The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-01

A rather tense followed.
Franklin broke its silence by saving
in a gentle tone:
i think, madame, they should pro-
vide the general with more honorable
employment. I beg that your ladyship
Will not mlsJudge me. l am not cap
able OF taking an office from this gov
eminent while it is acting with so
much hostility toward my country"
THE ministers have the opinion that
you can compose the situation if YOU
WILL" Lord Howe declared. MANY Of
us have unbounded faith in your abiI-
ity. | would not think of trying to
influence your judgment by a selfish
motive, but certainly you may, with
reason, expect any reward which it is
in the power of the government to be-
stow"
Then came an answer which should
live in history, as one of the great
credits of human nature, and oil men,
especially those of English blood,
should feel a certain pride in it. The
answer was:
Your lordship, 1 am not looking for
rewards, but only for justice"
Let us try to agree as to what is
the justice of the natter" Howe an
swered. "WiIl you not draft a plan
on which you would be willing to CO.
operate"
THAT l will be glad to do"
Persisting in his misjudgment, Howe
suggested:
las you have friends here n con-
stituents in America to keep we'll with,
perhaps it would better not be in your
handwriting. Send 1t to Lady Howe
and she will copy it and return the
original"
Then said the sturdy old Yankee: 81
desire, my friends, that there shall be
nc secrecy about it,
Lord and Lady Howe showed signs
of great disappointment as he babe
them good night and begged to be sent
to his room.
81 am growing old, and have to ask
for like indulgence from every host
ess," he pleaded.
Howe was not willing to leave a
stone unturned. He could not dismiss
the notion from his mind that the pur-
chase could be effected if the bid were
raised. He drew the Doctor aside and
said:
I'VE do not expect your assistance
without proper consideration. I shall
insist upon generous and ample APP
pOintments for the men you take with
you and especially for you as well as
a firm promise Of subsequent rewards"
What crown had he in mind for the
white and venerable brow of the man
who stood before him? Beneath that
brow was a new type Of statesman,
born of the hardShips and perils and
high faith Of a new world, and then
and there as these two faced each 9TH
soul of the past and the soul
of the future-a moment was come
than which there had been no greater
in human history. In America, France
and England the cocks had been crow
ing and now the first light Of dawn
of q new day fell upon the figure Of
the man who in honor and understand
ing lowered above his fellows. Now,
for a moment, on the character of this
the unfathomable plan of God
for future ages would seem to have
been resting.
In his sixty-eight years he had dis
covered. among other things, the van
ity Of wealth and splendor. 1t was
more to him than the idle wind.
These are his exact words as he stood
a gentle smile on his face: IF
you wish to use me, give me the propo-
and dismiss all thoughts of re-
wards from your mind. They would
destroy the influence you propose to
The old gentleman climbed the great
staircase and went to his chamber,
while Lord Howe was, no doubt, COM
nunicating the result of his interview
his other guests. There were those
among them who freely predicted that
var was inevitable.