The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-04-26

I'm an hour the evidence multiplied until
doubt was no longer possible Even
Vera as Darrell was Informed by Colo
mel Korna. no longer had n hope of
holding Nladikaukas. and preparations
for falling back 10 Gredskov were made
with haste.
Darrell was surprised 10 find how
many things were already prepared.
Prudence and discipline had not been
wanting In the garrison The little ar
my was wonderfully mobile
This march-begun at midnight un.
der frowning skies, enllvened IN the
small hours by pyrotechnlc struggle
In the darkness with the Russians who
were attempting 10 re-encircle Nladi-
kaukas and finished next day IN deadly
WEAKNESS and the miseries of driz-
ton in this record. There were small
losses. A colonel was shot dead in his
saddle after the lighting seemed TO be
over, the fatal bullet a mere chance
wanderer In the air Some Russian
horsemen dashed i'm upon a line of bag
gage wagons and butchered a few
teamsters, poorly paid day laborers
without military aspirations. half
dozen soldiers were killed and fifty per-
haps endured the pain of wounds dur
/ ing the long march. Darrell, viewing
as much Of this as a man could see In
the night and particularly the dead
\ teansters. who CHANGED to fall In his
\ way, was reminded Of the murdered
Turkish merchant and of the poor idiot,
Musef, shot in the back as he ran, and
there arose IN his mind q picture of the
war god, like a human being endowed
with an individual character and COM
PEELED TO act according 10 1t, SO that,
whether bawling upon the battlefield,
grooming upon the march or sodden
with the sloth Of the camp, lac must
kill and Kin aimlessly, for the mere
sake Of killing,
Darrells position was one of painful
isolation. For the first few miles he
rode not far behind the princess; then.
after the hghting was over and her
safety assured, as she sent no word TO
him he fell farther 10 the rear and In
the last hours OF the march, when the
vain had begun, he lent some aid 20
men who were struggling with cannon
in the roads that grew always worse.
In Gredskov on the second day he
formed the acquaintance OF an engl-
neering officer and was OF some little
use In helping TO strengthen the city's
defenses. He saw Korna occasionally
and learned from him that there had
been n memorable scene between Vera
and KIlzlar and that the prince had
succeeded IN presenting plausible ex
cuses. The princess. however had as
serted authority. and II was she who
issued paramount orders in the city.
The rain trlcntcd long CROUCH 60 per
NIT the Russian force 20 take up rs
position hemmng I'm the place, ant
then began again without violence. 9
slow and steady dripping from IN,
leadcn sky The besiegers exhibited
lndomltahle energy. They brought III
surprising quantity Of artillery lie
spite the state Oh the roads, yet no
enough TO give them any advantage
The guns were too light for the reduc
ton OF well fortified place, anC
Gredskov was fairly well fortified
though at the time Of the Circassian AT
! tack IL had been very badly defended.
} The time came speedily when NJ
more cannon could be brought over tn
J roads. Spies reported that the Rus
SLAMS were having all they could do {
bring up sufficient supplies in the light
e est vehicles and on the backs Of mule
: and camels. The game as Il stood wa
= a draw. The Russians could not TAX
+ the town. and the besleged could nc
( get out. But the enemy had TO hol
their ground only till better weather
! while the Circassians had to hold their
+ forever. II Is Fundamental princlpl