The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-02

s1diously growing. Lanstron was ST.
IN the officers minds after his strane
appearance and stranger departur
They began to talk Of him, and Mart
listened.
He said something about being
free man now!"
Yes, he looked as eager as a teI
rier after rats"
He knows what he is doing. H
sees so far ahead Of what we ar
thinking that It's useless to guess hi
object. Well understand when it
done"
How little side he has! SO pei
fectly simple. He hardly seems t
realize the immensely Of his success
In fact, none Of us realizes it; it's to-
enormous, overwhelming, sudden"
And no nerves."
OF course, they guessed nothing O
Marta's part in his success. The very
things they were saying about hin
built up a figure of the type whose
character she had keenly resented a
few minutes before.
But, Miss Galland, you seem to
know him far better than We This Is
not news to you," remarked the bri.
gade commander.
Yes. saw the accident Of his first
flight when his hand was injured" she
said, and WINGED with horror Never
had the picture Of him as he rose from
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 enyeloping 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 Dellarmes men had
received their baptism of fire, now I'M
der canopy of shrapnel smoke.
That's about their last stand in the
tangent, their last snarl on our soil"
remarked the brigade commander.
And we're raining shells on it,"
said his aide. With our glasses we'll
be able to watch the infantry 20 in"
Eyes, very we'll"
Were all used to how 1t feels now
we'll see how it looks at a distance"
piped one Of the soldiers.
Not until he had shouted to them
did they notice a division staff.officer
who had come up from the road. He
had 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! Ian.
Stron-yes. Lanstron has gone into
hat charge with the African Braves!"
"Why?" Marta heard the officers
around her asking after their excla.
nations of amazement at the newsl
hat Lanstron was going in thel
'harge. Why should the chief of sta n
fsk his fffe IN this rasnion. -.~''s7 -
Marta knew. All her taunts abon,.
ending others to death from his office
halr, uttered as the fugitive sarcasm
t mood, required in the merciless
ammerbeat Of recollection. For
loment she was aghast, speeches.
hen the officers, occupied with the
tartling news, heard voice
'renched from dry throat in an.
uish, saying:
The telephone. Try to reach him.
ell him he must not"
we can hardly say must not TO a
alef of staff" said the general auto.
Iatically.
Tell him ask him not to! Try
reach hlm-try-you can try"
Yes, yes Certainly" exclaimed
he general turning to the telephone
)erator.
he had seen now what the younger
en- had seen at glance. They were
Lanstrons relief at seeing {
9r; how he had passed them by to t
'eak to her; the intensity Of the two ,
their almost wordless meeting.
er bloodless lips, the imploring pas f
On IN her eyes. her quivering impa i
snce told the rest. g
Division headquarters" called the /
orator. They're getting brigade
adquarters," he added while he +
'lted in silence. Brigade headquar. b
rs says the Braves have no wire. It's
late. The charge is starting" y
SO 1t is" cried one of the subal. I
ms. Look! Look" h
Marta looked toward the rising n
ound this side of the knoll In time c
see oayonets flash in the waning G
ernoon sunlight and disappear as
~ descended the slope. g
There! They're up on the other Il
pc without stopping!" exclaimed p
general Quick! Don't you want d
see?" He offered his glasses to Il
rita. 81
no can see we'll enough" she Il
injured, though the landscape was pr
wing before her eyes in giddy tn
YES. sc
The madness of IT, Tho whole al