The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-11

~ent-would she continue to smile to the endf
when Re had just cleared a email body Of IN.
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tum6ied in a hean TO ths. ground.
70 pick ZIP the ofiQer, But none of them
'n e Hsst q B ntaae n e sSS t iSpS SsStip Sn Yins;. He
had. no trouble in riding through the German
fS% ront I iH Tsi0s foT Tss y Y ,6 PfG : N Tn . 5spTeye n
and 1000 yards away. across some meadows
and corn land. he, could. see the blue fEoSk
When he approached the German infantry
waved his sword to the right, seemingly .lndI-
eating that the Gommqnder OF the brigade
to the right. and he at once resolved to imi.
tate the actions OF one whose horse has bolted
Dropping the lance and squirting the wiling Filling
and Tented to pull hard at tho relns.
ynstf IN 2S@sS ,w Rssa clear RsSa n q front 15nl p, pr the e0g Szs ssT1Gsi
troops. A German oflcer gallantly rode after
d hSSndred. yards. trottingS back TO his v
lines f9nsidernbly puzzled by the tactics Of
Bates had but one danger left In. the CEN
trial zone. he might be shot. by either side,
aecidentally, or Otherwise. To help himself
jacket and cloak. and piucEing forth his hat.
ngain resumed the characteristic attire by
which he was known to the whole French
An absolute yell greeted him. as he rode
protected. Daubissop's right. flank, Heading
| straight for the Colonel OF this regiment, the
1l0gt1h OF the b Line linz lin shouted:
The officer, addressed fortunately under
stood him and pointed TO a farmhouse nearly
| m t,ita ou-op attrnnttnhnH bv 1onGa naaQao Nf
"S soTme ii iR IN their disposition told Jim that
treat to verdun. g~lancing at his watch, he
found, that 1t was three minutes to Z and he
full assistant for the last effort Of that memoir
able ride.
spent, not by the distance. but by the pace, as
Jim reached the farm Enclosure.
Daubisson was there. surrounded by a num-
yoiuble instructions Some OF them turnedto 60
when Bates ran, W. but his stentorian shout
M. TSaGnpsittart." ''A
sn TRi nfm at tS Ssq ncee S WHY fr eaG, sR Rds Reu0isSon
As he read his plethoric face became purple.
He crumpled It in his right hand and cried to
"Gentlemen, the retreat is co~untermanded.
The German. centre is crushed and on the
to attack Kreuznach with every available
man" -,
MOI even mlllIdTy uBCOIum cOulO TepTeSS
the cries OF delight with which the assembled
officers greeted this welcome intelligence.
r PsSR1ssSdpii from %nq fEe Ii0 @piied 'e eebSfe OF Ras nsRn
tart's words. although fully conscious of the
grave error from which he had been saved,
%sonally to some details when Bates caught his
an answer IN writing, VOC savyy. General?'
,"AI;a-right. all-a-riRht." cried Daubisson.
NO. y amt, It's all-a-xrong. ,PaPier.
fish or spanish-any blessed lingo but one
Jim's manner conveyed more than his words.
SO the General found time to scribble n hasty
from Arizona went, OF to. look after his horse.
and was about to find i some provender when
he suddenly burst forth: -,
bloaomwiip,s 6 Iell pa1s IN when hey P tSe Bell don don't TIKI Fins =
I'm clean of my trolley in this sort OF BUSH
Running into the house. he found some pa
Fer and a pencil, and wrote in a big. round
Photographic NJ. yansittart que Gen. Dau.
bison has received his orders and carried
SThe iEick;off is ine,, unused Jim. but the
they'll co,mprenny better that way than If 1
He gave the document to the first officer he
met. 1t happened to be one Of the Command
~er;in-chiefs aides-de-camp, who spoke Eng
1T is well thought Of. monsieur" he said.
Il will place it on the wire at once."
rih Safe din snilf Se e sri oyer .! vi eae g felle Th ehips sf ie
with That sort Of sons. and dance it takes the
Long before noon Count Won Waldersee in
formed his imperial master that II a wholesale
disaster were to be avoided there must be an
immediate retreat on Mars la Tour and Grave
The French infantry had nobly done their
was committed to cavalry and artillery.
rs H9Insiaata n,cld did not 40 ,d know T,d he T. VAS fsSe safe fde p Sntil
bisson,s answer to reach him About Il! the
right bank Of the Mouse was cleared Of the
German troops and Arizona Jim had no difi-
When the issue Of the conflict was beyond
the domain of doubt he wrote, a telegram to
proceedings. and warmly eulogizing the army.
A second message to Evelyn asked her to
we'll so far. II fortune vouchsafed them a few
more such victories there would be an end to
German aggressiveness for another genera
For vansittart, even in the, fierce Joy of
the moment harbored no decisions as to the
strategic difficulty OF his position.
The Germans were but ~sullenly retiring on
their, wel-e4uipped base; to form anew upon
hope to drive them. The victors in that days
combat we were e separated n dsdtd from t their suppl Is BY
opposed to the invaders progress. A swift
flowing river cut them of from reserve trans
port Snd e ena narrn11 co saVe %n nesSi pr Seff iooE
oEe. hNA CnhNA CdN Gum .aScN
the place of the solid bridges and railway lines
they had destroyed weeks earlier.
A determined rebuff by their opponents
might precipitate q catastrophe. Every nerve
must be strained to make good n desperate
success.
II only this could be achieved. il. instead of
being driven into the Mouse. they could press
the Germans back toward Metz. then truly the
frenzied jubilation of France at the glad It'd
ings. Of victory would be justified. What a
sight Paris must present at that moment as
papers had published his message to the King!
The city Of light would be a city Of mad re-
his words to the Queenl
Vansittart refined In his horse as Daubisson
approached and the two heartily shook
General" said the millionaire. I'VE have
won q great battle"
Tears sprang Into the impulsiye Frenchman's
eyes. He ,stammered with difficulty. SO In
tense, was his emotion: You have. monsieur;
in future obey orders to the DEATH"