The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-09
CHAPTER xxlI-continued'

az think we have practically agreed
that the two individuals who were III
valuable to our cause were farto" anu
Miss Galland," Lanstron remarked ten,
tatively. He waited for reply II
was apparent that he was laylns
foundation before he went any 'u'
Their.
"Certainly!" said the vice-chiel'
And you!" put in another onlcei'
which brought chorus OF assem-
"No, not only these two! hali-
stron replied. "Or, I, too, II you p'e
fer Il little matters. The thlne 10
that am under promise 10 oo.n,
which I shall respect. He orgahlleu
and labored for the same purpose TIA.
she played the spy. When we SEW
the troops forward in counteFa.'a.A
and pursuit to clear our SOIL Oh tno
Grays. when | stopped them at the
frontier-both were according to far-
tow's plan. He had a plan ano
dream. this wonderful old man "ho
made us all seem primary pupils III
the art Of war"
Could it be that terrible PartoW. a
stroke of whose pencil had made the
Ca]Iand house an inferno? Marta
wondered as Lanstron read MS MES,
sape-the message out OF the real
heart of the man, throbbing with the
mower of his great brain. HIS Plan
was to hold the Grays to stalemate,
IN force them to desist after they nae
battered their battalions to pieces
against the Brown Notifications. His
dream was the thing that had nap
pened-that an opportunity ~oui'
come to pursue broken machine IL
a bold stroke Of the offensive.
81 would want to, be hero OF gu
people for only one aim, to be adj
to stop our army at the frontier. q
had written Then they might driV
me forth heaped with obloquy, II the
chose. should like to see the Gray
demoralized, beaten. ready to sue &c
peace, the better to prove my poln
that we should ask only for what
ours and that our strength was onl
for the purpose Of holding what
ours. Then we should lay up no lei
acy Of revenge in their hearts, Tine
could never have cause to attae
again. Civilization would have a
vanced another STEP"
Lanstron continued to read to t
amazed staff, for Partow's messa
had looked far into the future. I'M
there was a P. s., written after t
war had begun, on the evening OF
day that Marta had gone from tea
the veranda with Westerllng to I
telephone, in the impulse OF her n
purpose.
~ begin to believe in that drea1
he wrote. II begin to believe that
chance for the offensive will col
now that my colleague. Miss Gala
in the name of peace has turned p
teal. There Is nothing like mixln
little practice in your dreams W
the world is still we'll this side
utopia, as the head on my old b
moth of body well knows. She
the right idea with her school,
oath SO completely expressed
,deas-the result Of all my think
that I had a twinge Of literary
ousy. My boy, II you do reach
frontier. in pursuit Of broken a
and you do not keep faith witt
s.s. dream and with her ideals, then
sgill get lesson that will last yo
byer at the foot Of the Gray r
But I do not think so badly as tt
YOU or of my judgment Of men.
"Lanny! Lanny!"
The dignity Of staff council
not restrain Marta. Her emotion
have action. She sprang to hi!
and seized his hand, her exul
mixed with penitence over the
she had wronged him and P
Their self.contained purpose hat
the same az hers and they had v
with a soldiers fortitude, viii
had worked with whims and i'm
She bent over him with gratitu
praise and a plea for forgiven
her eyes, submerging the thing
he sought in them. He fiushe
ishly In happy embarrassment
pable OF words for an lnstan
silently the staff looked On.
And agree with Partow." L;
went on. that we cannot ia
range. The Grays still have n
equal to ours. 1t Ia they, no
will be singing God with US
their backs against the wall.
Partow's goes my own appeal
army and the nation; and sh'
faith with partow, with Miss
and with my own ideas. II the
ment orders the army to advs
resigning as chief Of staff-n
an!xhed."
Westerling and his aide an
inouiring their way as stranger
the new staff headquarters
Grays established In an army
where Bouchard had been ass
trivial duties. back Of the Ora
As their former chief entered
in the disorder OF maps and
o.