The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-10-09
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I-At their home on the
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 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 HI--W 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 war
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 we'll when enraged
and is "all man." ia
CHAPTER N--Lanstron calls on
Marta at her home. He talks with
Feller, the gardner. Marta tells Ian
strom that she believes Feller to be
spy. Lanstron conffesses it is true.
CHAPTER VI-Lanstron show
Marta telephone which Fellef ha'
concealed in a secret passage unde'
the tower for use to benefit th'
Browns in war emergencies, pointing
out it's value as being in the center o
the fighting zone in case of wal
Marta consents for it and Feller t.
remain for the present. Lanstron de
clares his love for Marta.
" warned him Of that said Ian
btron. "He Is a soldier, with q sol
dier's fatalism. He sees no more dan
der in this than in commanding bat
terry In crisis"
Suppose that the Grays win? Sup
pose that La Tir Is permanent!
theirs?">
"They shall not winl They mus
mott" Lanstron exclaimed, his tone a
rigid as Westerling's toward her sec
ond prophecy.
yet II they should win and Weste;
ling finds that I have been party Il
this treachery, as l shall be now tina
! am in the secret. think Of the pos
tion of my mother and myself" sh
continued. HAS that occurred to yov
q friend, in making our property, ou
garden, our neutrality. which Is OIL
only defense. o factor In one Of you
plans without our permission?"
Her eyes. blue-black in appeal an
reproach, revealed the depths Of
wound as they had on the terrace step
before luncheon. when he had bee
apprised of q feeling for him by seein
1t dead under his blow. The logic {
the chief Of intelligence withered. H
understood how q friendship to he
was, indeed, more sacred than patriot
passion. He realized the shame {
what he had done now that he we
free Of professional influences.
"You are right. Marital" he replies
at was beastly of me-there is no O.
cuse."
He looked around to see an orderl
from the nearest military wireless st
ton.
Il was told II was urgent, sir" sa'
the orderly, in excuse for his intrusio
as he passed a telegram to Lanstron
Immediately Lanstron felt the touC
Of the paper his features seemed
take on q mask that concealed b
thought as he read:
"Take night express. Come dire
from station to me. Partow."
This meant that he would be 9
pected at Partow's office at eight Il
next morning. He wrote his answe
the orderly saluted and departed at
rapid pace; and then. as matter
habit Of the same kind that max
some men wipe their pens when Ia
ing them down, he struck match al
set fire to one corner OF the papt
which burned to his fingers ends
fore he tossed the charred renal
away. Marta imagined what he wou
be like with the havoc Of war ragi
around him--all self-possession q
mastery; but actually he was trying
reassure himself that he ought not
feel petulant over a holiday cut sho
Il shall have to 60 at once" he ga
Marta, If there were to be war We
soon within q week or two weeks
what would be your attitude about =
ler's remaining?"
"To carry out his plan, you mean
EYES,"
There was perceptible pause
her part.
"Let him stay" she answered.