The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-02-06

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER lat their homo on the IRON
tier between the Browns and Grays Mar
"a Galiand and her mother, entertaining
Colonel Westerling OF the Grays, see Cap
tain Lnnstron stan intelligence officer OF
the Browns, injured by fail In his aero
plane.
CHAPTER II--Ten years later. Wes-
terIing. nominal vice but real chief OF
stan. reinforces South La TT. meoitatss
on war; and speculates on the compare
tive ages OF himself and Marta, who Is
visiting In the Gray capital.
CHAPTER III--Westerlng calls on
Marta She tells him OF her teaching
children the follies OF war and martial
patriotism. begs him TO prevent war wniie
he In chief Of staff and predicts that III
BE makes war against the Browns he
Will not Vim
CHAPTER WON the march with tho
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 or saying
the anarchist will fight well when an
RACED 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 10 BIO spy. Lanstron
confesses Il Is true.
CHAPTER vI-Lanstron shows Marta
a telephone which Teller has concealed In
n secret passage under the tower for use
20 benefit tho Browns In war emergen-
cies, pointing out its value as being In
the center OF the fighting zone In case SEQ, or
war. Marta consents for Il and Feller
20 remain for the present. Lanstron de-
clares bis love for Marta
CHAPTER x - Marta has her first
glimpse OF war in IT'S modern. cold. Hcien-
tihc, murderous brutality. She allows
the secret telephone to remain.
CHAPTER xI-The Browns fall back
20 the Galland house. Stransky forages.
Marta sees night attack.
CHAPTER vII-westeTiing and the
Gray premier plan 70 use trivial inter-
Ism in army and people and strike before
declaring war. Partow. Brown chief or
star, and Lanstron, made vice, discuss
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
defense. In tho town with the non-com-
batants fleeing from the danger zone,
Marta hears hs~ child pupils recite the
peace OATH
CHAPTER xIr-The Grays attack in
force. The call OF the fight too strong
for Teller, no leaves his secret telephone
and goes back 20 his guns. Hand TO hand
lighting. The Browns fall back again
CHAPTER xIII-Marta asks Lanstron
p"rOM sHs 20 oD S seRs sSnr 20
by Gray soldiers in tho Galland house
which, Marta Is notified. will be made
WesterDng.n headquarters.
CHAPTER v-westeriing ana his
stan occupy the Galland house. At tea
her: disclosing hts selfish ambitions
Marta apparently throws her fortunes
with the Grays and offers TO give vallis-
BILE information
CHAPTER xv-Marta calls UP Lam
Htron on the secret telephone and with
false information that will trap the Gray
army. Westerllng, after questioning her.
forms his plan OF attack upon what he
has learned.
CHAPTER xvI-The Grays win BoTdir
Marta continues her role OF spy and
Through her Westerllng IL led TO 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
grudgingly. never taken by surprise.
CHAPTER xvII-Bouchard IL relieved
as stan intelligence officer, and In going
accuses Marta. Westerling thinks him
mad.
CHAPTER xvIII-The Grays take the
apron OF tlnKhulf IN an Httack MnlGn ~
watched by Marta and Westerling. who
Is az first suspicious or her. but treasures
himself. Partow dies suddenly and Ian
stron succeeds him.
CHAPTER Misunderstanding plans tho
main attack on Engadir Marta tele-
phones the plan 70 Lanstron. Wester-
ling watches tho fight from the terrace
Marta oovertIy watching him. The Grays
are routed.
And this is wiser" said the aide,
christening the detachable insignia OF
rank from the shoulders OF the great
coat. It's wiser. too, that we walk,
ne added.
Walk? but my carl" exclaimed
Westerling petulantly.
I'm afraid that the car could not
get through the press in the town" "
was the reply. Walking ia safer"
The absence In him OF that quality
which is the soldiers real glory. the
picture OF this deserted leader. this
god OF a machineN who had been
crushed by his machine. HIS very lack
Of stoicism or courage-all this sud.
denly appealed to Marta's quick sym
pathies. They had once drunk tea to-
Eether.
"Oh. II was not personals ! did not
think OF myself as a person or OF you
Is one-only OF principles and OF thou
sands OF others-to end the killing--to
save our country TO It's peoplel oh,
I'm sorry and. personally, I'm horrible
--horriblel" she called after him In a
broken. quavering gust OF words which
he heard confusedly In tragic mockery
He made no answer; he did not even
took around. Head bowed and hardly
seeing the path, he permitted the aide
10 choose the way. which lay across
the boundary OF the Galland estate.
CHAPTER XXI.
The HeNre,t