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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-04-16
CHAPTER XVIII.
a Chance OF Plan.


That day and the next We@terlng
had no time for strolIng in the gar
den His only exercise was a few
periods OF pacing on the verauda. Tur
cas-, az tirelessly Industrious as ever,
developed an increasingly quiet insist
cnce to leave the responsibility Of de
cisiOns about everything OF importance
to a chief who was becoming increas-
ingly arbitrary. The attack on Enga-
dir beng the jewel of Westcrling' S
own planning, he was disinclined to
risk success by delegating authority,
which also meant sharing the glory Of
victory.
Bouci ards note, though officially dis
missed as matter of pathology. would
not accept dismissal privately. In
flashes OF distinctness it recurred to
him between reports of the progress
Of preparations and directions as to
dispositions. At dusk of the second
day, when all the guns and troops had
their places for the final movement un-
der cover of darkness and he rose
from his desk, the thing that had
edged its way into a crowded mind
took possession Of the premises that
strategy and tactics had vacated. 1t
passed under the same analysis as his
work. His overWeening pride, so SEN
sitive to the suspicion Of conviction
that he had been fooled, put his rela-
tiOns with Marta in logical review. He
had fallen in love in the midst of war
A cool and intense impaticnce pos
sessed him to study her in the light
of his new skepticiSm, when, turning
the path of the first terrace. he saw
her watching the sunset over the crest
of the range.
She was standing quite still. slim.
soft shadow between him and the light,
which gilded her figure and quarter
profile. Did she expect him? he Won
dered Was she posing at that in
stant for his benefit? When she
turned. her face In the shadow. the
glow OF the sunset seemed TO remain
in her eyes, otherwise without express
sion. yet able to detect something un-
usual under externals as they ex
changed commonplaces of greeting.
We'll, there's change in our Off.
cial family We have lost Bouchard-
transferred TO another post" said
Westerling.
Marta noted that. though he gave
the news a casual turn. his scrutiny
sharpened.
is that so? | can't say that my
| mother and shall be sorry, she re
| marked He was always glaring al
US as If he wished us out of sight
Indeed, If he had his way. | think he
would have made US prisoners OF war
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feet and what did do was by great
effort. / could not sleep at night and
of course felt very bad in the morning.
and had steady headache.
After taking the second bottle no.
ticed that the headache was not so bad.
rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. | continued its use until it
made a new woman Of me, and now l
can hardly realize that | am able to do
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TER-XVil-Continucd.

All on the subject for the present!
When 1t was taken up again his sue
cessor would be In charge. He, the
interchangeable, the over-intense, with
medieval partisan fervOr, who loathed
IN secret machines like Turcas was
the first man OF the staff to go for in
competency.
And Engadir Is the key-point," Wes-
tcrling was saying.
Yes" agreed Turcas.
$50 we concentrate to break through
there Westerling continued, while
we engage the whole line fiercely
enough to make the enemy uncertain
where the crucial attack is to be
made"
But, general, If there Is any place
that Is naturally strong, that" Tur-
cas- began.
The one place where they are conf
dent that we won't attack WeSter-
ling interrupted He resented the
staff's professional respect for Turcas.
After silence and a survey OF the
faces around, he added with senten-
tous effect: And | was right about
BOrdir!'
To this argument there could be no
answer. The one stroke of general
ship by the Grays, who, otherwise, had
succeeded alone through repeated
mass attacks, had been Westerling 5
hypothesis that had gained Bordir in
a single assault
"Eneadir it is them" said Turcas
with the loyalty Of the subordinate
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thunders and the flashes far up on the
range, and she could not resist re-
Joicing in her heart
That's the Browns!" exclaimed
Westerling in surprise.
The volume of fire increased. With
the rest of the frontier in darkness,
the Engadir section was an isolated
blaze. In it's light she saw lis fea-
lures, without alarm but hardening in
dogged intensity.
~ hey've awakened to what they have
lost. They have been rushing up re-
serves and are making counter
attack. We must hold what we have
gained. no matter what the cost"
His last sentence was spoken over
his shoulder as he started for the
! house.
Without changing her position,
hardly turning her head, she watched
until the frng began to lessen rap
idly. Then she heard his step, She
rose to face him, summoning back
the spirit OF tle actress.
This is better yet! | came to tell
you that the counter-attach failed" he
said as he sag her appear from the
shelter of the hrbOr.
She wondered if she were going to
| fall. But the IOst of the trellis was
! within reach She caught hold Of it
| to steady herself. Failed!
The killing-it must have been ter
riblc!" her mind at last made her ex-
claim to cover he- tardiness OF re-
/ spOnse to bis mood.
You thought Of that--as you should
as | do" he said
He took her hands In his, pulsing
warm with the flowing red of his
strength She let them remain life
lessly, as if she had not tho will to
take them away, the instinct Of her
part again dominant. To him thil was
| another victory, and it was discovery
the discovery of melting weakness
! in her for the first time, which magni
! fled his sense of masculine power He
frightened his grip slightly and she
shuddered
You are tired" he said and it hurt
The killing--to end that, It's all
l want" she breathcd miserably
And the end is near" he said
Yes, now, thanks to YOU"
Thanks 10 her. And she must listen
and submit to his touch!
Then engineers and material were
ready to go in" he continued BE
fore morning, as ! had planned, we
shall be so well fortified in the posi-
tion that nothing can bulge us. This
success so strengthens my power with
the staff ard the premier that | need
not wait on Fabian tactics. am
supreme | shall make the most OF
the decentralization Of this blow to the
enemy. | shall not wait on slow ap-
proaches in the hope of saving life.
| Tomorrow shall attack and keep on
attacking till all the main line is ours"
"Now you are playing your real part,
the conqueror,' she thought gladly.
Your kind Of peace is the ruin OF an
other people; the peace OF a helpless
enemy. That is better"-botter for her
conscience Unwittingly, she allowed
her hands to remain in his. In the pa
ralysis of despair she was unconscious
tina. she had hands. She felt that she
could endure anything to retrieve the
Slr0g into Which abe had baaR :AS
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SYNOPSIS.

At their home on tho frontier between
The Browns and GraYs Marta Galland End
her mother. entertaining Colonel Westtr-
Hng or the GrayS. see Captain Ia1StrCn
or the Browns injured by fan in his
acToplane Ten years later. WesterlinS.
nominal vice but real chief Of staff. re-en-
forces South la Tir and lneditates on war
Marta tells him Of her teaching children
The folles Of war and martial patriotism,
ana begs him TO prevent war while he is
<lief of staff Lanstron calls on Marta
at he- home. She tells Lanstron that she
believes Fellcr, the gardener, TO be a spy
lanstron confesses ii is true and shows
her a telephone which Fclcr has con-
Cealed In secret passage under tine tower
for use to benefit the Browns in war
emergencies. I.anStrOn declares his love
for Marta. WesterliuS and the Gray
premier plan TO use a trivial International
affair To fomcnt Warllhe patriotism ana
strike before declaring war. Partow.
Brown chief Of staff. reveals his plans To
I.anstron, made vico-chicf The Gray
army crosses the border line and attacks.
The Browns check them. Artillery, in
fantry, aeroplancs and dirigiblcs engage
Marta has her first glimpse Of war in its
modern, cold, scientific, murd rous bru-
tallty. The Browns fall back to the Cal
land house Marta secs a night attack
The GraYs attack in force Fcllcr leaves
his secret telephone and goes back to his
guns Hand to hand lighting. The Browns
fail back again Marta asks Lanstron over
The phone to appeal TO PartoW 10 stop the
I.SutlHE. NdHudllSu III lilr bdlitil'l N'NA'.
Westerling and his staff occupy the Cal
land house and he begins to WOO Marta.
who apparently throws her fortunes with
the Grays and offers valuable information.
She calls up I.anstron on the secret telc-
phone ana plans TO give WcsterlinS infor-
nation that Will trap the Gray army.
Westerling forms his plan OF attack upon
what lac learns from her. The GraYS take
Pordir Through Marta WesterlnE IS led
to concentrate his attack on the main line
at EnG31ir. A leak OF information iS sUs-
pccted. Bouchard Is relieved as chief in
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Sss*'hc Ou AbS plUAoS Wull0 IN tuO lOTe-
ground every window OF the house was
sh.aze. like some factory on busy
night shit She could hear the click
OF the telegraph instruments already
ropo! ting the details OF the action as
eh2erful!y as Brobd'ngnasian crickets
la their peaceful surroundings Then
out CT the shadows Westerling reap
neared.
The apron OF Engadir is ours!" he
called Thanks TO YOU" he added
with pointed emphasis Back in the
house he had received Congratula-
tions with a nod. as if success were
a matter of course. Before her. ex-
ultation unbent stiffness, and he was
hoarsely triumphant and eager. Its
plain sailing now he went on. "A
break in the main line! We have
only TO drive home the wedge. and
lhen-and them" he concluded
She felt him close. his breath on
her cheek
"Peace," she hastened to say. draw.
ing back instinctively.
And then. The irony OF the words
in the light OF her knowledge was
pointed by a terrific renewal OF the
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who makes n superior's conviction his
own, the better to carry 1t out.
Hazily. Bouchard had heard the talk,
while he was looking at Westerling
and seeing him, not at the head OF the
council table, but In the arbor in eager
appeal to Marta
II shall find out | shall find out.
was drumming in his temples when
the council rose; and, without a word
or a backward glance. he was the first
to leave the room.
When Bouchard returned to his desk
Ae guessed the contents Of the note
awaiting him, but he took long time
20 read it's stereotyped expressions in
transferring him to perfunctory duty
we'll to the rear of the army. Then ho
pulled himself together and. leaden
hearted. settled down tc arrange rou
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AeroEtane PrCpeiiers.

Selected ash. which is both strong
and light and will not split under
vibration or shock. or built-up lay
ers of spruce with mahogany centers.
are the materials with which the pro
pellers Of aerOplanes such as are be-
ing used in the European war are con.
structed. The framework OF the ma.
chimes, too. is generally made of wood.
spruce being much used on account OF
its straight grain and freedom from:
hidden defects
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Cholera's Natural Home.

The marshy ground of the 0angsl
delta, with its vast masses OF vege
tation, decaying under tropical sun
is the native home OF the chnlseA
In that pestilential region the oAea
era and plague are found every yeas
and all the year round. Every cASl
era epidemic which has desolat0d
Europe, every visitation of the plague
is believed to have started fron ~
mouth Of Tie 0GA90-
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compound l was IN q
dreadfully rundown
state of h ealth .
had internal trou-
bles, ard was so ex-
tremely nervous and
Frustrated that if l
nad given in to my
+ e e lings l would
have been in bed.
AS it was | h a 4
hardly strength at
times to be on nv
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The Bill Climbe d.

Il suppose you climbed the Alps
when YOU we're abroad"
mo, just ran up bill. that was
all
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The colonel OF the 12Sth and Captain
Fracasse were eating their biscuits T.,
gethsr and making occasional remarks
rather than holding a conversation.
We'll, Westermg is field mar
shall" said the colonel
Yes he's got something out OF III"
"The men seem to be losing spirit
there's not doubt OF H." exclaimed the
colonel, more aloud to himself than
to Fracasse, after while.
NO wonder.' replied Fracasse. Mar
tinet though he was, he spoke in gruui'
bling loyalty to his soldiers. What
kind Of spirit is there in doing the
work of navvics? Spirit. No sol.
diers ever fought bctter-in invasion,
at least. Look at our losses. Spirit!
Westerlng drives us in. He thinks
We can climb Niagara Falls! He"
stop, You are talking like an an.
archist," snapped the colonel. How
ca the men have spirit when you fee !
that way?'
Il shall continue to obey orders and
DO my duly, SIT! TepIleo fTacdsS'
And they will, too, or I'll know the
reason why"
There was silence. but at length
the colonel exploded:
Il suppose Westerlng knows what
he is DOING"
Still We must go on. Wo mN
win!"
Yes, the offensive always wins In
the end. We must go on"
And once we have the range-yen
once we've won one vital position--ths
men will recover their enthusiasm An
be crying: On to the capital"
Right, We were forgetting history
We were forgetting the volatility et
human nature"
(TO BE CONTINUED
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WOMAN WOULD
NOT give UP
Though Sickand Suffering; At
Last Found Help in Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Richmond, Pa. -" When started
taking Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetabls
The Adair County news., 1915-03-03

not taken, transfer your patronage to-
the merchant who is careful. Keep
your own premises clean before re-
questing a neighbor to "clean up.
Keep the yard and alley free from
rubbish at all times. A second clean
up day reflects discredit on any com
munity. A town once cleaned should
be kept clean. Try it for one year
and you will find it we'll worth the
slight effort. But let US begin our
good work at once. Let every one in
form himself or herself concerning a
few of the basic principles on which
the science of preventable medicine is
based, and then apply his knowledge.
1t can be done. Ii should be done.
Let every one VOW a vow unto him.
self to see that it is done.
The Adair County news., 1915-03-03

may not care whether or not, due to
carelessneSs, he may further reduce
his chances of recovery, but if that
carelessness involves the safety of 9TH
erS, by law he should be restrained.
A health department must have
funds with which to work. Every
county should have a competent. so
sailed "whole time health officer,
who receives an adequate compensa-
tiOn for devoting his entire energies to
the work. And the duties of the
health department are almost unlim-
tied. This is plain from the fact that
so many different factors tend to
affect the health of the individual.
The condition of school buildings
where people congregate, the places in
which feed stuffs are sold and man.
ufactured, the water supply, the milk
supply. the condition of street and al
lies, the disposal of garbage, the con-
troll of contagiOn. All these points
and many more should come under
the direct observation and supervision
of the health officer. In making
greater efforts towards health conser-
walton, we can not afford to be radical.
We must be conservative. This does
not imply that we should work slowly,
but rather that we should work care
fully. Avoid, above all antagonizing
the individual you are trying to re-
form. If your grocer refuses to pro-
tect his foodstuffs from flies and dirt,
suggest in a quiet way that cleanli-
ness is worth while, and if the hint is
The Adair County news., 1915-03-03

Hon. M. NJ Logan has made formal of his
candidacy Democratic nomination Attorney General
subject to the August primary
Mr. Logan justly recognized the logical
Attorney General James from the fact that assistant
that Office he has shown himself teess and thoroughly eff
for the welfare of the Commonwealth AS Asssenr
Attorney General he has received training which would make
him valuable people could the
head of the States legal department.
Mr. Logan we'll and favorably throughout the State
and professionally socially and personally he favorte whom
long ago learned would be misplaced He
Edmonson county where acquired the foundation of his
education and first practced law his chosen
profession While promising barrister he exhibited those
traits of character and ability which have been characteristic
throughout his entire Many important have been
trusted his by the Attorney General and all his
dealings he has fearless the discharge his duty and has
demonstrated his ability to the States litigation.
Mr. Logan has long identified with the strongest
raerna orders the State the present the Grand
Master the Kentucky Grand Lodge of Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows.
He has the hearty Endorsement of his chief with whom he has
been closely associated during the three years. and hope
the Democrats of this him their loyal in
the coming primary.
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GREAT CROWDS
HEAR COOPER.
Our Faulty Method Of Living
Produces III Health,
lie Says.
Lexington, March Sd.

Lexington, March Sd.
L. T. Cooper, the man who created
such a favorable impression in the
big Eastern cities with his health the
cries and medicine, has attracted i'm
mense gatherings in Lexington, where
the famous philanthropist has deliv-
cred series of lectures in connection
with his introduction of Tanlac, the
medicine that is producing such re-
markable results in Central KENTUCKY.
Probably ten or fifteen thousand
have heard Cooper talk during the
last few weeks. Possessed of an un-
usual amount of personal magnetism,
Cooper seems to draw his crowds from
all walks of life, and from everywhere
in the Blue Grass section.
During the course of recent lect-
ure he said:
Possibly the most prevalent and
distressing condition known to we
Americans, is chronic catarrh of the
mucous membranes. Catarrh of the
stomach is the most frequent cause of
dyspepsia, and catarrhal conditions in
the nose and throat lead to inevitable
deafness. Show me a man whose
hearing is affected and l will show
you man who is suffering from ca
tarrh.
Frequently" continued the great
student, ''the lungs become diseased
by the extension of catarrhal inflama-
tion by way of the bronchial tubes to
the lung substance.
''The mental and physical state of
chronic catarrh sufferers is, indeed,
very unfortunate, and it is really sur
number of people are suffering from
this almost universal malady when
they think something else is wrong
with them"
Cooper then enumerated the numer-
Gus SYMPTOMS of catarrh, such as an
offensive breath, constant shifting,
discharges from the nose, droppings in
the throat, frequent sneezing, watery
eyes, full head, headaches, depression
of spirits, nervousness, unsound diges-
tion, lost appetite, and susceptibility
to coughs and colds.
Cooper then told how the faulty
methods of living produce rheumatism
and kidney complaints. How the
body, when the organs falter or fail,
fills up with poisons generated by
ones own system.
He explained how Tanlac, the Mi
raculouS medicine, would combat
these conditions, as it had done
among the thousands of sufferers in
the East, as well as many hundreds
in Lexington, who had already used
the preparation, and found Tanlac an
unfailing source of benefit. ''Tan-
lac, "he said, Guilds up the constitu-
ton weakened by disease and mental
and physical overwork, quickens con-
yalescence, and is a sound source of
comfort to the aged and infrm.
Tanlac is sold in Columbia, by Page
& Taylor. AID.
Trees are buddinp and some few are
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Collins & Young.
The Adair County news., 1915-03-03
PATTERSON HOTEL

Mr.. R. E. Lloyd has leased the Pat
terson Hotel building, Jamestown,
and the house is now open to the pub
lie. Strict attention will be paid
guests, and the table at all times will
be supplied with the best the market.
affords. Rates s1.00, per day..
} jamestown, : Kentucky.
The Adair County news., 1915-03-03

The dwelling house in which Mrs.
Lucy Follis and her daughter, Miss
Nell, were doing light housekeeping,
in Charlottesville, where the daughter
is teaching, was consumed by fire
Sunday. Every thing in the house
was burned.
The Adair County news., 1915-03-03
Died..

Just as we 60 to press we learn of
the death of Mr.. Basil Chapman,
which occurred at Chenille last night.
He was merchant and good citizen.
He was victim of a cancer and pull
monary trouble.