The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-03-27

the wreck appeared so distinct. She
could see every detail of his looks;
feel his twinges Of pain while he
smiled. Was the revelation the more
vivid because 1t had once occurred
to her since the war began? 1t shut
out the presence of the officers; she
no longer heard what they were say
ing. Black fear was enveloping her.
Vaguely she understood that they |
were looking away at something. She
heard the roar of artillery not far dis
tant and following their gaze toward
the knoll where Dellarme's men had !
received their baptism Of fire. now I'M
der a canopy of shrapnel smoke.
That's about their last stand in the
tangent, their last snarl on our soil"
remarked tie brigade commander.
And we're raining shells on 1t!
said his aide. with our glasses wen
be able to watch the infantry go In.
Eyes. very WELL"
Were all used to how 1t feels, now
we'll see how it looks at distance
piped one Of the soldiers.
Not until he had shouted to them
did they notice a division staf-officer
who had come up from the road. he
had a piece of astounding news to I'm
part before he mentioned official bust
| ness.
What do you think Of this?" he
cried. Nothing could stop him! Lam
stron-yes, Lanstron has gone into
that charge with the African Braves"
Why" Marta heard the officers
around her asking after their excla-
nations of amazement at the news
that Lanstron was going in the
charge. why should the chief of staff
risk his life in this fashion,"
Marta knew All her taunts about
sending others to death from his otflce
chair, uttered as the fugitive sarcasm
of a mood, required in the merciless
hammerbeat of recollection. For a
moment she was aghast, speeches..
Then the officers. occupied with the
startling news, heard voice,
wrenched from a dry throat in an
guish, saying
"The telephone! Try to reach him.
Tell him he must mott!
I I'VE can hardly say must not to
, chief of staff" said the general auto
matically.
, '"Tell him / ask him not to! Try
to reach him-try-you can try!"
{ Yes, yes! Certainly" exclaimed
A the general, turning to the telephone
J, operator
n He had seen now what the youngel
l. men had seen at glance. They wer'
o recalling Lanstron's relief at seeini
her; how he had passed them by t.
d speak to her; the intensity of the TIVE
!, in their almost wordless meeting
Her bloodless lips, the imploring pas
q sion in her eyes, her quivering impa
o thence told the rest
It division headquarters" called tn
n operator. They're getting brigad
y Headquarters" he added while h
10 waited in silence. Brigade headqual
s, tiers says the Braves have no wire. 1t
e too late. The charge is starting"
u. so it isl" cried one of the suba
~ terms. Look, Look"
K Marta looked toward the ris1n
III ground this side of the knoll In tim
" to see bayonets fash in the wanin
" afternoon sunlight and disappear 9
u they descended the slope.
r There! They're up on the oth'
Oh slope without stopping!" exclaime
10 the general. Quick! Don't you wal
. to see?" He offered his glasses
:, Marta.
- mo, can see well enough" 81
=. murmured. though the landscape WI
moving before her eyes in gidt
waves
MI The madness Of It! The who
x slope is peppered with the fallen!"
Y "Whata cost! Magnificent. but n
MI war. Carrying their flag in the 60
SV old way. right at the 'front.'"
- Heavens! I hope they do it,"
"The flags down."
y "Another man has tits up,"
- NORTHUMBERLAND They're In
: $50 they are! And the flag. too!
q "Yes, what's left are in"
Y And Lanstron was therein that
What if"
"Yes, the chief Of staff, the head
. the army, in an affair like that"
"The mind of the army-the mi
Z that was to direct our advanced"
when all the honors of the wo
- are his!"
- Their words we're acid-tipped n
a dies knitting back and forth throu
q Martas brain. Was Lanny one
N those black specks that peppered
III slope? Was he? Was he?
y Telephone and-and see II Lar
\ isis killed." she begged.
n "T1l go-I1l go out there where
M isl" she said incoherently, still 10
X ing toward the knoll with glazed ey
II She thought she was walking fast
N she started for the garden gate,
" really she was going slowly, ST.
blingly.
Il think you had better stop he
you can" said the general to his a
The aide overlook her at the gait
I'VE shall know about his excelle
before you can find out for yourse
he said; and. young himself, he &C
put tho svmnathv of youth with