The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-26
THE WHITE MORNING
Rx GERTRI4nE ATHERT0N
By GERTRUDE ATHERTON

when shs had destroyed their only
ally. and these last protesting Va
brations were very brief.
Her eyes fen on the ranks Of won-.
en- standing IN the wide Maximfiikn.
strasse-a street q mile long an4
seventy-five feet aeross-undisturbsd
by the turmoil they had anticipated.
calmly awaiting her orders
! The obssssion passed. and after .
brief tribute OF hatred to hefNimag-
nation. which was, after All. ons~ro0a
OF her power, she turned and glanced
critically at her three eompanioaA
Marie, looking ike little gray
gnoms. was dancing about and wHs-
ing her arms IN ecstacy.
Heloise, her long blonde hair hang
ing about her fine French face. was
gazing out with rapt eyes and lips
apart, as II every sense wsrs- drink
ing In the vision Of Germany De-
| livered-
Mimi was standing wirA her aruas
stimbo. nodding her head snDhaa-
icalfy.
"Great work. sha said a sAs nj
Gisela's stern eyes. Better 80 - -
the wireless"
They ran rapidly 40 - n rssf Al
looked into the little room TIE gfxl
who sat there nodded but asa nst
speak Her face was gray and tense.
but there was no evidence Of despair.
Gisela and Mimi stood motionIess
for what seemed to them . Sitting
hour. but 1t last the operator LAID
down the receiver.
-All,- she said. Every one.S
"The Rhine valley?-
The girl nodded. then rolled her
Jacket iPto . pillow, lay down BE-
fore the door and Immediately fen
asleep. 1t had been . night Of ghast-
~ suspense.
Another operator was already run
! ming mp the stair to her relief
"F6teF' cried Mimi THE same fate
that sank the armada and drove Ma
polson TO- Moscow. rou had the
II was the chosen instrumsnt--
Gtsela walked rapidly over 20 the b
plane AgirI sat at the joy-stick look
ing a. II carved out OF wood. Ths-o
was no more expression on her face
than II she were sitting In the gale
lery at a rather dull play. Her lover
and six brothers were dead IN FrancG
She had watched her, little brother
anu AGI~Ola 8IAu1ul0LuNE 1A0 u uILI~
nutrition Her sister was officially
pregnant" and under Surveillance Issf
she kill herself
Perfect Type for PurDosA
+, No more perfect machine Eas a ne
disposal Of Gisela Doring. whethsf
Germany were delivered or ra.ed -
| the earth was alone to her, but she
was more than willing, as 4 Bavarian
with traditional hatred OF Prussia,
to play her part In the downfall OF .
race that presumed TO cal Itself Ger
man
GIsela stepped into the machine ana
1t glidsd downward and skinned
lightly over the great length OF the
Observation-Disclosures.
The compact ranks, which haa
listened unmoved to the roar OF dy-
Mantle and the detonatious OF BURST
j.. ing shells. raised their faces at the
humming OF the machine and broke
into harsh abrupt cheering Then
they leaned their rifles against their
powerful bodies and unfuried their
nag and waye- them In the faess Of
the half paraizyed people In the win
dows.
Il was a white nag with = curious
device sketched in crimson; hen In
successive stages OF evolution Ths
final phase was an eagle The body
was modelled after the Prussian en-
blem Of might. but the face. grin.
leering. vengeful, pitiless, was unnis-
talIably that Of q woman
However humor may be lacking n
the rest OF that grandiose empire It
was grafte~ into the Bavarians ~
Satan himself
Gisela nodded.
(Continued T0morrOw.)
| fCopyriKht fsls, Gertrude Athsrton.