The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-24
An
Elopefllent
II Was Accomplished
by Modern Mill
tary Methods
BY F. A. mitchell

the power OF attracting the opPoSieo
sex indiscrimlnately
Sadie Ludlow mt eighteen attracted
men as n candle attracts moth mlliers.
Some said dncluding herself that she
did nothing whatever to draw them 10
her. others that there was a certain
witchery in her she could exercise at
will. whichever OF these propositions
was true. certain 1t IL that they al
fell before her. And certain II Is that
she was an incorriHble fiirt.
Naturally enough. this procliyity
gave her mother great concern. she
no sooner noticed spooning going on
between her daughter and some deslr
able party than the swain was re-
placed by one who would be especially
undesirable This was succeeded by
other similar transactions. In conse-
auence the poor lady was kept In
constant state Of worriment.
Finally. when Sadie became the OBJ
tect OF attention on the part OF young
lieutenant IN the army with nothing
but his pay, Mrs. Ludlow decided to
give up her residence In town ana
take place In the country. house
I'm the center OF large grounds was &c
cured In decidedly rural region. and
mother and daughter. with the neces-
sary servants. removed there.
One thing about the place that rem
dered It especially desirable for Mrs
Ludlow's purpose was high wall
surrounding II. The gateway was Inn
posing and was protected by lodge
Mrs. Ludlow took with her a man
who had long been n servitor IN the
family and placed him In the lodge
with instructions TO admit no young
man without first calling for his card.
He was given a list of names of Sa-
dies admirers. so far as known. ana
directed to inform any one of them
who might call that the family were
mot at home" this being convenient
form adopted by well bred and truth
ful persons OF avoiding deliberate lie
Idlewild--the name of the country
seat--was on a good road and at con
venient distance from the city for
autos. Many a ear rolled mp TO the
pillared gateway TO be stopped by the
sentinel guarding the fair damsel Inn
prisoned within. Among the callers
was Lieutenant Whitehead, who was
the immediate cause of the imprison
ment.
Now. the lieutenant had but recently
been graduated from West Point and
had during the latter part of his course
there spent much of his time studying
the new military status demonstrated
by the pan European war He was
much impressed with the German
method OF holding the offensive which
is based on military maxim. old as
the hills. that there Is an Irresistible
power In the initial force. He assum-
ed ldlewild to be fortitication 10 he
taken. BY constant pressure by va
rious methods to be tried successfully
till a way was found TO effect an en-
trance the fortress must at last fall
Nevertheless the reduction of Idle
wild was more difficult than In the
usual elimination OF objective points.
To surround and starvc the garrison
was not part OF the problem. TO
batter down the wall would not result
In securing the prize On the contrary.
It would render ultimate defeat GER
tain The conditions were more Ike
those attending the capture OF ancient
cities As the Greeks obtained admis-
sion to Troy within an immense wood
en- horse. so must Whitehead obtain ac-
cess TO Idlewild by stratagem.
On the lodgekeeper's list Of persons
TO be refused admission to ldlewild
was the name OF Lieutenant Beverly
whitehead. and It was marked by
double star. James. the lodgekeeper.
when callers came always referred to
his list. When Whitehead drove up In
an automobile the keeper held the list
in his right hand while he fumbled In
his vest pocket with his left for his
glasses. Since he was standing by the
car. the upper part OF his body ON
level with the visitor, the latter caught
glimpse OF his name with the two
stars attached.
1T seems" said the young officer 10
himself. that In this army OF suitors
i am a major general" this facetious
idea being based on the fact that the
insignia OF major generals rank in
the Unitei States army Is two silver
stars. However" Whitehead added,
Il shall be an army unto myself. both
general and private"
II was when turned away on this
visit that the lieutenant resolved upon
effectlng an entrance to ldlewild and
carrying Off the fair Sadie Turning
from the gate he drove around the
place. seeking some weak spot. None
appeared. The wall was continuous
and rose TO the same height ON every
aide. Ii might be climbed or il might
be burrowed. In either case II he
succeeded IN persuading the lady to
fly with him she must be carried either
over or under IL. As soldier neither
OF these methods seemed sufficiently
heroic, and he did not believe they
would appeal to Miss Ludlow. Ii was
not case where a girl has been won
and is kept locked up from the lover
she would mate with: 1t was u case
where she must be both won and car
ried away by some brilliant maneuver
One thing Whitehead had learned
from his observations Of the European
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