Loyalty is one of those three-syllable words with a big meaning all its own. Out of the letters composing it can be spelled two other words--the preposition _to_; and the adverb _all_. _Loyalty to all_--everything worth while; our country, our homes, our government, and the friends we have “and their adoption tried.” It seems a shame to hear this fine word used in any other connection, such as “loyal to the gang”--“loyal to his confederates”--“loyal to the enemy.” It is too fine a word to be employed in a manner possessing the significance of the word “traitor.” Now that the word _loyalty_ has come back into such vast everyday usage, the time is ripe to nail it down hard and fast to the principles for which it stands. Why not say “he was in cahoots with the gang”--“false to his constituency”--“dishonest with his confederates?” Then, in our mind’s eye, let us hang the word _loyalty_ alongside of the _flag_ and keep it there for all time. As I write this chapter, keeping in mind the subject of _Making Life Worth While_, a feeling of serenity pervades my inner consciousness. I believe that loyalty practically reigns supreme in America. I believe that the fifty-fifty variety has become scarcer than hen’s teeth when measured by the whole citizenship. Only among the unenlightened, the profligates, the misanthropes and _enemy aliens_, are they bound to be found at all. Thanks to governmental efficiency during times most trying, the searchlight has been turned upon the meaning of the word loyalty in this country. The flag symbolizes it and it hangs everywhere. We take off our hats to it when we pass it on the street, and when we hear the songs that match it we join our voices with the rest. To love the flag is a _soul_ quality and when the souls of a hundred million strong go out in support of the _Stars and Stripes_ there is mighty little standing room for _the mere onlooker_. _He is either with us or against us_--that’s the slogan that thins the ranks of the unbelievers in our country. It makes them sit up and stare at the truth. It makes them blink their eyes in wonder, which is first aid in thinking things over. It causes them to look around and compare their standpoint with that represented by the _Star Spangled Banner._ In taking stock of the situation here is what they found to be true--that this great country stands for peace--not only for itself, but its neighbors all over the world. That peace is so desirable, and so essential that it is worth fighting for to the _last man_ and the _last dollar_. That without peace nothing counts as of value in the entire inventory of things worth while and, therefore, nothing remains but to fight--_and to a finish_. [Illustration: Companions]