Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09

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Soon. after dark he attack began.
Flashes from gun mouths and glow
ing sheets otxhame from rifles made
ugly revelry. while tho beams Of
search-lights swept hither and thither.
This kept up till shortly after mid
night, when It died down and, where
helPs cnncs1t had ragged, silent dark
ness shroudeds the hills. Marta knew
that. Bmdir was taken without having
to ask Lanst1on' or wait for connfmar
ton from Westerline.
She was seaAedsin the recess Of the
arbor tho next morning. when che
heard the approach Of those regular.
powerful steps whose character had
become q distinct to her az those
Of member Of her own family. Five
against three! fve against three! they
were saying TO her: while down the
pass road and the castle road ran the
stream c3, wounded from last nights
slaughter.
Posted In tho 6awing.4oom Of the
Galland house were the congratula-
tons Of the premiM to Westerling,
who had come from the atmosphere OF
a stan that aocoNled to him q mill
tary insight far above the analysis of
ordinary standards. But he was too
clever q man to vaunt his triumph.
He knew how to carry his honors.
He accepted success as his due, in
matterOf-couse Mariner that must in
spire confidence, in further success.
I@You were right" he said to Marta
easily pleasantly. "sWexdid tive did
tive took 9ordir with loss Of only
twenty thousand men!"
Only twenty thousand! Her revul.
sion at the bald statement was re-
lieveG by the memory. Of Lanny's word
over the telephone after breakfast that
the Browns had lost only Ave thou
sand. Fourato,o ne was q wide ratio.
she was thinking.
Then the and-<heu peace u 10
much nsaass9 she ashaA
very mucAs ueara!" hs answered
earnes&ly.sas.Ae. dropped. on the, bench
beside her.
He stretched his arms out on the
back Of the ssst and the relaxed atti-
tude. unusual with him, brought into
relief Q new trait Of which she had
BEEN hitherto, oblivious. The con-
qusror had become simply . compan-
ionablo man. ThouOh hs IVES not sit.
ting closs-to her. yst - his eyes met
hers. she had desire to move away
which she knew would b unwise to
crafty. She was conscious Of Ger.
tain softening charm. . magnetism
that she had sometimes felt in the
days when che inst knew him. She
realised, too, that then the charm had
not been mixad with tho indoscribabls.
intimate quality that Il held nov.
"1n the midst Of congratulations
after the position was taken last
night" he declared. II confess that !
was thinking less Of success than Of
its source" He bent on her look
that was warm with gratitude.
She lowered her lashes before It:
before gratitude that nude her part
appear in a fresh angie Of misery.
There seems TO be . kind Of ia
tally about our relations. he went on.
II lay awake pondering It last night. y
His tone held more than gratitude. It
had the elation Of discovery.
"Heis going tosmake It harder than
] ever guessed" echoed her own
thought, in q flutter Of confusion.
Eyes, Il was strange our meeting on
the frontier in peace and then in war;"
she exclaimed at random. The sound
OF the remark struck her a. too sub
dued; 40 expectant when her purpose
was one OF careless depreoation.
II have met . great many women.
as you may have imagined" he pro-
ceeded. They have passed IN review.
They were aimpiy women. witty and
frail or dull and beautiful. and ono
mean. no moro e me than another.
Nothing meant anything to me- except
my profession. But never forgot you.
You planted something il mind: .
memory Of real oompauionship."
Eyes, made the prophecy that
came trues" she put in. This ought
to bring him back TO himself and hts
ambitions. she thought.