The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-11-06

This is little different" he began.
She interrupted him.
But the law of the Grays is that
homes should be left uudisturbed, isn't
1t! AT least, 1t is the law of civillEa-
ton. believe you profess, too. to pro-
tect property, do you not?"
why, yes!" he agreed. He wished
that he could get little respite from
/ the steady fire OF her eyes. 1t was en-
/ barrassing and as confusing as the
white light of an impracticable logic
In that case, please place q guard
! around our house lest some more of
! your soldiers get out of control" she
! went on.
i can do that, yes" he said But
we are to make this stan headquar-
tiers and must start at once to put the
! house In readiness"
General Westerling's headquar-
ters?" she inquired.
He parted the question with a
! frOwn. Staff officers never give infor-
nation. They receive information and
transmit orders.
| FNAASN NNAlIlttl w GSlSl llllS. lou
will tell him that my mother, Mrs. Gal
land, and our maid and myself are
very tired from the entertainment he
has given us, unasked, and we need
sleep tonight. So you will leave US
until morning and that door, sir, is the
one out into the grounds"
The staff-officer bowed and went out
NV thnN -
| Marta's eyes. His inspection of the
premises with a view to plans for stan
accommodation could wait. Wester-
ling would not be here for two days
at least.
"Whew! What energy she has!" he
thought. Il never had anybody make
me feel SO contemptibly unlike a gen.
tleman in my life"
Yet Marta, returning to the hail. had
to steady herself in a dizzy moment
against the wall. Complete reaction
had come. She craved sleep as If it
were the one true, real thing in the
world She craved sleep for the clarity
of mind that comes with the morning
light. In the haziness Of fieecy thought,
as slumber drew its soft clouds
around her, her last conscious visions
were the pleas Mt ones rising free of
background of horror; of Fellers
smile when he went back to his auto
matte for good; Of Dellarme's smile as
he was dying; Of Stransky's smile as
Minna gave him hope; and of Hugo's
face as he uttered his flute-like cry of
protest. In her ears we're the haunt
ing calmness and contained force of
Lanstrons voice over the telephone.
She was pleased to think that she had
not lost her temper in her talk with
the staff-ofticer. No, she had not tlared
once in indignation. 1t was as If she
had absorbed some of Lanny's own
self-control. Lanny would approve of
her in that scene with an officer of the
Grays. And she realized that a change
had come over her-a change mex
plicable and telling-and she was
tired-oh so tired! 1t had been ex
hausting work, indeed, for one woman
though she had been around the world
making war on two armies.
The general staff-oflicer of the Grays
who had tasted Marta's temper on his
first call, when he returned the next
morning did not enter unannounced
He rang the door-bell.
Il have message for you from Gen
eral Westerling," he said to her THE
general expresses his deep regret al
the unavoidable damage to your house
and grounds and has directed that
everything possible be done immedi
ately in the way of REPAIRS
In proof of this the officer called at
tention to a group of service-corps
men who were removing the sand-bags
from the first terrace. Others were
at work in the garden setting uprooted
plants back into the earth.
His Excellency says" continued
the officer, that, although the house
is so admirably suited for staff pur
poses, we will find another if you de
sire"
He was too polite and too consid
crate in his attitude for Marta not tt
meet him in the same spirit.
THAT is what we should naturally
prefer" and Marta bowed her head In
INDIGESTION.
I'VE should have to begin installing
the telegraph and telephone service or
I the lower floor at once" he remarked
in fact, all arrangements must BIZ
made before the generals arrival"
"He has been a guest here BEFORE
she said reminiscently and detachedly
Her head dropped lower, in appar
ent disregard of his presence, as sh'
r took counsel with herself. She wal
4 perfectly still, without even the move
ment of an eye-lash Other considera