Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-26
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

0lHCI ~ VI go ~
James Adams, European representa-
the for American manufacturers and
graduate of West Point, is in Paris at
the outbreak of the great War betaoeen
France and Germany. He engages in
a balloon reconnaissance for the
French and barely escapes capture, be
ing SUept into northern France, Uhere
ne is Wrecked in the grounds of the
Chateau Ldaundy. He is rescued By
the daughter of the Count LGgunay
Aimee, aDith iChom he falls in Lore
The Germans ddUdnce: Adams defends
Aimee from Insult at the hands OF
GrieSmdn, Colonel Of Capdlry, Adams
Joins the HaSSarS, under L~o10en6erg, an
old friend, and later assists in an am
bush of the French. Word reaches him
at camp that Aimee is again in the
hands of GrieSmGn. With Fleisch
mann, a gigantic sergeant of the EN-
peror'S b~odygudrd. he impreSSeS an
automobile and goes to her rescue. In
Il terrific sWord fight he Kills GrfeSmGn
and too others, and proceeds aoith
Aimee to the home of her cousin at
Bethel.
Chapter VI.
For two delicious days I remained at
Bethel with Aimee. Then early in the
afternoon Fleischmann brought up the
big car we set out for camp, for OBJ
Yious reasons taking a direct road that
did not pass the Chateau Lagunay.
Reaching the outskirts of the camp we
found a host of war balloons inflated and
ready for ascent. Others were already
soaring above us, and looking far to the
south we saw the French balloons, high in
air. observing the German movements
As we went farther south (for the camp
covered an area some ten miles, squafe)
we found that a large part of the army
were approaching a crisis.
At headquarters / sent in my name to
the Emperor, ~Fleischmann pacing up and
down outside in a fever of apprehension
for ne dreaded his sovereign's wrath. As
for myself, certain of my ability to make
satisfactory explanation, l waited calmly.
When l was finally ushered into the at
gust presence l saluted and related my
story. The Emperor waved his hand as
though to dismis. o But l persisted;
and when I finally " from my pocket
the taken from Cries
mans pocket, ana told him of Greyoir,
CHEESEMAN'S supposed interpreter, his eX-
preston changed. He ran over the papers
hurriedly; letters from a prominent
French officer; brief notes of the German
scheme of invasion; data concerning the
German forces. and realizing that Cries
man was really in league with the enemy
he forgave me, though 1t was with a curt
comment upon my abrupt departure from
the camp, and a caution that | conduct
myself more eircumspectly in the future.
I told him that L alone was responsible
for Fleischmann's leave without permits
sion-that | had really abducted the big
sergeant against his will. A. little smile
hickered over his face at this. Then he
sohered again.
You will rejoin L~owenberg." he said In
Diminishing me. "There Is work for you
on the right wing. We will be in action
tomorrow or the day after, You and
Fleischmann can redeem yourselves at the
front. Until you offend again L forgive
you both"
When we had patiently endured Lowen-
berg's scolding The had been very much
afraid for us. learning that orders were
out for my arresD We discussed the plan
for the advance. | learned that the enc
my was assembled in force between our
camp and the Marine River. The first
contact had occurred the day before, when
a German brigade of armored automo-
blles undertook TO r~econnoiter TO the
south. The French had sent out a similar
brigade for the same purpose, and they
met near a small village. The two forces
came together in a mad charge. The steel
conical prows of the great cars rammed
at high speed, crashing into and over one
wreckage from which but one German
machine had emerged In condition to re-
turn to camp. An assault with such a
force upon cavalry or infantry would be
irresistible; but upon an enemy of its own
kind 1t meant mutual annihilation. 1t was
= striking example of the unfitneSs of
such machines for general warfare.
At dark we were ready for the advance.
moving under cover OF night to avoid the
hll-seeing eyes of the airships.
a brief statement of the military situa-
tion seems necessary In order that the
reader nay understand the nature OF our
French occupied the Marine River, from
Observation-Disclosures to Barbecue. Be-
tween these towns the south bank of the
Marine rises sharply from the water to a