Of
course," she added hurriedly, "the Union Jack with all its historic
meaning and its mingled crosses, is splendidly glorious and is more
decorative, but I always think, when I see those floating stripes, that
the Americans have the most beautiful flag."
"I admit," said Barry, "it's a beautiful flag, but--well, I'm a
Britisher, I suppose, and see it with British eyes. But why is that flag
flying here in France? How do the authorities allow that? It's a neutral
flag--awfully neutral, too."
"I understand they have permission from the French authorities to fly
that flag over every American institution in France. And you know,"
continued the girl with rising enthusiasm, "if they are neutral, they
have immensely helped us, too, haven't they?--in munitions and that sort
of thing."
"That's true enough," agreed Barry, "and it's all the more wonderful
when you think of the millions of Germans that they have in their
country. I heard a very fine thing, not long ago, from a friend of
mine. A Pittsburgh oil man about to close a deal, with a traveller,
with millions in it, suddenly discovered that his oil was to go to
the Germans.
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