Gein Shiibling aber, als
er tpie0er auein 1par, i6rieb ales
6as, mas es ibm er5ablt botte> auf,
6anit er es 1i6t bergdBe, 11n6 6amit
m1b mr6ere ea loren 1outen. 60
tpl1r6e er Elm Di9ter, nn6 Die 2e1te
iagten, er made @ei9idten; 6aS mar
nun gar ni9t mabr> aber iie berltan=
ben eS niGt beiier.
Mo6 iebt fdut bon 3eit 5u Belt
elm @nglein a1f 6ie @r6e, nn6 tpen1
es bier nnten gar GIT tra1trig u11s=
itebt, 6am 0ffnet mobl Ser ulte He=
trus ielber 6as Simmelstbor nna
ldbt ein poar bi1oa1S.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28

True translation filed with the post
master at st. Cloud, Minnesota, on
February %, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress Of October 9Th, 1917.
@uiDington, 81. Seb. =
NSos NSrenier 2lopo George beute
int britiid)el1 Saus ser @en1ei1ren
ofien eingeltnno, bab Sic ilber5ea1=
geuOlte 6orOeu1ng nod elmer el1pbe1t-
lid)en militariid)en 6iibr11ng an allen
6ronten ieiner5eit bon 0en Sereirlg=
ten Stunten gefo1nnuen lei, beltdttgt
mir oer bier porberridenoen @1n-
Druid, onb es Sic Mbit6t Ser 8a1noes=
regierl1l1g lpar, nit eilrer iolden Jor.
oerlllrg Dor Die Muiierten gu treten,
leitDem man I'M @eiben SauS Den
Nlon aefabt batte, Sol. Souie an Ser
Spise ser aulerifonilben Weiliion 5ltr
Barrier &onferen5 al rtlen0en.
@iliuns r%eber5engnng.
Mihtanltlid fannie mur bereits at
ie1er 3eit IN ei1rgepeibten &retlen
Sue l1eber5el1glng 0es Yralt0enten
@illon> ooB ser aliierten 5a@e init
ite gefabr orobe, faQs ni9t cine 5er-
trule geb0roe nit ser n0tbigen Soil
modyt fiir sic Mnorom11eg oller milf
tariider Operationen geid)affen per-
oe1t loute. Ser Yralioent mar ent=
id,lolle1l einen ururiiben &rdfteper=
brolld) nidt 5lr5ugeben. gr trat fir
Elm foorOn1iertes unD m0glid1t fraf=
tiges, offeniipes Gorgeben on alen
@umpffronten Elm. Seine militari=
iderr 9eratber batten ibm iberoies
sic 9totNpe1roigfeit nabegelegt, oie
ga1se militdril9e &raft Ser Maiter=
ten in elmer ein5igen oberiten 8ebor=
Sc cit pereinen ulr0 ipltematii9 aus
Sltriisen.
Stalien als 8eiipiel.
Mls be5eidnen0es 9eilpiel oe1len
mas geldeben fann, 1Denm eS an Der
notbigen 3eutralleitung feblt, nennt
man Sic militarii9e &otoltropbe Sta
LIENS. Oils sic perbiin0eten oiterrei6=
iit)=l1l1guriiden un0 be11ti6en Srup=
pen lire Snpaiion begannen, be
orobte General @a0orra 6aS Ser5
0es ga115e11 oeuti9en militaril 6en
8apebes." Oie oeutl9e 6ront I'M
@eiten erifien int &iiden beorobt,
So Selterrei6 ~urter oen bon Gooor=
ma ertbeilten S6lagen nod nro rub
5erbrodelte." gs gibt beute Sfft5ie=
re, oie ser Mnitdt limo, BOB Ser &rteg
Jest nube5l1 poriiber mare, batten Die
~l1l1gebel1ren 8e%niibungen @aoornas
leiters Ser 6%ran5olen un0 gnglanoer
sic redte ltnteritiitung gef1noen. 90
oos 1idt ge1d)ab, murOen Die Stalie-
ner iiberrannt uno 5urudgetpor fen
ulro ser 6ein6 iub ii4 IN Ser be1ten
militariiben 2age ieit 6em berrr-
gliidten &ormari6 auf Faris i'm.
@erblt bes er1ten &riegsiabres. Cine
@ieoerholung oerartiger &orfonm=
1riiie ioII unter olen umitdn6en in
Silrfl1nft permie6en mer6en.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1918-02-28
Hlnierte fl9en fi6 der
Torderung uncle Sans.

Mmaabem 2lpDb Georges I'M brittiden
Saus ser 0emeiuen beltattgcn MIR
Sen in scr 8mnoesbamptitaot au-
aemeim purberridenSen Ginbrrd.
- @raiioent 8tliom iab 8efabr
muS beitaub amf Sdafftng elmer
scntralen Mufiid)tsbebDroe fir Die
STRENGTHENING. : Stalieniide &a-
taitrupbc ais 8etipiel.
The Lamar register., 1918-05-15

bedroom before She opened the en-
velope. BY the p"stmark she saw
that it had been mailed on u train.
Dear Girl: have caught my
breath. so to speak. but | doubt II ever
IA more forlorn cuss listened to the
interminable clicking of car wheels.
/ am tempted at each station to turn
back and try again. II seems so un-
real, this parting in hot anger. so mis-
erably unnecessary. But when / stop
to sum il up again. | see no use In
another appeal. | could come back
yes. Only the certain knowledge that
giving in like that would send us spin
ming once more in a vicious circle pre-
vents me. | didn't believe 1t possible
that we could get so far apart. Nor
that a succession Of little things could
cut 50 weighty a figure In our lives.
And perhaps you are very sore and
resentful at me this morning for be-
ing so precipitate.
"I couldn't help It. Hazel. 1t seemed
the only way. II seems so yet to me.
There was nothing more to keep me
in Granville-everythin to make me
hurry AWAY. II | had weakened and
temporlzed with you 1t would only
mean the deferring of just what has
happened. when you declared your
self fatty and repeatedly 1t seemed
hopeless to argue further. | am poor
pleader, perhaps; and | do not believe
in compulsion between us. Whatever
you do you must do Of your own voli-
tion. without pressure from me. We
couldn't be happy otherwise. II
compelled you to follow me against
your desire we should only drag mis-
.ry in our train.
II couldn't even say good-by. !
!idn't even want to be good-by.
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didn't know IL | could stick to my
determination to 90 unless l went as
did. And my reason told me that II
there must be n break IL would better
come now than after long -drawn-out
chickering's and bitterness. II we are
so diametrically opposed where we
thought we stood together we have
made a mistake that no amount OF ad-
Justing. nothing but separate roads.
will rectify. Myself I refuse to be-
lieve that We have made such n mis-
take. l don't think that honestly and
deliberately you prefer an exotic. use
less. purposeless, parasitic existence
TO the normal. wholesome life we hap
PLY planned. But you are obsessed.
intOxlcnted-I can't put 1t any better
and nothing but n shock Will SOBER
you. II I'm wrong. IL love and BllFs
cOmpanionship cant lure you away
from these other things-why. / sup
pose you will consider 1t an ended
chapter. In that ease you will not
suffer. The situation as 1t stands will
be a relief TO you. II, on the other
hand, it's merely stubborn streak.
that won't let you admit that you've
carried your proud little head on an
overstin neck, do you think it's worth
the pricel / don't.
I'm not scolding. little person. I'm
sick and sore at the pass we've come
to. No fool pride can close my eyes
to the fact or keep me from admitting
freely that | love you just as much
and want you ns longinGly as ! did
the day | put you aboard the Stanley
u. at Bella Coola. | thought you were
stepping gladly out Of my life then.
And | let you go freely and without
anything hut n durnb protest against
fate. because it was your wish. ! can
step out of your life aGnin-if 1t Is
your wish. But | can't imprison my
self In your cities. I'm neither an
idler nor can / become n legallzed buc-
cancer. have nothing but contempt
for those who are. Mind you. this is
not so sweeping statement as II
sounds. No one has a keener appre-
citation OF what civilization means than
/. Out Of il has arisen culture and
knowledge. much of what should make
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Then he walked out, without wait
ing for an answer.
She heard the soft whlr of the ele-
vator. A minute Inter she saw him on
the sidewalk. He had an oyercoat on
his arm. a suitcase in his hand. She
saw him lift finger TO halt pass
ing car.
Ii seemed incredible that he should
go like that. Surely he would come
back ut noon or ut dinner time. She
had always felt that under his gentle
ness there was iron. But deep in her
heart she had never believed him so
lmplac;lble of purpose where she was
concerned.
She waited wearily, stirring with
nervous restlessness from room to
room.
Luncheon passed. The afternoon
dragged by to close. Dusk fell
And when the night wrapped Gran
Vile in its velvet mantle, and the street
lights blinked away ia shining rows,
she covered. Sobbing, in the big chair
by the window.
He was gone.
Gone, without even saying good-by /
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"I'll explain nothing" Bill flashed
stormily. Not at this stage of the
game I'm through explaining. I'm
going to act. l refuse to be raked over
the Goals like naughty child, and
then asked to tell why | did 1t. I'm
right, and when ! know I'm right I'll
20 the limit. I'm going tn take the
kinks out of this Free Gold deal inside
If forty-eight hours. Then I'm through
with Granville. Hereafter I intend to
fight shy of a breed of dogs who lose
every sense OF square dealing when
there is II bunch of money in sight l
shall be ready to leave here within
week. And l want you to be ready.
too"
Il won't" she cried, on the verge of
Mysteries. Il won't go back to that
cursed silence and loneliness. You
made this trouble here. not |. l won't
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CHAPTER XVII.
A Letter From Bill.


All through the long night she lay
awake, struggling wiki the Incredible
fact that Eln had left her; trying to
absolve herself from blame flaring up
in anger ut his unyieding attitude,
even while. she was sorely conscious
that she herself had been stubbornly
unfolding. If he had truly loved her,
she reiterated, he would never have
made II an issue between them. But
that was like a man-tO insist on his
own desires being mnde paramount !;
to blunder op headlong, no matter
what antagonisrns he aroused. And
he was completely In the wrong. she
reasserted.
She recapitulated it all. Through
the winter he had consistently with
drawn into his shell. For her friends
and for most Of her pleasures he had
at best exhibited only tolerance. And
he had ended by outraginG both them
and her, and ON top Of that demanded
that she turn her back at twenty-four
hours notice, on Granville and all Its
associations and follow him into will
derness that she dreaded. She had
full right to her resentment. As his
partner in the CLANCY enterprise of
marriage were not her feelings and de
sires entitled to equal consideration?
lie had assumed the role OF dictator.
And she had revolted That was all.
She was justified.
Eventually she slept. At ten o'clock.
heavy-eyed, suffering an intolerable
headache. she rose and dressed.
Beside her plate lay n thick letter
addressed In Bill's handwriting. She
drank her coffee and went bnck 10 the