The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-09

sked the vice-chief. "No. He "ou'"
eyes," said another officer. "lne i
world will ridicule the suggestion ou, +
neon]e will overwhelm us with then
anger The Grays will take it tor i"
sign of weakness. .,.,
"Not If We put the situation r'sn,,
~ tham" answered Lanstron. >o'
IL we 60 to them as brave adversary
to brave adversary, in fair spirit :.
eve can-we shall take the range
tho vice.chief went on in burst u
r;cid conviction when he saw Una
oninion was with him. Nothing can
ston this army now!" He struck ''''
tohla edge with his fist, his shoulders
stiffening, ,.a |
"P)easc-please, don't" imploreo
Marta softly, 1T sounds so like Yves
terling!' ,od
Thp vice-chief started as If ne hau
received a sharp pin-prick, His snou'
ders unconsciously relaxed. lie PECAN
p fresh study Of a certain point on 'l'e
fable ton. Lanstron looking first a'
one and then at another, spoke again
his words as measured as they eve,
had been in military discussion ana
e}oouent, He began outlining his own
message which would 60 with Parto"
TO the premier, to the nation. to every
regiment of the Browns, to the Trays
to the world He set forth why ''le
browns after tasting the courage OF
the Grays, should realize that 'hes
could not take their range. Parto"
had not taught him to put himseii III
other mems places in vain. The COY
who had kept UP his friendship WIN
engine drivers after he was an oncef
know how to sink the plummet lnto
: bnman emotions. He reminded tne
! Brown soldiers that there had been q
providential answer to the call u
t God with u.s." he reminded the pee
I. nile of the lives that would be lost &c
e no end but to engender hatred III
d begged the army and the people no
d to break faith with that principle o
It "Not for theirs, but for ours" ~nlc'
had been their strength.
;: II should like you all to sign 1T
a make 1t simply the old form OF tn
v staff has the honor to report ne sal
10 finally.
I'd There was hush as he finished
N the hush Of a deep impression Wne
IS one man waits for another to spear
lie All were looking at him except IN
S. vice.chief, who was still staring al u
oi- table as if he had heard nothing. "
We every word was etched on his min
ur The man whose name was the symp
as of victory to the soldiers, who Wou
be more than ever a hero as the new
mt of his charge with the African BRAY
he travelled along the lines, would go
ere record to his soldiers as saying tn
ed they could not take the Gray rams
eth This was a handicap that the VII
chief did not care to accepta and
es' knew how to turn a phrase we'll
emit to make a 'soldierlys d&4sa
the looked up smilingly to Mahay
81 have decided that IIhad ratl
e" not be a Westerling, Miss Gallan
ide. he said. We'll make 1t unanimo
er- And you" he burst out to Lanstro'
n you legatee Of old Partow; I've
my ways said that he was the biggest n
of our time. He has proved 1t
lave catching the spirit of our time and
carnating It."
~ a Vaguely, in the whirl Of her
ex- Marta heard the chorus Of assent
able the officers sprang to their feet IN
ouse' elation Of being at one with their
from again. Lanstron caught her arm,
tne ing that she was going to fall, b
Ihers burning question rose In her min
'"e steady her.
||mIIa "Then my shame-my sending
lVlt0ll to slaughter-my sacrifice was NJ
|I||MII vain?" she exclaimed.
lNllDlH
.TW The sea of people packed IN
hoyM great square Of the Brown ca
NhAW made a roar like the thunder of "
kNVW against a breakwater at sight
INV. white spot on background Of
KlS stone, which was the head Of an
RN nent statesman.
&csM 1T looks as If our govern
WM would last the week out" the pr
ENW chuckled as he turned to his collie
NN at the cabinet table.
INN AS yet only the brief bulletins
MN publication in the newspapers
MB aroused the public to a frenz
MM been received. The cabinet, as
NMMM for details as the press, had rem
>MV up, awaiting a fuller official accc
pdN 1--WE have a long communica'
49, preparation, the staff had telegr
! = Meanwhile, the following is S
ted"
= Good heavens! It's not frt
8 army! It's from the grave
: claimed the premier as he re
~ first paragraphs Of Partows m
ing" vi all tne conceaieu oynamlte
he gasped as he grasped the full
hot was ing of the document, that p
news, as staggering as the vic
d." said self, that had lain In the stat
e crowd. for years. swell, we needn't
uthority. out to the press; at least, n