Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-11

fsou NJ EAHO AA0 mop was OAyOnq
ed through and, through. He was nj
at al neat now. swedy would not III
that Swedy had written Z letter
few days before. Jim found It and 81
Il In bis pocket Wtnslow was deal
too. 50 was Houston every man
the company except Jim, who hs|
faced that charge. The others wed
dead, too those who could not face d
He took rife and was fumblinl
about dead mems belts and bandolier's
for cartridges when he heard some on}
approaching. He crouched very Still
and waited. A star shell blazed and
showed him girls slight figure bend.
ing over the bodies at the other end
Of N 81. Jim watched her dazedly.
amazed. She was alone. Besides him
self she was the only living thing In
the light Of the star shell. Its light
burned out, but the girl continued her
search In the darkness. She worked
slowly in Jim's direction. examining
each still form. Jim waited for an
other star shell to show her to him
again; she was quite close now. She
was girl Of twenty-five or twenty
three. he guessed, with clear cut fea-
lures. She wore shirt waist and plain
skirt and she was without hat. She
looked like an American girl That
definition included. Jim realized, Mar.
ion Marlatt as well 40 Agnes. She
might be OF the other side, but Jim
believed she was not. She had como
to Winslow's body now and was turn
ing It over.
CHOSE men are all dead" Jim id
dressed her quietly.
She Strengthened and looked about
quickly, but without starting. Where
are you?" she asked in low, gentle
voice.
Here" Jim stood up.
"You are burtw
mo: ! wasy7just resting here
II see.' She came closer and gaxed
at him. She showed no surprise that
he, unhurt. had lain there to rest. She
simply took his hand and began lead
ing him away. She guided him by the
dare Of the star shells over the debris.
away from the river toward the great
granite and brick and the pinnacles OF
the city. where the searchlights were
playing. There were none of the re-
gents soldiers about. she told him.
The assault which had swept over N
81 had broken down soon afterward:
the enemy were killed or taken or
driven back, but the Americans had
not yet reformed their positions along
that part OF the water front
She led him through choked. debris
strewn streets. with smoldering ruins
on both sides. where sentinels chal-
lenged them. and she answered and
was allowed to lead him >on. She led
him past charred ruins and great.
gaunt heaps OF brick and stone and
plaster and steel beams. where men
searched with electric flashlights: she
led him into q street--a wide street,
ragged. eerie, spectral caricature Of
Broadway. where she was challenged
again and where 4 great gun was FIR
Ing. It was long barDeled gun Of the
sort seen on warships, but It was
mounted upon . truck. which stood on
. car track and moved away after the
gun had been fired mp into the air
The girl turned with Tin into build
ing, where he lay down upon cot and
went to sleep.
Upon the second morning after that
he was assigned to company and
fought desperately as the regents
troops slowly but surely battered New
York to pieces. The regulars had BEEN
withdrawn; only the militia remained
From high up on the Metropolitan
tower--the regents guns had blasted
away the brick and stone, but most OF
the steel framework still .stood-Jim
gazed at conquered country beyond
the Manhattan moats. In that circle
within his horizon there lived. or had
lived, one-sixteenth Of the population
OF the United States. The millions OF
Manhattan had disappeared. Ordered
away by the American army authori-
ties. driven in headlong flight by tho
regents shells, they had fed, as Jim
himself had observed. by the thousand
as far as Chicago.
Some men went quite mad under the
|. SHOCK VI Iuc 6ueASs uut VIC Sauv
fought on.
The Croton aqueducts were cut. The
men drank water stored In tanks and
bathtubs or brought from the reser-
voir in the park. They foraged from
under the burned and shattered build
ings. They cooked with the kindling
Of mansion panels and balustrades, OF
tenement floors and walls.
Then their lines about the city broke.
and the garrisons Of the trenches. fall
ing back upon the gaunt, battered skel-
etons Of the great steel buildings. be-
came city guerillas. From building to
building they fought and, dying, made
the regent pay. At last where the
Americans gathered came the order
from cambridge. LET every man save
himself as he can . n nv # IS. 5s
1t meant that, though here and there
| building held out or cellar was
garrisoned, the fortress was taken. II
no longer served to hold any great
force Of the enemy. Els ships were
| at the ruins Of the quays.
| Go Be continued)
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