The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-10
CHATTER VII

Ho was presently walking back. 70
turning 20 Marlborough.
lie was trying very hard. all hts
life's training against sudden un-
hridling OF HIS bridlod passions. TO
grappio his mind back from It's wild
and passionate desircs and from its
amazed coursings upon the Immense
prairios. teeming with haxarda. fears.
entertainments. hopes. dlsmsys. that
broke before this hour AZ breaks
upon the hunters gaze. amazingly
awarded from the hili. savannas
boundless. new. unpathe,l--from
these TO grapple back his mind TO its
schoolcd thought and ordered habit.
TO its well.troddcn ways OF duty. obi
cation. rectitude. lie had not left
them. but for that cry of her namo
wrung from him BY sudden appilca-
ton Of palm against whose shock he
WIS not rtceled. he had answered
nothing TO her lamontablc disclosure.
This which no now knew. these vio-
lent passions which now no felt. but
lit for him morn WHITLEY the Rad
his feet must take. II he had ever
tried consciously to zee hts llfs and
Mabels from Mabsls point OF Wow.
now, when his mind threatened dla-
loyalty TO her. no must try. And
would,
Mabel should not feel r.
But he was aware. he was In
formed as by voice In his EARS.
You have struck your tents. You
are upon tho march,"
III
And he was suddenly Shot into an
encounter OF extraordinary incougru.
lty with his thoughts and Of extraor.
binary intensity. A voice accostod
him lie was astoundcd. an II sud.
denly awakened out Of heavy sleep.
TO Hec TO where no had come. He
was in the narrow old ways Of It'd
borough Old Town. approaching The
Precincts. by the ancient Corn Ex.
change. A keen.iooking young man.
particularly well set up and wearing
nice t~eed@ was accosting him.
Sabre recognized otway. captain and
adjutant OF tho depot. up At the bar
racks. OF the county regiment. one
Of the crack regiments. famous "a
The Pinks-
otway said. -Huiio. sanre. How
goes Ut Arc you going to this show
tomorrow
lie was pointing with his stick TO
a poster displayed against tho Corn
Exchange. Sabre read a. IL an.
nounced that Field Marshal Lord
Roberts was speaking there. under
tho auspices % tine National Service
League. on Home Dcfense---a Citizen
Army.
Il hadn't thought about gosng.-
Sabre said Hc wanted TO set away.
otvay WAS staring at tho poster
az tho he had never seen Il before:
but he had been staring at II when
sabr. came along the street -You
ought to- otway aid. you ought
to hear Old Bobw. or course the little
chaps all wrong"
Otway spun around IN his keen.
quick way TO fncc him. -Aii wrong
m the way he's putting hts case. I
mean. All those National Service
chaps are. Home defense they talk
about. nothing but Home Defense.
It's like chucking sawdust into n fire
the fire being all the bloody fools
who are opposed 10 military train.
lng. Any fool can knock the bottom
out of this Home Defense business
The Blue water fools are champions
at ~ They say tho only defense
against invasion Ia the Navy and
.tms A~N /. ~.fff.r- .<xsa~-t -. a.. &c..
Is worth untold millions chucked
away on this Nation in Arms shout.
And they're damn right"
We'll. them said Sabre. whats
the argument What's the harm In
knocking the bottom out of--this?~
he nodded towards the poster.
Otway spokc with astonishing IN
tensity. why. good God alive. man.
don't you sec. we do want a nation
In arms: We want II ike hell. But
We don't want II for here. at home:
we want II TO fight on tho Cont
nent- That's where we've got 70 fight
out there. And that's where we're
going 70 fight before we're many
years older
In his intensity he had extended
his left hand and WINS beating his
points INTO II with the handle OF his
stick. See that7"
Sabre was not In the mood TO sec
anything. He only wanted to be
away.
NO. I'm dashed n DO. What
are we going 10 fight on the Cont
nent for-supposing we ever do have
TO fight anywhere7'
The stick hammered away again.
"Because we've got obligations there.