The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-01-23

smiling to give the impression that
the news from the capital was favor
able
When he called his chiefs Of diyi-
sion it was hardly for a stan council.
Stunned by the losses and repulses.
loyalty industrious, their opinions un-
asked. they listened 10 his whirlwind
OF orders without comment all except
Turcas.
III they are apprised Of our plan and
are able 10 concentrate more artillery
than our guns can silence, the losses
viii be demoralizing," he observed.
Westerling threw up his head. frown-
Ing down the objection
suppose they amount to half the
forces that We send I'M" he exclaimed.
Isn't tho position. which means the
pass and the range, worth it,"
Eyes, IL we both take and hold it;
not II we fail" replied Turcas, quite
unaffected by WesterlIng's manner.
Failure is not in my lexicon!" wes-
terling shot back. For great gains
there must be great risks"
we prepare for the movement.
your excellency," answered Turcas.
II was steel harness OF his own
viii that Westerling wore, without adj
hitting that II CALLED him, and he laid
IL of only in Martas presence. With
her, bis growing sense of isolation had
the relief OF companionship. She be-
came n kind or mirror OF his egoism
and ambitions. He liked TO have her
think Of him as a great man unruflled
among weaker men. in tho quiet and
seclusion OF the garden, Involuntary
as one who has no conddant speaks
30 himself, reserving fortitude for his
part before the stan, while she. under
the spell of her purpose, silently, with
serene and wistfully listening eyes,
played hers, mo outlined how the final
and telling blow was 10 be struck
1--WE must and we shall wih'' be
kent repeating
Through q rubber disk held to his
ear i'm the closet Of his bedroom q
voice. tremulous with nervous fatigue.
was giving Lanstron news that all his
aircraft and cavalry and spies could
not have gained; news worth more
than a score of regiments; news fresh
from the lips Of tho chief of staff Of
Tic enemy The attack was to be
made az the right OF Engadir it's cen-
ter breaking from the redoubt manned
by Fracassee men.
Marta, YOU peniusl" Lanstron cried.
You are the real general! YOU"
Not that. pleasei" she broke in.
I'm as foul and depravcd as q dealer
i'm subtle poisous In the middle agcsl
oh, the shame OF &C.. while / look into
his eyes and feign admiration. feign
everything which viii draw ont his
plans. can never forget the sight
or him as ho told ne how two or three
on four hundred thousand men were
TO be crowded into a ram. as he called
it--a ram OF human flesh and guns
enough in support he said, 20 tear any
rodoubts 20 pieces guns enough 80
make tneir shells as thick as the bul.
p,s from an automatic
Wen meet ram with ram Wen
have scuo gums tool" exclaimed Ian.
sron Wen sent as hauvt shell
fire at their infantry ae thcv send into
our redoubte
Don't lta COO liso Westering 10
has become too trite,' she protested
"1ho end ~ really wore hclpine
toward that and 10 save lives and ouJ
country 20 its people what would my
private feelings matter? My honor
my soul what woulo anything mat
terg For THAT. ANY gacfi'icg I'm
ouy one human hoiug-a weak. luna
nc sort Of Que. just nowi"
Marta, don't suffer ro' You arc
ovcrwroueht YOU
IT, can say an that Tor You. Lanny'
she interrupted with tile faintost laugh
we said 10 so many times TO mysal.
Perhaps when J cali you up again
shall not be so hysterical
Lanstfou was not thinking OF Wor oI
wars combine ton when he hung ur
the receiver d was some moments
before he returned 10 thc stan room
and then lie lad mastered his emo
ton He WAS tile soldier again.
Ar hour or SO before the attack the
telegraph Instruments IN the Galland
+ house had become pregnnrtly client
/ There were no more orders 20 give
no more reports 10 come from The
troops Ia position until the assault was
made Officers OF supply ceased {,
transmit routine matters over the wire
while they strained their eyes TOWARD
the range officers OF the staff moved
about restlessly, glancing at thei
watches and going 10 tho windows fire
quently to see II the mist still held.
No one entered the library where
Wosterlng was seated alone will
nothing to DO. His suspense was tina
OF the mothers who longed for new
OF their sons az the front; his helpless
ness that OF man in hospital lobb!
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