Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-09-29


have with Partow for all it is worth
Yes. and he shall have the iron cross
It is for such deeds as his that the
iron cross was meant"
Thank YOU she said. ITS worth
something to MAKE man as happy as
YOU will make him. Yes, you are real
flesh and blood to do this, Lanny."
Her point won with surprising ease,
when she had feared that military
form and law could not be circum-
vented, she leaned against the wall
in reaction For twenty-four hours
she had been without sleep. The in
terest of her appeal for Feller had
kept up her strength after the excite
ment of the fight for the redoubt was
over. Now there seemed nothing left
to do.
That's fine Of you, Lanny!" she
said. you've taken it like a good
stole, this loss of your thousandth
chance. You really believed in it.,
didn't you?"
Forgotten already, like the many
other thousandth chances that have
failed" he replied cheerfully. "One
of the virtues of Partow's steel au-
donations is that, being fearless as
we'll as passionless they never cry
over split milk. And now," he went
on soberly, I'VE must be saying good
by" =
"Good-by, Lanny? Why. what do
you mean?" She was startled.
"Till the war is over" he said, land
longer than that. perhaps, if La Tir
remains in Gray territory"
you speak as if you thought you
we're going to lose!"
"Not while many of our soldiers are
alive, if they continue to show the
spirit that they have shown SO far;
not unless two men can crush one
man in the automatic gun-recoil age.
But La Tir is in tangent and already
In the Grays' possession, while we act
on the defensive. So l should hardly
be flying over your garden again"
But there's the telephone, Lanny,
and here we are talking over it this
very minute!" she expostulated.
you must remove it" he said. "If
the Grays should discover it they
might form suspicion that would put
you in an unpleasant position
The telephone had become almost a
familiar institution in her thoughts.
It's secret had something Of the fasci-
nation for her of magic.
NONSENSE" she exclaimed. II am
going to be very lonely. l want to
learn how Feller is DOING want to
chat with you. So | decide not to let
it be taken out. And, you see, l have
the tactical situation. as you soldiers
call it. all in my favor. The work
of removal must be done at my end
of the line. You're quite helpless to
enforce your wishes. And, Lanny, il
l ring the bell you'll answer, won't
you're
II couldn't help it," he replied
Until then! You've been fine about
everything today"
Oulll LlGu.
When Marta left the tower she knew
only that she was weary with the
mindweariness, the bodyweariness
the nerve-weariness of spectator who
has shared the emotion of every actor
in drama of death and finds the ex
element that has kept her tense ne
longer sustaining force.
! AS she went along the path, steps
uncertain from sheer fatigue, her sen
sibilities livened again at the sight o
a picture. War, personal war, in tn,
form of the giant Stransly, was knock
| ing at the kitchen door. His two-days
old beard was matted with dust ant
| there were dried red spatters on hi
cheek. Wars furnace flames seemed
to have tanned him; war seemed t.
be breathing from his deep chest; hi
big nose was wars promontOry. Blu
the uneXposed space of his forehead
seemed singularly white when he tool
off his cap as Minna came in answe
to his knock Her yielding lips wer
parted, her eyes were bright with in
quiry and suspicion, her chin wa
firmly set.
Il came to see if you would let m
kiss your hand again." said Stransky
squirting through his brows wistfully
Il see your nose has been broke
once. You don't want it broken a sec
ond time. I'm stronger than 70
Think" Minna retorted and held GU
her hand carelessly as if it please
her to humor him.
He was rather graceful. despite hi
size, as he touched his lips to her fiji
gers. Just as he raised his head
burst of cheering rose from the yart
$50 you've found that we have gon,
you brilliant intellects!" he shouted
and glared at the wall of the house i
the direction of the cheers.
Quick! You have no time to lose !!
Minna warned him.
Quick! Quick!" cried Marta.
Stransky paid no attention to tn
urgings. He had something more t
say to Minna.
I'm going to keep thinking of 70