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Show MUCH INJURED DIGNITY. I Respect fr mitlmritv is ilemiul'l m ihe Yc-llnwstonn Pnrk I where the forest 1 ;t n r is siipmiu- Latch thr.-e memhors of Hp 11 Australian parliamenl were al Mammoth, mliinr.iic the e.l..re.l in- H races and they disregarded tin signs which notified the visitors not H to break up tHc formation. The men from the antipodes thought they were privileged characters and began to licr out the Boft mn- H terial A plain appearing ranger came along and instructed th H strangers thai they were under arrest. H There was resentmenj and some sharp talk on the part of the H law makers from the southern continent, hut ihe raiiK-r was obdu- fm rat), Finally the Austfcalians defied the ranger and then it was that tin", were made to realize the Eirmness of the man they were I .iailinfr with and the ni;..irsty of the law in tho keeping of c.no of I Uncle Sam's most unassuming of public servants I "I don'1 care who you are," said the ranger. ' You may ho t ho LJ mosl importanl individuals thai evei came int j this park unher- H aided by fan-fan- of tninipets. ou may he all that you say you H are, but you are point: with me, and you now an under arresi ! , ' "But." protested the travelers, "we are members of the Austra-I Austra-I lian parliament ami entitled to consideration as Mich. Your conduel I is absurd ami we shall report you to President Wilson, who will dis H miss you from this post. I Then the ranger turned loose. He told them he had been pro- H eeeding gently, but there was no further parley. H Tome on" he commanded, "and come quickly. If you were I President Wilson, and had no more respect for tin regulations of this I ' park than you have displayed, 1 would taki you along. The fact Hi that you are men of high station, with sufficient intelligence to un- H derstand the necessity of protecting these natural wonders, makes H your offending more than ordinary I nm not here to Icr you to H po with mo. You are now commanded and you an my prisoners" B The Australians wen marched down over the sidehill, while they mumbled im; .1 .-at ions Th.-y were taken h. for. a .instn . the peace and. although not fined, they were reprimanded The last heard of them thej were debating on leaving the park- without B further ceremony, 111 order to hasten their journey in the direction of the White House The young man they had encountered quil the forest service during the war to Berve his country When the conflict ended In was given his old position He is one of a great multitude of young j ex-service men who, given authority, are fearlessly and impartially I tercing the law, and should be upheld B Before the Australians reach Washington, in fact before they J arc far from the geysers, they will begin to realize the weakness ol HJ their position and then admit the ranger was right, and not only 1 right but worthy of their respect. |