The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-12-04
(OopyFight, i9lI, By Charles scribnerS sons)
SYNOPSIS,

CHAPTER lat their home on the from
tier between the Browns and Grays Mar
ia Galland and her mother, entertaining
tain Lanstron, staff intelligence officer of
the Browns, injured by fall in his aero
plane.
CHAPTER II-Ten years later. wes-
terling, nominal vice but real chief of
stan. reinforces South La Tir meditates
on war, and speculates on the compare
two ages of himself and Marta. who is
visiting in the Gray capital.
CHAPTER III-Westeriing calls on
Marta. She tells him of her teaching
children the follies of war and martial
he is chief of STAFF, and predicts that II
he makes war against tho Browns he
will not win
CHAPTER Won the march with the
SD of the Browns Private Stransky, anar-
chist decries war and played-out patriot
ism and is placed under arrest Colonel
Lanstron overhearing, begs him off saying
the anarchist will fight well when en-
ragged and Is "all man."
CHAPTER v-Lanstron calls on Marta
at her home. He talks with Teller, the
gardener. Marta tells Lanstrom that she
believes Teller to be a spy. Lanstron
confesses 1t Is true.
CHAPTER VI-Lanstron shows Marta
a telephone which Teller has concealed in
a secret passage under the tower for use
cies, pointing out Its value as being in
the center of the fighting zone in case of
war Marta consents for It and Feller
TO remain for the present. Lanstron de-
clares his love for Marta.
CHAPTER vII-westerlinR and the
Gray premier plan to use a trivial inter-
national affair to foment warlike patriot
Ism in army and people and strike before
STAFF, and Lanstron, made vice, discuss
the trouble. and the Brown defenses Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron.
CHAPTER VIII - At the frontier the
two armies lie crouched for attack and
batants fleeing from the the danger aGnI 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 dirigtbles engage. Stransky,
rising to make the anarchist speech of his
HE, draws the Gray artillery fire. Nicked
by shrapnei splinter he goes Berserk
and hRhts--"all q man."
CHAPTER x = Marta has her first
glimpse of war in its modern, cold, scien-
tiflc, murderous brutality She allows
the secret telephone to remain.
CHAPTER x1-The Browns fall back
to the Galland house. Stransky forages
Marta sees night attack.
CHAPTER xIT-The Grays attack in
force. The call of the fight too strong
for Teller, he leaves his secret telephone
and goes back to his guns. Hand to hand
lighting. The Browns fall back again.
CHAPTER XIII-Marta asks Lanstron
over the secret telephone to appeal to
Partow to stop the fighting. Vandalism
by Gray soldiers in the Galland house
which. Marta is notified, will be made
WesterIng's headduarters-
CHAPTER XlV-WesterhnE Ssra sss.
stan occupy the Galland house. At tea
with Marta, Westerling begins to woo
her; disclosing his selfish ambitions.
Marta apparently throws her fortunes
BILE information.
CHAPTER XV-Marta calls up Ian
stron on the secret telephone and with
MS assistance plans to give Westerling
false information that will trap the Gray
army. Westerling, after questioning her,
forms MS plan or attack upon what he
CHAPTER xvI-The Grays win Bordir.
Marta continues her role of spy and
trate the attack on the main line at Enga-
dir A leak Of information Is suspected,
but the source Is undiscovered. Positions
are won but the Browns always give way
ErudginEly. never taken by surprise.
CHAPTER XvII-Bouchard is relieved
as stan Intelligence officer, and in going,
accuses Marta. Westerling thinks him
mad
CHAPTER XvIII-The Grays take the
apron of Engadir in an attack which Is
watched by Marta and WesterlinR who
Is at first suspicious OF her. but treasures
himself. Partow dies suddenly and Lam
stron succeeds him.