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

talions in reserve to drive home your
attack. The chief of stan himself de-
sires that we take the Galland house
before noon. The enemy must not
have the encouragement OF any sue
cesses."
so easy for Westerling to say"
thought the colonel; while aloud he
acknowledged the message with proper
spirit.
Before the order to move was given
the news OF IL passed from lip to lin
among the men in tired whispers.
Since dawn they had lived through
the impressions OF whole war. and
they had won. With victory they had
not thought OF the future, only OF their
hanger. After the nightmare OF the
charge, after hearing death whisper
Ing for hours intimately In their ears.
they were too weary and too far
thrown out OF the adjustments OF any
natural habits OF thought and feeling
| TO realize the horror OF eating their
dinners In the company OF the dead.
! Now they were 10 go through another
hell. but many OF them I'm their ex-
haustion were chiefly concerned as to
whether or not they should get any
sleep that night.
The satire OF war makes the Wallets
son hero; the chance OF war kills
the manufacturers son and let's the
! day-laborers son live: the sport OF
war gives the latent forces OF Stran-
sky full play; the glory OF war brings
Dellarme quick promotion; the CLAM
our and the spectacular folly OF war
turn the bolts OF the lightnings which
man has mastered against man. Per
haps the savage who learned that he
could start a flame by rubbing two dry
sticks together may have set fire TO
the virgin forest and wild grass IN
order 10 destroy an enemy-and natu-
rally with disastrous results 20 him
self II he mistook the direction OF the
wind
Marta Galland's thoughts at dusk
when she returned up the steps 20 the
house were OF the wreckage the hot
whirlwind OF war left. She was see
ing fathers staring and mothers weep
ing. Her experience with the wound
ed drawing deep on the wells of sym
pathy, heightened her loathing OF war
and OF all who planned and ordered IL
and led its legions She had been en-
gagged since dark In completing the
work OF moving valuable articles from
the front TO the rear rooms OF the
house. which had been begun early in
the day by Minna and the coachman.
She was at the door OF her mothers
room, which was like an antique shop.
Old plates lay on top of old tables,
with vases on the floor under the
tables. Surrounded by her treasures,
Mrs. Galland awaited the attack; not
as soldier awaits IT, but AS that ven
cradle Roman senator OF the story
faced the barbarous Gauls-neither
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nor yielding the selt.respect OF his own
mind and soul She had lain down in
her wrapper for the night, and the
light from a single candle-she still
favored candles revealed her features
calm and philosophical among the pill
lows. Yet the magic OF war, reaching
deep into hidden emotions, had her
also under it's spell. Her voice was at
once more tender and vital
Marta, | see that you are all on
wlresl"
Yes; jangling wires. every one,
jangling every second out OF tune"
Marta acquiesced
Marta, my father"-her father had
been a premier OF the Browns al !
ways said that you may enjoy the lux
ury OF fuesing over little things, for
they don't count much one way or an
other; but about big things you must !
never fuss or you will not be worthy
OF big things, Marta, YOU cannot stop /
"A railroad train with your hands This |
is not the first war on earth and We 7
are not the first women who ever
thought that war was wrong, Each |
OF US has his work to do and you will |
have yours. IL does no good TO tire /
yourself out and ny 10 pieces. even II (
you do knoY 80 much and have been
around the world"
She smiled as a woman OF sixty, [
who has a secret heartbreak that she /
had never given her husband a son. /
may smile at a daughter who is both |
son and daughter 10 her, and her ,
plump hand. all curves like her plump /
face and her plump body. spread open
In appeal.
Marta. who, i'm the breeding OF her /
generation. felt sentiment as more or /
less OF lure from logic, dropped be-
side the bed in sudden burst OF SEN
timent and gathered the plump hand !
In hers and kissed II.
Mother. you are wonderful" she 1
said. Mother, you are great
After time. her ear becoming ac-
customed 90 the firing az a city dwell !!