The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-10-16
SYNOPSIS

CHAFIER AT Cnelr nome on Cne
frontier between the Browns and
Grays Marta Galland and her mother,
entertaining Colonel Westerling Of
the Grays, see Captain Lanstron, staff
Intelligence officer of the Browns, in.
iured by a fall in his aeroplane.
CHAPTER II-Ten years later.
Westerling, nominal vice but real
chief Of staff, reinforces South La Tir,
meditates on war, and speculates on
the comparative ages of himself and
Marta, who is visiting in the Gray
Capital.
CHAPTER III-Westerling calls on
Marta. She tells. him Of her teach
ing children the follies Of war and
martial patriotism, begs him to pre-
vent war while he is chief Of staff,
and predicts that if he makes wal
against the Browns he will not win.
CHAPTER IV-On the, march with
the 53rd Of the, Browns Private
Stransky, anarchist, decries war and
played-out patriotism and is placed
under arrest. Colonel Lanstron over.
hearing, begs him off saying the an
archist will fight well when enraget
and is fall man."
CHAPTER V-Lanstron calls or
Marta at her home. He talks with
Feller, the gardner. Marta tells Ian
strom that she believes Feller to be 6
spy. Lanstron conffesses it is true.
CHAPTER VI-Lanstron show
Marta a telephone which Feller ha'
concealed in a secret passage unde,
the tower for use to benefit tn
Browns in war emergencies, pointing
out it's value as being in the center o
the fighting zone in case Of war
Marta consents for it and Feller t.
remain for the present Lanstron de
clares his love for Marta.
CHAPTER VII-Westerling an
the Gray premier plan to use a tri
vial international affair to former
warlike patriotism in army and pei
pie and striking before declaring wal
Partow, Brown chief of staff, an
Lanstron, made vice, discuss tn
trouble, and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron.
-DeciaralUns Of war befor5 Btrii
ing, by nations taking the aggressive
lare disadvantage" Westerling 81
plained. "They are going out Of prae
tice. Witness the examples Of Japal
against Russia and the Balkan allie
against Turkey. In these days det
larations are not necessary as war;
ing Of what is going to happen. The
belong to the etiquette oftfencers." :
Yes. exactly. The declaration @
war and the ambassadors passport
win be prepared and the wire tha
fighting has begun will release them,
agreed the premier.
"Yet II we did lose! II when ! hat
given you all you ask your plans wen
wrong! II our army were broken Il
pieces on the frontier and then th'
nation, kept In ignorance Of events
learned the truth'-the premier enun
ciated slowly and pointedly while b.
locked glances with Westerling-"tha
~is the end for US both. You woul'
hardly want to return to the capita
to face public wrath"
Eve must win though we lose
million men!" he answered. II stalk
my life!" he cried hoarsely. strikin
his fist on the table.
"You stake your life!" repeated tn
premier with slow emphasis.
81 dol" said Westerlins. Eyes, m
life. We cannot fall"
'Then It will be war, II the peopl
want it," said the premier. IT sha
not resist their desire!" he added 1
his official manner, at peace with hi
conscience.
Partow was q great brain set on. q
enormous body. Partow's eyes ha
the fire Of youth at sixty-five, but th
pendulous flesh OF his cheeks We
pasty.. Jealousy and faction had el
deavored for years to remove hi
from his position at the head Of tf
army on account Of age. New goverI
ments decided as they came in that /
must go, and they went out with hi
still in the saddle.
Let officers apply themselves wit
conspicuous energy and they hear
from a genial Partow: let officers on
keep step and free Of courts MARTA
and they heard from merciless tas
master. Peculiarly human. peculiar
dictatorial, dynamic, and inscrutab
was Partow. who never asked any OF
under him to work harder than hir
self.
Lanstron appeared in the presen'
Of Jove shortly after eight o'clock Il