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

/ cost the Gays aft2 ffousand casual.
ties.
! In order to make an omelet you
must break eggsl" she remarked
Spoken like true soldier-like a
member OF the STAFF" was the reply.
In her constralnt and detachment
they realized her conscious apprecia-
ton OF the fact that in earlier times
her people had been for the Browns !.
but in her flashes OF intsrest in the
progress OF the war, flashes from a
woman's unmilitaTy mind, they Judged
that her heart was with the Grays. And
why not? Was 1t not natural that a
woman with more than her share OF
intellectual perception should be on
the right side? From hey associations
IL was not TO be expected that she
would make an outright declaration Of
apostasy. This would destroy the value
and the attraotiveness or her CONVEX
sion. Reverence for the past. for a
father who had fought for the Browns,
against her own convictions. made her
attitude appear singularly and deli.
cately correct
The war was a week old-a week
which had developed other tangents
and traps than La Tir-on the morn.
ing that the first installment OF junior
officers came to occupy the tables and
desks. Where the family portraits had
hung In the dining-room were now big
maps dotted with brown and gray
flags. Portable field cabinets with
sectional maps on a large scale were
arranged around the walls OF the draw
ing.room. In what had been the loung.
ing-room OF the old days OF Galiand
prosperity. the refrain OF half dozen
telegraph instruments made medley
with the clicking OF typewriters. Cooks
and helpers were busy In the kitchen:
for the stan were to live like gentle
men; they were to have their morning
baths. their comfortable beds. and
regular meals. No twinge OF indiges-
ton or OF rheumatism from exposure
was TO interfere with the working OF
their precious intellectual processes.
No detail OF assistance would be lack.
ing To save any bureaucratic head time
and labor The bedrooms were appor-
toned according TO rank-that OF the
master awaited the master: the best
servants bedroom awaited Francois.
his valet.
When Bouchard. the chief OF intelh-
gence, who fought the battle OF wits
and spies against Lanstron. came, two
hours before Westerling was due. tho
last OF the stan except Westerllng and
his personal aide had arrived. Bouch.
ard, with his iron-gray hair. bushy eye
brows. strong. aquiline nose. and
hawk-like eyes, his mouth hidden by
a bristIy mustache. was lean and sat
urnine. and he was loyal. No Jealous
thought entered his mind at having to
serve man younger than himself.
He did not serve a personality; he
served a chief OF stan and profes-
sion. The score OF words which es-
capped him as he looked over the ar
engagements were all OF directing criti-
cism and bitten OF sharply, as II he
regretted that he had to waste breath
in communicating even a thought
II tell nothing. bat you tell mo
everything!" said Bouchards hawk
eyes lie was oIdfashioned he looked
his part. which was one OF the many
points OF difference between him and
Lanstron as a chief OF intelligence.
IL lacked one minute TO four when
Hedworth WesterIirg. chief Of STAFF in
name as we'll as power now. alighted
from the gray automobile that turned
I'm at the Galland drive Ills Excel
lency had not occupied his new head
quarters as soon as he expected, but
this could have no influence on results.
II he had lost fifty thousand men on
the first two days and two hundred
thousand since the war had begun.
should n allow tdis to disturb his
wellbelng OF body or mind9 His we'll
being OF body and mind meant tho ultl-
mate saving OF lives.
Confidence was reflected In Wester
ling's bearing and Ia his smile OF com
mand as he passed through the stan
rooms. Turcas and Bouchard I'm his
train, with tacit approval OF the ar
engagements. Finally. Turcas, now vice
chief of STAFF. and the other chiefs
awaited his pleasure in the library.
which was to be hts sanctum. On the /
massive seveuteenth-century desk lny
n number OF reports and suggestions. !
Westerling ran through them with nc,
customed swlftness OF Sitting and then
turned 20 his personal aide.
Tell Francois that will have tea
on the veranda."
From the fact that he took With him
the papers that he had laid aside. sub
ordinate generals. with tho gift OF un-
spoken directions which Is part OF
their profession. understood that he
meant TO go over the subjects requir.
ing special attention while he had tea.
Everything 10 going well-well!"
he added