Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-27
ecopynsht. "a. b. ChaTlss scri6nsfs sons)
CHAPTER xx-contlnued.

In the inner room, whose opening
door gave glinpses Of Lanstron and
the division chiefs, 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-liye and think
in their places. In this way only can
you really know your work."
His citation when he saw his plans
going right was that OF the instrument
of Partow's training and MSrta's serv-
ice, He pressed the hands Of the men
around him; his voice ca ght In his
gratitude and his breaths were very
short at time, like those of a spent,
happy runner at the goal. Feeding on
victory and growing greedy of more,
his division chiefs were discussing how
TO press the war till the Grays sued for
peace; and he was silent IA the midst
Of their talk, which was interrupted
by the ringing Of the t1nneI telephone.
When he came out OF his bedroom,
Lanstron's distress was so evident that
those who we're seated arose and the
others drew near In inquiry and sym
pathS II seemed TO them that the
chief Of stan, the head Of the machine,
who had left the room had returned an
individual.
The connection was broken while
we were speaking" he said blankly.
That means II must have been cut
by the enemy--that the enemy knows
OF its existencei"
Perhaps not Perhaps an accident
"a chance shot," said the vice-chief.
No. I'm sure not" Lanstron replied
i am sure that II was cut deliberately
and not by her"
The b3d Regiment ia goinA forward
In that Objectionable same regiment
that defended the house-and II can't
go any faster that Il is going" the
vice-chief continued. rather incoherent-
ly. He and the others no less felt the
news as a personal blow. Though abb
sent In person. Marta had become In
spirit an intimate OF their hopes and
councils.
She Is helpless-in their poweri"
Lanstron said. There Ia no telling
what they might do to her I'm the rage
OF their discovery. ! must 10 TO herl
i am going to the 'front.'"
A young officer OF the Grays WIN
was with the signal-oorps section, try
ing TO keep g brigade headquarters in
touch with the star during the retreat
two or three miles from the GaIland
house. had seen what looked like an In.
sulated telephone wire at the bottom
of crater In the earth made by the
explosion OF heavy she'll. The in.
structions to all subordinates from the
chief Of intelligence to look for the
source OF the leak In information To
the Browns made him quick 10 ace a
clew In anything unusual He iumped
down into the crater and not only
found his pains rewarded, but that
the wire was intact and ran under
ground In either direction. Who had
laid III Not the Grays. why was II
there? He called for one OF HIS men
TO bring n buxzer. and It was the work
OF little more than minute to cut the
wire and make an attachment Then
he heard a woman's voice talking 10
"Lanny." Who was Lannyf He wait.
cd till he had heard enough 10 know
that II was none other than Ianstron.
the chief of staff of the Browns. and
the woman must be spy. An orderly
dispatched to the chief of intelligence
with the news returned with the or.
der;
Drop everything and report 10 me
In person at once"
For this have made my eacriflce!"
Marta thought The killing goes on
by Lanny's orders, not by Westerline's
this time"
Leaving her mother to enjoy the
prospect. a slow-movlng figure. trance.
like. she went along the first terrace
path to a point near the verandA
where the whole sweep of lapdseaps
with It's panorama OF retreat mag
neuzed her senses Like the gray OF
lava, the Gray soldiery was erupting
from the range; In columns, still unde,
the control OF officers, keeping to the
ceiiles; In swarms and patches, under
the control OF nothing but their own
emotions. Mostly they were hugrinp
cover, from instinct If not from direc
ton, but some relied on straight lines
Of flight and speed of foot for eseaps
Coursing aeroplanes were playing a
new part Their wireless was inform
ing the Brown Sunners where the
masses were thickest. This way and
that the Brown artillery fire drove re
treating bodies. proddlng them In the
back with the fearful shepherdry Of
their shells, officers swords dashed
in the faces OF the boilers or IN hold
Ing rear guards to their work officer.
and orderlies were galloping hithel
and thither with messages. in want 81
wires. Commanders had been told L
hold, but how and where 70 hold? They
saw neighboring regiments and brl
gades going and they had to go. Tn,
machine. the complicated modern wal
machine. was bro ken: the machine
with it's nerves of intelligence cut, be
came a thing Of disconnected parts
each part working out its own saliva
ton. Authority ceased to be that o