The Landswoman March 1919 | Page 16

THE LANDSWOMAJ\ r - t5tearch, 1919 Smart, yet business- like in appearance, these garments are highly practical, being designed intelligently and made soundly to withstand hard wear and the unending vagariesofour climate. There are no finer values in London WOMAN'S LAND ARMY OUTFIT I (F.O. 411) Cut in strong Khaki Dnll 38 and -42 in. long 15/9 \ I I BREECHES \ \ tF.O. 380) in strong wbtp- cord Drab shade, 26 and 29 in. ow"&ist 16/9 ·• lAm lntert'stt'd tn knowtn~ why you wi!tht'd to ehoot me.'' ' You remt'mb1ir Steworon'11 t.nlr of 'Villon te Vagabond • 1 Wt' ropel\t lt: r am u- ht>ro, you ze un" iUlng hoet, mon.sleur .. Glron rt'pll~>d, htnorin« the Jud~'s question. ' .. You read su-,·en~OII ? .. 'l rPI\d everydnst ~tt'Wn~on, hf' tee drll~~:htful: alm]>le, awt-et, refrt'shlnJ:t. • Jt-kyll and H rde • and • hbh-tldr,• not so Aweet. l'ardon 1.e t"fTort of 1\ rhil to play wtz psycholon, r" tl'llppinRi of adventurP I heo, Sto,enson, t.e should 1 t' ..\ merlran." "You ln:•ist upon our cbtld!. hnrss." 'It irnpres..t, 'M' fCIT't'llO'Ier.•· "l'm ahd We' 1\re 'oung and not rotten with age like .Franff," Rirhud hlurt{'c1 out: The l renchmnn·~.~ rwlft ~lanCI' shot at btm llk~ a atilrtto. " \.'()u ml~ht lcnm muob from Frnnicld my '~Word for ro under dog, whe-rrwr I find hN'm." "Quhotl<', but Impolitic." " It all the 11tray for('lgners who c.nme over bei't' for thrc~> WC('k!, and the-n t<'ll Wl how to nm thl, <'Ountry, would ~;ttly Rt home, nnd try their hnnd.s at th~'lr own affairs, some of the Euro'J)t'an countrJf'S mljZbt be A little less rotten," remarkl'd Richard. " )font~leur <'t''~ eo m bntl '\'~! ." "I'm an American, nnd T- - " " &me zinsr. Amerll:4n-eombath-e. ChJidren mus' tltfht ; re ~ll t>oy t.'\ko trom zl' letoy buy hPem ofT." "You think thAt a no.tlonal charactrristie 1" "Amcricrt-'~hO tAke over u Philippines. Cuba . WJz much talk of llbl'rattng n downtrodden peopl~. Tncldentally, she enre('ch hcr.>clf somt' m1Uions of dollalrll. Wlzont ze orat<>ry we c:tll it stullo~ ; wir re oratory, lt ~col.llcP 'ze caul!e or humauity.' 'le American magnate, h(' rob an' ruin %t' people, an' Tf'n viYt's z.-m ze library, ze university, so hi' bc<'omes a public bl'nefactor. 'Wizout %t' pnosents he f'e" ju~t rob~r and cut· throl\t, but wl1 rese gHUI he ees a demlsrod ! •· " Very lnU>rcstln~. Mr. Glron, and no doubt amu~>ing to an ouWder ." "Not so amusing to an inslder who can nunk ze tendency ; I' h, Judc:te Carteret"" •· No, it fq nC\t amu•lng. ~tfll, 1 do not llnd it a CD\IIiP for dPSpl\lr. There la just at preSPnt A low Rtnndard of publlr honesty, but it Is the me-rest phn.<;e of our WO'' tb. Hon€sty 1s, nod alwl\~ has bcen, the best pollry, to put it on tb(.' lowelit bru:lt • 1\nd without lt, or with some substitute, our wholr ~>tructure would fall. Thl\t certainly wfll neYer occur, l\tr. Olron ." "W