The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-26
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tH Galland and her mother, entertaining
Colonel Westerling Of the Grays, see Cap
tain Lanstron. star intelligence officer Of
the Browns, injured By Q fall In his aero
plane.
CHAPTER II-Tsn years later. Wes-
terling, nominal vice but real chief Of
STAFF. reinforces Houth La Tir. meditates
tive ages Of himself and Marta, who, 10
visiting in the Gray capital.
CHAPTER I1I-westeriing calls on
Marta. She tells him Of her teaching
children the foIlies Of war and martial
patriotism, begs him to prevent war while
he is chief of stat, and predicts that If
he makes war against the Browns ne
will not win.
9 CHAPTER Hv-On the march with the
SD Of the Browns Private Stransky, anar-
chist, decries war and played-out patriot
ism and Is placed under arrest. Colonel
Lanstron overhearing, begs him off saying
the anarchist will fight well when en-
ragged and is "aI man."
CHAPTER V-Lanstron calls on Marta
at her home. He talks with Feller, the
gardener. Marta tells Lanstrom that she
believes Feller to be a spy. Lanstron
confesSes 1t Is true.
CHAPTER VT-Lanstron shows Marta
q telephone VIII III Feller has concealed In
q secret passage under the tower for use
to benefit the Browns in war emergen-
cieS, pointing out its value as being in
the center of the fighting zone in case of
war. Marta consents for 1t and Feller
to remain for the present. Langtron de-
clares his love for Marta.
CHAPTER VII-Westerling and the
Gray premier plan to use trivial inter-
national affair to fofnent warlike patriot
ism in army and people and strike before
declaring war. PartoW. Brown chief of
staff, and Lanstrcn.- made vice, discuss
the trouble. and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron.
CHAPTER VIII -. At the frontier the
two armies lie crouched for attack and
defense. In the town with the non-com-
Marta hears her child pupils recite the
peace oath.
CHAPTER Ix-The Gray army crosses
check them. Artillery. infantry, aero
planes and dirigiblss engage. Stransky,
rising to make the anarchist speech Of his
life, draws the Gray artillery fire, Nicked
by shrapnel splinter he goes Berserk
and fights-"all man."
I CHAPTER x - Marta has her FIRST
glimpse Of war In its modern, cold, scien-
tiflc. murderous brutality. She allows
the secret telephone to remain.
CHAPTER xI-The Browns fall back
TO the GaIland house. Stransky forages
Marta sees a night attack.
CHAPTER XII-The Grays attack in
force. The call of the fight too strong
for Feller, he leaves his secret telephone
and goes back to his guns. Hand to hand
fighting. The Browns fall back again.
CHAPTER x1II-Marta asks Lanstror
over the secret telephone to appeal to
Partow to stop the lighting. Vandalism
bV Gray soldiers in the Galland house
which, Marta is notified. will be made
Westerling's headquarters.
CHAPTER xIv-westerling and his
STAFF occupy the Galland house. At tea
with Marta, Westerling begins to woo
her; disclosing his selfish ambitions
with the Grays and offers to give valua-
Bile information.
CHAPTER xv-Marta calls I'D Ian.
Etron on the secret telephone and with
MS assistance plans to give Westerlme
false information that will trap the Gray
arny. Westerling, after. questioning her,
forms his plan Of attack upon what he
has learned.
CHAPTER XvI-The Grays win Bordlr
Marta continues her role Of spy and
through her Westerling is led to concen.
trate the attack on the main line at Enga.
Dir. A leak Of information Is suspected
but the source Is undiscovered. Positions
are won but the Browns always give way
Srudgngly, never taken by surprise.
CHAPTER Xvn-Bouchard IL relieved
as staff intelligence officer and in going
accuses Marta. Westerling thinks hin
mad. l.
CHAPTER xy1II-The Grays take the
apron Of Fingadir in an attack which il
watched by Marta and Westerling, who
is at first suspicious of her, but treasures
himself. Partow dies suddenly and Lam.
Btron succeeds him.
CHAPTER XTx-westerling plans IN.
main attack on Engadir. Marta tele.
phones the plan to LanstrOn Wester.
ling watches the fight from the terrace
Marta covertly watching him. The Grays
are routed.
This means an improvlseo organI
cation; it breaks up the machine" said
the tactical expert to Turcas when
they were alone.
"Yes," replied Turcas. "He wanted
no advice from US when he was taking
counsel of desperation. If he succeeds
success will retrieve all the rest Of his
errors We may have a stroke of luck
In our favor"
In the headquarters Of the Browns
Junior officers and clerks reported the
words of each bulletin with the RELIEF
Of men who breathed freely again. The
chiefs Of divisions who we're with Ian
Btron alternately sat down and paced
the floor, their restlessness now thai
Of happiness too deeply thrilling tt
be expressed by hilarity. Each fresf
detail only confirmed the complete
ness Of the repulse as that memorable
night In the affairs Of the two nations
slowly wore on. Shortly before three
when the firing had died after thu
Brown pursuit had stopped, wireless
from dirigible flying over the from
tier came, telling of bodies Of Graz
troops and guns on the march SooI
planes and other dirigibles flying owe
other positions were sending in wore
Of the same tenor. The chiefs drew
around the table and looked into ON
Rnother's eyes in the significance Of
common thought.
1T cannot be a retreat" said tn
gice-chief.
Hardly. That is inconceivable Q
Westeyling at this. time" Lanstron rs