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A MAN'S HEART By LOUISE OLIVER. (Copyright, 1918. by the McClure Newspa per Syndicate.) Virginia confessed to* herself after Bob had gone away that she had act ^ ed dreadfully. But with characteristic pride she never acknowledged it to anyone else. All Clearwater knew that she had resented her fiance's enlisting; that she had returned his ring and refused to say good-by. But that was the end of it so far as anybody knew. She plunged feverishly into all kinds of works. H^r house became the mecca for knitting parties, thrift teas, dances with proceeds for French or phans and card parties with savings Stamps for prizes. The Red Cross be came gradually so cognizant of her ability that all points of dispute were referred to her. "When Virginia is so thoroughly im bued with the spirit of this war," said people, "one wonders why she ever fussed about Bob Jennings' going away." Virginia, hearing something of this, answered spiritedly: "Oh, I don't dis approve of men enlisting, and in a way Tm proud of Bob. Only I think an en gaged man is the same as a married man. There are ten million unat tached men who go first." Of course home letters carried gos sip, and Bob in camp soon learned the colossal indifference with which Vir ginia regarded his absence. He was selected for an officers' train ing camp, and as the weeks went on he made good and won his commis sion as first lieutenant. Then being given two weeks' leave before he was assigned to a regiment, he went home. And great was the rejoicing. For Bob had many friend:; in Clearwater. That was why the girls once envious of Virginia now turned resentful of her treatment of him. The bip: thing was a dance the girls planned in his honor. Clearwater had not had a real dress-up affair since the war began. So they decided to do It up right now. Also they decided for once that they did not need Virginia's help. But they didn't put it that way to her, because they didn't want her to stay at home. "You have so much on your hands. Virginia," they explained, "we thought we'd give you a rest and ?lo things ourselves. Just come and enjoy yourself. Thc fact that Bob ls to be there need not affect you any, you know." Virginia could not help flushing brightly. "Well, I should say not. I want you all to know that I'll be very glad to see Bob." But even after this speech she was not included in the list made out for Bob. Adopting the college plan of fill ing cards beforehand, the girls of Clearwater picked Bob's partners for him long before he arrived home. There were no dance cards-the list was just made out and handed to him. "You see. it will save you such a lot of bother." they explained, when ho smilingly thanked them. "One loses so much time hunting partners in thc scramble. So each girl has put down her own name once-you see, we dare not be selfish-and you'll get around nicely. Bob's face fell. Once! Then he could only have one dance with Vir ginia instead of a half ?dozen he had determined on. He had meant to try again tonight to plead with her for a little hope. But running his eye down the/list, he discovered that her name was not there at all. Was she so implacable as that then, that she didn't even care for one dance? But Virginia knew nf no list, and as there were no cards she supposed Bob's evening to be his own. He looked stunning in his uniform, and she felt an Involuntary pride In the silver bar on his shoulder. He had changed somewhat, and her heart gave a fierce little tug when she saw it. It was hard to explain this change. There was no sadness, rather a stern ness, the look of a man with a great work ahead to do and a determination to do it. She felt like an Ineffective bit of white paper against a great iron wall. She saw now that sentiment and duty must have entirely different places in a man's heart. How little and silly and cruel she had been ! And as the evening passed and Bob did not come near, she hated herself more and more. "He doesn't consider me at all," she thought. "I've killed all his love and respect. Oh, Bobbie, dear, I don't blame you." She went home early without talk ing to him at all. But not to sleep. She sat on the veranda alone under the bright spring stars, and tried to uatie the tangle her life had got her inte. An hour passed, two hours, and still she sat-there thinking, hot, bitter tears falling into her lap. A man passed. The street light caught the color of olive drab and a soldier's cap. Then she knew tie wslk. $ "Bobbie!" she called. "Oh, Bobbie, come here." And without a word he came up the steps and folded her close in his arms. "Forgive nie, dear !" she sobbed. "I Tm so unhappy, and I-I love you so well. Don't hate me. please!" "Hate you!" He lifted his eyes to the stars. "Plato you ! You're my whole life, dear." Wh!cL, after all, is hard to under stand, when he had offered that life to his country. . Ton can be economical without be ing miserly. A goose that lays the golden egg has no chance with a hog. One way to popularize the apple would be to popularize the price. Neutrals that have been shipping food to Germany may yet go hungry themselves. The dove of peace is still flying around, but finds it difficult to find a place to alight. Men who ask, "Why are we at warr might as well ask why we resist rob bery and murder. The fellow who started the war no vacatlou movement seems to have taken one himself. It will be just as well for everybody to do his blt cheerfully, because he will have to do it anyway. It ls a slander to say of some women that they will go tq almost any lengths. Just look at their skirts. When arguing with an Idiotic an tagonist a man always feels that he ls up against a stiff opposition. Some of those Russians haven't had freedom long enough to realize that it is worth fighting and dying for. Another good way to win this war Is to support the American cause sol idly at home as well as at the front Japan ls going to make a big loan to Russi?T. Truth to say, war, ns well as politics, makes strange bedfellows. King Alfonso Is reported to be walk ing lame. All European monarchy has more or less of a halting gait these days. The average exemption claim seems doomed to look as limp as a dishrag by the time Uncle Sam gets through with it. One of the strangest aspects of the great war is the time it required both sides to realize the value of large fleets of airplanes. In spite of the wonderful advances that have been made in ni^dienl science, 'tho ukclele germ has not yet been isolated. Doubtless the kaiser will be pleased to hear how large a percentage of our drafted anny is physically unfit ur un willing to serve. . The man who starred this'year as an amateur gardiner, with a little "patch In the har-k yard, will be something of nn expert In 1918. . Another thing that makes a body sick is for a child to fret home to din ner just after everything has been "cleaned and put away." More than ?2.O0O.000 Iron crosses have boen distributed by the kaiser. All Cern?an soldiers who escape the wooden pet the iron cross. Austrian organ pipes are to he made into munitions. Probably to produce that diapason that the war correspond ents credit to the Inp puns. Now is the time for the scientist, so much in evidence before the war. who coiild put the nourishment of a porter house steak into a small capsule. Germany's destruction and iheft of property In Belgium are now placed at i?2,00.0.000,000. German efficiency has been most efficient in little BeUciuin. Joy riding now conies under the ban of war and law on account of the ne cessity for tho conservation of gaso line. So not even war Is an unmixed terror. Although the pacifists keep preach ing that the war is not popular lt Is hard to assimilate their ravings In the face of the fact that 943.141 volunteers are in arms. ' What Is this talk about .making pocketless trousers for men and trou sers' for women, doubtless with pock ets In them? It looks like another world conspiracy. If trench warfare continues much longer we may expect public service corporations to seek franchises to sup ply the trenches with light, heat, tele phones and transportation. The railroads have discor.L'nucd a lot of their passenger trains, hut that doesn't seem to Interfere with the un erring accuracy of the motorist who In sists on catching one just nbuft the front seat. A Cologne paper froths over the proposed restrictions on foreign lan guage newspapers in this country. Suppose we should establish English newspaper throughout Germany. How long would they last? America is sending Its bravest and best to fight for the world's freedom, and In justice to them lt must employ prompt and stern measures toward any persons who by word or sign give aid and comfort to the anemy. The proposal to turn the surplus cabbage crop into sauerkraut will strike the ultrnpatriotlc as introduc ing eu alien enemy dish upon our tables. But the best way in sud a case ls simply to intern it. GOOD HIGHWAYS SAVED PARIS Example of French Capital Cited to Press Home Plan of Improved Roads in This Country. The congestion of traffic which has so seriously handicapped war prepara tions and industrial and commercial activity during the last few months has emphasized to all the vital impor tance of good roads. The shortage of freight cars has caused the govern ment to recommend the use of motor trucks for handling freight on short hauls, in order to save freight-car equipment for long hauls. Freight can not be successfully handled by motor trucks without good roads. There is also a growing tendency on the part of manufacturers and whole salers to have their salesmen travel by automobile Instead of by railroad trains, writes C. S. Rieman, president of a large motorcar concern, in Chi cago Post This also further helps to solve the traffic problem. But the ex tensive use of trucks for cross-country hauling and of passenger automobiles by salesmen and others, instead of traveling by train, will depend to a barge extent upon road conditions. It also occurs to me that since our transportation facilities have been so seriously overtaxed by extra traffic re sulting from our war preparations to date, the enormous Increase in war activities for which preparations are now being made will result in further serious delays, unless a large portion of the traffic can be handled by motor trucks. In order to appreciate the Im portance of good roads from a military standpoint, we have only to recall the fact that in nil probability Paris would have been captured by the German army in their first great drive had it not been that the excellent French roads permitted the quick concen trating of French troops by means of motortrucks, passenger automobiles and taxicabs, which played so impor tant a part in helping out the French railroad system. The prosperity o'f any country and the advance of civilization are always measured by the transportation facili Convoys of Rapid-Fire Cannon on Waj( to Front In France. ties. As a manufacturer of motorcars, the good roads problem has been brought very forcibly to my attention, and I have given the subject much thought and study. It is my firm con viction that the continued prosperity of this country and the quick 'and ef ficient handling of war preparations cannot be better promoted than by keeping our streets and highways in first-class condition. I believe what ever expenditures are necessary to this end should be made. NOW CALL ROADS MILITARY Bill Before Senate Says Government Should Assist in Keeping High ways in Repair. A bill before the senate says all state roads used by the government should be treated as military highways and the government should assist In keep ing them in repair. The bill was in troduced by Senator J. T. Smith, who has investigated the deterioration of the Maryland highway system. The bill states the government is not to contribute more than two-thirds of the money for repairs nor more than $1, 000 per mile. It has gone to the sen ate committee'on appropriations. Daily Water Supply. 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