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     The young people in the front row did not know they were observed。 

They were aloneas much alone as though they were seated in a biplane�察�

sweeping above the clouds。 

     ;Say it again�察─�prompted Anita Flagg ;Sister。; 

     ;I   will   not� ─  �returned   the   young   man   firmly。   ;But   I'll   say   this�察─  �he 

whispered�此 �I'll say you're the most wonderful�察�the most beautiful�察�and the 

finest woman who has ever lived� ─�

     Anita Flagg's eyes left his quickly�察�and�察�with her head bent�察�she stared 

at the bass drum in the orchestra。 

     ;I don't know�察─�she said�察 �but that sounds just as good。; 

     When the curtain was about to rise she told him to take her back to her 

box�察�so that he could meet her friends and go on with them to supper�察�but 

when they reached the rear of the house she halted。 

     ;We can see this act�察─�she said�察 �ormy car's in front of the theatrewe 

might go   to   the park   and take   a turn or   two or three。 Which   would  you 

prefer�拭─�

     ;Don't make me laugh� ─�said Sam。 

     As   they   sat   all   together   at   supper   with   those   of   the   box   party�察  �but 

paying no attention to them whatsoever�察�Anita Flagg sighed contentedly。 

     ;There's only one thing�察─�she said to Sam�察 �that is making me unhappy�察�

and because it is such sad news I haven't told you。 

     It   is   this�此  �I   am   leaving America。   I   am   going   to   spend   the   winter   in 

London。 I sail next Wednesday。; 

     ;My business is to gather news�察─�said Sam�察�but in all my life I never 

gathered such good news as that。; 

     ;Good news� ─�exclaimed Anita。 

     ;Because�察─�explained Sam�察 �I am leaving�察�Americaam spending the 

winter in England。 I am sailing on Wednesday。 No�察�I also am unhappy�察�but 

that is not what makes me unhappy。; 

     ;Tell me�察─�begged Anita。 

     ;Some day�察─�said Sam。 



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    The day he chose to tell her was the first day they were at seaas they 

leaned upon the rail�察�watching Fire Island disappear。 

    ;This is my unhappiness�察─�said Samand he pointed to a name on the 

passenger list。 It was�此 �The Earl of Deptford�察�and valet。; ;And because he 

is on board� ─�

    Anita Flagg gazed with interest at a pursuing sea´gull。 

    ;He is not on board�察─�she said。 ;He changed to another boat。; 

    Sam felt that by a word from her a great weight might be lifted from 

his soul。 He looked at her appealinglyhungrily。 

    ;Why did he change�拭─�he begged。 

    Anita Flagg shook her head in wonder。 She smiled at him with amused 

despair。 

    ;Is that all that is worrying you�拭─�she said。 



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              CHAPTER 2。 THE GRAND 

         CROSS OF THE CRESCENT 



     Of some college students it has been said that�察�in order to pass their 

examinations�察�they will deceive and cheat their kind professors。 This may 

or   may   not   be   true。   One   only   can   shudder   and   pass   hurriedly   on。   But 

whatever others may have done�察�when young Peter Hallowell in his senior 

year   came   up   for   those   final   examinations   which�察  �should   he   pass   them 

even by a nose�察�would gain him his degree�察�he did not cheat。 He may have 

been too honest�察�too confident�察�too lazy�察�but Peter did not cheat。 It was the 

professors who cheated。 

     At Stillwater College�察�on each subject on which you are examined you 

can   score   a   possible   hundred。   That   means   perfection�察  �and   in�察  �the   brief 

history   of   Stillwater�察  �which   is   a   very�察  �new   college�察  �only   one   man   has 

attained it。 After graduating he ;accepted a position; in an asylum for the 

insane�察  �from   which   he   was�察  �promoted   later   to   the   poor´house�察  �where   he 

died。 Many Stillwater undergraduates studied his career and�察�lest they also 

should attain perfection�察�were afraid to study anything else。 Among these 

Peter was by far the most afraid。 

     The marking system at Stillwater is as follows�此�If in all the subjects in 

which   you   have   been   examined   your   marks   added   together   give   you   an 

average of   ninety�察  �you   are   passed   ;with   honors;�察  �if   of   seventy´five�察  �you 

pass   ;with   distinction;�察  �if   Of   fifty�察  �You   just   ;pass。;   It   is   not   unlike   the 

grocer's   nice   adjustment   of   fresh   eggs�察  �good   eggs�察  �and   eggs。 The   whole 

college knew that if Peter got in among the eggs he would be lucky�察�but 

the   professors     and   instructors   of   Stillwater   'were   determined      that�察 �no 

matter what young Hallowell might do to prevent it�察�they would see that 

he passed his examinations。 And they constituted the jury of awards。 Their 

interest   in   Peter   was   not   because   they   loved   him   so   much�察  �but   because 

each loved his own vine´covered cottage�察�his salary�察�and his dignified title 

the more。 And each knew that that one of the faculty who dared to flunk 

the son of old man Hallowell�察�who had endowed Stillwater�察�who supported 

Stillwater�察  �and   who   might   be   expected      to  go   on   supporting    Stillwater 



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indefinitely�察�might also at the same time hand in his official resignation。 

     Chancellor   Black�察  �the   head   of   Stillwater�察  �was   an   up´to´date   college 

president。 If he did not actually run after money he went where money was�察�

and it was not his habit to be downright rude to those who possessed it。 

And   if   any   three´   thousand´dollar´a´year   professor�察  �through   a   too   strict 

respect for Stillwater's standards of learning�察�should lose to that institution 

a half´million´dollar observatory�察�swimming´pool�察�or gymnasium�察�he was 

the sort of college president�察�who would see to it that the college lost also 

the services of that too conscientious instructor。 

     He   did   not   put   this   in   writing   or   in   words�察  �but   just   before   the   June 

examinations�察�when on�察�the campus he met one of the faculty�察�he would 

inquire with kindly interest as to the standing of young Hallowell。 

     ;That is too bad� ─�he would exclaim�察�but�察�more in sorrow than in anger。 

;Still�察�I hope the boy can pull through。 He is his dear father's pride�察�and his 

father's heart is set upon his son's obtaining his degree。 Let us hope he will 

pull    through。;    For   four   years   every   professor     had   been   pulling    Peter 

through�察�and the conscience of each had become calloused。 They had only 

once more to shove him through and they would be free of him forever。 

And   so�察  �although   they   did   not   conspire   together�察  �each   knew   that   of   the 

firing squad that was to aim its rifles at�察�Peter�察�HIS rifle would hold the 

blank cartridge。 

     The   only   one    of   them   who    did   not  know     this  was   Doctor     Henry 

Gilman。 Doctor Gilman was the professor of ancient and modern history at 

Stillwater�察  �and   greatly   respected   and   loved。   He   also   was   the   author   of 

those well´known text´books�察 �The Founders of Islam�察─�and ;The Rise and 

Fall of the Turkish Empire。; This latter work�察�in five volumes�察�had been 

not   unfavorably   compared   to   Gibbon's   ;Decline   and   Fall   of   the   Roman 

Empire。; The original newspaper comment�察�dated some thirty years back�察�

the doctor had preserved�察�and would produce it�察�now somewhat frayed and 

worn�察  �and   read   it   to   visitors。   He   knew   it   by   heart�察  �but   to   him   it   always 

possessed a contemporary and news interest。 

     ;Here is a review of the history�察─�he would sayhe always referred to 

it as ;the; history;that I came across in my TRANSCRIPT。; 

     In the eyes of Doctor Gilman thirty years was so brief a period that it 



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was as though the clipping had been printed the previous after´noon。 

     The members of his class who were examined on the ;Rise and Fall�察─�

and who invariably came to grief over it�察�referred to it briefly as the Fall�察─�

sometimes        feelingly    as   ;the。   。  。  。  Fall。;   The;    history    began     when 

Constantinople        was    Byzantium�察      �skipped     lightly   over   six   centuries    to 

Constantine�察  �and   in   the   last   two   Volumes   finished   up   the   Mohammeds 

with   the   downfall   of   the   fourth   one   and   the   coming   of   Suleiman。   Since 

Suleiman�察�Doctor Gilman did not recognize Turkey as being on the map。 

When   his   history   said   the   Turkish   Empire   had   fallen�察  �then   the   Turkish 

Empire fell。 Once Chancellor Black suggested that he add a sixth volume 

that would cover the last three centuries。 

     ;In a history of Turkey issued as a text´book�察─�said the chancellor�察 �I 

think the Russian´Turkish War should be included。; 

     Doctor Gilman�察�from behind his gold´rimmed spectacles�察�gazed at him 

in   mild   reproach。   ;The   war   in   the   Crimea� ─  �he   exclaimed。   ;Why�察  �I   was 

alive at the time。 I know about it。 That is not history。; 

     Accordingly�察  �it   followed   that   to      a   man   who    since   the   seventeenth 

century   knew       of  no   event�察  �of   interest�察 �Cyrus     Hallowell�察    �of  the   meat´ 

packers'   trust�察  �was   not   an   imposing   figure。 And   such   a   man   the   son   of 

Cyrus Hallowell was but an ignorant young savage�察�to whom ;the; history 

certainly     had    been    a  closed    book。    And     so  when     Peter    returned    his 

examination   paper   in   a   condition   almost   as   spotless  

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