"It should be, 'In times of peace prepare for more peace,'" said Ruth. "And love," added Ralph. As to the rest of the crowd that wended their way homeward that night it is safe to say that there was not a soul among them that did not feel elated with the thought that they had done a deed that would save more than one mother's heart from anguish on the day that was fast approaching, and might be the means of saving scores upon scores in the years that were to come. The Golden Rule President was more than pleased when he found that the shortest way had been made available, and that the people, "the blessed people," had caught the inspiration of Divinity and had done their own work. Editor Parnell's report was a luminous one; but whether it hit the conscience or pride of one of the passengers on the Killsbury train the next morning will be revealed hereafter. CHAPTER XII. A GOOD CELEBRATION--ADELAIDE SCHWARMER AND RUTH'S DOG. Ralph learned that the Schwarmer Pyrotechnics and the agent employed to show them off had come as usual on the midnight train. His wife and daughter had also come, so as a matter of course there would be an extra display. They did not come every year as Schwarmer himself did. "They were in London last Fourth and were royally entertained by a celebrated Pyrotechnist, who invented a patriotic piece called Eagle's Screams on purpose for them," said Ralph. "Perhaps they brought one home with them." laughed Ruth. "And will bring it to the Hill to show off," added Ralph. "Well it will be better and less dangerous than those abominable rockets." "I thought rockets were not very dangerous, Ralph." "There are rockets and rockets, sky rockets and war rockets and the Satanic inventors are getting up new and worse ones every year. No knowing what kind they have on the Hill. I have known of their having one at least that travelled a much longer distance than from here to the Hill and then went swooping down to the earth like a thunder bolt from the sky; but how stupid of me to tell you so, dear. Forgive me if I have made you afraid." "Not a bit, Ralph! I am never going to be afraid any more--that is, if you will tell me all about those fiendish inventions, so I can keep out of their way and help keep others out also. O how dreadful though to think that such horrible things are made! Surely they never ought to be. They are made to kill. They are a menace to human life on a prodigious scale and the men who invent them are no better than would-be murderers and should be arrested and treated as such."