Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-11-13
CHAPTER vIII-continu.d.

C7AF Ell NIII-COnItNuGus
Now Dellarme disposed his man in
line back of the ridge Of fresh earth
that they had dug in the night, ready
to rush to their places when he blew
the whistle that hung from his neck,
but he did not allow them glimpse
over the crest.
Il know that you are curious, but
powerful glasses are watching for you
to show yourselves; and If battery
turned loose on us you'd understand"
he explained.
Thus the hours wore on, and the
church clock struck nine and ten.
Never a movement down there!"
called the sergeant from the crest to
Dellarme Maybe this is just their
final bluff before they come to terms
about Bodlapoo"-that stretch of At
rican jungle that seemed very far
away to them all.
Let us hope SOL" said Dellarme
seriously.
Choosing to go to town by the
castle road rather than down the ter
race to the main pass road, Marta,
starting for the regular Sunday SER
vice of her school, as she emerged
from the grounds, saw Feller, garden
shears in hand, a figure of stone
watching the approach of some field
batteries. The question of allowing
To oil hi orf
Ehad drifted into the background of her
mind under the distressing and ever
present pressure of the crisis. He was
ITO remain until there was war. She
was almost past him before he real
iZed her presence, which he acknowl-
edged by startled movement and a
step forward as he took off his hat.
She paused. His eyes were glowing
like Goals under blower as he looked
tat her and again at the batteries,
Beeming to include her with the guns
in the spell of his fervid abstraction.
Frontier closed last night to pre-
vent intelligence about our prepare
tions leaking out-Lanny's plan all
alive-the guns coming" he said, his
shoulders stiffening, his chin drawing
lin, his features resolute and beaming
with the ardor of youth in action
troops moving here and there to their
places-engineers preparing the de-
fenses-automatics Mt critical points
with the infantry-feld-wire laid
ifield-telephones set up-the wireless
spitting-the caissons full-planes and
idirigibles ready-search-light In po-
sition-"
There the torrent Of his broken SEN
tences was checked. A shadow passed
I'm front of him. He came out of his
trance of imageries of activities, so
lvividly clear to his military mind to
realize that Marta was abruptly leav-
ling.
Miss Galland!" he called urgently
Firing may commence at any min
lutte. You must not go into town.
But must!" she declared, speak
ing over her shoulder while she
passed. 1t was clear that no warning
would prevail against her deterL.. ed
mood.
Then shall go with you!" he said,
starting toward her with a light STEP
1T is not necessary, thank you!"
she answered. more coldly than she
had ever spoken to him. This had a
magically quick effect on his atti-
tude.
Il beg your pardon! l forgot" he
explained in his old mans voice, his
head sinking, his shoulders dropping
in the humility of a servant who rec
ognizes that he has been properly re-
buked for presumption. Not a gun
ner any more-I'm a spy!" he thought,
as he shuffled off without looking
toward the batteries again, though the
music of wheels and hoofs was now
CLOSE by.
Marta had glimpse of him as she
turned away. HE Is what he is be-
cause of the army; victim OF cult,
a habit" she was thinking. Had he
been In any other calling his fine quail
titles might have been of service to the
world and he would have been happy"
A company of infantry resting
among their stacked rifles changed
the color of the square in the distance
IRON the gray Davement to the brown