Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26

he heard this and Swore that he wouit
thereafter be known as Shaw, since he
had been inadvertently adopted into
the dramatist's family. The result wa
that soon afterward when he hid him
self in the Tank Corps and later In the
Air Force, he enlisted as Pvt. Shaw
Now he has taken the name legally.
We all know how fickle the public Is
and how difficult 1t is for man who
has accomplished some great thing tc
hold the affection and esteem of his
fellow human beings. The world seems
to have a way of making martyrs oil
its heroes. Men like Give and Hastings
and others have either died in disgrace
or as disappointed men. Lawrence has
such a rare sense OF humor and such 2
vast knowledge OF history that 1t may
be possible he is intent on not giving
mankind chance to play any grim
Jokes on HIM.
Furthermore. he doesn't think for 6
moment that the world will have any
difficulty In solving Its problems and
getting along without his assistance
A great crisis brought him into promi-
hence against his will. Another crisis
might bring him out of obscurity again
In the meantime he seems to think he
Is entitled to resume his former life oil
study and his former way Of doing the
things he loves best.
When an undergraduate at Oxford he
and another student made solemn
compact that If either ever did any
thing particularly noteworthy he would
telegraph for the other to come so they
could celebrate the event. In 1920
after his return from the war and from
the Peace Conference: after he had
do ftxfn k{nNR and Unlfun anF
after he had led great army and
played an important part in freeing
Arabia, Palestine, Syria and Mesopo-
tamia from the Turks, Ned Lawrence
telegraphed his college chum as follows
Come at once. Have done some
thing"
This was the first word that had
passed between the two since their coli
iege DAYS 10 years before. When hts
chum arrived this iS what Ned Law
renee had done that he thought worth
celebrating He had just finished build.
ing little bungalow for himself on
the edge of Epping Forest and was
keeping COWS,
His hermit streak does not prevent
him from being wit. a brilliant con-
versstionalist, a military strategist or "A
leader OF men. He Is that type Of man
ficiently we'll balanced To be capable Of
doing almost anything he cares TO
tackle,
Lever of Literature.
Incidentally, 1t might be interesting
Ia point out that Lawrence Is great
lover OF classical literature, of poetry
and also OF music Whenever he Is in
England ne spends no small part OF his
time attending symphony concerts, and
the last time l saw him his favorite
composer was Scriahen incidentally,
he has the widest store of knowledge in
his mind OF any human being with
whom ! have ever come In contact He
can discuss in an interesting manner
nearly any subject you bring up. But
his mind is not merely encyclopedia
His observations are what impress you
most
There are men In this world who are
utterly devoid ot political ambition, who
care nothing for commercial career
and great wealth. who abhor the re-
possibility that goes with high position
IL a military organization and who also
10 not seem to care for family life
There are aScetics In the Occident as
we'll rs In the Orient, and may Ii not be
possible that Lawrence Is one OF that
breed?
This. then. In the sell collaborating
genius who has appeared IN the world
Of the known again 10 play hand In
the game Of Asiatic stateeraft that the
Amer Of Afghanistan has started,