Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-04-21
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According to the railway schedule.
the journey fcOm New YORK should
have taken abaut six hours: as a NIT.
Ter OF fact. Il took seyen ara r"t 4
billiard. who hadn't once l"tt H." oil
SerVati0n platform, II Nas at"n'"
pliSled with The speed " a prui~rtil'
The dramatic value "i h'S ro,p - la
seized him, aud p3r;ly un ihiS account
and partly Lrcsus- h- Was q" u. h"m
he WAS temporarily relieved ~ p'rr"l.
live Judgment. whether Il timr, s!t,t
or attendant circumstances.
"NOw. wiarzrrr else lna 10 S"n
Harmon had sdIur~,i liint, "siir% :
rhe story! tir>t. last, ani ulw.yS
tou stick tn The story rs y'Gr "w'
business. IN way and N aa"'h
way. It's nv iaIS.n-S~; hat y"l h'c'
Your head clear and don't let au>h"
shake YOU on The facts, anH! Wr'r" b"'
ait right. az course. y"arr st"ri'i
tut by lying bat its II r'"l liz
You're justified. As far's The rest "
he World's ~r,l!ct"ned. yunlr Il Et'
man. You're Just born. N4l, }nIN
got a perfect r:glt to he vi urNer \'
want To he. Nobudy can pr"Ne y"
aren't what y8lI say you are. j.
remember 4. - rhroe %tn'nIs: O.
capitalize Your -Al'rrirm e, aHi all &.
full Of wsr.1. ll--theyll love it; TIVE
capitalize yer position. End S,irk I
your story-tEsSll swallow ii """l.
and never Il PAIN ~ the ANSWER
three, capital e your face, and SMl'
man, smile" Here lie had @i,lanI-'
his hand between llI!iarIS shoulder
blades with Il Trump Which was mean
to he fraternal and hfartenlnE. "Art
we'll both make good uni.l the cow
come h"me-ahd ! llink ! hear 'rn
coming. Dent foIge.-!hey cant ste,
YOU. It's your second shot At lie, an'
you've got the cards stacked the wa!
you want EN-"
"Tle only thing" H.liarl had said
rs the . the story"
"D--~n It. billiard, what's the mat
ter with your Aren't you justified"
"Y-e-e-s. but 50 much of II sounds
unnecessary 10 me-eNe"y now and
then. wish We could have thought
up something else, that's all"
well, did We"
"No but"
''Then don't be n rank gutter! II
Vas your omn idea; and | say It's
darned clever: stand up to II. You
will, won't your
ooh. III do that, Mr.. Harmon. I've
got to-"
"ies, you've got to. And Just keep
smiling, son; that's all. That's what
hired YOU ~f0r4-start OF smiling. and
The battles half won already.
That's It! Keep your nerve, son
Good.by, ~ And here lie had
staggered Hilllard by another friendly
buffet between the shoulder blades
and swung him cordially into the run
way, and disappeared.
, On the observation platform, HI
lard had ensconced himself behind =
newspaper and a cigar. and tried tC
hold his emotions and his Imagination
in check. His purpose. now that il WA
crystallized, brought him 10 aftermath
Of shame for what he was about to dt
he was consfience-stricken only ii
respect to what he had done already
long ago: and his nervousness was due
merely~to his fear that he might fai
I'M his purpose.
After all, what was there to dis
courage him? He had worked out s
system Of campaign as clear, as defn
ite.' and as ipexorahIe as any field
marshal could ever hope to devise
and, perfect. He was simply brlng.r.
home n vital principle of trenrl
fghting--to rely on indirect fire. Thai
WIS ito fghtt To fight for rcputa
ton lost. and to de|end his new AIvnn
taga gained. The end wOul anpl,
justify the means: or II the rr"!
any chance prCSal to he disastrous
why. there VAS another principle IL
must remembering quarter given q
aske for.
"lii t ach EN-" he said unSmil,rcl
to the blurred landscape. "lll Slo,
'sm whether | can make good or not
Time! Time! That's all ] wan
time!"
At tn" depot. amonG the priv"'