The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-26


the wreck appeared so distinct. She
could see every detail Of his looks;
feel his twinges Of pain while he
smiled. Was the revelation the more
vivid because It had once occurred
to her since the war began? 1t shut
out the presence OF the officers; she
no longer heard what they were say
ing. Black fear was enveloping her.
Vaguely she understood that they
were looking away at something. She
heard the roar Of artillery not far dis
tant and following their gaze toward
the knoll where Dellarme's men had
received their baptism Of fire. now un-
der canopy Of shrapnel smoke.
That's about their last stand In the
tangent. their last snarl on our soil"
remarked the brigade commander.
"And we're raining shells On III"
said his aide. With our glasses wen
be able to watch the infantry 20 In"
"Yes, very well."
Were all used toaIAow 1t feels; ;tnow
we'll see how 1t looks at q distance
piped one Of the soldiers.
Not until he had shouted to then
did they notice Q division stafE-ofiicer
who had come up from the road. He
had piece Of astounding news to i'm
part before he mentioned Official bust
ness.
what do you think Of this?" ne
cried. Nothing could stop him! Ian
stron--yes, Lanstron has gone into
that charge with the African Braves!"
"Why?" Marta heard the officers.
around her asking after their excla-
nations Of amazement at the news
that Lanstron was going in the
charge. "Why should the chief Of staff
risk his life in this fashion,"
Marta knew. All her taunts about
sending others to death from his Office
chair, uttered as the fugitive sarcasm
of a mood, recurred in the merciless
hammerbeat Of recollection. For a
moment she was aghast, speechless
Then the officers. occupied with the
startling news, heard voice,
wrenched from dry throat In an
| guish, saying:
"The telephone! Try to reach him!
| Tell him he must not!"
I'VE can hardly say must not to a
chief Of staff." said the general auto.
matically.
"Tell him ask him not to! Try
to reach him -try-you can try!"
"Yes. yes! Certainly" exclaimed
the general. turning TO the telephone
operator
He had seen now what the younger
men had seen at a glance. They were
recalling Lanstron's relief at seeing
her; how he had passed them by to
speak to her; the intensity Of the two
In their almost wordless meeting.
Her bloodless lips, the imploring pas
sion in her eyes, her quivering impa.
tience told the rest
/ Division headquarters! called the
operator. They're getting brigade
headquarters" he added while ne
waited in silence. Brigade >headquar
ters says the Braves have no wire. It's
too late. The charge is starting"
$50 It Isl" cried one Of the subal
terms. Look! Look!"
Marta looked toward the rising
ground this side of the knoll in time
to Zee bayonets fash in the waning
afternoon sunlight and disappear a.
they descended the slope.
There! They're up on the othel
slope without stopping!" exclaimed
the general "Quick! Don't you wan
10 see?" He offered his glasses t
Marta.
mo, / can see well enough" sh
murmured, though the landscape wa
moving before her eyes in gidd
waves.
, "The madness Of It! The Who'll
, .lope is peppered with the fallen!"
What cost! Magnificent, but nc
| war. Carrying their flag in the goo
7 old way, right at the 'front.'"
) Heavens! hope they do it,"
"The flags DOWN."
3 Another man has tits up!"
: "Now-now-sp splendid! They're. in!
] 80 they are And the flag, too!
: Eyes, what's left are in!"
q "And Lanstron was therein that!
Y What if"
p eyes. the chief Of staff, the head
/ the army, in an affair like that"
"The mind Of the army the min
I that was to direct our advanced"
9 when all the honors Of the worl
a are his!"
r Their words we're acid-tipped ne
l. dies knitting back and forth throue
l. Marta's brain. Was Lanny one
g those black specks that peppered Il
g slope? Was he? Was he?
+, Telephone and--and see If Lam
II isis killed." she begged.
4 "lIl go--Ill 90 out there where
II ISL she said incoherently, still loo
% ing toward the knoll with glazed eye
3. She thought she was walking fast
"a she started for the garden gate, b
really she was going slowly, stu
a blingly.
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