The Red Cloud chief., 1915-04-15
At Q point in front Of his fingers.

| "Part0w might have this dream be-
fore he won, but would he now"
asked the vice-chief. mo. He would
go on!"
"Yes," said another officer. "The
world will ridicule the suggestion; our
people will overwhelm us with their
anger. The Grays will take 1t for a
sign OF weakness"
Not If we put the situation rightly
to them" answered Lanstron. mot
II we go to them as brave adversary
TO brave adversary, in fair spirit"
I'VE can--we shall take the range!"
the vice-chief went on in burst of
rigid conviction when he saw that
opinion was with him. Nothing can
stop this army now!" He struck the
table edge with his fist. his shoulders
stiffening.
"Please-please, don't!" implored
Marta softly. 1T sounds SO like Yves.
terling!"
The vice-chief started as II he had
received sharp pin.prick. His shout.
ders unconsciously relaxed. He began
a fresh study Of a certain point on the
table top. Lanstron. looking first at
one and then at another. spoke again.
his words as measured as they ever
had been in military discussion and
eloquent. He began outlining his own
message which would go with Partow's
to the premier, to the nation. to every
regiment of the Browns, to the Grays,
to the world. He set forth why the
Browns, after tasting the courage Of
the Grays. should realize that they
could not take their range. Partow
had not taught him to put himself in
other mems places in vain. The boy
who had kept up his friendship with
engine drivers after he was an officer
human emotions. He reminded the
Brown soldiers that there had been
providential answer to the call OF
God with us!" he reminded the pee.
pie Of the lives that would be lost to
no end but to engender hatred; he
begged the army and the people not
to break faith with that principle Of
mot for theirs. but for ours" which
had been their strength.
81 should like you all to sign ito
make 1t simply the old form Of the
STAFF has the honor to report" he said
finally.
There was hush as he finished
the hush OF deep impression when
one man waits for another to speak
All were looking at him except the
vice-chief, who was still staring at the
table as II he had heard nothing. Yet
every word was etched on his mind.
The man whose name was the symbol
OF victory to the soldiers. who would
be more than ever hero as the news
OF his charge with the African Braves
travelled along the lines. would go on
record to his soldiers as saying that
they could not take the Gray range.
This was a handicap that the vice.
chief did not care to accept; and he
knew how to turn phrase as we'll as
to make a soldierly decision. He
looked up smilingly to Marta.
, II have decided that ! had rather
not be Westerling. Miss Galland'
he said. We'll make 1t unanimous
And you" he burst out to Lanstron-
| you iN6utCC VI oiu dTtOWs We
ways said that he was the biggest man
Of our time. He has proved It by
catching the spirit of our time and In
carnating it,"
Vaguely. in the whirl OF her 10y
Marta heard the chorus of assent az
. the officers sprang to their feet in the
= citation of being at one with their chief
= again. Lanstron caught her arm, fear
: ing that she was going to fall, but 9
. burning question rose in her mind tc
steady her.
n Then my shame-my sending mer
4 to slaughter-my sacrifice was not II
vain?" she exclaimed.
II The sea Of people packed In tn,
n great square of the Brown CAPITA
N made a roar like the thunder of wave,
against a breakwater at sight of
= white spot on a background Of gra,
\ stone, which was the head Of an emf
nent statesman.
v 1T looks as II our government
\ would last the week out" the premie
NJ chuckled as he turned to his colleague
Y at the cabinet table.
y AS yet only the brief bulletins who's
publication in the newspapers ha
aroused the public to frenzy ha
\ been received, The cabinet, as cage
N for details as the press had RENAME
up, awaiting a fuller official account.
: 1--WE have long communication 1
8 preparation" the staff had telegraphet
: Meanwhile, the following is submit
ted"
Good heavens! It's not from tn
army! It's from the gravel" e.
claimed the premier as he read tn
first paragraphs OF Partow's messag
"Of all the concealed dynamite ever!
he gasped as he grasped the full meal
as ing of the document, that piece {
news. as staggering as the victory
Id self, that had lain in the staff vaul
ID. for years. We'll. we needn't give
~. out to the press; at least. not unit
We after mature consideration ba a