The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-12
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CHAPTER lat their home on the from
tier between the Browns and Grays Mar
Ia. Galland and her mother, entertaining |
Colonel Westerling Of the Grays, see Cap.
tain Lanstron. STAN intelhgence ofhcer OF
the Browns, injured b1 tall in his aero
plane. II
CHAPTER IEyTea ysarS later. Wes.
terling. nominal vAee but real chief OF
staff. reinforcss South Il Tir, msditates
ON war, and speculates on the compare
tive ages OF himself and Marta. who 10
visiting In the Gray capital. 7
CHAPTER rrT-westerling calls on
Marta. She tells him Of her teaching
children the follies Of war and martial
he is chief Of staff. and predicts that If
he makes war against tho Browns he
will not win.
CHAPTER Won the march with the
SD of the Browns Private Stransky. anar-
chist, decries war and played-out patriot
Ism and 10 placed under arrest. Colonel
Lanstron overhearing, begs him off saying
the anarchist will fight well when ell
ragged and IL ''all man"
CHAPTER v-Lanstron calls on Marta
at her home He talks with Feller, the
y gardener. Marta tells Lanstrom that she
believes Feller TO be spy. Lanstron
confesses 1t u true.
CHAPTER yI--Lanstron shows Marta
o. telephone VIII lh Feller has concealed In
q secret passage under the tower for use
to benefit the Browns In war emergen-
cies, pointing out Its value az being IN
the center Of the fighting zone In case of
war. Marta consents for it and Feller
to remain for the present Lanstron de-
clares his love for Marta.
CHAPTER vII-wssterling and the
Gray premier plan to use trivial inter-
national affair to foment warlike patriot-
ism in army and people and strike before
declaring war. Partow, Brown chief OF
the trouble. and the Brown defenses., Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron.
CHAPTER VIII = Al. the frontier the
two armies lio crouched for attack and
defense. In the town with the non-com-
batants fleeing from the danger gone.
Marta hears her child pupils recite the
peace oath.
CHAPTER Ix-The Gray army crosses
the border line and attacks The Browns
check them. Artillery. infantry. aero
planes and dirigiblss engage. stransky
rising to make the anarchist speech Of his
life, draws the Gray artillery fire. Nicked
by shrapnel splinter he goes Berserk
and fghts-"all man."
CHAPTER x - Marta has her first
glimpse of war in its modern. cold. scien-
tif1c, murderous brutality. She allows
the secret telephone to remain.
CHAPTER xI-The Browns fall back
TO the Galland house. Stransky forages.
Marta sees night attack.
CHAPTER xII-The Grays attack in
force. The call Of the fight too strong
for Feller, he leaves his secret telephone
ana goes back to his guns Hand to hand
fighting. The Browns fall back again.
CHAPTER xIIf-Marta asks Lanstron
over the secret telephone to appeal to
Partow to stop the fighting. Vandalism
which, Marta is notified. win be made
Westerling's headquarters.
CHAPTER xIv-westerling and his
sraff occupy the Galland house. At tea
4. with Marta, Westerling begins to- woo
her: disclosing his selfish ambitions
Marta apparently throws her fortunes
with the Grays ana offers to give valua'
BILE information
CHAPTER xV-Akarta calls up Ian.
Ptron on the secret telephone and witt
his assistance plans to give Westerline
false iniormation that will trap the Gray ray
forms his plan OF attack upon what he
has learned
CHAPTER xvE-The Grays win Bordir
Marta continues her role Of spy an(
through her Wsstsrling is led to concen
trate the attack on the main line at Enga
dir. A leak Of information is suspected
but the source Ia undiscovered. Positions
are won but the Browns always give wa!
grudgingly, never taken by surprise.
CHAPTER xvn-Bouchard is relieves
as staff intelligence ofi1cer. and In going
accuses Marta Westerling thinks hin
mad.
CHAPTER XvuI-Ths Grays take th
apron Of Engadir in an attack which 1
Is at first suspicious of her, but reassure
himself. Partow dies suddenly and Lam
Btron succeeds him.
CHAPTER xIx-westerling plans tn
main attack on Engadir. Marta tele
phones the plan to LanstrOn Wester
ling watches the fight from the terrace
Marta covertly watching him. The Gray
are routed.
CHAPTER XX-The isolation and Ger
sure always the portion of an unsuccesS
full general are upon Westerling. In tn
midst of jubllation and plans to follow
telephone wire cut A subaltern Of tn
Grays has discovered the wire, hear
Marta's voice and accuses her befol
Westerllng. He escapes from his now vi
sss:able headquarters and Marta Is safe.
The aFtillery's maceration of Il
human Jam suddenly ceased; perha
because the gunners had seen the r.
Cross flag which doctor had u
presence Of mind to wave. Westerlil
turned from sight worse TO him th'
the killing--that Of the flowing retire
along the road pressing frantical
over the dead and wounded In growi
disorder for the cover of the TOW
Near by were Bellini, the chief of !
telligence, and q subaltern who h
arrived only minute before. The 81
altern was dust-covered. He seem
to have come. In from a hard ride. BE
were watching Marta, as If waiting
her to speak. She met Westerlin
look steadily, her eyes dark and g
and in his the reflection Of the vae
retaliation Of more than he b
guessed in her relations with him
"Well,' she breathed to Westerli
"the war goes on!"
That's It! That's the voice!"
claimed the subaltern In an explos
of recognition.
A short, sharp laugh Of irony brt
from Bellini; the laugh Of one VIII
suspiCions are confirmed In the q