Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-22

lHc COlOA Ol thC Sluoi Ell eAS NASSS-ANSo from the gray pavement to the brown of mass of uniforms. In the middle of the main street major of the brl- gade staff, with a number of junior officers and orderlies, was evidently waiting on some signal. Sentries were posted at regular intervals along the curb. The people in the houses and shops from time to time stopped pack ing up their effects long enough to go to the doors and look up and down apprehensively, asking bootless, ner- vous questions.
 Are they coming yets"
 Do you think they will comet"
 Are you sure it's going to be war ?"
 will they shell the town?'
 "Therell be time enough for you to get away!" shouted the major. All we know is what is written in our in- structions, and we shall act on them when the thing starts. Then we are in command. Meanwhile, get ready!" E; Then the major became aware of 8 young woman who was going in the wrong direction. Her cheeks were flushed from her rapid walk, her lips were parted, showing firm, white teeth, and her black eyas were re- garding him in blaze of satire or amusement; an emotion, whatever it was, that thoroughly centered his at- tention.
 "Mademoiselle, I am very sorry, but Evn in, <hic f7iVontiO,, ho said very politely, you may not go any farther. Until we have other orders or they attack every one is supposed to remain in his house or his place of business"
 This is my place of business!" Marta answered, for she was already opposite small, disused chapel which was her schoolroom, where half dozen of the faithful children were gathered around the masculine impor tance of Jacky Werther, one of the older boys.
 Then you are Miss Galland!" said the major, enlightened. His smile had an appreciation of the irony of her oc- cupation at that moment Your chil- dren are very loyal. They would not tell me where they lived, so we had to let them stay there." 2 Those who have homes," she said, Identifying each one of the faithful with glance, have so many broth CTS and sisters that they will hardly be, missed from the flock. Others bovo m IoynoS-ot 1oocf not r,,uch Of a one'-here her temper rose again taxes being so high in order that you may organize murder and the destruc tion of property"
 Now really, Miss Galland," he be- gan solicitously, q have been assigned attack. Your children ought"
 After school! You have your duty this morning and I have mine!" Marta interrupted pleasantly, and turned toward the chapel
 They are putting sharpshooters in the church tower to get the aero, planes, and there are lots of the little guns that fire bullets so fast you can't count 'em-aad little spring wagons with dynamite to blow things up and" Jacky Werther ran on in a series of vocal explosions as Marta opened the door to let the children so in.
 Yet you camel" said Marta with hand caressingly on his shoulder.
 Tt looks pretty bad for peace, but we came," answered Jacky, round eyed, in loyalty. Wed come right through bullets cause we said we would if we wasn't sick, and we wasn't sick a
 My seven disciples-seven!" ex- claimed Marta as she counted them. And you need not sit on the regular seats, but around me on the platform. It will be more intimate"
 That's -grand!" came in chorus. They did not bother about chairs, but seated themselves on the floor around Marta's skirts
 liberate strokes through ten, the hour set for the lesson, and all counted ne-two-three. Marta was thinking what a dismal little effort theirs was, and yet she was very hap .py, tremblingly happy in her distrac- tion and excitement, that they had not waited for her at the door of the chapel in vain.
 She announced that there would be no talk this morning; they would only say their oath. Repeating in concert the pledge to the boys and girls of other lands, the childish voices pecu- liarly sweet and harmonious in con- trast to the raucous and uneven sounds of foreboding from the street, they came in due course to the words of the concession that the oath made to militancy:
 "If an enemy tries to take my land"
 "Children-I-" Marta interrupted with sense of wonder and shock. They paused and looked at her ques- tioningly. "I had almost forgotten that part!" she breathed confusedly.
 That's the part that makes all we're doing against the Grays right" put in Jacky Werther promptly.
 "As I wrote it for you! I shall ap-