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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-11-20
CHAPTER XVI,
Marking Time.

Soon after dark the attack began.
Flashes from gun mouths and glow
ing sheets Of fame from rifles made
ugly revelry, while the beams of
search-lights swept hither and thither.
This kept up till shortly after mid
night, when it died down and, where
helps concert had ragged, silent dark
ness shrouded the hills. Marta knew
that Bordir was taken without having
to ask Lanstron or wait for confrma-
ton from Westerling.
She was seated in the recess Of the
arbor the next morning, when she
heard the approach of those regular,
powerful steps whose character had
become as distinct to her as those
of member of her own family. Five
against threel five against three! they
were saying to her; while down the
pass road and the castle road ran the
stream of wounded from last nights
slaughter.
Posted in the drawing-room Of the
Galland house were the congratula-
lions of the premier to Westerling,
who had come from the atmosphere of
staff that accorded to him a mill
tary insight far above the analysis of
ordinary standards. But he was too
clever a man to vaunt his triumph.
He knew how to carry his honors.
He accepted success as his due, in a
matter-of-course manner that must in
spire confidence in further success.
"You were right" he said to Marta
easily, pleasantly. I'VE did tive die
tive took Bordir with loss of only
twenty thousand men!"
Only twenty thousand! Her revul
sion at the bald statement was re
lieved by the memory of Lanny's wore
over the telephone after breakfast tina
the Browns had lost only five thou
sand. Four to one was a wide ratio
she was thinking.
"Then the end-then peace is 8,
much nearer?" she asked.
VERY much nearer!" he answere,
earnestly, as he dropped on the bencl
beside her.
He stretched his arms out on tn
back of the seat and the relaxed att
tude, unusual with him, brought int
relief a new trait of which she ha
been hitherto oblivious. The COZ
uueror had become simply a compar
ionable man. Though he was not 81
ting close to her, yet, as his eyes me
hers, she had desire to move ava
which she knew would be unwise I
crafty. She was conscious of a ce
tain softening charm, a magnetism
that she had sometimes felt in Ii
| days when she first knew him. sh
realized, too, that then the charm ha
? not been mixed with the indescribabl
} intimate quality that It held now.
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the phone! I've been mad, mad with
the one thought of the L..tion-inhu-
man in my greedy patriotism. l will
not let you go any furtherl"
1t was new thing for her to be
rallying him; yet this she did as the
strange effect of his protest on the
abnormal sensibilities that her acting
had developed.
Thinking OF me-little met" she
called back. "Of one persons COM
fort when hundreds of thousands of
other women are in terror; when the
destiny Of millions is at stake! Lanny,
you are in blue funk!" and she was
laughing forcedly and hectically. I'm
going on-going on like one in a
trance who can't stop If he would.
It's all right, Lanny. l undertook the
task myself. l must see 1t through"
After she had hung mp the receiver
her buoyancy vanished She leaned
against the wall of the tunnel weakly.
Yes, what IL she were found out? She
WAS thinking OF the possibility seri-
ously for the first time. Yet, for only
a moment did she dwell upon It be-
fore she dismissed 1t in sudden reac-
ton.
what becomes of mel" she thought.
I'm a lost soul, anyway. The thing
is to serve as long as l can-and
then don't care!"
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breath that seemed to expand his
whole being with greater appreciation
of her. Yet that harried hunger, the
hunger of beast, was still in his
glance.
This is like you-like what want
you to bel" he said. You are right"
He caught her hand, inclosing 1t en-
tirely in his grip, and she was SEN
stble, in kind Of dazed horror, of the
thrill of his strength. Nothing can
stop us! Numbers will win! Hard
fighting In the mercy of quick endl"
he declared with his old rigidity of
five against three which was welcome
to her. Then" he added and
then"
Them" she repeated, averting her
glance. Then" There the devil
ended the sentence and she withdrew
her hand and felt the relief of one es-
Gaping suffocation, to find that he had
realized that anything further during
that interview would be banality and
was rising to go.
81 don't feel decent" she thought
Society turned on Minna for a hu.
man weakness, but I'm not a human
being! l am one Of the pawns Of the
machine Of warl"
Walking slowly with lowered head
as she left the arbor, she almost ran
into Bouchard, who apologlEed with
the single word "Pardon!" as he lifted
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alone. 81 think 1t will. You will know
in the morning" he added.
His steps were sturdier than ever
In the power of five against three as
he started back to the house. When
he reached the veranda, Bouchard, the
saturnine chief of intelligence, APP
peared in the doorway of the dining
room; or, rather, reappeared, for he
had been standing there throughout
the Interview Of Westerling and Marta,
whose heads were just visible, above
the terrace wall, to his hawk eyes
"A little promenade in the open and
my mind made up" said Westerling,
clapping Bouchard on the shoulder.
Something about an attack to-
night?' asked Bouchard.
You guess right. Call the Others"
Five minutes later he was seated
at the head of the dining-room table
with his chiefs around him waiting for
their chairman to speak. He asked
some categorical questions almost per-
functorily, and the answer to each
was, Ready" with, in some instances,
. Qualitication-the qualification made
by regimental and brigade command
ers that, though they could take the
position in front of them, the cost
would be heavy. Yes, all we're willing
and ready for the first general assault
of the war, but they wanted to state
the costs as a matter Of professional
self-defense.
Westerling could pose when it
served his purpose. Now he rose and,
going to one Of the wall maps, indi-
Gated point with his forefnger
IF we get that we have the most
vital position, haven't WEI"
Some uttered a word of assent;
some only nodded. A glance or two
of curiosity was exchanged. Why
should the chief of staff ask SO ele-
mentary question? Westerling was
not unconscious of the glances or of
their meaning. They gave dramatic
value to his next remark.
I'VE are going to mass for our main
attack in front at Bordir!"
But" exclaimed four or five Off,
GERS at once, that is the heart OF
the position! That is"
Il believe 1t is weak-that it VIII
fall, and tonight"
you have information, then, infor
NATION that have not?" asked Bou
chard
mo more than you," replied Wester
ling. mot as much If you have any
thing new"
"Nothing!" admitted Bouchard wryly
He lowered his head under Wester
ling's penetrating look in the con
seriousness of failure.
Il am going on a conviction-or
putting two and two together!" Yves
terling announced. Il am going on my
experience as a soldier, as chief o
staff. If l am wrong, l take the re
sponsibility. If am right, Bordir will
be ours before morning. 1t is settled!
'If you are right, then" exclaimed
Turcas-"well, then it's genius or
He did not finish the sentence. H,
had been about to say coincidence
while Westerling knew that If he wer
right all the rising skeptlcism in Gel
tain quarters, owing to the delay II
his program, would be silenced. Hi
prestige would be unassailable.
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his cap in overdone courtesy, which
his stolid brevity made the more con-
spicuous
Miss Galland, you seem lost in alb
Gtraction," he said in sudden loquac-
ity. II am almost on the point OF
accusing you of being poet"
Accusing" she replied Then you
must think that l would write bad
poetry"
ION the contrary, l should say ex-
cellent--using the sonnet form" he re-
turned.
Il might make q counter accusa1
ton, only that yours would be the
epic FORM" answered Marta. For you,
too, seem fond of rambling"
There was a yelled challenge in the
hawk eyes, which she met with COM
monplace politenees in hers, before
be again lifted his cap and proceeded
on his way.
For the next two weeks Marta's role
Their cramped quarters became q
refuge to Marta in the trial of her
secret work under the very nose of
the staff With little Clarissa Eileen,
they formed the only feminine society
in the neighborhood On sunshiny
days Mrs. Galland was usually to be
found in her favorite chair outside
the tower door; and here Minna sci
the urn on a table at four-thirty as In
the old days.
No member of the staff was more
frequently present at Marta's teas
than Bouchard, who was developing
his social instinct late in life by sit
ting in the background and allowing
others to do the talking while h
watched and listened In his hearing
Marta's attitude toward the progress
Of the war was sympathetic but neve
interrogatory, while she shared after
ton with Clarissa Eileen, who was i
danger of becoming spoiled by officer
} who had children of their own at home
After the reports of killed and wount
} ed. which came with such appallin
, regularity, it was relief to hear {
the days casualties among Clarissa
dolls. The chief of transportatio
: and supply rode her on his shoulder
a the chief Of tactics played hide-an
, seek with her; the chief enginet
. built her a doll house of stones wit
i his own hands; and the chief medic
q officer was as concerned when 81
!. caught cold as If the health OF Il
| Of ctoEn
t I'VE mustn't get too set up over {
|. this attention, Clarissa Eileen, my
Y VAL" said Marta to the child. "Yt
a are the only little girl and l am Il
y only big girl within reach. If the
D. we're lots of others it would be
IS ferent."
g. Bouchard was losing flesh; his ey
n were sinking deeper under a heavi
l. frown. His duty being to get inf
n nation, he was gaining none. f
t. duty being to keep the Grays' secre
:" there was a leak somewhere in l
x own department. He quizzed subor
K mates; he made abrupt transfers, to
avail.
q. Meanwhile, the Grays were TAXI
sr the approaches to the main line
ID defense, which had been thought re
10 lively immaterial but had been fou
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conscious of his guarded scrutiny.
When she told him of Bordir, the
weak point in the first line of the
Browns defense, she noted no change
in his steady look; but with the men
ton Of Engadir in the main line she
detected CLEAN in his eyes that had
the mercilesR delight of a cutting
edge of steel Il have made my sac
rifice to some purposeH The infor-
nation Is worth something to you2"
she asked wistfully.
YES, yes! Yes. it promises that
way" he replied thoughtfully.
Quietly he began considerable cate
chism. Soon she was subtly under
standing that her answers lacked the
convincing details that he sought.
She longed to avert her eyes from his
for an instant, but she knew that this
would be fatal. She felt the force of
him directed in professional channels,
free Of all personal relations, beat
ing as q strong light on her bare state
ments. How could a woman ever
have learned two such vital secrets ?
How could it happen that two such
critical points as Bordir and Engadir
should go undefended? No tactician,
no engineer but would have realized
their strategic Importance. Did she
know what she was saying? How did
she get her knowledge? These, she
understood, were the real questions
that underlay Westerling's polite in.
direction.
But have not told you the sources
Of my information! Isn't that like q
woman!" she exclaimed. "You see
1t did not concern me at all at the
time heard it. l didn't even realize
its importance and didn't heal
much" she proceeded, her introduc
ton giving time for Improvisation
"You see, Partow was inspecting the
premises with Colonel Lanstron. Ny
mother had known Partow in hel
younger days when my grandfather
was premier. We had them both tc
luncheon"
"Yes?" put in Westerling, betrayinl
his eagerness. Partow and Lanstron,
Then her source was one Of authority
not the gossip of subalterns!
"And 1t occurs to me now that, ever
while he was our guest" she inter
jected in sudden indignation-"th
even while he was our guest Partov
was planning to make our grounds ,
redoubt!"
After luncheon remember Partov
saying, We are going to have lool
at the crops" and they went for
walk out to the knoll where the fight
ing began"
Eyes! When was this?" Westerlin
asked keenly.
"Only about six weeks ago." ar
swered Marta.
Later, came upon them unexpect
eddy after they had returned" sh
went on. They were sitting there o.
that seat concealed by the shrubbery
l was on the terrace steps unobserve
and l couldn't help overhearing then
Their voices grew louder with the IL
terest of their discussion. caugh
something about appropriations an
aeroplanes and Bordir and Engadi
and saw that Lanstron was pleadin
with his chief. He wanted sum al
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rooSofnlsy OF "GElSII.
toe. Quit furnishing your feet by
using toe-eating salves and ointments.
To use knives, files, scissors and
razors, slicing and hacking at corn,
only makes it grow faster and bigger.
1t also brings danger and bleeding
and blood-poison. The new way, the
new principle never known before in
corn-history, is "GETS-IT. It's
liquid drops on a corn does the
work, Pain goes, the corn begins to
shrivel and out it comesl You apply
it in two seconds. Nothing to stick,
nothing to hurt, and it never fails.
Try "GETS-IT" tonight on corns,
calusses, warts or bunions.
"GETS-IT" is sold by druggists
everywhere, Csc bottle, or sent d.
rect by B Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
"Gets-It" is sold in Caldwell by
Greenlund Drug. Co.
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GETS TT"-2 npNpS
CORN VANISHES!

The Only Sure Ender of All Corns.
Desperate. are you, over trying to
get rid of corns2 Quit using old
formulas under new names, bandages
winding-t tapes and cotton rings that
make fat little package out of your
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(To he continued \
Evening journal., 1914-07-09
BABY CONE, BOARD
unpaid; SOLUTION
UP TO CONSTABLE

Has a mother who gives away her
baby without a written contract a
right to reclaim the child when she
sees it?
Has a woman who cares for anoth-
er's offspring the right to hold the
baby as security for payment Of
board?
These are questions Constable
Charles F. Bowers would like TO have
answered, and thereon hangs a tale.
About six months ago Mrs. Sadie
Andrews, Of Camden, N. j., is alleged
to have left her small daughter with
Mrs. c. M. Fluharty, of No. 1918 West
Eighth street. According to Mrs.
Fluharty's statement to Constable
Bowers, Mrs. Andrews gave her the
child.
Mrs. Fluharty visited Constable
Bowers this morning to tell him thas
Mrs. Andrews had called at her home
yesterday and carried away the baby.
She, according to Bowers. said Mrs.
Andrews has carried the child out the
back door after failing 70 pay the
board bill. Mrs. Fluharty said she
had neither the child nor the money
and wanted one or the other Con-
stable Bowers Is investigating
Evening journal., 1914-07-09
OUT OF business
after 70 Years,
WILL ENJOY REST

After many years Of activity in the
surgical and veterinary business, r,
Oestreicher, who for twenty years
has conducted a business at No. 2O9
West Seventh street, where he has
manufactured and sold all kinds of
surgical instruments, braces. cutlery,
etc, as well as general repair and
sharpening shop for such instruments,
has retired
Today Mr.. 0estreicher transferred
his business to William Gies, of Phil
delphia, who will conduct the busi-
ness on the same lines as Mr.. Oes-
treicher has conducted it. Mr.. Gies
bought the real estate as well as the
business.
Mr.. Gies viii take charge Of the bust
ness tomorrow. and Mr.. Oestreieher will
begin his life of retirement. Early next
month he will sail for Europe where
he viii remain several months. When
he returns from his European trip he
win locate in New York, where he owns
some property.
In relinguishing the reins OF his busi-
ness Mr. Oestreieher desires TO thank
his many friends. and customers who
have favored him with their patronage,
and ne hopes that the friendly business
relation will continue between them and
Mr.. Gies.
Twenty years ago Mr.. 0estreicher
started in business on a small scale.
devoting much of his time to the
sharpening Of surgical instruments
and cutlery He entered new field
at that time as there was not an
other place in Wilmington where
surgical instruments could be Sc
cured. He was successful from the
start, and his business has steadily
grown until today it is one Of the
most complete of the kind in this
section of the country.
Evening journal., 1914-07-09
Republicans To
PLAN Convention
State Committee TO Meet on
Monday to Arrange for
Naming Ticket
MAY NAME SUCCESSOR
TO GENERAL DUPONT

Chairman Edmund Mitchell Of the
Republican State Committee has
called a meeting of the committee
for Monday afternoon next at 1.3O
O'Clock at the Young Mems Republi-
can Club. The meeting is called to
select date for the Republican State
convention that is to nominate the
party's candidates for Representative
in Congress, State treasurer and State
Auditor and adopt the party platform.
The State Committee also is called
TO consider any other business that
may come before it. Under this head
ing national committeeman to sue
ceed General 7. Coleman dupont, who
has presented his resignation as ma
tional committeeman. may be chosen.
An effort was made to induce General
DUPONT to withdraw his resignation
and continue as national committee
man, but it was said today that he de-
sires to retire from that position be-
cause OF pressure of business affairs
occupying his attention. Just who
will be selected as national commit
teeman is problematical and undecid-
ed, a prominent Republican said to-
day
Evening journal., 1914-07-09
.ARDENITES MAY
CO To court TO
SAVE OLD PUMP

Threats of legal action 10 prevent
the taking Of a we'll in which he and
his associates are interested at Ar
den were made this morning by
Arthur N. Andrews, well-known
resident Of the village
Mr. Andrews denounees a plan TO
deprive him Of the pump. and says
lie will be prepared to protect his
rights by an appeal TO the courts.
The Arden Water Company is
seeking to make villagers take stock
at the rate Of $50 per share and to
pay other charges in connection with
the service" Mr.. Andrews said THE
company is also endeavoring TO take
possession Of a well now used by the
people. including mysef. and / do not
mean to permit them to do that.
"R. d. Spicer, DR.. Percy Russell,
Louis Kramer. A. N. Tevis and others
use the we'll which stands on public
property, and VIC will fight the COM
pany in the courts il il attempts to
prevent the public from using the
water"
Mr.. Andrews charges that oatmeal
Was poured into the water in a 16,-
900 gallon tank when the pump was
found 10 be leaking He says the
oatmeal was allowed to decay and
eontaminate the water.
Evening journal., 1914-07-09
CARRANZA AND
HUERTA MAY YET
AGREE ON Peace
Pending Settlement, United
States Will Mark Time in
Mexican Situation
NO RECOGNITION OF
MILITARY Government
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. July 9.-Until word
comes from General Carranza direct
regarding his future intentions. the
United States must continue to mark
time in the Mexican situation. All
future actions are contingent on
whether Carranza will treat with HUI
erta in an unofficial manner State
Department officials are confident
that he will So is minister Naon,
local representative of the A. b. G..
mediators. But the Constitutionalist
junta is now dubious.
The reports that Constitutionalist
field generals have opposed any
change in the plan of Guadaloupe,
which provided for peace only after
the conquest OF Mexico City. are
worrying them. They profess to have
no confirmation or denial of this, de-
spite the fact that they received dur
ing the last fifteen hours several very
long code messages, direct from Car
rama. It has been made very plain
to Carranza through Consul Silliman,
sent directly to Mexico by the Presi-
dent himself that under no eircum-
stances will the United States or the
great South American Republics re-
cognize a military government There
fore should Carranza set up his own
government through the capture Of
the Mexican capital, he would be
placed in the same position as HUI
erta; recognition would be refused
and it would be a physical impossi-
hility for him to raise funds TO run
the business of state BY insisting
on this, the United States feels con
hdent that it will get the concessions
from Carranza which will result in a
compromise provisional government
that can be recognized and viii pave
the way for the creation OF a Consti-
tutional government that will be rem
resentative Of all factions Of the Mex
ican people.
Evening journal., 1914-07-09
SCHOOL clerks ARE
TARDY With REPORTS

Clerk of the Peace Harry A. Brown
has received so far only as returns
OF the school election held in the sew
erai districts Of the county. Under
the law the clerks of the school dis
tricts arc obliged to make returns TO
the Clerk OF Peace, giving the names
Of the school commissioners. Failure
on the part of the clerk of anv dis
trict to comply with this requisite is
punishable by a fine of $500. The
absence of returns also deprives the
delinquent district of the usual State
school districts appropriation.
County superintendent Cross said
TINS morning that the clerks have
tailed to send the information 10 him
which is required. Owing to the con-
dltion existing he has been unable Ia
forward the blank contracts 10 clerks
OF the various school districts To pet
the required data. Mr.. Cross tool, nm
the matter with Attorney General
Wolcoti and unless the clerks make
returns Immediately they win be ar
rested
Evening journal., 1914-07-09
TWENTY MORE KIDDIES
ON COUNTRY OUTING

Twenty boys. ranging in age from
to 13 years. left this morning for
Wayside farm TO enjoy a weeks vaca-
tion in the country as guests OF the
Associated Charities. The delighted
youngsters made the journey in a
wagon decorated with flags and bunt-
ing and were one of the happiest
crowds Of Riddles" in the East as
the vehicle drove away from in front
Of the Associated Charities office.
The group is the second sent out by
the organization. twenty-five having
been taken to the summer camp last
week.
The Associated Charities are badly
in need Of funds with which to carry
on summer work among the poor and
unless money is raised at an early
date vacation trips will have to be
abandoned. The organization is
making special efforts TO obtain
financial assistance, and officers re-
quest that friends send in contribu-
tions as soon ais possible.
Evening journal., 1914-07-09
DOUBT REPORT OF
PLAN TO KILL VILLA
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
Ell PASO. Tex, July g.-Constitu-
tionaIist agents here and at Juarez to-
day had heard nothing Of a rumOr cir
eulated in Mexico City that an at
tempt had been made TO assassinate
General Francisco villa No hint of
such a thing had come from Torreon.
where villa now is, they said. They
declare the rumor a Huerta fake"
Headquarters at Juarez anxiously
await further word from General Al
varo Obregon, whose forces at last
reports were assaulting Guadalajara,
the second largest city in Mexico. It
is confidently predicted that the city
will fall into the hands of the rebels
soon, If It has not already surrend-
cred
The Guadalajara campaign is most
important to the Constitutionalist
cause When the Huertistas lose that
city there will be no important
stronghold between the Carranzistas
and Mexico City itself.