Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-04-21
Soopynghs 1914. py Charles scrlbner'. sOps)
CHAPTER discontinued.

- IN the inner room. whose opening
door gave glimpses OF Lanstron and
the division chiefs, a magic of secret
council which the juniors could not
quite understand had wrought the won
DER Lanstron had not forgotten the
DEAD. He could see them: he could
see everything that happened. Had
not Partow said to him: Don't Just
read reports. Visualize men and
events. Be the artillery, be the in.
fantry, be the wounded-live and think
IN their places. In this way only can
you really know your work."
His elation when he saw his plans
going right was that OF the instrument
OF Partows training and Marta's serv-
dee. He pressed the hands OF the men
around him; his voice caught in his
gratitude and his breaths we're very
short at time, like those of n spent.
happy runner at the goal Feeding on
victory and growing greedy of more.
mis- division chiefs were discussing how
TO press the war till the Grays sued for
peace; and he was silent in the midst
or their talk, which was interrupted
ny the ringing of the tunnel lephone.
When he came out of his bedroom.
Lanstron's distress was so evident that
those who were seated arose and the
Others drew near in inquiry and SYM
pathy. II seemed to them that the
chief of staff, the head of the machine.
VINO mad left the room had returned an
individual
The connection was broken while
We we're speaking!" he said blankly.
That means it must have been cut
oy the enemy-that the enemy knows
OF It's existencel"
Perhaps not. Perhaps an accident
"A chance shot," said the vice-chief.
No, I'm sure not" Lanstron replied.
am sure that it was cut deliberately
and not by her"
Inc 53d Regiment is going forward
In that Objectionable same regiment
that defended the house-and it can't
go any faster that it is going" the
Vlce-chief continued, rather incoherent-
~ He and the others no less felt the
news as a personal blow. Though alb
sent In person, Marta had become in
spirit an intimate of their hopes and
councils
She Is helpless-in their power!"
Lanstron said. There is no telling
what they might do to her in the rage
or their discovery. / must 20 to herl
am going to the 'front.'"
young officer of the Grays who
was with the signal-corps section. try
ing To Keep brigade headquarters in
touch with the staff during the retreat.
Two or three miles from the GaIIand
mouse, had seen what looked like an in.
'Sulated telephone wire at the bottom
or a crater in the earth made nv tho
explosion Of a heavy shell. The In.
Strucuons TO all subordinates from the
chief OF intelligence to look for the
source of the leak in information to
the Browns made him quick to gee a
clew In anything unusual. He iumned
down into the crater and not onIv
found his pains rewarded. but that
the wire was intact and ran under.
ground In either direction. Who had
laid IT? Not the Grays. WHY was a
NnereF He called for one of his men
10 orlng buzzeT, and IL was the work
OF NIUE more than a minute to cut the
wire and make an attachment Tber
ne heard a womans voice talking to
Lanny." Who was Lanny? Ha U,It.
ed till he had heard enough ~ Ir,,o1,
mat u was none other than Lanstron.
tne cnlef OF staff OF the Browns. and
me woman must be a spy. An ORDERLY
dlspatched to the chief of intelligence
WIN the news returned with the or.
der '"o vi
Drop everything and report 70 me
in person at once"
For this have made nv eacrisoa,s
Marta thought. The killing COO. 80,
~ Lanny's orders. not by Westerling,s
this time" D
Leaving her mother 10 enjoy tho
prospect a sloW-movIng figure. franco.
IKE, she went along the first torraoa
pain 70 point near tho veror,d,
where the whole sweep NJ Iapdscsaa
tB panorama Of retreat mag.
neuzeo her senses. Like the gray of
lava, the Cray soldiery was erupting
RON the range; IN columns. sim under
enc control Of officers. keeping TO tho
1ehies; tn swarms and patches urdor
the control Of nothing but their own
emotions. Mostly they we're bugg,no
cover, from Instinct n not from diror.
ton, but some relied on straight 1ines
~ flight and speed OF foot for esoape
COUrsing aeroDlanes we're playing q
new part Their wireless was inform.
ing the Brown gunnors where the
,1aeses were thickest This way and
that the Brown artillery FIRE drove 20.
treating bodies, proddibg them in the
back with the fearful shepherdry OF
their shells. Oncers' swords flashed
IN the faces Of the boilers OF in hold.
ias rear-gHards 70 their work. Officers
ane ordsrlies we're gslIoDinE hitheF