The sun., 1916-09-10

itH 0 CLOCK. Is dinner a
All ready. sir
win an imperious gesture
ours pointed TO the dining room. and
ooth TOOK the mint as II 1t were a COM
mana.
.NeNt Jay after the departure or the
oa'taiioh Meianie starts for her hone
at tne opposite edge OF the empire.
one u whiried through a land seething
WIN preparation. enthusiasm.
Inc NoIcano from whence issued the
Eruption OF this frishtful war. the brain
Oh ms world movement. seemed Berlin
70 Me'anie NJ TINS hour. The stations
new PAST: Aahna Jueterbosk. Teitow,
Gross Lichterieide Papestrasse e.
.nc speed siacKened: Anha't station
Meianie got out and descended the
steps Oh the great stairway as In u
ureain. me station looked X a camp
soio'ers' more n more soldiers. wait
ING Ior tne trains 10 TAKE them I"
tne trohtier' ana amid the soldiers.
wives. ho'hers' orides. sisters. fathers
anu oro'heTs' woNing handkerchiefs'
shouting anu SINGING. all possessed oy
the FRENZY OF ihVihcioie greatness anu
owe
Meiahie passed into the koenis-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Here TOO was a seeth-
ing crowd gathered TO see the de-
par'ure OF tne hrst regiment or the
nuarus' iheir coiors. torn oy the war
OF ls'O. waved proudly in the SOFT wind.
! races III all WINDOWS. races on the
root' stared ana strained. Has the n
cohseiEaOie thing pecome " 1aCt' SUD-
ueniE oNer the roll o1 the heaNN drums
the can OF TN" hu2les rose the
SHOUTS or the crowd mats " hsnd-
kerchlefs we're waved. the crowd
parted.
An open motor car across inc
square
'The emperor
'Melahie eye sought MS race "
was ashen rigid. inscrutao'c as IRON
awful . Ike rate. Inc car
new past. turned through the koenig-
graetzerstrasse. and vanished like an
arrow from the hand or Dea'h.
In her fathers ountry mouse. on
! the Russian border. Melanie tried u
reassure those about her. especially
little Nina. the par.or maid. VINO feared
lot a sWeetheart. IN rer own ears
however. the words or good cheer
rams false. She did not believe in the
invincibility OF the army n the I'M
potence ~ the Russians. during her
marriage she mad canned 100 deep an
insight into the German character
she knew wei the reverse "i 'he
medal: obstinacy and swag2er. buster
and shallowness. Empty shells. she
used TO say OF them TO herself az she
talked to- the men whom she mel Al
dances and dinners--of all but one
and he in reality was not an once at
all. but a mere artist b! the grace OF
God.
The man she loved n the one sne
despised were meanwhile al the 'front.'
before Fort Troyon. on u Meuse'
Adolf picked up a report p oF
an army aviator ina seemed import
anu ne orous"' II W Nv s"n"p'uo
Cd french chateau apa"uonen SH.e
oy "a rennuo's ".as Ths
SoIoNeI "'au '"n"n ~.
'nessase seen'r" ""po'."". ~.
SoIcneI 49, ,h.r' liz
M"!',s " .."'. nns,ior .aains, ,hs
"eeu " nv. 49, p.ns' ,h. ,a.,
eNp<e'eu ''e"'" ""
... 81. .,., an, ..rt.u.
ve,,i.m.n, A. ,ha, word serious a
sh,dd.r ssix.d lieut. uamann The
-.nh,ri.a,ion ordar baa ,.acbed him
durIng his honexmoon when no had
49, narrieJ eyac,,v cipb, DAYS. in
such circums,ances the word serious
no. +, rather hitter ta.t,.
I'VE must therefore occur the
forest OF Troyon.' the Colonel contin-
had calmly. emit, the investment OF
the fort has succeeded: and delay the
enemy. IL it should take an eternity"
Which officer will volunteer 10 place
his battalion in the front line OF de-
fence? II means the possible loss Of
the battalion. There is a pause.
Major Won BerkersburS has an .nspira-
tion. prompted by jealousy. Adolf
commands one Of the companies Of his
battalion.
"I respectfully request, Colonel, that
I. may advance first with my bat
TALON"
In the moments before advancing.
Berkersburs has something to say to
his friend Adolf.
To-day YOU will die. my friend
Adolf stared at him. amazed. in
credulous. inquiring. Then he replied
simply:
"'I am prepared
THE Major scrutinized the Captains
face. irving to read his soul. II was
the look with which he examined his
men when a culprit was before him
Adolf knew thai look. He returned
the Others gaze with a serene smile.
lie would have started. Berkersburg