The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05
would that stop the retreat Of the

Sue for peace! Sue for peace when
we have ave millions against their
three!"
= 1T seems 30, az the three millions
are winning!" said the premier.
Sue for peace because women go
hysterical? Do you suppose that the
Browns will listen now when they
think they have the advantage? Leave
peace to me! Give me forty-eight hours
more! have told our troops to hold
and they will hold. 7 don't mistake
cowardly telegraphers' rumors for
facts"
Pardon me moment" the premier
interrupted. II must answer a local
call" So astute man of affairs as
he knew that Westerling's voice, storm
ing, breaking, tightening with effort at
control. confirmed all reports Of dis
aster. "In fact, the crockery Is broken
for you and for mel" said the pre-
mier when he spoke again. His life
had been a gamble and the gamble had
turned against him in playing for a
great prize. There was an admirable
stoicism in the way he announced the
news he had received from the local
call: "The chief Of police calls me np
to say that the uprising is too vast for
him to hold. There isn't any mutiny.
but his men simply have become
part of public opinion. A mob Of wom-
en- and children IL starting for the pal.
ace to ask me what have done with
their husbands, brothers. sons, and IA
theirs. They won't have to break in to
find me. I'm very tired. I'm ready.
shall face them from the balcony. Yes,
Westerling, you and have achieved a
place in history, and they're far more
bitter toward you than me- However.
you don't have to come back"
mo. / don't have to 60 back! No.
l was not to go back II / failed!" said
Westerling dizzily.
In the inner room, whose opening
door gave glimpses Of Lanstron and
the division chiefs, magic Of secret
council which the juniors could not
quite understand had wrought the won
der Lanstron had not forgotten the
dead. He could see them; he could
see everything that happened. Had
not Partow said to him: Don't just
read reports. Visualize men and
events. Be the artillery, be the in
fantry, be the wounded-live and think
in their places. In this way only can
you really know your work."
His elation when he saw his plans
going right was that of the instrument
of Partows training and Marta's serv-
ice. He pressed the lands of the men
around him; his voice caught In his
gratitude and his breaths were very
short at time, like those of a spent,
happy runner at the goal. Feeding on
victory and growing greedy of more,
his division chiefs were discussing how
to press the war till the Grays sued for
peace; and he was silent in the midst
| Of their talk, which was interrupted
by the ringing of the tunnel telephone
When he came out Of his bedroom,
Lanstron's distress was so evident that
those who we're seated arose and the
Others drew near in inquiry and SYM
pathy. 1t seemed to them that the
chief of staff, the head of the machine
who had left the room had returned an
individual.
THE connection was broken while
we we're speaking!" he said blankly
THAT means It must have been Guy
by the enemy-that the enemy knows
of its existence!"
Perhaps not. Perhaps an accident
"a chance shot," said the vice-chief.
mo, I'm sure not" Lanstron replied.
II am sure that 1t was cut deliberately
and not by her."
"The 63d Regiment is going forward
in that direction-the same regiment
that defended the house-and it cant
go any faster that 1t is going," the
vice-chief continued, rather incoherent-
ly. He and the others no less felt the
news as personal blow. Though alb
sent in person, Marta had become in
spirit an intimate Of their hopes and
councils.
"She is helpless-in their power!"
Lanstron said. There is no telling
what they might do to her in the rage
of their discovery. must go to her!
am going to the 'front.'"
A young officer Of the Grays who
was with the signal-corps section, try
ing to keep brigade headquarters in
touch with the staff during the retreat,
two or three miles from the Galland
house, had seen what looked like an in
sulated telephone wire at the bottom
of crater in the earth made by the
explosion Of a heavy she'll. The in.
structions to all subordinates from the
chief Of intelligence to look for the
source of the leak In information to
the Browns made him quick to see q
clew in anything unusual. He jumped
down into the crater and not only
found his pains rewarded, but that
the wire was intact and ran under
ground in either direction. Who had
laid It? Not the Grays. Why was II
there? He called for one of his men
to bring buzzer, and 1t was the work