Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

~ Brown descended from the up
"A per flights of the great pui'o.
4 \ ing in Whitehall ana 'enteFeu
the automobile which was 10
convey her safely to Shephero MAJ
ke,. MalakoT. for the second time IN
the day. sazed upon caviare. ne wa
one of six men dining together IN
.~~.,v..a room, above a cafe in Shares
hurry avenue-six men who together
enYnnrised what was known as the
sr,ioo committee OF the Advanced
Communist party. revolutionaries al
Of them, in control Of almost unlimited
funds, and with an sgenda whicn was
never put onto paper.
They were all men with secret am
hilton TO become Robespierres OF the
revolution to which they were pieoseo
ruorn enemies of all manner Of com
promise. out TO ravage the worio Win
birthstone and FIRE, IL necessary.
One was Malskoff himself. the con
tinental agent; another was bretsKopl l.
the frehrand OF Barcelona. a man
erszv with the lust for destruction.
whose brain was always in a state OF
fury. 10 whom logic and common sense
vere nap for the babes, whose speech
making had become in these Gays
nothing but TRADES OF bloodshed: then
there was Pennington, for all MS
auaye manners many times more ia IN
reroux. eloquent. a link between ms
marty and the Socialists; Noel Frank
land. an ex-oficio member OF TINS
committee. whose very existence ne
would often deny in the House OF
Commons: Thornton. an ex-soldier'
who had fought valiantly in the war.
come out of il with grievance, ana
who was TOW the pioneer OF treason
he once
been a hero. and Pritchard. secretary
Of the Seamens Union. a thin, cadaV'
prous looking man, with mass OF
fair hair and an inexhaustible gift OF
words.
Mslakor attacked his caviar with
appetite. ..a
I'VE lve-irdeed we live. ] lunched
with the lady who deigns 10 bestow
upon me just now passing prefer
ence. and for England her food was
wonderful However. eat too mucn.
II I were not possessed OF such
wealth Of energy it would anect my
rnusic-not that anything could really
A. ths, The artist in me would live
and triumph even il my body grew
coarse"
Rretskops. pale and heavy. with
light colored eyes. scowled across the
table. >.
You people over here weary me,
be said I'm our councils, even our
daily life IN Barcelona. we have but
one tncught-the work. Here you
wsth your music. and Pennington with
his golf and society. Pritchard and
FARMLAND with their women-~hy.
one wonders how We progress al ali.
There never was revolution with
gu, women" Franklsnd murmured-
There in TOO much eating and drink-
Ing ard talk 30 my mind" Thornton
pronounced sullenly. Who wants 10
81 down 2 nd fill his stomach in times
Ike these"
Mslskor pushed away his empty
Mate and slipped his wine critically.
NO man fights the worse or thinks
tire worse for being well fed" he de-
elsred You. my friend Thornton. are
O hard worker. you are very much IN
earnest. but you are too gloomy.
Thornton looked up with a danger
OIL, glitter I'm his eyes. He had eaten
and drunk sp4ringly. and he had taken
no part in the conversation.
4 am doing my Job" he said. III
lie soFnberly. Last night. while you
ell slept in your beds, ~ss rounn
CsnqberIey. Fafnbam and Working
81, mesa ger on the trunks Of trees
oil round the camps ihousS nd
mind YOU. 2 10 I'm doing something ~
the sort every dsy--T--Tn ornt0n~--e1-
ssrgesn ~ in she Guards. v. e. DO you
know what would happen 10 me ~
were fognfg Bow street frst. Tnen
tie military would sgk for n1e--court-
yosrtisl. al over in - minutes, muf.
fed drums and *olley. I've seen u
happen 20 others pretty often during
the war. YOU fellows aren't taking
or much - that sort NJ thing
I'm not ~ sure AaAEor Oh
served pouring himself out some wine:
II I)esglter had lived another -
hours ~ II his stun hsd ever reached
Downing s.ree, fancy IL would
have BEEN Bow street for some u
Ds"
"Tol. YIege5,er was the most danger
eus man 10 our '.sUsE VINO |v|f
voFked for the government" Pritcb.
src eclsysd Tomorrow Or other he
go' underneath LDcky for az that
Eroogney s'uck 80 him, though he
paid for II with fis nfe. poor chsp."
AslskoN pDGo3S Tjtonily.
4 ought 10 Inow Ill about Dessi-
ter no TeulA ,ked EY@ry one Of our
eDrt. mental BRAN h@s vas IN q ~ n]r.
Eu~bsrest, sBs Rome nesFiy cjosed
DOWN"
"fJesslfFy wSk The worst enemy our
cause nss ever krpWn," Pennington
keri1fec leaning baca IN his chslr.
''Persoi4s ny, although ~ nave done
s.erytnlnR that IL possible through
fnls btBrlrh ! can't feel that We Flas II
h. oigt ~ fhe WON until VT have that
BoieDDok 10 our possAssi"n. 4"
TIE service ~ dinner had drawn ~
81 END ard The wsilefE hsd lsft the
room Eonee suf iloyeUfE were upoB
tine - Vie and every Dns Wa smoking.
Conversation be- snie more intimate
gsf1tchafd had squared i4s chsif ro1nh
80 tis fsbif ffe we me rhajTms ~
the branrh. sn6 fbste were matters
!sttt IN fGf Offinlsl discussion,
They've got neFFous already IN
Fyrwnins sfteeA !" he oDsFfsed. IS 10
b.Rsn ~ stthBge hls Ispefs TOO
fhH prime Hlntki@f myself yEstefd5
ihst II he Festly thought II spDo'nilDR
. elyrnfnission 80 GiscusF ins DInlnR
au2kfion. W Nigh, anne together, bp'
pstiDns Ilzsti m1st ~ one ~ TIE
sVbJarts ~ be- discussed
There wee suoct 81 the fooT
PTiuehsfn iopker up with fro"n,
Who's THAR he 6ens n6e1.
vsiisf brought in note.
- soDng gentleman IL waiting
Downstairs sir +" he announced. SAID
a. wee most important. They've seDi
him on here from WestrninstsT'
PritefarS tore open the snytioDs
snh read the mote HE frowB deep
snsd