The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-04-03

the Trays, SnOulQ reallZe tndt tney
could not take their range. Partow
had not taught him to put himself in
other mems places in vain. The boy
who had kept up his friendship with
engine drivers after he was an officer
know how to sink the plummet into
human emotions. He reminded the
Brown soldiers that there had been
providential answer to the call OF
God with u.s." he reminded the pee
pie of the lives that would be lost to
no end but to engender hatred; ne
begged the army and the people not
to break faith with that principle OF
mot for theirs, but for ours" when
had been their strength.
II should like you all to sign Ito
make 1t simply the old form OF tne
staff has the honor to report. he saio
finally.
There was a hush as he finisned-
the hush of a deep impression wnen
one man waits for another to speak
All were looking at him except the
vice-chief. who was still staring at the
table as If he had heard nothing. yet
every word was etched on his mind.
The man whose name was the symDo'
of victory to the soldiers. who wouio
be more than ever a hero as the news
of his charge with the African Braves
travelled along the lines, would go OF
record to his soldiers as saying that
they could not take the Gray range.
This was a handicap that the vice
chief did not care to accept; and he
knew how to turn a phrase as we'll a.
to make a soldierly decision. Fl.
looked up smilingly to Marta.
Il have decided that | had rathe,
not be a Westerling, Miss Galland.'
he said We'll make it unanimous.
And you" he burst out to Lanstron-
you legatee of old Partow; I've al
ways said that he was the biggest man
of our time He has proved it By
catching the spirit of our time and in
carnating It,"
Vaguely, in the whirl of her Joy,
Marta heard the chorus of assent as
the officers sprang to their feet in the
elation of being at one with their chief
again. Lanstron caught her arm, fear
ing that she was going to fall, but a
burning question rose in her mind to
steady her.
"Then my shame-my sending mer
to slaughter-my sacrifice was not In
vain?" she exclaimed.
The sea of people packed in tn,
great square of the Brown capita
made a roar like the thunder Of waves
against a breakwater at sight Of
white spot on a background of gra,
stone. which was the head of an emf
nent statesman.
1T looks as il our government
would last the week out" the premie
chuckled as he turned to his colleague
at the cabinet table.
As yet only the brief bulletins who's
publication in the newspapers ha
aroused the public to a frenzy ha
been received. The cabinet, as cage
for details as the press. had rename
up, awaiting a fuller official account.
I'VE have a long communication
preparation" the staff had telegraphe,
Meanwhile, the following is submit
ted"
Good heavens! It's not from th
army! It's from the gravel" e,
claimed the premier as he read th
first paragraphs of Partow's messag
"Of all the concealed dynamite ever!
he gasped as he grasped the full meal
ing of the document, that piece {
news, as staggering as the victory
self, that had lain in the staff vaul,
for years. well, we needn't give
out to the press; at least, not unit
\ after mature consideration" he d
clared when they had reached the er
of Partow's appeal. Now well he;
what the staff has to say for itse
after gratifying the wish of des
man." he added as a messenger ga,
him another sheet.
"The staff, in loyalty to it's des
leader who made victory possible, al
in loyalty to the principles of defen
for which the army fought. begs
say to the nation"
IS II was four o'clock in the mornil
when this dispatch concluded wi
d 1--WE heartily agree with the foree
q. ing" and the cabinet read the nam
y. Of all the general staff and the cor
'e and division commanders. Coursi
crowds In the streets were still sho
o. ing hoarsely and sometimes drunks
ly: "On to the Gray capital! No
q. ing can stop US now!" The premi
re tried to imagine what a sea of fac
in the great square would look II
le in a rage. He was between the p
1; pie in a passion for retribution and
IN headless army that was supposed
I'd charge across the frontier at dawn
Id "The thing is sheer madness!"
cried. Its characterization! I'll hs
it suppressed! The army must go
to to crafty public demand. I'll sh
IN the staff that they are not in
n. saddle. They'll obey orders!"
i'd He tried to get Lanstron on the IL
ST distance.
a Sorry, but the chief has retire
o. answered the officer on duty sleep
az I'm fact, all the rest of the stan ha
ly with orders that they are not to
II disturbed before ten"
Tell them that the premier.
,e- head of the government, their CT
?" mahder, is speaking!"
Id "Yes, sir. The orders not to dist
them are quite positive, and as a.