Chapter XLI: Gott Mit Uns

"What would they have left Him if He had not been with them?"

_Le Rire Rouge._

XLII. & XLIII. Steinlen was once known best for his black cats—thin,
rather wicked cats, prowling and hungry, and with inscrutable thoughts
of their own. His fame grew, his scope widened and deepened, but never
had he probed so deep nor risen so high as he has done since the war
took him from his observation of social traits and concentrated him
on the nobler aspects of mankind—and especially womankind. These two
drawings are from a series which they worthily represent: "National
Aid" and "Glory."