The situation was completely changed however when it become Known that the wife had hopes of becoming once more a mother, and her Joy was much increased by the fact that the concubine could not entertain similar hopes. This proved great opportunity for the laomahtzu to carry on her intrigues and she whispered to the concubine that her master was apathetic in his attentions to her and that he was still in love with the first wife, The concubine rendered desperaic by the failure of her hopes taxed the official with not being truly in tave with her and accused him of paying more attention to his wife than to herself, He stoutly dented this acensation and in order to prove his words quoted a well known Chinese which may be translated os was this passion for justice which animated the radical reformer of Birmingham and carried the great exponent of "thinking im. penally" to the forefront of the fight for a democratic equality of opportunity. That was the keynote of Chamberlain's life and policies. It should be remembered te-day when blatant injustices are being condoned in the name of a false realism, for want of courage in decent thinking and for want of that spirit of self-sacrifice which Chamberlain knew so well how to invoke, If the world is to bow to the possessor of the strongest tank, the cruellest bomb, the biggest battle ship, if truth is to be caged at the bidding of the revolver in the hands of the cowardly dictator, if falsehood is to be pilloried only when it is uttered by people who know not the ways of assassins, then that realism, false as it be, must be given precedence in the counsels of men. But in that event careers like that of Joseph Chamberlain are of no account. Nor is it any use to follow in his footsteps in setting up clean civic odministrations and giving the people the right to fresh air, decent housing and healthy surroundings. His countrymen should not forget that when they salute his memory. with great care aut carelessly Into jund tay Fesuit ina for Tale-bearer Dismissed These words were heard by the Jaomahtzu who not only informed her mistress but also repeated them in the houses of several of her master's friends who were greatly amused at the turn of events, The official was much annoyed whicn he discovered that his conversation with, the coneubine had been repeated to outsiders and finding that the old servant was the culprit he promptly dismissed her, taking on in her place one who in his opinion possessed the very desirable qualification of being completely dumb, In the meantime the wife openly boasted of the changed conditions and the concubine seeing that fortune was proving unkind became quite dacite and even tried to make friends with the wife, The latter however ignored her advances and her triumph was complete, when later on she gave birth to the long-desired son.
The concubine before very long disappeared from the scene and it was rumoured that the official had given her to one of his friends who was going to a post in an adjoining province, Whether this be true or not the one thing certain is that the is once again the undisputed head of the household and hss no fear whatever of any rival coming to supplant her,
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