The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-15

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ted to our own troops for the first
attack they were known to the en-
envy"
THAT looks like leak!" exclaimed
Westerling. "a leak, Bouchard, do you
hear?" He was frowning and his lips |
were drawn and his cheeks mottled |
with red In a way not pleasant to see.
Stiffening in his chair, flash of
desperation in his eye, Bouchard's
bony, long hand gripped the table
edge. Every one felt that a sensa.
tion was coming.
Eyes, I have known that there was
o leak!" he said with hoarse, painful
deliberation. II have sent out every
possible tracer. I have followed up
every sort of clew. I have trans
ferred dozen men. I have left moth
ing undone!"
with no result" persisted Wester-
ling impatiently.
"Yes, always the same result: That
the leak is here in this house-here
J in the grand headquarters of the army
under our very noses. know it is not
the telegraphers or the clerks. It Is
a member of the staff"
"Have you gone out Of your head"
demanded Westerling. What staff
officer? How does he get the infor-
maticn to the enemy? Name the per-
sons you suspect here and now! Ex-
plain, If you want to be considered
sane!"
Here was the blacklist accusation
that could be made against an officer!
The chosen men of the staff, tested
through many grades before they
reached the inner circle of cabinet Sc
crecy, lost the composure of council.
All were leaning forward toward Bou-
chard breathless for his answer.
There are three women on the
grounds" said Bouchard. II have been
against their staying from the first.
I...."
He got no further. His words were
drowned by the outburst Of one Of the
younger members Of the staff, who
had either to laugh or choke at the
picture of this deep-eyed, spectral sort
Of man, known as a woman-hater, II
! his revelation Of the farcical source
Of his suspicious.
"Why not include Clarissa Eileen? p
some one asked, starting chorus o
satirical ordinations.
"How do they get through the line?
"Yes, past a wall OF bayonets?"
! when not even q soldier in uni
form is allowed to move away from
7 his command without pass7"
"By wireless?"
Perhaps by telepathy!"
3 "Unless," said the chief of the aero
!, static division, grinning. "Bouchar
= lends them the use Of our own wire
!. through the capital and around by tn
r neutral countries across the Brow
= frontier!"
}, "But the correct plans and locatic
y Of their forts and the numbers Of thei
6 heavy guns and Of their planes an
o dfrigibles-your failure to have th1
y information is not the result of an
. leak from our stafe since the war b.
gan," said Turcas In his dry. PEN
% trating voice, clearing the air of th
- smoke of scattered explosions.
:, "All were staring at Bouchard agail
y What answer had he to this? He we
y, y, in the box, the evidence stated by tt
- prosecutor. Let him speak!
e. 60 He was fairly beside himself in
- - paroxysm of rage and struck at II
:, air with his clenched fist.
~ g." Lanstron!" he erie
20 There's no purpose in that. +
' can't hear you!" said Turcas, dryly
80 ever.
"He might, through the leak" sa
=, the chief aerostatic officer, who CO
" sidered that many Of his gallant su
49, ordinates had lost their lives throui
- Bouchard's inefficiency. Perhaps G
), rissa Eileen has already telepathical
" wigwagged 1t to him."
- To lose your TEMPER at staff cot
-. - Gil Is most unbecoming. Turcas wol
-, 49, have kept his If hit In the back by
fool automobilist. Westerling had N
mt recovered his. He was again the
I've perman in command.
ely ut Is for you and not for US
'ed locate the leak; yes, for you'll"
Sc, said. "That is all on the subject
a the present." he added In a tone
mixed pity ard contempt which
led Bouchard freed from the stare Of
colleagues and in the miserable &C
of pany of his humiliation.
me All on the subject for the prese
YER When it NS taken up again his
n" cessor would be In charge. He.
He indefatigable, the overintense, W
we medieval partisan fervor, who loatl
AK in secret machines like Turcas,
'dy, the first man of the staff to so for
had competency.
1t "And Engadir Is the key-point," v
nao terling was saying.
lDle "Yes," agreed Turcas.
ELL 80 we concentrate to break thro
there" Westerling continued, w
mat we engage the whole line fier'
lore enough to make the enemy uncert
or where the crucial attack Is to
ilns made."