Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-11

him directly he was in sight. His faca seemed to be ill keeping with the other faces, in the ard0r of a hunt un. finished. hand in blouse pocket, his bearing q little toe easy to be conven- tionally military the same Lanuy.
 She was dtHly conscious ef surprise net |" md him changed, perhaps 0e cause he was unaCCumpanlcd by q re tiHue dr any other symbol ot his power. lie might have been coming tu cail pu d Sunday atteruoou lu that first glimpse it WAS difficult to ,bink of him as tAe commander of an army. But that he vas she must not forget She Was shaken and trembling; and q mist rose before her, sO that she did not see him clearly when. with gca- ture of relief, he saw her.
 "Laustron," exclaimed an officer in the first explosive breath ut amaze ment OH recognizing him; then added. "fTis ENceieney, tbe chef uf atull.'
 But the one word. Lau4trou. had | been enough to thrill all lAe officers into silence and ramrod saiut"s. Marta noted the deferenee of their 2lauces as they co|crtly looked Him oYeI
 Il wanted a glimpse of tAe froat as well as the rear" L.anstron remarked | i'll explanation of his presence to th< | general of brigade as he passed on [ | toward Marta. Mho was thinking that ! 1 she, at least, Was not ill awe of him: l { she. at least. saw clearly and truly hia part.
 "AIarta Marta!"
 Lauslron's voice was tremulous, as if he were in awe of her, while he drank i'll the fact that she was there | before him at arms length, safe, alive l She did not offer her hand fn greeting. She was incapable of any movement, such was her emotion; and he, too. was held in a spell, as the reality of her after all that had passed, filled | his eyes. He waited for her to speak, but she was silent.
 "Marta--that bandage! You have been hurt.2 he exclaimed
 "Its the fashion to De WOundcd,' she said, eyebrows lifted and lashes low cred with 8 nervous smile T played Florence Nightingale, the natural WOm- ans part, l believe. We should never protest: only nurse the victims of war After helping to send men to death l went under fire myself, and d-and that helped
 Yes that would help he agreed wincng as from ..nife thrust
 Her old taunt: sending men to death and taking no risk himself! She saw that he WinCed; she realized that she had stayed words that were about to come in a flood. She was marshalins her thoughts to begin when the brittle silence was broken by rumbling of voices, stirring of feet, and a cheer.
 tLanstron Lanstron! Hurrah for Lanstroni'
 The soldiers in the garden did not bother with any Your EXcellency, the chief of staff" formula when word had been passed of his presence. Marta looked around to see their tempestu- GUS enthusiasm as. they tossed their caps in the air and sent up their spon- taneous tribute from the depths Oi their lnnga. CcnQueror and nero to the living, but the dead could not speak, whispered some tiend in her , heart
 Lanstron uncovered to the demon stration impulsively when the conven' tional military acknowledgment would have been a salute He always looked more like the real Lanny to her with his forehead bare. It completed the ehsemble of his sensitive features. She saw that he was blinking almost boy. ishly at the compliment and noted the little deprecatory shake of his head as much as to say that they were making mistake.
 Thank you!" he called, and the cheeriness of his voice, she thought expressed his real self; the delight oi victory and the glowing anticipation of further victories.
 Thank you!" called the private with a big voice.
 ."Yes, thank you!" repeated some o1 the officers in quick appreciation of a compliment as real as human courage \ He stood smiling for a moment ir / reply to their smiles; then, still smil ing, but in different way, he said tt Y Marta:
 "As you say, that helps!" with noe toward the bandage on her forearm and hurriedly turned away. > She saw him involuntarily clutch the
 wrist above the pocket of his blouse tt
 still the twitching; but beyond tha ! there was no further sign of emotion
 as he went to the telephone. Instantly
 he was through he started toward thu . pass road, not by the path to the steps
 but by leaping from terrace to terrace
 and waving his hand gayly to the sol
 diers as he went. The officers stared !. at the sight of chief of staff break ing away from his communications il = this unceremonious fashion. The. saw him secure horse from groul N of cavalry officers on the road and gal ! Top away.
 Marta having heen the ohiect q