The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-25

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/: vs Will wasts - more tins- Ths s~s.
mier supports me- I have AsciAsA. We
vill let the troops b o0aioa..
With aercs eaergy hs ~ q work
detacftng units of artillery and in
fantry ffom every part Of ths liss and
starting them toward EnGaAir.
This means IN inpr0viseA organi-
sation: It breaks uD The naehias," said
the tactical sxpest - Tureas when
they were alone.
YES" replied Tvrcas. He wanted
no advice from us vheu 10 vas taking
counsel OF desperatioa. II ~ succeeds.
success viii retrieve all the rest of his
errors. We may have . stroke q luck
IN our favor"
. .
In the headausStsss q the Browns.
Junior ofncers and cIerks reported the
words Of each bulletin With tAs relief
Of men Who breathed freely again. The
chiefs Of divisions Who we're With Ian
stron alternately sat dovn and paced
the door. their rsstlessasss nov that
Of happiness too deeply thrilling to
be expressed BY hilarity. Each fresh
detail only confirmed the complete.
ness OF the repulse ~ that memorable
night In the affairs Of the two nations
slowly wore ON. Shortly before three.
when the firing had died after the
Brown pursuit had stopped. . wireless
from . dirigible flying over the from
tier came. telling Of bodies OF Gray
troops and guns on the march. Soon
planes and other dirigibles flying over
other positions were sending in word
of the same tenor. The chiefs drew
around the table and looked into one
another's eyes in the Significance of a
common thought.
1T cannot be q retreat!" said the
vice-chief.
Hardly. That IL inconceivable Of
Westerling at this time" Lanstron re-
piled. THE bull charges when wound
ed. 1t is clear that he means to make
another attack. These troops on the
march across country are isolated
from any immediate service"
1t was Lanstron's way to be sug-
gestive: to let ideas develop In coun-
ell and orders follow a. out Of council.
THE chance!" exclaimed some one.
THE chance!" others said In the
same breath. "The God-given chance
for 4 quick blow! The chance! We
attack! We attack"
1t was the most natural conceptiou
to military tactician, though any man
who made 1t his own might have
builded Q reputation ON It II he knew
how to get the ear Of tho press. Their
faces were close to Lanstron - they
leaned toward him eagerly. He seemed
not to see them but to bs looking at
Partow's chair. In Imagination Par
tow was there In Nfe-Partow with
the dome forehead. the pendulous
cheeks. the shrewd. kindly eyes. A
daring risk. this! What would Partow
say3 Lanstron always asked himself
this In . crisis: What would Partow
say?
well. my boy. why are you hesitat-
ing7" Partow demanded. II don't know
that I'd have taken my long holiday
and left you In charge II I'd thought
you'd be losing your nerve a. you are
this minute. Wasn't It part Of my
plan-my dream-tAat plan gave you
to read In the vaults, to strike II Q
chance. this very chance. were to
come! Hurry up! Seconds COUNT"
Yes, = chance to end the killing for
good and ALI" said Lanstron, coming
abruptly out of his silence. Wen
take 1t and strike hard"
The stan bent over the map, Ian
stron's finger flying from point to
point, while ready expert answers to
his questions were at his elbow and
the wires sang out directions that
made q drenched and shiverinx col.
diery who had been yielding and hold
ing and never advancing grow warm
with the thought of springing from the
mire Of trenches to charge the enemy.
And one. Gustave Feller. in command
of brigade Of field-guns-the mobile
guns that could go forward rumbling
to the horses trot-saw his dearly be-
loved batteries swing into a road in
the moonlight.
La, la, la! The worm will turn!"
he clucked. ITS q merry, gambling
old world and I'm right fond of it-so
full Of the unexpected for the Grays!
That lead horse is little lame, but
he'll last the night through. Lots of
lame things will! Who knows? May
be we'll be cleaning the mud OF our
boots on the white posts of the from.
tier tomorrow! A whole brigade mine!
l live! You old brick. Lanny! This
time we are going to spank the enemy
on the part of his anatomy where
spanks are conventionally given, La,
la loln