The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-10-16

Il know that you are curious, but
powerful glasses are watching for you
to show yourselves: and If a battery
turned loose on us you'd understand"
he explained.
Thus the hours wore ON, and the
church clock struck nine and ten.
Never a movement down there!"
called the sergeant from the crest to
Dellarme. Maybe this is just their
final bluff before they come to terms
about Bodlapoo'-that stretch of AT.
rican jungle that seemed very far
away to them all.
Let us hope sol" said Dellarme
seriously.
Choosing to go to town by the
castle road rather thar down the ter
race to the main pass road, Marta,
starting for the regular Sunday ser
vice of her school. as she emerged
from the grounds, saw Teller, garden
shears in hand, a figure Of stone
watching the approach of some field
batteries. The question of allowing
him to undertake his part as spy
had drifted into the background of her
mind under the distressing and ever
present pressure OF the crisis. He was
to remain until there was war. She
was almost past him before he real
ICED her presence, which he acknowl-
edged by a startled movement and
step forward as he took off his hat.
She paused. His eyes were glowing
like Goals under blower as he looked
at her and again at the batteries,
seeming to include her with the guns
in the spell of his fervid abstraction.
Frontier closed last night to pre-
vent intelligence about our prepare
lions leaking out-Lanny's plan all
alive-the guns coming" he said, his
shoulders stiffening, his chin drawing
in, his features resolute and beaming
with the ardor of youth in actisn-
troops moving here and there to their
places-engineers preparing the de-
fenses-automatics at critical points
with the infantry-field-wire laid
field-telephones set up--the wireless
spitting-the caissons full-planes and
dirigibles ready-search-light in po-
sition-"
There the torrent Of his broken SEN
fences was checked. A shadow passed
in front of him. He came out of his
trance of imageries of activities, SO
wildly clear to his military mind, to
realize that Marta was abruptly leav-
ing.
Miss Galland!" he called urgently.
Firing may commence at any min
ute. You must not go into town."
But l must!" she declared, speak
ing over her shoulder while she
passed. 1t was clear that no warning
would prevail against her determined
mood.
Then shall go with you'll" he said,
starting toward her with light step.
1T is not necessary, thank you'll"
she answered, more coldly than she
had ever spoken to him. This had a
magically quick effect on his atti-
tude.
81 beg your pardon! | forgotl" he
explained in his old mans voice, his
head sinking, his shoulders dropping
In the humility of servant who rec
ognizes that he has been properly re-
buked for presumption. mot q gun
ner any more-Im a spy!" he thought,
as he shuffled off without looking
toward the batteries again, though the
music of wheels and hoofs was now
close by
Marta had a glimpse of him as she
turned away. HE is WHIT he is be-
cause of the army: victim of a cult,
a habit" she was thinking. Had he
been in any other calling his fine quail
tiles might have been of service to the
world and he would have been happy"
A company of infantry resting
among their stacked rifles changed
the color of the square in the distance
from the gray pavement to the brown
of a mass of uniforms. In the middle
of the main street major of the bril-
gade staff, with number OF junior
officers and orderlies, was evidently
waiting on some signal. Sentries were
posted at regular intervals along the
curb. The people in the houses and
shops from time to time stopped pack
ing up their effects long enough to go
to the doors and look up and down
apprehensively, asking bootless, ner-
vous questions.
Are they coming yet?"
DO you think they will conner"
Are you sure it's going to be warp
will they she'll the town."
"Therell be time enough for you
to get away!" shouted the major. "All
we know is what is written in our in
structions, and we shall act on them
when the thing starts. Then we are
in command. Meanwhile, get ready!'
Then the major became aware of 6
young woman who was going in the
wrong direction. Her cheeks were
flushed from her rapid walk, her lip'
were parted, showing firm, white