Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-02-24


There Was Something Human About
Her. Then. After All.
human about her, then, after all. And
II he had put his feeling into words ut
the moment, he would have said that
he guessed maybe he could stand this
ole girl, for few minutes sometimes
better than he'd always thought he
could.
well" he saId, "Colburn prob'ly
wouldn't want to hurt your feelings
or anything. Colburn--"
HE? He didn't | haven't the
iNIntest personal interest in what he
did"
"Oh" said Ramsey. even, excuse
me; ! thought probny you were sore
because he'd jollIcd you about this
puclist stuff, and then"
"NoW she said, sharply. "Tm not
thinking of his having agreed with
me and foolmg me about IT, He Just
wanted to make pleasant impression
on girl, and said anything he thought
would please her. | don't care whether
he does things Ike that or not. What
! care about is that the principle
didn't reach him and that he Knocked
1t! don't care about petty treach-
cry TO me, personally, but l."
FraternaI loyalty could not quite
brook this. Brother Colburn is a per.
fectly honor'ble. man." said Ramsey,
solemnly, "Ile is one of the most
honorbc men in this"
"Of coursew she cried. "Oh, can't
| make you understand that I'm not
condcmning him for a little ilattery TO
me? | don't care two straws for his
showing that I didn't influence him.
lie doesn't interest me, please under
stand"
Ramsey was altogether perplcxed.
well, l don't see what makes you 20
for him so hard, then"
81 don't"
"But you said he was trcach-"
81 don't condemn him for It," she in
sisted, despairlngly Don't you see
the difference? I'm not condemning
anybody I'm only lamenting."
what about?"
About all of you that want war"
my goly" Ramsey exclaimed,
you don't think those Dutchmen
were right to drown babies and"
mol | think they were CHASTITY
murderers think they were detesta-
bic and iiendish and monstrous and"
"Well, then, my goodness What do
you want?"
81 don't want war!"
"You don'tW
81 want Christianity" she cried. 81
cant think of the Germans without
hating them, and so today, when all
the world is hating them, | keep my,
self from thinking Of them as much as
l can. Already half the world is full
Of war; you want to 90 to war to
make things right, but 1t won't; it will
only make more war!"
"Well, /"
Don't you see what you've done,
you boyS?" she said. Don't you see
what you've done with your absurd
telegram? That started the rest; they
thought they all had to send kilograms
like that"
"Well, the faculty"
even they mightn't have thought
of 1t if it hadn't been for the first one
10
thought; once you put it into peoples
minds that they ought to have it, IT
runs away with them"
"Wen, it isn't mostly vengeance
we're after at all. There's Il lot more
TO it than just getting even with"
She did not heed him. You're all
blind You don't see what you're do
ing; you don't even see what you've
done to this peaceful place here.
You've filled It full of thoughts Of fury
and killing and massacre"
"Why, no" said Ramsey. ut was
those Dutch did that to us; and. be-
sides, there's more to 1t than you--"
mo, there isn't" she interrupted
cts just the old brutal spirit that ma
lions inherit from the time they were
only tribes; it's the tribe spirit, and
an eye for an eye and tooth for a
TOOTH It's those things and the love
of tighting-mcn have always loved
to fight. Civilization hasn't taken it
out of them; men still have the brute
In them that loves to fght!'
81 don't think so" said Ramsey.
Americans don't love to fight; | don't
know about other countries, but we
don't. OF course, here and there,
there's some fellow that likes TO hunt
around for scraps, but | never saw
more than three or four in my life that
acted that way. OF course n football
team often has scrapper or two on
IT. hut that's different"
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