The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-11-20
SYNOPSIS

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 III-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 p7srotism and is placed
under arrest. Colonel Lanstron over
hearing, begs him off saying the an
archist will fight well when enraged
and is "all man."
CHAPTER V--Lanstron calls on
Marta at her home. He talks with
Feller, the gardner. Marta tells Lam
strom that she believes Feller to be a
spy. Lanstron conffesses it is true.
CHAPTER VI-Lanstron shows
Marta a telephone which Feller has
concealed in a secret passage under
the tower for use to benefit the
Browns in war emergencies, pointing
out it's value as being in the center Of
the fighting zone in case Of war
Marta consents for it and Feller te
remain for the present. Lanstron de.
clares his love for Marta.
CHAPTER VII-Westerling an,
the Gray premier plan to use tri
vial international affair to former
warlike patriotism in army and pee
pie and striking before declaring war
Partow, Brown chief Of staff, AM
Lanstron," " made vice, discuss tn
trouble, and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron.
CHAPTER sVIII-At. the frontie
the two armies lie crouched for at
tack and defense. In the town wit
the non-combatants fleeing from tn
danger zone. Martha hears her chill
pupils recite the peace oath. "A F
CHAPTER IX-The Gray arm
crosses the boarder line and attack
The Browns check them. Artiler,
infantry, areoplanes, dirigibles el
gage. Stansky, rising to make tt
anarchist speech Of his life, draws Il
Gray artillery fire. Nicked by shral
mel splinter he goes Berserk al
fights-"all a man."
CHAPTER X4-Martha has HI
first glimpse Of war in its moder
cold, scientific, murderous brutalit
She allows the telephone to renal
y
spades for rifles, and other section
either crawled or ran forward pr
cipitately and fell 10 the task of joil
ing the isolated beginnings into
single trench.
Again Dellarme looked toward res
mental headquarters, his fixed. cheel
smile not wholly masking the appe
in his eyes, The Grays had only tv
or three hundred yards to go wh'
they should make their next charge
order to reach the crest. But his mi
had fifteen hundred to go in the VI
ley before they were out Of rams
After their brave resistance facing t
enemy they would receive q hail
bullets In. their backs. This was t
time to withdraw II there were to
assurance OF G safe retreat. But the
was no signal. Until there was.
must remain.
The trench grew; the day wore
TWO rifles to one were now playi
against his devoted company, VIII
had had neither food nor drink sir
early morning. AS he scanned
thinning line he saw look of bio
lessness and hopelessness gather
on the set faces Of which he had gro
80 fond during this ordeal. Some
the men were crouchinge too much
effective aim. bhA M
''see that you tlre lowl Keep y
heads up!" he called. For v
homes, your country and your g
pass the word alopgl" Hf
i Parched throat after parched thl
repeated the message hoarsely 4
leaden shoulders raised a trife
dust-matted eyelashes narrowed sh
~ on the sights.
'Tor the man in us!" growled St
sky. ''Tor the favor Of nature at b
that gave us the right to- wear t
sers instead Of skirtsl For the
Of hell, give them hell!"
sFor our honest For the mai
Tusi" they repeated, swallowing
words as II they had the taste
Attmulant.
But Dellarme knew that It "