The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-01
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CHAPTER dYr-Tsn years later. wee
teriing. nominal vice but real chief Of
stan. reinforcss South La Tir! nneditatss
on war, and speCulates on the compare
tive ages Of himself and Marta. who, H.
visiting IN the Gray capital, y
CHAPTER Irr-westsriing calls on
Marta Che tails him Of her teaching
children the follies Of war and martial
patriotism, begs him to prevent war while
be is chief Of star. and predicts that u
win not win.
CHAPTER Iv-On the march with TIE
chist. decrtes war and playsd-out patriot
ism and 10 placed under arrest Colonel
Lanstron overhearing, begs him of saying
the anarchist will fight we'll when en-
ragged and 10 "all man."
CHAPTER V-IAnstron calls on Marta
at her home He talks with Feller, the
gardener. Marta tells Lanstrom that she
believes Feller TO be SPY. Lanstron
confesses It 10 true.
CHAPTER vI-Lanstron shows Marta
a telephone which Fellsr has concealed In
q secret passage under the tower for use
to beneft the Browns IN war energen-
cies. pointing out its value as being in
the center Of the fighting zone in case OF
war. Marta consents for 1t and Feller
to remain for the present. LAnstron de-
Clares his love for Marta.
CHAPTER vII-westerlIng and the
Gray premier plan to use trivial inter-
national affair to foment Warlike patriot
ism in army and people and strike before
declaring war. Partow, Brown chief OF
stan, and Lanstron. made vice, discuss
the trouble. and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron. !,
CHAPTER VIII - At the frontier the
two armies I've crouched for attack and
defense In the town with the non-com-
batanta fleeing from the danger zone.
Marta hears her child pupils recits the
peace oath.
CHAPTER Tx-Ths Gray army crosses
the border line and attacks. The Browns
check them. Artillery. infantry. aero
life, draws the Gray artillery hrs. Niclsed
I BY q shrapnel splinter no goes Bsrssrk
and nshts-"all man." {E
CHAPTER X w Marta has her first
glimpse OF war IN its modern, cold, scien-
tifc, murderoun brutality. She allows
the secret telephone to remain.
CHAPTER Kline Browns fan back
70 the Galland house. Gtransky foregea.
Marta ssss . night attack.
CHATTER xYr-rhs 0rays attack in
fescs. The call Of the fight too strong
Ter TelieR, he leaves his secret telephone
-eRd Qoea back 70 his guns. Hand to hand
Aghtng. Ths Browns tkil back again.
CHAPTER xrIr-MArta asks Lanstrcn
over the secret telephone to appeal to
Pertow TO stop the hghting. Vandalism
by Gray soldiers in the Galland house
which, Marta 70 notified, will b0 made
Wsstsrling's hsadQuartsrs.
CHATTER xIv-wssteriing and his
~h GHSS1 w M..':4ns sne sssD. SSs: % r:c s:s
her: disclosing his selash ambitions.
Marta, apparently throws her fortunes
with the Grays and offers to give valua-
Bile information.
need Of one. The wire seemed to
lOuiver with the militant tension Of her
spirit. It was Marta aflame who was
talking at the other end; not adame
|for him. but with purpose that re-
vealed all the latent strength Of her
personality and daring.
II shall have to ask Partow. It's
pretty big thing"
u 'Yes-only that 10 not all my plan,
my little plan. After they have taken
the first line Of defense--and they
will get It, won't they?"
Eyes, we shall yield in the end, yield
rather than suffer too great losses
there that will weaken the defense on
the main line"
Then want to know where 1t is
that you want Westerling to attack on
the main line, 20 that we can get him
to attack there. That-that will help.
won't III"
"Yes."
"Of course, all the while shall be
getting news from him-when have
proved my loyalty and have his com.
plete confidence and I'll telephone It
Ito you. / am sure can get something
worth while with you to direct me;
don't you think so, Lanny? I'll hold
the wire, Lanny. Ask Partow!" she
concluded. OF the two she was the
lsteadier.
"Well?" said Partow, looking up at
the sound Of Lanstron's step. Then he
half raised himself from his chair at
sight Of q Lanstron with eyes in a
tdaze Of brilliancy; q Lanstron with
his manned hand twitching in an out
stretched gesture; q Lanstron in the
dilemma Of being ct the same time
clover and chief Of intelligence. Should
he let her make the sacrifice Of every.
thing that he held to be sacred TO q
,woman's delicacy? Should he not re-
turn to the telephone and tell her that
Ihe would not permit her to play such
ia part? Partow's svoice cut In on his
decentralization with the sharpness Of Q
blade. M
"Well, what, man, what?" he de-.
|manded. He feared that the girl might
Ibe dead. Anything that could upset
iLanstron In this fashion struck Q
chord Of sympathy and apprehension.
Lanetronq advanced to the table.
pressed his hands on the edge and.
now master Of himself, began an ac-
count OF Marta q offer. Partow's form.
less arms lay inert on the table, his
Isoft, pudgy fingers cutspread on the
map and his bulk settled deep in the
Ichair, while his eagle eyes were see
ling through Lanstron, through noun
tain range, into the eyes Of = woman
land q general on the verandA Of an
Ienemy's headquarters. The.plan meant
lsizing4 ssxsag n the hope q Eecs!yina
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