The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-12-11
Copyright 1914, By Charles scribners sonsI
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER lat their home on the fror
tier between the Browns and Grays MAJ
ia Galland and her mother. entertAinln
Colonel Westerling OF the Grays, see Car
tain Lanstron. stan intelligence officer {
the Browns. injured by a fall in his aero
plane.
CHAPTER II-Ten years later Yves
terling, nominal vice but real chief o
stan. reinforces South La Tir, mediate
on war, and speculates on the compare
tive ages Of himself and Marta who /
visiting in the Gray capital.
CHAPTER III-westeriing calls 0,
Marta. She tells him of her teaching
children the follies of war and MARTA
patriotism begs him to prevent war Will,
he Is chief Of stan. and predicts that 1
he makes war against the Browns h,
will not win.
CHAPTER Won the march with tn,
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 AL 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 it is true.
CHAPTER VI-Lanstron shows Marta
telephone which Teller has concealed in
a secret passage under the tower for use
TO benefit the Browns in war emergen-
cies, pointing out its value as being in
the center of the fighting zone in case of
war. Marta consents for it and Teller
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 anair to foment warlike patriot
ism In army and people and strike before
declaring war Partow, Brown chief OF
~ NWNWn Il.
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
detense In the town with the non-com-
batants fleeing from the danger some,
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
by q shrapnel splinter he goes Berserk
and flRhts-"an a man"
CHAPTER x = Marta has her first
glimpse of war in its modern. cold, scien-
tific, murderous brutality. She allows
the secret telephone to remain.
CHAPTER XI-The Browns fall back
Marta sees night attack.
CHAPTER xII-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
fighting. The Browns fall back again.
CHAPTER xIII-Marta asks Lanstron
over the secret telephone TO appeal to
Partow TO stop the fighting, Vandalism
which, Marta Is notified. viii be made
Westerling's headduarterA
CHAPTER XIV ssternns asra g.
stan occupy the Galland house. At tea
with Marta, Westerling begins to woo
her; disclosing his selfish ambitions
with the Grays and offers to give valua-
bic Information.
CHAPTER Xv-Marta calls up Ian,
stron on the secret telephone and with
his assistance plans to give Westerlins
false information that will trap ths Gray
army Westerling, after questioning her
forms his plan OF attack upon what he
has learned.
CHAPTER XVI-The Grays win Bordir
Marta continues her role OF spy and
through her Westerling Is led 10 concen-
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
grudginEty. never taken by surprise.
CHAPTER xvu-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 Westerling. who
Is at first suspicious OF her. but treasures
himself. Partow dies suddenly and Lam
stron succeeds him.