Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07

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sugar crop. each had served their
turn. But now, tor the nrst t,Ine.
Bruce realised that all these thtnes
had been . diversions: that there
was . serious purpose to the occesion
yet to be developed, and for which
they now waited.
"Mr. Bruce. will you tell us exact
~ and in full, what happened IN the
music room this afternoon?" Noel re-
Quested. :.
BrIce started and looked around
the table: a table not too large to Al
low intimate speech. In its enter
small violet-colored electric lamps
buried under the flowers. The laven-
der-hped light, kind to the darker
faces watching him, made the young
engineer look pale to the point Of III
health In recompense, however, the
same radiance showed the sober hon
esty and steadiness Of his honaely.
pleasant face, under the shock OF red
hair. Although Corey Bruce did not
| ALOW ~, al k11E AACu wVAS oSAo1SS~
with his history, and saw the traces
OF bio Nabuco OVERLAPPING his natural
appearance as a dark net laid over q
stance, but deluding the casual eye.
They understood him, and that Noel's
demand addressed to him came as an
embarrassing surprise. Perhaps they
were not ill-pleased with his lack OF
preparation for the demand.
~ vafak .~t . V>-~ tAWSv that ~
Jacinto Meyers attempt to seize the
letter to the lady called Rose. Shy
at first. Bruce warmed in the telling
OF It. and relched>the end in quite a
glow Of animation.
Il, I would'have rome out after him
to the automobile" he concluded.
The other men exchanged a smile.
And he would have denied the
waols affair. Senior Bruce" Fsfrs4
have gone away and complained bit
terly Of the insult he had suffered in
Senior Ncel's house; he might have
limited at an attempt to ruin his
credit, for political reasons"
did Meyer hint of the affair while
you were with him afterwards,
DAVID" asked Bernardo.
Meyer is. not stupid. GIL" Noel
dri]y returned. mo-"
sr ys;'s , sSassa < .s w,:s,s; ss sSs9r
hap p .ur psaas9 but but t srue"
He glanced across at his son kindly,
who laughed, ana deprecated the Jest
with a little gesture. but said moth.
II have been back in the sertaon for
three months" Granades observed.
He put the butt Of his cigar in the
tray before him, and lighted q fresh
one, with admirable deftness. Bruce
first noticed then that Two fingers
What are we to discuss. tonight?"
"senhor Noel will tell u.s." DR.. VAL
DEG SAID. HE alone is clearly de-
ftermined: he alone among Us has
foreseen an imminent danger before
US. but not yet upon US. We need not
tell n another, my friends, that the
European War is a mammoth whose
tread shakes the earth even to our re.
mote corner. We have suffered in u
David tell us what vital things
will suffer in the future"
Our half. the world is at peace"
objected Ferras, uneasily. LET
Europe fight her own war"
mo corner of the world is truly at
peace while Europe Is at this war,"
Noei contradicted without heat. "Yet,
lot us speak as if we we're unaffected.
Senior Ferraz, when you were the
mans IN the republic:
FerrAx blinked, his expression in
Prospective. 4
Wait wait! You ask me Of forty
years ago. Senior Noel. You return
to the Empire. The nrst Gereman I
ever knew W a the captain Of q boat.
They were few among US, then"
And now. they are many. You
know: you haye aiaed in the secret
They are very many; too many"
ness brings them. I do not like
"our prosperity brings them" Noe,
said firmly. They gather about us
like carrion birds about an animal
apparently lusty and strong, but
which they know bears a secret-in-
Jury that eventually will make 1t a
corpse for their feeding. Our coun-
Try ha; not niied With these people BY
with those Of other nations; it has
been colonized by the outposts. Of a
nation which is an army.\ TheSe I'm
vaders have not developed new adj
vantaEes for US: they have waited un-
til we discovered and developed enter
prizes, then they crafty seized upon
them and made III work their pos
session. BY business methods, SEN
nor Ferraz, yes! Stealthily, none
too scrupulously, yet silt by methods
ontwardly those OF legitimate business
Of trade, they grasp more and more
Of u commercial existence. We hold
ourselves aloof from them, perhaps,
socially, but we are indifferent to
them. These invaders are insolent.
They vii. take the trouble to learn
thoughts. But in schools upon our
own soil, do they not educate their
children in their language ana not
ours, which they TEACH them to de-
spise? Do they, not. boast that they
occupy eight thousand square miles
Of our territory? They would drive
out foreign competition. who now
speaks in the voice of authority in
our counsels
AS for that. YOU" answered tho
Marshal Granados. drily.
The retort was unexpected and
checked the speaker. He turned his
gray 'eyes upon his friend.
you" Granados reassefted. "You
are b thinker among US four, David.
Our Governor So a finished diplomat.
! Ferraz il q master In managing our a.
jnaces. I can fight a little. and my
men know me and have some respect
for me "a q leader. We each see what
We are doing, but you see afar. I do
not speak now for the whole Of
Brasil, but for our own state, which
we love. Nevertheless, I can sec
things also. And know Of no one
whose single control 10 strong upon
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