The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-05
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER lat their home on the from
der between the Browns and Grays Mar
"a Galland and her mother. entertaining
Colonel Westerling OF the Grays. sec Cap
tala Lanstron. stafr Intelligence officer OF
tie Browns. injured by fall In his aero
plaae.
CHAPTER II-Ten years later. Wes-
ferung, nominal vice but real chier or
stah reinforces South La Tir. meditates
on war, and speculates on the COMPARE
tive ages OF himself and Marta, who Is
visiting in the Gray capital
CHAPTER III-westerllng calls on
Marta. She tells him OF her teaching
children the follies or war and martial
patriotism. begs him 10 prevent war while
DE Is chief or stan. and predicts that II
he makes war against the Browns he
will not win.-
CHAPTER Won tho march with the
I'D OF the Browns Private Stransky, anar-
chist. decries war and played-out patriot
tsm and "a placed under arrest Colonel
Lanstron overhearlng, begs him Off saying
the anarchist Will fight well when en-
ragged and is AL man"
CHAPTER V-Lanstron calls on Marta
ut her home. He talks with Teller. the
gardener. Marta tells Lanstrom that sho
believes Teller 20 DO spy. Lanstron
confesses IL is true.
CHAPTER YI-Lanstron shows Marta
a telephone which Feler has concealed In
a secret passage under the tower for use
20 benefit tho Browns In war emergcn-
cies. pointing out its value as being in
the center OF the fighting zone in case or
war. Marta consents for IL and Feller
20 remain for tho present. Lanstron de-
ciares his love for Marta.
CHAPTER -VII-westeriing and the
Gray premier plan 10 use a trivial inter-
national affair TO foment warlike patriot
snn In army and people and strike before
eecIaring war. Partow. Brown chief OF
stan. and Lanstron, made vice, discuss
a nd ha DO
tow reveals his plans 10 Lanstron.
CHAPTER VIII - At the frontier the
two armies lie crouched for attack and
defense. In tho town with tho non-com-
batants fleeing from the danger zone.
Marta hears her child pupils recite the
peace oath.
CHAPTER IX-The Gray army crosses
the border line and attacks. The Browns
check them. Artillery. infantry. aero
planes and dlrigibles engage. Stransky
rising 10 make the anarchist speech OF his
Me. draws the Gray artillery fire. Nicked
by q shrapnel splinter he goes Berserk
and fshts-"all man."
Three or four men burst into hys'
terical laugh as II something had bro
ken In their throats. Everybody felt
better for this touch OF drollery except
the captain. Yet, possibly, II may
have helped him in recovering HIS
Boise. Sometimes even pin-prick !
wsi have this effect,
I "silence!" he said in his old man.
Her u will give you something to
joke about other than little setback i,
Nike this! Get up there with your
rfTes!n
He formed the nucleus OF firing |
line under cover OF the shoulder, and |
then set the remainder OF his com. !
pany TO work with their spades max
ing a trench. The second battalion OF |
The f2Sth. which faced the knoll, was
also digging at the base OF the slope, |
and another regiment In reserve was
deploying on the plain. After the fail
ure TO rush tho knoll the Gray com.
mander had settled down TO the bust.
ness OF systematic approach
And what OF those OF Fracasse's
men who had not run but had dropped
In their tracks when the charge halt
ed? They were between two lines OF
fire. There was no escape. Some OF
the wounded had a mercifully quick
end, others suffered the consciousness
or being hit again and again, Che dead
were bored through with bullet noles.
"a .orture. the survivors prayed For
Vi all had TO die except Peter
KIN, the pasty-faced little Wallets son
Peterkin was quite safe, hugsing the
bottom OF the shell crater under
swarm Of hornets In a surprisingly
short time he became accustomed to
the situation and found himself raven
ously hungry, for the strain Of the last
IL hours had burned up tissue. He
took biscuit out OF his knapsack and
began nibbling It. as became a true
rodent. +,