The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-26
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER II-Ten years later Wes-
terling nominal vice but real chief OF
star. reinforces South La Tir. meditates
on war. and specuiates on The compare
tive ages OF himself and Marta. who Is
visiting In the Gray capital
CHAPTER ur-westerling calls on
Marta. Sho tells him OF her teaching
children tho follies OF war and martial
patriotism, bcHs him 20 prevent war while
he - chief OF stan. and predicts that II
he makes war against the Browns no
VIII not WinA
CHAPTER Won the march with tho
sd OF tho Browns Private Stransky. anar-
chist, decries war and played-out patriot
ism and Is placed under arrest. Colonel
the anarchist VIII fight well when en-
ragged and Is AL man"
CHAPTER v-Lanstron calls on Marta
Vt her home. He talks with Feller, tho
gardener. Marta tells Lanstrom that sho
believes Feler 20 DO Spy. Lanstron
eonfesscs II IS true.
CHAPTER VI-Lanstron shows Marta
telephone which Foller has concealed ia
n secret passage under the tower for use
20 benefit tho Browns In war cmergen-
cies, pointing out its value as being in
the center OF the lighting zone In case or
war. Marta consents for y and Teller
20 remain for the present Lanstron de-
elares IFS love for Marta
CHAPTER -VII-westcFllng and tho
Gray premier plan 20 use trivial inter-
national affair 20 foment warlllke patriot
ism in army and people and strike before
declaring war. Partow. Brown chief OF
htan, and Lanstron, mado vice, discuss
the trouble. and tho Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans TO Lanstron.
CHAPTER VIII - At tho frontier tho
two armies lie crouched for attack and
defense. in the town with the non-com-
batants fleeing from tho danger zone
Marta hears her child pupils recite the
peace oath.
CHAPTER X - Marta has her first
hnmpse or war IN its modern, cold scien-
inc murderous brutality She allows
She secret telephone TO remain.
CHAPTER XT-The Browns fan back
20 tho Galland house. stransl1y forages
marta sees night attack.
The steady IRE OF her eyes. II was en-
baTrassing and as confusing as the
white light of an impracticable logic.
In that case, please place a guard
around our house lest some more OF
your soldiers get out Of control she
went on.
Il can do that yes" be said. But
We are TO make this a staff headquar-
ters and must start at once to put the
house IN readiness"
General Westerlings headQuar-
,ers? she inquired
lie parted the question with
frown. Staff-oilicers never give infor-
nation. They receive information and
transmit orders
II know General Westerling You
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 staflofIicer bowed and went out
by that door, glad 70 get away from
Martas eyes Ills inspection OF the
premises with a view TO plans for staff
accommodation could wait Wester-
ling would not be here for two days
al least
'Whew What energy she has!" he
thought - never had anybody make
NE feel so contemptbly unlike gen
tleman IN my life"
Yet Marta, returning TO the hall, had
To steady herself I'M dizzy moment
against the wall Complete reaction
had come. She craved sleep as II it
were the one true. real thing I'M the
world. She oraved sleep for the clarity
OF mind that comes with the morning
light. In the hazIness OF feecy thought. |
as slumber drew ifs soft clouds |
around her. her last conscious visions
we're the pleasant ones rising free OF
a background OF horror; OF Fellers
smile when he went back TO his auto !
matte for good, of Dellarmu's smile as
he was dying; Of Stransky's smile as
Minna gave him hope. and OF Hugo
face as he uttered his hute.like cry OF |
protest. In her ears we're the haunt
ing calmness and contained force OF
Lanstron's voice over the telephone
Sho was pleased 10 think that she had
not lost her temper I'm her talk with
the etaff-oillcer. No, she had not flared
once In indignation II was as II she
had absorbed some OF Lanny's own
selfcontrol Lanny would approve OF
her in that scene with an officer OF the
Grays. And she realized that change
had come over her-a change mex.
plicablo and telling she was
tired oh, so tiredl II had been ex-
hausting work. indeed, for ono woman,
though she had been around the world,
making war on two armies.
The general stan officer OF the Grays.
who had tasted Martas temper on his
first call, when he returned the next
morning did not enter unannounced.
lie rang the doorbell
Il have a message for you from Cen
eral Westerling." he said 60 her. The
general expresses his deep regret at
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 20 n group OF seryice-corps
men who were removing the sand-bags