The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-09-18

Il mean tnAC IL was narULy inclined
to make you take roseate view OF life
as a beautiful thing In well-ordered
! world where favors Of fortune are
evenly distributed" continued Lam
| stron. . @
Rather to make me rejoice In the
hope OF a new order of thingsthe
recreation of society,"" Stransky ut
tered the sentiment with the trium-
phant pride of pupil who knows his
textbook thoroughly.
BY this time the colonel command
ing the regiment, who had noticed the
excitement from distance, appeared,
forcing gap for his passage through
the crowd with sharp words. He, too,
recognized Lanstron. After they ha1
shaken hands, the colonel scowled es
he heard the situation explained, with
the old sergeant, still holding fast to
Stransky's collar, capable and in
sistent witness for the prosecution;
while Stransky, the fire in his eyes
dying to Goals stared straight ahead.
1T is only a suggestion, of course"
said Lanstron, speaking quite as .
spectator to avoid the least indication
Of interference with the colonel's au-
thority, but 1t seems possible that
Stransky has clothed his wrongs in q
garb that could never set we'll on his
nature II he tried to wear it in prac-
tice. He is really an individualist. En-
ragged, he would fight well. should
like nothing better than force Of
Stranskys If had to defend redoubt
in last stand"
Eyes, he might fight" The colonei!
looked hard at Stransky's ris.I profile,
with its tigh; lips and chin as firm as
II cut out Of stone. "You never know
who will fight in the pinch, they say.
But that's speculation. It's the OK.
ample that have to deal with"
"He is not Of the insidious, plotting
type. He spoke his mind openly" sug-
gested Lanstron. III you give him the
limit Of the law, why, he becomes a
martyr to persecution. should say
that his remarks might pass for bar
rack-room gassing."
very WELL" said the colonel, taking
the shortest way out Of the difficulty.
I'VE will excuse the first offense."
Eyes, sir!" said the sergeant me-
chanically as he released his grip of
the offender. I'VE had two anarchists
in my company In Africa" he observed
In loyal agreement with orders. "They
fought like devils. The only trouble
was to keep them from shooting limo.
cent natives for sport"
Stransky's collar was still crumpled
on the nape Of his neck He remained
stock-still, staring down the bridge OF |
his nose. For full minute he did not |
vouchsafe 30 much as o glance upward |
over the change in his fortunes. Then |
he looked around ct Lanstron glover.
ingly.
II know who you are!" he said.
"You were born In the purple. You
have had education, opportunity, posi-
tion-everything that you and your
kind want to keep for your kind. You
are smarter than the others. You
would hang man with spider webs
instead Of hemp. But won't fight for
you! No. / wont!"
He threw back his head with a de-
termination in his defiance 80 intense
that it had a certain kind Of dignity
that freed 1t of theatrical affectation.
"Yes, I was fortunate; but perhaps
nature was not altogether unkind to
you" said Lanstron. I'm Napoleonic
times, Stransky, / think you might
even have carried a marshal's baton in
your knapsack."
"You-what rot!" A sort of triumph
played around Stranskys full lips and
his jaw shot out challengingly. mo,
never against my comrades on the 9TH
er side Of the border!" he concluded,
his dogged stare returning.
Now the colonel gave the order to
fall in; the bugle sounded and the CEN
tipede's legs began to assemble on the
road. But Stransky remained statue,
his rifle untouched on the sward. He
seemed Of mind to let the regiment
60 on without him.
"Stransky, fall in!" called the ser
geant. sts. st,a
Still Stransky did not move. A COM
rade picked up the rife and fairly
thrust 1t into his hands. Il
Come on, Bert, and knead dough
with the rest Of us!" he whispered.