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TEN 1 ncUIST-sfio In this story Mr. Palmer, the noted war correspondent, him paint ed war aa he has aeen It on man/ battlefields, and between many na tions. His Intimate knowledge of armies and armaments haa enabled him to produce a graphlo picture of the greatest of all wars, and his knowledge of conditions hae led him to prophesy an end of armed conflicts. No man Is better quali fied to write the story of the final woHd war than Mr. Palmer, and he has handled his subject wltn a master hand. (Continued from Yesterday.) " "Toa—only Chat in not all my plan, my little plan. After they have taken the first lino of defense —and they will got It, won’t they?" "Yea, we shall yield In the end, yield rather than Buffer too great losses there that will weaken the defense on the main line.” “Then I want to know where It la that you want Wosterllng to attack on the main line, so that wo can get him to attack there. That—that will help, won't It?" "Yes" "Of course, all the while I shall be Retting news from him—when I have proved my loyally and have his com plete confidence and I’ll telephone It to you. I am sure I can get something worth while with you to direct me; don’t you think so. Lanny? I’ll hold •Tm Going to Fight For the Browne— For My Homel” the wire. Lautiy. Auk Partow!” she concluded. Of the two olio van the steadier. "Well?" «ald Partow, looking tip at the aound of Lanstron's atop Then ha half raised himself from bin chair at •Itht of a Lanstron with eves In a da«« of brilliancy; a l.anstron with bis maimed hand twitching In an out* stretched gesture; a Lanstron in ths dllsmina of beiua at thn same ttino lor or and chief of Intelligence. (Should he let her make the sacrifice of every thing that he held to bo sacred to a woman's delicacy? Should he not re turn to the teleplume and tell her that be would not permit her to play euch a part? Partow'a voice out In on his demoralisation w ith the sharpness of a Wade. "Well, what, man. what?" he de manded. He feared that the girl might be deed. Anything that could upset Lane iron in this fashion struck a abort) of sympathy and apprehension. Lenstmn advanced to the table, pressed hie hands on the edge, and, bow master of himself, began an ac count of Mart, 'e offer. Partow'a form less arm* lay Inert on tbs table, hie •oft. pudgy fingers outspread on the map and bla bulk settled deep In the abalr, while hte eagle eyes were see ing through Lanetrou, through a moun tain range. Into the eyes of a woman and a general on the veranda of an •nemy'i headquarters. The plan meant giving, giving in the hope of reoelvlng much In return. Would he get the re turn? "A woman was the ideal one for the task we intrusted to Feller," he mused, "a gentlewoman, big onough, adroit •sough, with her soul In the work as bo paid woman'* could be! There asemed no such one In the world 1" "But to let ber do It!" gasped Lan- Mm. "It 1* bar suggestion, not yours T She off eta herself ? she wants no per auaelon?" Partow asked sharply. "Entirely her suggestion," eald Lan atron. "Bhe offers herself for ber country—ter the cause for which our soldiers will give their lives by the thousands It Is • time of sacrifice." Partow talsed bis arms. They were BOi form less a* be brought thgm down with sledge-hammer force to the table. "Your tendon of Achilles? My boy. she la your sword-arm!” Hla sturdy forefinger ran along the line of fron tier under his eye with little staccato leaps. "Kh?” he chuckled significantly, finger poised. "Let them up the Rordir road and on to redoubts 36 and 37, you mean?" aeked Lanatron. "You have It! The position looks Important, hut so well do we com mand It. that it Is not really vital. Yes, the llordlr road Is her halt for Wester ling!" I’artow waved his hand as If the affair were settled. "Rut," Interjected Lanstron, "we have also to decide on the point of the main defense which she Is to make Weaterllng think Is weak.” "Hm-m!” grumbled l*urtow. "That Ib not nec<»sary to start with. We can give that to her later over the tele phone, can’t we, eh’f" "She asked for It. now." "Why?" demanded Partow with one of nls shrewd, piercing looks. ’ She did not say, but. I can guess," explained I-anstron. "She must put all her cards on the table; she must tell Wosterllng all she knows at once. If she tells him piecemeal it might lead to the supposition that she still had some means of communication with the Browns.” "Of course, of course!" Partow spat ted the flat of his hand resoundingly on the map. "As I decided the first time I met her, she has a head, and when a woman has a head for that sort of thing there Is no bentlng her. Well " lie was looking straight Into Lanutrou’s eyes, "Well, I think we know the point where we could draw them In on the main line, eh?” “Tip the apron of the approach from the Plngudlr valley. We yield the ad vance redoubts on either slda." "Meanwhile, we have massed heavily behind the redoubt. We retake the ad vanoe redoubts In a counter-attack and Partow brought tils flat Into his palm with a smack. “Yes, If we could d/» thatl If we could get them to expend their attack there!" put In Lanstron very excitedly for him. "We must! She shall help!” Par tow wae on his feet, lie had reached across the table and seized I .anst roll's shoulders In a powerful If flesh pad ded grip. Then he turned Lanstron around toward the door of his bed room and gave him a mighty slap of affection. "My boy. the brightest hope of victory we have Is holding the wire for you. Tell her that a bearded old behemoth, who can kneel as gracefully tie a rheumutto rhinoceros. Is on both knees at hor feet, kissing her hands ind trying bIR best. In the name of t mroy, to keep from breaking Into verse of bis own composition." Hack at the telephone, lgmstma. In ‘he fervor of the cheer and the anthu iMn that had transported his chief, gave Marta Partow’s message. "You, Marta, are our brightest hope of victory 1“ "Yen?” the monosyllable was de tached, dismal, labored. “A woman an he that!” she exclaimed In an un certain tons, which grew Into the dis traction of clipped words and broken aentenoea. "A woman play-acting—* woman acting the moat revolting hy pocrisy—Influences the Issue between two national . Her deceit duals In the live# of sons precious to fathers and mothers, ttie fate of frontiers, of InstP tutlonal Think of It! Think of ma chines costing countless millions—ma chines of flesh and blood, with their destinies shaped by one little bit of lying Information 1 Think of the folly of any civilization that stakes its tri umphs on such a gamble! Am I not right? Isn't it true? Isn't it?” "Yea. yes, Marta! Hut —1 —“ It she were weakening It was not his plaos lo try to strengthen her purpose. "It will the sooner end fighting, won't it. Lanny?" she asked in a small, tense voice. "Yes." “And the only real end that means real peace Is to prove that the weak ran hold hack the strong from their threshold?” "Yee." Even now Weaterllng might he on the veranda, perhaps watting for newt that would enable him to crush the weak; to prove that the law of five pound# of human flesh against three, and five bayonets against three, ta the law of civilisation. "Yea. yea. yea!" The conatriotlon wae gone from her throat; there was a drum-beat In her soul. "Depend on me, Lannyt" It waa Feller's favorite phrmee spoken by the one who was to take hie place. "Yea, I'm ready to make any sacrifice now. For what am I? What ta on# woman compared to auch a purpose? I don't care what la •aid of me or what becomes of me if we can win! Oood-by, Lanny, till I call you up again! And God with us!” "Qod with ua!" as Partow had said, ovar and over, The saying had come to be repeated by hard-headed, agnos tic atafhofflear*. who believed that the deity bad no relation to the eSctency of gun-fire. The Brown infantrymen aren were beginning to mutter it in the midst of action. Welting on the peth of the second terrace for Wtiivlln* to ooiae, Marta i lizod the full meaning of her task. Day In and day out she was to have iHjiense at her elbow and the horror of hypocrisy on her conscience, the while keeping her wltß nicely bal meed. When she saw Westerllng ap "car on the veranda and start over the ,wn she felt dizzy and uncertain of tier capabilities. "I have considered all that you have iid for my guidance and I have de !d<’d,” she began. She heard her own voice with the ■ ■lief of a singer In a debut who, with nees shaking, finds that her notes ire true. She was looking directly it Westerllng In profound seriousness. Though knees shook, lips and chin ould aid eyes In revealing the pain il fatigue of a battle that, had raged u the inlnd of a woman who went tv,ay for half an hour to think for herself. T have concluded," she went on, ’that It Is an occasion for the sac rifice of private ethics to a great pur pose, the sooner to end the slaugh ter." AH true!” whispered an Inner voice. Ito tone was Lanny’s, In tiie ild days of their comradeship. It gave ier strength. All true! "Yes, an end a speedy end!” said Westerllng with a fine. Inflexible em phasis. “That Is your prayer and ■nine and the prayer of all lovers of humanity." "It 1b little that I know, but such is It Is you shall have It," she began, conscious of his guarded scrutiny. When she told him of Rordir, the voiik point In the first line of the Browns’ defense, she noted no change In hie steady look; but with the men tion of Fngadlr In the main line ahe detected a gleam In hla eyea that had the merciless delight of a cutting edge of steel. "I have made my sac rifice to some purpose? The Infor mation 1b worth something to you 7” she asked wistfully. "Yes. yes! Yes, It promises that way,” ho replied thoughtfully. Quietly he began a considerate cate chism. Soon she was subtly under standing that her answers lacked the convincing details that he sought. She longed to avert her eyes from hts for an Instant, but she knew that this would bo fatal. She felt the force of him directed In professional channels, free of all personal relations, beat ing as a strong light on her bare state ments. How could a woman ever have learned two such vital secrets? How could It happen that two such critical points as Rordir and Engadlr should go undefended? No tactician, no engineer but would have realized their strategic Importance. Did she know what she was saying? How did she get her knowledge? These, she understood, were the real questions that underlay Westerllng’B polite In direction. "Rut I have not told you the sources of my Information! Isn’t that like a woman!” she exclaimed. "You see. It did not concern me at all at the time I heard it. I didn’t even realise Its Importance and I didn’t hear much," she proceeded, her Introduc tion giving tints for Improvisation. "You see. Partow was Inspecting the premises with Colonel Lanstron. My mother had known Partow In her younger days when my grandfather was premier. We had them both to luncheon.” "Yes?" put In Westerllng, betraying hla eagerness. Partow end Lanstron I Then her source waa one of authority, not the gossip of subalterns! "And it occurs to me now that, even while he was our guest." she Inter jected In sudden Indignation—"that even while he was our guest Partow was planning to make our grounds a redoubt!” "After luncheon I remember Partow Akylt'g. 'We are going to have a look at the crops." and they went for a walk out to the knoll where the fight ing began." "Yes! When was this?” Westerllng asked keenly. "Only shout six weeks ago," an swered Marta. "loiter, 1 came upon them unexpect edly after they had returned," she went on. "They were sitting there on that seat concealed by the shrubbery. 1 was on the terrace steps unobserved and 1 couldn't help overhearing them. Their voices grew Jouder with the In terest of their discussion. I caught something about appropriations and aeroplanes and Rordir and Rngadlr, and saw that Lanstron wns pleading with his chief. He wanted a sum ap propriated for fortifications to be ap plied to building planes and dirigibles. Finally, Partow consented, aud l re call hts exact words ’They’re shock ingly archaically defended, especially Kngadlr,’ he said, but they can wait until * e get further appropriations In the fall!’" She was so far under the • pell of her own Invention that she believed the reality of her words, re flected In her wide-open eyes which seemed to have nothing to hide. (To be lontinund Tomorrow.) Austria attacks IScrvta. Germany at tacks Russia and Franco. Russia «ml ITnnee and England attack Germany, England attacks Austria. Austria goes to war with England, Germany attacks Belgium and Japan atiacka Germany; THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Today’s Puzzle-Can You Read II? 'f !+fgj|! _ *?ubtTaf 'in 1 ndd indie** t''(l arid g's *ts result * Yesterday’s Puzzle and the Answer 100f 0+50 + 0 tR i-2 +6+6 Can you read her criticism? Color too vivid. Too immoderate. Y ellow dominates too intensely. / mr 52&5. KAW/ALKES THE ENCHANTED HARP. Once upon a time there was a little princess who had a harp of gold that the fairies had given her. and when she wanted to play upon it she waved her hands three times over the spot where she wanted it to stand and said: "Arise, oh, harp, and take your stand. Sweet music make at my command.” And there would be harp of gold be fore her Then, when she had finish ed playing, she waved her hands over the harp three times and repeated this: "Go harp of gold, from mortal's sight, I'ntll I bid thee come to light.” When the princess was a little girl the queen died and the king brought another queen to the palace to live. This queen had a daughter named Amnor. She was a very selfish girl and wanted everything she saw and everybody to do as she wanted them to do. She wanted the room where the lit tle princess slept because it was pret tier than the one that was given to her. She wanted a dress of gold cloth that the little princess wore on state occasions, and because It would not fit ber. Amnor tore It into shreds so that the little princess had to stay in her room when the next ball was giv en. This was Just what the selfish Am nor wanted, because there was to be a prince at the ball who was looking for a wife among the princesses of the lar.L and Amnor thought If the real princess was not there the prince would think she was a princess and might choose her, for Amnor was fair to bsik upon. When the king asked for his daugh ter the queen told him she did not feel well and had asked to stay in her room. The little princess, however, was very unhappy, and had cried until her pretty eyes were red. Then she thought of her harp and called It forth. The ewcet strains of music could be heard in the garden of the palance, and while Amnor was walking there with the prince after n dance he stop ped and listened. "What beautiful nu»ic," he eald. "Who is playing upon that harp? I should like to see the player." "Olt, It is one of the maids who has taken the liberty of going to my room while 1 am not there." said Amnor. "It is the sweet tones of the harp that make It sound so beautiful; she really cannot plnv well 1 will play for you some daylf your highness would care to have me." Of course, the prince said h* would in- delighted, and Amnor began to scheme to have the prince hear the princess play upon the harp and make him think it was she who was mak ing the beautiful music Hhe enticed the princess Into her sitting-room one day and asked her to bring her harp; then she hid behind a curtain, and when the prince came she told him she would play for him. but that she had to be alone Co play at her best. Of course, the prince did not sus pect. and was enchanted with the music he beard and decided to -make Amnor Ids wife because she wa-s beautiful and could make such sweet music. Ro the day was set for the wedding, and then the selfish Amnor wondered how she could learn to play the harp as well as the little princess. So she went to a witch that lived the forest and asked her to help her. and the witch told her if she could get in the forest and asked her to help her, ed upon she could play as well as the princess, for the harp was enchanted. Then Amnor watched the princess. She went to her room and pretended to be friendly with her. "Where Is your harp?” she asked one day, and the princess told her It was a gift from the fairies and could be seen only when she was playing upon it. “I-et me see you bring it in sight,” said the sly Amnor The little princess did not suspect what Amnor had in her mind, and readily did as she was asked. “Arise, oh, harp and take your stand, Sweet music make at my command.” she repeated and there stood the harp. Then she played for Amnor, who soon grew tired and asked to see it disap pear. and the little princess waved her hands again and said: "Go, harp of gold, from mortal's sight. Until I bid you come to light.” Amnor went away happy anil smil ing, for she had the secret she want ed. She would go to the princess' room when she was out and repeat the magic words and take the harp and then the prince would never know. The day of the wedding Amnor went to the room of the little prin cess to get the harp, for she had to go with prince to his home the next day. But Amnor did not think well upon what she had heard the little princess say when she repeated the magic lines or she would have remembered that last line was "Until I bid thee come to light." Amnor thought only of getting the harp, and so she repeated the lines she had heard the little princess say when she wanted the harp. "Arise, oh. harp and take your stand, Sweet music make at my command. Rut Instead of the harp there arose from the floor a dragon that looked at her with fiery eyes. Her screams brought all the people In the castle Into the room of the princess among them the prince, but when they asked her what had hap pened Amnor could only say. "The eyes, those dreadful eyes," for the Boor girl had lost her reason from the fright Bhe received when she beheld the dragon. The dragon had disappeared as quickly as It came, and no one hut the little princess suspected what had happened. At last, when all attempts to quiet Amnor had failed, the little princess •Joke. "I-et me try to quiet her." she said, and she called forth the harp and be; an to play, and Immediately Am nor began to smile and grow qu-et. She had heard the harp and that was what she came for. "Who Is that girl?" asked the prince, looking with School Shoes! We're ready for the boys, who want School Shoes. Experience has taught us exactly what strenuous boys want in School shoes and We Have Got Them $1.50 to $2.50 R. L. Garrett, Manager. 730 Broad Street. Opposite the Monument. admiration at the little princess, and the king told him she was his daugh ter he knew what had happened. When the prince found he had been deceived he no longer cared for Am nor, and as the wedding feast was all prepared and the prince waa going home the next day, he married the little princess, with whom he really was in love from the first, on account of her beautiful playing, and if it had not been for Amnor he w'ould have asked her to marry him instead of selfish girl who had brought about her own punishment. Coypright 1914, by the McClure News paper Syndicate. New York City. SIEEPYIM THE HOLLOW TREE. Once upon a time, a long time ago, there were two children, a boy whose name was Georgie and his little sister Bess. » Georgie was very proud of his sister and felt that he must take care of her and never let anything hurt or frighten her. One day they started for a walk in the woods to pick some flowers for their mother. Bess skipped along talking all the time, and Georgie almost had to run to keep up with her. They talked to the birds and chased the squirrels and gathered flowers and pretty ferns. At last they sat down on a rock and pretty soon Bess's near! began to nod and in a minute she was fast asleep. Brother watched her for a while but at last his big blue eyes closed and he too fell asleep. When the children woke it was nearly dark and Georgia said they must hurry home or mother would be worried. They began to walk very fast WKIMTFh Youn « Men W ttn 1 L.U and Women To prepare for Bookkeeping, Banking. .Salesmanship. Telegraphy, Civil Service. Shorthand and Typewriting positions. Always open ings for trained men and women. Positions secured graduates. Per sonal instruction in both day and night schools. Night school Mon days, A\ ednesdays and Fridays. Special opening rates. Lessons by mail if desired. STACK’S BUSINESS COLLEGE sth Floor Harison Building. Elevator Service. 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He saw’ that the tree they W’ere sit ting on was big and hollow, so he said: “Bess, let’s play this is our house and w'e will go in and have fun and be nice and warm.” Bess thought that fun and in they crept and went fast asleep. The chil dren’s mother had been watching for them a long time and when father came home they started to walk toward the wood. They hadn't walked very far when they saw a fat little foot sticking out of a tree and then they knew it was Bess and of course where Bess and George must be. Father took hold and pulled Bess out and then Georgie came scrambling out too. 1 guess never before W’ere the chil dren so glad to see father and mother and as they walked back George said, “Why mother w’e weren't far from home were we, but it seemed a long long way.” GARDEN CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER Book for brown worms on the violet and destroy. Overhaul the cold frames and havo them put on when needed. Plant grass seed in bare spots on the lawn. Make rambler and rose cuttings. Feed the dahlias with nitrate of soda every ten days or two weeks. Sow pansy seed. Make cuttings of geraniums. Plant bulbs to bloom In the house. Evergreens are dormant in September and can be transplanted.—Southern Woman s Magazine.