The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-17

mistakes and your sUccssssA Yosse
making sOosthtag. crsatiAs soos.
thing: there's soosthiaS eolaS - all
the while that isat suessvsek-
thiAk that's What ! vast % ~. Yss
wont order ~ . - . soldiae. Win
your
The fathsr. isaGA 70 % this. called y
the aaststaaes of - abss pssaAss thsa.
Eugene Pastsv. lately become CHIEF At
sta6 of tie Browns, Who was - ~
friend q the LAnstroa family. PsFtsv
turned The balance o. the siAs a AEAi
a4ectioa. He kspt watch OF tie hoy.
but witAoat favosinS hin With inAu.
snce. Young LAnstroa. who wanted to
80 results. haA 70 earn them. He real
ised in practice The truth oe Partow's
saying that thsfs was nothing hs haA
ever learned bat what could b q ssEv.
ice to him a. ~ oacsF.
Finding enoush work to do!" Par
tow would ask With chuckls whea
they met In these days: Tor he had
made LAnstroa both chief Of intslli-
gence and chief asrustatic ofhcef.
Young Colonel Lanstroa's wss the duty
Of gaining the secrets Of the Gray
star and keeping those Of the Brown
and organising up-totAs-noment en-
cheney In the new forces OF the air.
He had remarked truly enough that
the injury to his lsft hand served -
4 better reminder against The folly oe
wool-sathering than . string. even .
large red string. tied around his In
ger. Thanks to skillful surgery. tAs
fingers. incapable OF sprsa1ing much.
were yet serviceable and had . ArH
grip Of the wheel - he rose nom the
asroplans statioa On he Sunday morn
ing after Marta's return home for Q
flight to La Tir
He knew the pattsrn weaving under
his feet - ons kaovs that Of his own
garden froV IN overlooking window.
Every detail OF the staR map. ravinss.
roads. buildings. battery positions. was
stitched together n the towing reality
Of actnal visioa. No whits posts wsrs
necessary to ten him wAses tie
boundary between the two nations lay.
The line was drawn in his brain.
Nov that ,Lanotroa WAS the organ
issr Of The aviation corps his owl
flights wsss rare. Mostly thsy wsrs
made to La Tir. His visits u Marta
wsrs his holiAays. An tAs uas hat
she was ahssat On Ase Journey asosAA
the world they bad cosrsspondsd. Her
letters. 20 revealing oe hssssif saA her
peculiar angles Of sesssvasioa, sus0sA
bundle saersdly pessssvs1. Her
mothers joking rsfsrsncs abest her
giriish rssolutioa not to marry . eoa-
der oetsa rseaffed 10 him. Thsre. he
sometimes thought. vas the real OBJ
stacls to his great desire.
When he alisAted ffo0 the phase he
thrust his lsft hand into his bsosse
pockst He always carried Il tAses.
~ II It were literally sewn In place.
In moments Of emotion the scazfe1
nerves would twiteh ~ the telltals of
his sensitiveness: and this was some
thing he would conceal from others NO
matter how conscious he was Of II him
SELF He found the Galland veranda
deserted. In response to his ring .
maid came to the open door. Her
face was Sad, with q beauty that had
prematurely faded. But It lighted
plsasurably in recognition. Her hair
vas thick aad tawny. lying low over
the brow: her eyes were ! softly
luminous brown ane her full lips seosi.
tive and yielding. Lanstrou. an inti-
mate Of the 0alland household. knew
her story we'll and the part that Marta
had played in It
Some four ysars previously, when a
baby was in prospect for Ninna. who
wore no wedding ring, Mrs. Galland
had been inclined to send the maid to
an institution. whore they will take
good care Of her. my dear. That's
what such institutions arc for. II il
quite scandalous for her and for us
never happened in our family befors!'
Marta arched her eyebrows.
We don't know" she exclaimed
softly.
How can you think such q thing
let alone saying it-you. 4 Galland!'
her mother saspsd in indignation.
That is. II we 60 far back" sait
Marta AT all events. We have NJ
precedent. SO let's establish one b.
keeping her"
But for her own sake! She vii
have to live with her shams!" Mrs
Galland objected. Let her begil
afresh In the city. We shall give hel
| = good Recommendation. for she Il
really an excellent servant Yes, Oh,
will readily hnd = place amool
strangers.
still. she doesn't want TO 90. aAd
would be cruel to send hsf away"
Cruel! Why, Marta, DO yea thinl
would be cruel! Oh, very well. tAsl
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