The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-02-26
W.. ,ndram glad TIA. / Aad bees

Yea and am glad that ! had bees
careful to send spirited commander
to that region" WesterlinS replied.
so you guess my intention, ! see.-
The premier smiled. He picked up
long, thin ivory paper-knife and softly
patted the palm Of his hand with IL
Certainly" Westerling replied IN
his ready. confident manner.
1--WE hear a great deal about the pre-
cision and power of modern arms as
fayoring the defensive" said the pre-
mier. 'T have read somewhere that II
will enable the Browns to hold US back
despite our advantage Of numbers.
Also. that they can completely man
every part Of their frontier and that
their ability to move their reserves
rapidly, thanks to modern facilities
makes q powerful thanking attack In
surprise out Of the question"
Some half-truths in that" an
Westerllng. "One axiom, that must
hold good through all time, is that the
aggressive which keeps at 1t always
wins. We take the aggressive. In the
space where Napoleon deployed d.
vision, we deploy a battalion today.
The precision and power of modern
arms require this. With such immense
forces and present-day tactics, the line
of battle will practically cover the
, length Of the frontier. Along their
range the Browns have a series OF
fortresses commanding natural open
, ings for our attack. These are almost
:, impregnable. But there are pregnable
points between them. Here, our
method will be the same that the Japa'
: nese followed and that they learned
from European armies. We shall con-
: centrate In masses and throw In wave
! after wave OF attack until we nave
= gained the positions we desire. once
= we have a tenable foothold on tho
crest of the range the Brown army
must fall back and the rest Will be Q
q, matter Of skillful pursuit"
" The premier, as he listened, rolled
- the paper knife over and over regard
~ ing its polished sides, which were Ike
- Westerlings manner Of facile state
=. ment of a program certain Of fulfill
III ment.
y How long will It take to mobllizeT
LESS than a week after the ran
=. roads are put entirely at our service
with three preceding days of scattere'
rm movements" answered Westerline
Deliberate notifications are all RICH
-, for a diplomatic threat that creates
q, furore In the newspapers and az
,vo preston in the stock market, bu
,rt which is not to be carried out. Whe
ron you mean war, all speed and the wa
no fever at white heat"
nto "You would have made good pol
tician, Westerling" the premier r
ron marked, with twltching uplift OF II
Ala. brows and o knowing CLEAN In n
shrewd old eyes.
Thank you," replied Westerling.
man who is able to lead In anythiI
must be something Of politician"
very true, indeed. Perhaps | ri
ova that partly In mind in making "
ked yice-chief Of STAFF" responded the pl
was mier.
the Then 1t all goes back to the pub
he to that enormous body OF hums
vad ity out there!" He swung the pap
attn knife around with outstretched al
ling toward the walls Of the room.
the public opinion-as does everythi
nvht else In this age-to the people,
win. masters, your and mine! For no m
the can stand against them when they
dis. no or yes"
pute "You know the keys to play
lean though" remarked Westerling witt
two complimentary smile. mo one knc
the quite SO we'll"
Q, as "And you are sure-sure we
} SOL VIM" the premier asked with lo
900: tense look at Westerling, who
that steady under the scrutiny.
been Absolutely" he answered 4
If Sc millions against three! It's ma
,aped mates, or our courage and skill
Ionial not equal to theirs. Absolutely!
lag in have the power. why not use itI
aimed do not live in a dream age!"
ltpost From a sudden, unwilling exer
Of his strength the knife which
empt- been the recipient Of his emot
as for snapped In two. Rather carefully
elying premier laid the pieces on the {
der before he rose and turned to We
ID the ling, his decision made.
o had IF the people respond with the
'tionai fever, then 1t Is war" he said.
minat- take you at your word that you
ne IN winl"
I'M the "A conditioni" westerling
'ealins nounced. From the moment wa
ng the gins the army il master Of all In
handler gence, all communication. all
cking sources. Everything We require
into the crucible!"
Fran GRO BE coNT1NUEDo
q Wes