The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-01-09
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER lat tho.r home ga 10 Leoa-
ter between the Browns and GEaTb Mar
"a Galiaud and htr mother entertaining
Colonel WcWeriiug uf the GraYs. see cap.
tain Lanstrou. starr intelligence oAiCcr o.
the browns. injured by @ TAN lh Aia aero
plane
CHAPTER II-Tcn years later. Wcs-
terling. nominal vlca but real chist OF
star. reinforccs South In Iir, mealtales
on war. and apeculntes On the compare
visiting ia the Gray capital
CHAPTER TTI-WestcrIlnr calls on
Marta. She tells him OF her teaching
children the follies cf war and martial
patriotism. bees him 10 prevent war While
he ~ chief OF Btaf, nnd predicts that II
Pc makes war against mo browns no
VIII not win,
CHAPTER Won The march with tho
SEA OF the Browns Private 6tranaly, anar-
chist, decrlos war ana playcd-out patriot
ism and So placed under arrest colonel
Lanstron overhtannE, hegg him on sayins
the anarchist VIII night wei whom en-
ragged and i5 "ah man
CHAPTER W--Lauauon calls on Marta
~ her home. HE talks with Teller, tho
gardener Marta tells Lanstrom that Bho
believes Follor 60 ba Spy. Lanstron
confessos Il SIS true.
CHAPTTG VI-I.austron shows Marta
n telephone which teiler has concealed in
a secret passage under the tower Tor us0
20 benefit tho Browns IN war emcrgeu-
cies, pointing out It's value as being In
the center OF tho lighting zone I'm case OF
war. Marta consents Tor g and Fcllor
TO remain for the present Lanstron de-
clarea hts love for Marta
CHATTER * - Marta has her nrst
glimpse OF war IN its modern, cold. Bclen-
an
tho secret telephone TO remain.
CHAPTER XI-Tho Browns fall back
20 tho Gall0nd house. Stranslgy forages
Marta sees a night attack.
CHAPTER -VIT-westerllug and tho
Gray premier plan 10 use "a trivial inter
national affair 20 foment warlike patriot
ism in army and people and strike before
declaring war. Partow, Brown chief OF
stan, and Luustrou, made vice, discuss
the trouble. and the Brown dofenses. Par
tow reveals his plans TO Lanstron.
CHAPTER VIII - AZ tho frontier the
two armies 10 crouched Tor attack and
defense. In thu town with tho non-com-
Marta hears h. child pupils regite tho
peace oath.
CHAPTEH Xrg-rhe Grays attack IN
force I"ncti 0f the fight too strong
for Ecllci IBIS secret telephone
and soc h1. l guns Hand TO hand
hghting Lh soRHs lai back again
CHAPTER EII- Marta asks ranstron
ever the secret telephone 90 appeal 10
partow TO stop the lighting Vandalism
by Cray soldiers in tho GHlland house
which, Marta is notified, viii be made
We5tcrlnr'a leadquarters
CHAPTER XIY-Westeflinr and his
STAFF occupy The Gall0nd house At tea
with Marta Wcsterling begins 10 WOO
her. disclosing his selfish ambitions.
Marta apparently throws her fortunes
with tho Grnys and Offers 10 give valua.
hle information.
CHAPTER XIV Marta calls up Lam
strOn on tho secret telephone and with
MS assistance plans % give Wcstcrliug
false Information that VIII trap the Gray
army Westcrling. after questioning her,
forms his plan az attack upon what he
has learned
20 ask Lanstron or wait for condTma-
ton from WesterIing
She was seated IN tho recess Of the
arbor the next morning, when ehe
heard the approach OF those regular.
powerful steps whose character had
become as distinct to her as those
OF n member OF her own family. Five
against three. five against threel they
were saying TO her; while down the
pass road and the castle road ran the
stream Of wounded from last nights
slaughter
Posted Ia the drawing.room OF the
Galland house were the congratula-
lions or tho premier TO Westerling,
who had come from the atmosphere Of
"A stan thar accorded 10 him a MILF
tary insight fpr above the analysis Of
ordinary standards Hut he was too
clever a man to vauut his triumph.
lie knew how TO carry his honors.
He accepted success as his due. IN "A
mattcr-of-couree manner that must iu-
spire confidence IN further success.
You were right" be said to Marta
easily pleasantly I'VE did tive did
tive took Bordir with a loss OF only
twenty thousand mcnt"
Only twenty thousand Her revul-
sion al tho bald statement was re.
lievod by the memory OF Lanny's word
over the telephone after breakfast that
the Browns had lost only FIVE thou.
sand -Four To one was a wide ratio.
she was thinking
Then the end then peace Is so
much nearer7" she asked
Very much nearer" he answered
earnestly, as he dropped on the bench
beside her
RE stretched his arms out on tho
back OF the seat and the relaxed atti-
tude. unusual with him, brought into
relief new trait OF which she had
been hitherto oblivious The con.
Queror had become simply compan-
fonable man. Though he wac not sit.
ding close to her. yet. as his eyes met
hers, she had a desire TO move away
which she knew would be unwise 10
crafty. She was conscious OF a GER
tain softening charm. magnetism
that she had sometimes felt in the
days when she first knew him. She
realised, too. that then the charm had
not been MIXED with the indescribabIe.
intimate quality that IL held now.
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