Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-22
wilhelmstrasse TO accomplish so great
q mission, would surely have the wit

o. mission, WOulQ surely Have WIZ
to parry suspicion.
Yes. he must be put on his guard.
As for L~ouisa-well. 1t would be too
bad If the dgirl should have to put her
back against a wall; but she could be
spared; she was not essential. After
he had succeeded In getting word Sof
his danger to Woodhouses Alnner
firing squad. The ,nimble miHdN Of
Herr Aln1er shook itself free from the
incubus OF dread and leaped TO the
e~xigency Of the moment. Calling his
head waiter to keep warm h ctiair
behind the deck, Alrper retired to his
room, and there was exceedingly busy
for half an hour.
on Gibraltar was n o'clock. At
that time, six days q week, the half
Of the garrison not actually in fighting
position behind the great guns of the
defense marched to I parade
grounds down by the race track ana
there went through the grtlling regf-
ment that meant perfection and the
maintenance OF a haif-trigger state OF
eficiency. Down from the rocky em.-
nences where the barracks stood,
marched this. day block after block
Of olive-drab fighting units-artillery44,l
men for the most part, equipped villa
the rife and pack OF infantrymen, No,
DldIS VI UIdbo lLlu6AS 6UV0 ~ AAAOdS0l0y
to their step; bandsmen In this time
OF reality paced two by two. stretchers
of silken banners that made the pa-i
rade a moving spectacle in ordinary
times was absent; flags do not figure
in the grim modern business OF war.
fare. Just those solid blocks Of men
trained to kill, sweeping down On TO
the level grounds and massing, rank
on rank, for inspection and the trip
hammer pound-pound-pound Of .evo-
lutions to follow. Silent integers OF
power, fexing their muscles for the
supreme test that any mornings sun.
Mr.. Henry j. Sherman stood WITH
his wife, Kitty and Willy Kimball-
Kimball had developed surprising
interest In one OF these home folks,
at least-under the shade Of the row
Of plane trees fringing the parace
grounds. They tried to persuaic
themselves that they were seeing
i Soms fatiog worth WORT Tim Mnil With TINS Ms. P aeas.
man before fifteen minutes had
"shucks, mother! The boys at the
Acknowledgment encamp1nent down zee
Galesburg fair last year made q bet
ter showing than this" He pursedI
battalion with a critical eye.
Looked more like soldiers, any,,
way" mother admitted. Those fiop-
py. broad-brimmed hats our boys wear
make Their look more-more. romano
tic, I'd say" u
"But, my dear Mrs. sherman"+
Willy Kimball, flicked his handket-j
across his o sleeve, where dust had
fallen-"the guards back in the statfs
are play soldiers. you know; thete
chaps, here-wefl. they are the real
thing. They don't dress up like PHI
ture-book soldiers and show Oft"
Play soldiers-huh!. Henry ~.
tons on his white linen waistcoht
creaked with the swelling of ph-
.~triot's pride. you've been. iojg
time from home. Willy. aPerhaps
you've forgotten that your own fathbr
was at Corinth. Guess you've ovet-
looked that soldiers monument h
Kewanee. They were play soldierA'
eh?-those boys who marched away
with your dad in s%ixty-one. Gimme
a regiment Of those old boys in blue,
and they could lick this whoR
"Father!"" Kitty had tipped her
hand over her parents mouth, her
eyes round with real fear. .YoiIi,
get arrested again, talking that way
here where everybody can hear you.E
Remember what that hotel man SAID
last night about careless remarks
about military things on the Rocls7
There, there!" Sherman removed
the m%onitory hand and patted IT rsr
a~ssuringly. II forgot. But when i
get aboard the Savonia ana well OUT
to YET I'm going to Just bust tnformasI
tion about what + think Of things hi
general over here In this Europe place
-fhafr pnf$x,.noiixy reo$,,M~o A@A tA-S-i
broken-down churches and-and-4E
Why. bless my soul! The little store
buyer and that Iowa girl who's mar
ried TO h governor herei"
h patriot stopped short In his REL
view OF the continents delinquencfes
70 wave his hal Ct Lady crandall aad.
jane Gerson. who were trundling
down under the avenue Of planes IN
a srnart dog-cart. Lady Crandall an
swered his hail with q flourish OF her
whip, turned her horse off the road,
and brought her conveyance to q stpp
y the group Of exiies. Hearty greet
ings passed around. The governors
wife showed her unaffected pleasure
at h meetings
Il thought you wouldn't miss the
parade" h called down from her
high seat. Only thing that mpyes on
the Rock-these daily revie1us.
Brought Miss Gerson down here Oh
"AASAA SAo GO0 UdChs 10 lN0W ! OTks SQ0
can say she's seen the defenders Of
Gibraltar, II o In action, at least
doing their hard training for sit.es
We'll, I don't mind fellins yoitss'
Sherman began defiantly, ~ think the
national guard OF Illynoy can ruin
circles around these EnglishInen when
1t comes TO putin up q show. Nov,
Kitty. don't you try 70 drive q plug
In gour dads sentiments again; Mrs.
Crandalfs all right-one OF us.,, IAi
shocked . from his daughter. s.Oh, /
there I go again, forgettin,. Lady
CrandaM. I mean. Excuse ME,
Don't you dafe apologize the
governors wife playfully threatened
Mr.. Sherman with her whip. "f love
the sound OF good, ~old-fashtoned
'Missts.'s Just imagine-married fye
years, and nobody has called ne
Mrs. Crandalls until o ala lust now.
Welded, But Not,a Missis,: wouldn't
that be-a perfectly gorgeous title for 4
Laura Jean novel? Miss Gerson. let's
hop out nj Join these home folks:
they're my kind,
Ito be continuodA
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