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their chairman TO speak. He asked
some categorical questions almost per-
functorily, and the answer to each
was, Ready" with, in some instances,
a qualification-the qualification made
by regimental and brigade command
ers that, though they could take the
position in front OF them, the cost
would be heavy. Yes, all were willing
and ready for the first general assault
Of the war, but they wanted to state
the costs as a matter Of professional
self-defense.
Westerling could pose when it
served his purpose. Now he rose and.
going to one of the wall maps, indi-
Gated point with his forefnger
eff we get that we have the most
vital position, haven't WEI"
Some uttered a word Of assent;
some only nodded. A glance or two
OF curiosity was exchanged Why
should the chief of staff ask so ele-
mentary a question? Westerling was
not unconscious Of the glances or of
their meaning. They gave dramatic
value to his next remark.
1--WE are going to mass for our main
attack in front at Bordir!"
But" exclaimed four or five off,
GERS at once, that is the heart of
the position! That is"
Il believe 1t is weak-that it will
fall, and tonight" 4.s..
You have information, then, infor-
nation that have not?" asked Bou-
chard.
mo more than you," replied Wester-
ling. mot as much If you have any
thing new"
"Nothing!" admitted Bouchard wryly.
He lowered his head under Wester-
ling's penetrating look in the con-
seriousness Of failure.
Il am going on conviction-on
putting two and two together!" Wes-
terling announced. II am going on my
experience as soldier, as a chief of
stan. If | am wrong, l take the re-
sponsibility. If l am right, Bordir will
be ours before morning. 1t is settled"
IF you are right, then" exclaimed
Turcas--"well. then it's genius Or"
He did not finish the sentence. He
had been about to say coincidence;
while Westerling knew that IL he were
right all the rising skeptlcism In GER
tain quarters, owing to the delay in
his program. would be silenced. His
prestige would be unassailable
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SYNOPSIS.

at their home on the frontier between
the Browns and Grays Marta Galiand ana
ner mother, entertaining Colonel Wester-
ing OF the Grays, see Captain Lanstroh
OF the Browns injured by fall in ms
aeroplane. Ten years later. WesterlinS.
IOminal vice but real chief of staff. re-en-
SorceS South La Tir and meditates on war.
Marta tells him of her teaching children
the follieS of war and martial patriotism,
anQ oegS him to prevent war while he is
cnlef of staff. LanStron calls on Marta
AZ her home. She tells LanStron that she
peheVes Fellsr, the gardener, to DC a spy.
S5IdhStron c0nfesSeS it Is true ana SHOWS
her telephone which Feller has con
Seaied In secret passage under the tower
IoF use to benefit the Browns In war
emergencies. Lanstron declares his love
Eor Marta. Westerling and the Gray pre-,
0ller plan to use trivial internatloila.
@hAlf TO toment warlike patriotism anu
STovn chief of staff, reveals his plans 10
IanSrron, made vice chief. The Gray
army crosses the border line and ATTACKS
me Browns check them. Artillery, III
t9ntry, aerOplanes and dirigibles engaSe
Marta has her first glimpse of war IN l.s
modern, cold, scientific, murderous pLu
Saiity: The Browns fall back 20 the Gal
land house. Marta sees a night attack
rhe Grays attack in force. Felier leaves
hiS secret telephone and goes back TO ms
suns. Hand to hand fighting. The bfoWus
Eau back again. Marta asks I4anstron over
the phone to appeal to PartOw to stop the
lighting Vandalism in the Galland mousse
land house and he begins to WOO Maria
who apparently throws her fortunes WIN
the GrayS and offers valuable information'
She calls up LanStrOn on the secret tele-
phone and plans to give Westeriing tnfor-
NATION that win trap the Gray army
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IEleIlI. Last Shot
FREDERICK PALMER
copyright. 1914. by Charles Scribner's Sons)

him directed in professional channels,
free OF all personal relations, beat
ing as strong light on her bare state
ments. How could a woman ever
have learned two such vital secrets?
How could it happen that two such
critical points as Bordir and Engadir
should go undefended? No tactician.
no engineer but would have realized
their strategic importance. Did she
know what she was saying? How did
she get her knowledge? These, she
understood, were the real questions
that underlay Westerling's polite in
direction.
"But have not told you the sources
of my information! Isn't that like
woman!" she exclaimed. You see,
it did not concern me at all at the
time heard it. / didn't even realize
its Importance and l didn't hear
much" she proceeded, her introduce
ton giving time for Improvisation.
You see, Partow was inspecting the
premises with Colonel Lanstron. My
mother had known Partow In her
younger days when my grandfather
was premier. We had them both to
luncheon"
"Yes?" put in Westerling, betraying
his eagerness. Partow and Lanstron!
Then her source was one of authority.
not the gossip of subalterns!
And it occurs to me now that, even
while he was our guest" she inter
jected in sudden indignation-"that
even while he was our guest Partow
was planning to make our grounds q
redoubt!"
After luncheon remember Partow
saying, We are going to have look
at the crops" and they went for
walk out to the knoll where the fight
ing began"
Eyes! When was this?" Westerling
asked keenly.
"Only about six weeks ago." an
swered Marta.
Later, came upon them unexpect-
edly after they had returned" she
went on. They were sitting there on
that seat concealed by the shrubbery.
was on the terrace steps unobserved
and couldn't help overnearlng them.
Their voices grew louder with the in
terest of their discussion. / caught
something about appropriations and
aeroplanes and Bordir and Engadir,
and saw that Lanstron was pleading
with his chief. He wanted a sum ap-
propriated for Notifications to be ap-
piled to building planes and dirigibles.
Finally, Partow consented, and | re-
call his exact words: They're shock
ingly archaically defended, especially
Engadir,' he said, but they can wait
until we get further appropriations in
the fall!'" She was so far under the
spell of her own invention that she
believed the reality of her words, re-
f1ected in her wide-open eyes which
seemed to have nothing to hide.
THAT is ALL" she exclaimed with a
shudder-"all my eavesdropping, all
my breach of confidence! Tiff it,
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Fixing American
Standard of Life
BY H. o. CEHRlNC. Detroit. Mich.

wholly unounded of injustice AS matter Of fact the American
standard not fixed by wealth at ALL but by that mingled thrift and
industry which makes for plenty and whose characteristic summed up
in the old adage: Nothing too much"
We're going learn day something about the fundamental n
cpe herein involved We're going to fix standard not according
those who living daouy below it. but according the standard
of necessity with comfort.
In that day all who their share Of the daily burden will have
enough
The of automobile wood
she'd uninterrupted maid nursery the standard of American
life enough of what necessary little Of what luxury lot Of what
comfort education for the young roof for old and life
work well done.
All above that below it is aside from the standard
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that mastered men and armies now
warm and appealing in the full tide of
another purpose.
The victory that | was thinking of
last night was not the taking of Bor-
dir. 1t was finer than any victory in
war. 1t was seidsh-not for army
and country. but born of a human
weakness triumphant; human weak
ness of which my career had robbed
me-" he continued. 1T gave me q
joy that even the occupation of the
Browns capital could not give. l had
come as an invader and l had won
your confidence"
''In cause!" she interrupted hur-
riedly, wildly, to stop him from going
further, only to find that her intona-
ton was such that it. was drawing him
on.
THAT fatality seemed to be working
itself out to the soldier so much older
than yourself in renewed youth, in
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and her voice trembled with the in.
tensity of the one purpose that was
shining with the light of truth through
the murk of her deception-"it will
only help to end the slaughter!" She
held out her hand convulsively in
parting as If she would leave the rest
with him.
II think it WILL" he Jaid soberly.
81 think it will prove that you have
done a great service" he repeated as
he caught both her hands, which were
cold from her ordeal. His own were
warm with the strong beating Of his
heart stirred by the promise of what
he had just heard. But he did not
prolong the grasp. He was as eager
to be away to his work as she to be
alone. 81 think it will. You will know
in the morning." he added
His steps were sturdier than ever
in the power Of five against three as
he started back to the house. When
he reached the veranda, Bouchard, the
saturnine chief of intelligence, ap-
peared in the doorway of the dining
room; or, rather, reappeared, for he
had been standing there throughout
the interview of Westerling and Marta,
whose heads were just visible, above
the terrace wall, to his hawk eyes.
"A little promenade in the open and
my mind made up said Westerling.
claDping Bouchard ON the shoulder.
Something about an attack to-
night?" asked Bouchard.
"You guess right. Call the others"
Five minutes later he was seated
at the head of the dining-room table
with his chiefs around him waiting for
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another form of ambition. | hoped
that there was more than the cause
that led you to trust me. ! hoped"
Was he testing her? Was he play
ing a part Of his own to make certain
that she was not playing one? She
looked up swiftly for answer There
was no gainsaying what she saw In
his eyes. It was beating into hers
with the power OF an overwhelming
intellect as his egoism admitted a COM
rade to it's throne. Such is ever the
way of a man in the forties when the
clock strikes for him. But who could
know better the craft Of courtship
than one of Westerling's experience?
He was fighting for victory; to crafty
a desire.
81 did not expect this-I--" the
words escaped unanimously and chok-
ingly.
He was bending 80 close to her that
she felt his breath on her cheek burn
ing hot, and she was sickeningly con-
scious that he was looking her over
IN that point-by-point manner which
she had felt across the tea-table at
tho hotel. This horrible thing in his
gIehce she had sometimes seen in
strangers on her travels, and it had
made her think that she was wise to
carry a little revolver She wanted
to strike him.
Confess! Contest" called all her
own self-respect. Make an end to
your abasement!"
Confession, after the Browns have
given up Bordir! Confession that
makes Lanny, not Westerling, your
dupe!" came the reply, which might
have been telegraphed into her mind
from the high, white forehead of Par
tow bending over his maps. Comics
sion, betraying the cause of the right
against the wrong; the three to the
conquering five! No! You are in
the thing. You may not retreat now"
For a few seconds only the duel
OF argument Numbered in her temples
seconds in which her lips were part.
ed and quivering and her eyes dilated
with an agitation which the man at
her side could interpret as he pleased.
A prompting devil-a devil reused by
that thing in his eyes--urging a
finesse in double.dealing which only
devils understand, made her lips hyp-
notically turn in a smile, her eyes
soften, and sent her hand out to Yves.
terling in a tranceiike gesture. For an
instant 1t rested on his arm with tell
ing pressure, though she felt it burn
with shame at the point of contact.
1--WE must not think of that now"
she said. 1--WE must think of nothing
personal; of nothing but your work
until your work is done!"
The prompting devil had not permit
ted a. false note in her voice. Her
very pallor, in fixity of idea. served
her purpose. Westerling drew deep
breath that seemed to expand his
whole being with greater appreciation
of her. Yet that harried hunger, the
hunger of beast, was still in his
glance.
CTO BE CONTINUEDJ
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Activities Of Women.

Fifteen women are seeking seats in
the Washington legislature.
The former sultan of Zanzibar is
stranded in Paris with his Is wives.
Baku, Caucasus, has population
of 217,S53, of whom 1882 are women.
Under the provisions of the will of
Mrs. Emily Zoller Of New York city,
her net dog is left 5000 for his keep
during the rest of his life.
Textile workers in Japan threaten
to go ON a strike unless the 80 women
who were discharged from one of the
mills are reinstated.
To avoid the use of the name Of a
German town a Paris magazine has
opened a competition asking French
girls TO find a new Fame for Cologne.
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German and English
Sense Of Humor
By &C. REYNOLDS. Lincoln. Neb.

light and equally of course both wrong We Americans however,
iced not plume ourselves the uness German British
friends for also in the habit of pocang that have kind
II monopoly of appreciation and creation of hmor
In point Of fact modern nation there people who under
hand and appreciate humor and others prone
that the British lacking this respect That
face namuch Shakespeare Thaceay Swift Steele Pope Hood
Dickens Goldsmith and host Of other writer's rank with the greatest
wits and humos all ages The fact that they appreciated by the
British public ample proof of its Of of humor
We sometimes like say that the sow-wed and
lacking humor This equally nonsenca Perhaps the best of the
modern humorous publications German while German literature
boasts writers who both humorous and witty
Naturally may find Bton Germans sense OF
Also find vast numbers Of Americans Fencmen and
smen similarly lacking and these popularity supposed be the
peoples most appreciatve of humor.
The plain fact appears be that all humankind lowered with
the humorous greater less degree and that with the spread
education, culture,
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MUST LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
Doing That, the Voter Will Be
Brought to a Comprehension of
Ills Full Duty.

We, the people, need to have eyes
OF Imagination in order that we may
be good citizens. A voter with suf-
hcient ability to see the rest of man.
kind and the generations yet unborn
will sacrifice his convenience, and
even much more, to go to the polls.
The better we come to know man.
kind-the actual character and lives
of people whom perhaps we have
never seen or never will see--the
stronger grows our altruism, which Is
normal quality of human nature,
The literature of the magazines is
rendering an Invaluable service. Il
is forwarding a gradual reconcilia.
ton of classes and races by it's vivid
portrayal Of what people really are.
1t is bringing our conception of "tha
rest Of humanity" nearer to the hui
man reality.
The psychology that tells uS clear.
ly how we are separated by time,
rather than space, from those who
will be affected by our acts, !s i'm.
portant in the development OF civic
imagination. For every ton Of coal
that we mine, for every beautiful hill
side that we rob of it's forests, for
every law put on the statute hooks
by the legislators that We elect for
every vote that is cast at the polls,
we are answerable to future genera'
tons.
Without Imagination 1t is Impossible
to comprehend our civic responsibQt
Evening Ledger.
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Talking Shop Put to
Good Account
BY r. SMITH. indianapolis. Ind.

knows at least able view from angle others have no TAKEN
and when his interest and enthusiasm lead him give others that
point of view he may be truly entertaining
Something of course depends the listeners breadth of mind and
cpenes but if he of that catocy which puts him the class
which nothing human an he welcomes knowledge subject
and reoces the pleasure of absorption of the taker in his theme
When the actor talks about acting he should have something
worth hearing with the artist the teacher the lawyer the artisan
any line.
Even the follower of that diest of all occupations commercial book
keeping may something tell that would interest his felowbengs
said upon good authority that accountants be found who
enjoy their work and regard it science.
SHOP talk its best indeed the very best sort Of talk.
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together made me look you up in che
capital. Now it brings us together
here on this bench after all that has
passed in the last twenty-four hours"
She realized that he had drawn per-
ceptibly nearer. She wanted to rise
and cry out: Don't do this! Be the
chief Of staff, the conqueror, crushing
the earth with the tread of five against
three!" It was the conqueror whom
she wanted to trick, not a man whose
earnestness was painting her deceit
blacker. Far from rising, she made no
movement at all; only looked at her
hands and allowed him to go on, con-
scious OF the force of personality
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FIRST USED FOR AMUSEMENT
Inventors of Gunpowder Apparently
Had No Idea of Its De-
structive Qualities.

That gunpowder was well known for
guns appears probable from investiga-
tions in connection with celebration
at Oxford of the anniversary of the
birth of Roger Bacon, the Literary Di-
gest states. Bacon's claims to the in
vention of gunpowder are often pressed
those of Berthold Schwartz, who is
generally said to have invented it
about 1344-a century after Bacon's
time. 1t seems certain from the lat
ter's writings that ne was familiar
with the composition not as its inven-
tor, but because of its use in various
countries of the world. Apparently
however, it was regarded merely as a
firework, a means of producing sud-
den and brilliant fame, and its users
were far from suspecting that in
confined space the expansive power
Of it's gases could be put to use in
hurting projectiles. Says an editorial
writer in the Revue des Questions
SCientifique: "The text that we have
studied allows 40 further doubt that
Bacon knew Of gunpowder. On page
213, under the title OF the Power OF
the Lombards,' he restates what he
has already said in his Opus Majus'
of the explosive properties OF this
powder, but he also informs us that
1t is known in various parts of the
world, and that 1t is composed OF
saltpeter, sulphur and willow char
coal"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-08
Misfortunes Contain
Germ of Good
By il. Meyers. Cincinnati. Ohio

Every the relief the unemployed has met ready and
hearty support from rich and struggling alike 1t will probably
how much en has been praced during the dark days
order that the necessities of life be generally distributed
The trouble that forget these things in brighter days When
face general calamity everybody LIBERAL is willing to
help When the time stress unfortu
nay likely to that nobody remains who needs help
the periods of the highest demand for labor there
they do not fit the jobs hand and do not
know where to seek for those they can fill
humanity retained
Of the coming when times will not be har
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-08
Too Much Reading
as Bad as None
By Charles P. Donoghue. Denver. Colo.

do not decy the reading fiction An old instructor OF mine used
that during the winter months should read solid books o
part and do light reading in the weather His theory
solid reading during the entire tended to make
mentally stodgy.
The wish to make however that mental intoxcaion
upon great indulgence the printed bad phys
If much fiction taste apt to become
vtiated.
The is the time for fiction but also the time for the
country hotang getting acquainted with
that wonderful nature which is all about u.s.
when he said that the underlying
&C in naval warfare is the submarine.
They eliminate the deadly dope and cigarette habit but the poetry
habit will live forever and
peoples idea of neutrality to get all the noncombaants on
their side of the question.
Paris modstes fashions for American cutters prepare
c set fashions for
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-08
Old Wine In New Bottles.

Dad (fro,n the halD-"Why, Mar
iorie, how dim the light is in herei"
Freddy (the tiance, not a collegs
graduate in vain)-"Yes, sir. Profess
sor Munsterberg has theory that
brilliant light benumbs the intellect.
We are experimenting to find the de-
gree of illumination by which the at
tention is kept vivid and the menta,
functions tive"-Judge.
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HELPING the Youngsters.

One of the Chicago municipal court
iudges has established library for
foreign boys in the boys court. Ar
rangements haye been made by him
with the public library to furnish
books written in the native tongues
of the nationalities most frequently
represented in the court.-The Living
Church
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Lots of Letters.

Little Marion and Agnes were play
ing in the yard one morning as the
mail man passed.
"Oh, Agnes. look cried Marion. II
think he is going into your house."
Eyes, he is,""-replied Agnes. ''we ge,
lots of letters. Why, sometimes W.
get as many as three or four at q
time" S %tt Is -" /. ....'.
That's nothing" calculated Marion,
scornfully, you ought to see the let.
ters my father gets at the first ~
every month"
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interrupted Communication.

"You don't mean to say that thia
is the first you've heard of it?"
absolutely"
"Why, It's the talk of the neiEhbop
hood"
Eyes, but nay wife is away an
visit"
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One who is interested il
his occupation, whether it il
writing novels, painting pic
lures, shoeing horses or rails.
ing corn OF potatoes, knows
something about his special
pursuit that no one else
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Even the worst misfor
tunes seem to contain the
germ of good. Thus the ers
of unemployment, which
now, happily, appears to be
passing, has demonstrated
anew the common humanity
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As a nation we are so &C
customed to set our STAN
dards according to the ultra.
prosperous and extravagani
that we have come to nurS
+ lse conceptions which
breed unnecessary pain and
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Rut Not on That.

However, the city chap who ip,ag-
ines he could get rich raising chick
ems on a two acre farm may be per-
fectly sane on all other subjects
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Among the post amusing
by-p:oducts of this war are
the accusations hurled by
both German and English
writer's, accusing one an
other Of lacking a sense of
humor. Of course both are
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-08

It was Lord Bacon who
said "reading maketh the
full man." but he failed. to
tell his public that too much
reading Of a certain sort
might make the reader ''toc
full"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-08

Paris modistes set fashions for women. Amer
10 SET fashions for men.
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Some peoples idea of neutrality is to get all the noncom
their side of the question.