Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-23
"Di@ppeared: Do you mean to say
that YOU don't know where he ISL"

''Di@ppeared; DO you mean to say
that YOU don't know where he is?''
81 have no idea
uu, Again there was. moments silence.
Then Miller leaned a little forward.
Look here, Tailente," he began.
Nora turned round and suddenly
beckoned her hest to her.
Come quickly" she begged. ~ can
do nothing with Mr.. Dartrey. lie has
just decided that our whole scheme Of
life is absurd, that politics and power
are shadows, and that work for others
is lunacy. All that he wants is your
cottage. fishing rod and few books"
Nothing else?" Tallente asked,
smiling.
There was n momentary cloud upon
her face.
Nothing else in the world" she
ure OF the man who was leaning now
over. the gray stone wall, gazing sea-
ward.
During the service of the meal, on
he terrace afterward, and even when
they strOlled down to the edge of the
cliff to see the great yellow moon come
up from behi nd the hills. scarcely
word was spoken on political subjects.
Dartrey was an Oxford man of Tai
lehte's own college. and. although sev.
eral years his senior. they discovered
many mutual acquaintances and In.
dulged in "reminiscences which seemed
to afford pleasure to both. Then they
drifted into literature. and Tallcnte
.eunu nimseii amazed at the knowledge
% VI .ne man whose whoie life was sup
toset f"n ~, 10 nave nave Deen given to ms labors
i"t,, t"t .ne people. Dartrey explained his
,natLm.e maInm acquaintance with certain
,Uuerm ,au!el "ritings and MS marvellous fn-
'tS "s ha WIN i. many OF the classics.
rotbnu "inur ,u ms % nos! walked down TO-
lou see, Iallente.' he said. II
TaHe H never peeh practical politician.
n,n,i;, murn say tnnt accounts for my rather
whole pori.uon pories ~ toaaE. ., l. nave evolved
ao,ornad "" tnat tne people should be
oooo,,t.I hnu those laws have been
Thr4 TTuSGSeu wherever socialism hourishes.
lifo t vi oi.h ne sohe years OF my earlier
hof,uo eauorute' ~. some years OF study
f'vre ~ mr set pen 70 paper, some years
worlj % anI .haeo ae 10 pace before the
endaJ "u TEo,a ."tre t' my task virtually
ABOUT these great human problems. They
are there for any man to whom daylight
to,neS' bo' 10 see; They are all inevitably
pound up with the future Of our race.
,, nut there is no need to dig further. My
WORK is done.'
'IIow can you saw that" Tal,or.o
argued. "when day by dav your nnnor
In the country grows, when cycrvtbiny
points to YOU as the next Premier"
.".Prccisely," Dartrey replied quietly
THAT Is why I am here Tba Soad "
the Democratic Party has a right IN
the government Of this country. but
you Know, at this point I have n very
politician who ever sat IN tho Uo~so
l am a poor debater, a worse strnte.
gist. Again. Tallcnte, that is wbv vou
and at this moment walk toSothon
watch the rim of that velIew monr anu
Is yourself we want" -
Tallente felt the thrill NJ tbo o..
felt the sincerity of tho man ,'.hna,
hand pressed gently unon hi" % ar,, "nose
IF you are our man TaiIo"to;;, "; Ii
visitor continued, 'if Won sec cvo - ams s
can cast away what ramoimss. .m,nss. II you
class and hereditary nrniudIcos a. you oi
throw in your lot with pIrs''tE n,,rs tho. ana
no office Of the state which Won noS
not hope, to occupy. I had not meant
to appeal to your ambitions. I do So
now only generally. As rule evor,,
man connected with a revolution thinks
nlhselt able to govern the state, That |
Is not so with US. A man NAV have
the genius for seeing the truth. Tho
genius even for engraving the Iaws
which should govern the world unon
tablets of stone, without having Tho
capacity for government" VIZ
"But do Won mean n en- ,, rou
asked, that when HorIoci, ,o.a aa,iente
as 20 down he must withinS So,S H. aown.
few months, YOU are not prepared r.
take his place?' "
II should never accept the task ne
forming q government" Dartrey saId
quietly, unless l am absolutely driven
to do so. ] have shown the truth to
the world. l have shown to the peoplc
whom ! love their destiny, but | hive
not the gifts to lead them. am asking
you, Tallente. to join us. to enter Par
Lament as one Of our party and TO
lead for us in the House of Commons )"
Yours Is the offer Of a prince" Tai.
lente replied. after brief, nervous
pause. III hesitate. you must rp
member all that 1t means for me.''
Dartrey smiled.
"Now. my friend" he said. "IooL
me In the face and answer mo In
question. You know little ~ no Dom MS
Gratis as n party, You see notb5nD IT,.
n hotch notch Of strange nconIa .tu,' wv
Cling and striving tn attain dos,'ks
form Naturally Won ora iii oe '' :.