The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-01-30
SYNOPSIS.

Ia Galland and her mother, entertaining
Colonel Westerling OF the Grays, see Cap
tain Lanstron. STAFF intelligence officer or
the Browns. injured by fall In his aero
plane
CHAPTER II-Ten years later. Wes-
fCfling, nominal Vice but real chief or
star. reinforces South La TIT, meditates
live ages OF himself and Marta. who is
visiting In the Gray capital.
CHAPTER III-westerllng calls on
Marta. She tells him OF her teaching
children the follies OF war and martial
he Is chief or stan, and predicts that II
he makes war against tho Browns he
Will not WIN.
CHAPTER Won tho march with the
b3d OF tho Browns Private StranslSy, anar-
chist. decriea war and playec-out patriot,
Lnnstron overhearing, bega him on saying
the anarchist Will fight well when en-
ragged and is AL man"
CHAPTER V--Lanstron calls on Marta
A her home. lie talks with Teller, the
gardener. Marta tells Lanstrom that she
believes Teller 20 be SPY. Lanstron
confesses II Is true.
CHAPTER VI-Lanstron shows Marta
a telephone which Feller has concealed In
q secret passage under the tower for use
c,es, pointing out It's value as being In
the center or the fighting zone In case OF
war Marta consents for Il and Feller
20 remain for the present Lanstron de-
ciares his love for Marta.
CHATTER x = Marta has her first
glimpse or war ia It's modern, cold. Rcien-
tiie murderous brutality. She allows
tie secret telephone to remain.
CHAPTER XI-The Browns fail back
~ tho Galland house. Stransky forages.
Marta sees a night attack.
CHAPTER -vIr-westeTllng and the
Cray premier plan 10 use a trivial inter-
national affair 70 foment wariike patriot
Ism IN army and people and strike before
declaring war. Pnrtow, Brown chief OF
stan, and Ianstron, made vice, discuss
the trouble, and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans 70 Ianstron.
CHAPTER VIII - AZ the frontier the
two armies lie crouched for attack and
defense. In this town with the non-com-
batants fleeing from the danger zone,
Marta hears hS~ child pupils recite the
peace oath.
CHAPTER xII-The Grays attack in
force. The call or the fight too strong
for Feller. he leaves his secret telephone
ord goes back 10 his guns. Hand 20 hand
nghtlng. The Browns fail back again.
CHAPTER xIII--Marta asks Lanstron
over the secret telephone TO appeal 10
Pertow 10 stop the fighting. Vandalism
by Gray soldiers in tho Galland house
WcsterlnC'e headquarters.
CHAPTER xIV-westerline and his
stan occupy the Galland house. At tea
with Marta, Westerling begins 20 WOO
her, disclosing his selfish ambitions
Marta apparently throws her fortunes
with the Grays and offers 70 give valua-
hle Information.
CHAPTER xv-Marta calls up Ian
stron on tho secret telephone and with
his assistance plans 20 give Westerling
false information that Will trap the Gray
army Westerlng, after questioning her,
forms his plan OF attack upon what he
has learned.
CHAPTER xvI-The Grays win Rordif
Marta continues her role OF spy and
through her Westerling is led 10 concen-
trnte the attack on the main line at Enga-
dir leak OF Information is suspected
but tho source n undiscovered. Positions
are won but the Browns always give way
Yudgingly, never taken by surprise.
CHAPTER XvII-Bouchard IL relieved
as stan intelligence officer. and in going
accuses Marta. Westerling thinks him
mad.
CHAPTER xVIII-The Graya take Tho
apron of Engadir ~ an attack which IS
watched by Marta and Wcsterihg. who
Is nt first suspicious Of her. but treasures
himself Partow dies suddenly and Lam
stron succeeds him.
CHAPTER XIX-westerling plans tho
main attack on Engadir. Marta tele-
phones the plan 10 Lanstron. Wester-
lag watches the fight from the terrace.
"a covcrtly watching HIM. The Grays
are routed.
ary from every part o. The fine an-
lrtng them toward Engadir
This means an improtised organi-
zatlon; It breaks UP the machine said
ne tactical expert TO Turcas when
th.y we're alone.
Yes" replied Turcas. lie wanted
no advice from us when he was taking
counsel Of desperation. II he succeeds.
frcccss will retrieve all the rest OF his
q -. We mag haze a stroke u luck
IL cur favor"
Ia the headquarters or the Browns.
s. .or officers and clesks reported the
~ of each hllha with the RELIEF
{ sen who breajhtd freely again. The
chicfs Of divisions who were with Ian
fron alternately sat down and paced
{ floor. their restleasness now tliat
{ e happiness too deeply thrilling ID
I pressed by hilarity. Each fresh
tai only confirmed the complete.
ross Of the repulsc as that memorable
night in the affairs OF the two nations
flowly wore on. Shortly before three.
whom the firing had died after tho
rown pursuit had stopped, a wireless
from dirigible flying over the from
tier came, telling OF bodies OF Gray
troops and guns on tho march Soon
planes and other dirigibles flying over
ether positions were sending IA word
g. the same tenor Tha chiefs drew
Jrcund the table and looked into ono
Lnother's eyes in the significance OF
common thought
IT cannot be retreat" said the
v.ro chief
Hardly That e uncomfortable or
WceterIins az this time" Lanstron re-
llad. Tho bull charges when wound
e.. II IS CHAR That he means 20 make
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