Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-13

(CopyriRht, !gH, Dy CharIes scripners Sohs)
 "How little side he has! So per Ifectly simple. He hardly seems to realize the immensity of his success. In fact, none of us realizes it.; it's too enormous, overwhelming, sudden!"
 And no nerves!"
 Of course, they guessed nothing of Marta's part in his success. The very things they were saying about him built up a figure of the type whose character she had keenly resented a few minutes before.
 But, Miss Galland, you seem to know him far better than we. This is not news to you," remarked the bri- gade commander.
 "Yes. saw the accident of his first flight when his hand was injured" she said, and winced with horror. Never had the picture of him as he rose from the wreck appeared so distinct. She could see every detail of his looks; feel his twinges of pain while he smiled. Was the revelation the more vivid because it had once occurred to her since the war began? It shut out the presence of the officers; she no longer heard what they were say ing. Black fear was enveloping her. Vaguely she understood that they were looking away at something. She heard the roar of artillery not far dis tant and following their gaze toward the knoll where Dellarme's men had received their baptism of fire, now un- der canopy of shrapnel smoke.
 That's about their last stand in the tangent, their last sEarl on our soil" remarked the brigade commander.
 And we're raining shells on it!" said his aide. With our glasses we'll be able to watch the infantry go in."
 "Yes, very we'll"
 Were all used to how it feels, now we'll see how it looks at distance" piped one of the soldiers.
 Not until he had shouted to them did they notice division staff-officer who had come up from the road He had piece of astounding news to inn part before he mentioned official busi- ness.
 What do you think of this?' he cried. Nothing could stop him! Lan- stron-yes, Lanstron has gone into that charge with the African Braves!"
 "Why?" Marta heard the officers around her asking after their excla- nations of amazement at the news that Lanstron was going in the charge. "Why should the chief of staff risk his life in this fashion,"
 Marta knew. All her taunts about sending others to death from his office chair. uttered as the fugitive sarcasm of a mood, recurred in the merciless hammerbeat of recollection. For moment she was aghast. speeches.. Then the officers, occupied with the startling news, heard a voice. wrenched from a dry throat in an guish, saying:
 "The telephone! Try to reach him! Tell him he must not!"
 We can hardly say must not to a chief of staff" said the general auto- matically.
 Tell him I ask him not to! Try to reach him-try-you can try!"
 Yes. yes! Certainly" exclaimed the general, turning to the telephone operator
 He had seen now what the younger men had seen at glance. They were recalling Lanstron's relief at seeing her; how he had passed them by to speak to her; the intensity of the two in their almost wordless meeting. Her bloodless lips, the imploring pas sion in her eyes. her quivering impa- tience told the rest.
 Division headquarters!" called the operator. They're getting brigade headquarters" he added while he waited in silence. Brigade headquar- ters says the Braves have no wire. It's too late. The charge is starting"
 "So it is!" cried one of the subal- terms. Look! Look"
 Marta looked toward the rising ground this side of the knoll in time to zee bayonets flash in the waning afternoon sunlight and disappear as they descended the slope.
 There! They're up on the other slope without stopping!" exclaimed the general. Quick! Don't you want 70 seer" He offered his glasses to Marta
 No, I can see we'll enough" she murmured, though the landscape was moving before her eyes in giddy waves.
 'rThe madness of 1t! The whole dope is peppered with the fallen!"
 What cost! Magnificent, but not war Carrying their flag in the good old way, right at the front!"
 Heavens! I hope they do it!"
 "The flags down."
 Another man has tits up!"
 "Now-now-splendid! They're in!"
 50 they are! And the flag. tool" 'Yes. what's left are in!"
 "And Lanstron was therein that!"
 What if-'
 'Yes. the chief of stan, the head of the army, in an affair like that"
 The mind of the army-the mind