The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-03-18

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in the obssssioa Of his egoasa.
What DO lives mean p be erie1 With
sudden desperation. his grip of her
shoulders tightening. 1T is The Law
Of nature for man to fight. Unless he
fights he goes to sesA. One trouble
with our army 10 that IL was soft from
the want of war. It u the law Of ma
ture for the nttsst to survive! Othsr
sons will be born TO take the place Of
those who die to-aight. There will -
all the moro room for those who live.
Victory will create new opportunities.
What 10 . millioa out Of the billions
on the lace Of the sarthi Those who
lead alone count-those who dwell In
the atmosphere Of the peaks. - We
do!" The pressure Of his strong hands
In the uncoosctoas emphasis Of his
passion became painful: but she did
not protest or try to draw away. think
ing Of his hold In no personal sense
but ~ part Of his self-revelation. All
all 10 at stake there!" he continued.
staring toward the range. Its the
Rubicen! have pat my career ON to-
nights cast! Victory means that the
world will b 1t our feet-honor, po-
sition, power greater than that Of any
other two human beings! Do you
realize what that means-the honor
and the power that will be ours! 1
shall have directed tho greatest army
the world has ever known to victory!"
And defeat means-what does de-
feat mean :" she asked narrowly, calm.
~; and the pointed question released
her shoulders from the wise.
What had been shadow in his
thoughts became . live monster, strik-
ing him with the force of blow. He
forgot Marta. Yes. what would de-
feat mean to him? Sheer human ma
ture broke through the bonds of men,
tai discipline weakened by sleepless
nights. Convulsively his head dropped
as he covered his face.
Defeat! Fail! That should fail!"
he moaned.
Then 1t was that she saw him in the
reality Of his littleness, which she had
OWNED: this would-be conqueror. She
saw him ~ his intimates often zee the
great man without his front of Jove.
Don't We know that Napoleon had mo-
ments Of privacy when he whined and
threatened suicide? She wondered IL
Lanny. too. were like that-if 1t were
not the nature Of all conqusrors who
could not have their way. 1t seemed
to her that Westerling was beneath
the humblest private in his army-be-
meath even that fellow with the liver
patch on his cheek who had broken
the chandelier in the sport of brutal
passion. All sense Of her own part was
submerged in the sight Of . chief of
stan exhibiting no more stoicism than
= petulant, spoiled schoolboy.
While his head was still bent the ar
tillery began its crashing thunders and
the sky became light with flashes. His
hands stretched out toward the range,
clenched and pulsing with defiance and
command.
60 in! Go In. as told you!" he
cried. Stay in. alive or dead! Stay
till l tell you to come out! Stay! !
can't do any more! You must do 1t
now!"
Then this may be truly the end"
thought Marta. "if the assault fails"
And silently 6he prayed that it would
fail; while the flashes lighted Wester-
lings set features, imploring success.
In the Browns headquarters, n in
the Grays. telegraph instruments were
silent after the preparations were over.
Here. also. officers walked restlessly.
slancins at their watches. They, too,
were glad that the mist continued. 1t
meant no wind. When the telegraph