The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-19


waved her Gears, big handkerchief.
ard si4lIcenf, Standing ssS53e ms. waved
her tiny trimmed or.e, and ssaea ore
'neans God bless yos wherever yoG KS.
aid bring yesg back 10 us vel and TIL
Eusphaut.'
But IS I za.t before. we wsre ali cry
ing and set We were watching through
our tears far one man. knowing that 81 lie
passed wtere we stood the heart of ore
woman would ~ made happy = only for
one minute. Every now ats6 then one 81
tss san into the hoRs- and upstairs and gave
her a kiss and aug and laughed about
fhe boys coming back and told her 10
watch o8t. that they would soon be along.
ans then down whoever x was frosted.
ard soon sxasia soma other one went 10
her and announced that sse company Was
D3t g. sight yet.
Dla yoa ever think that IN this war.
where there are lives Of many men ell
gaged. Yer every man some wouaan's heart
IL aching Bat Marion was trying 10 be
drawer than she Rad ever been III all her
life Waen she 4 try girl. she used
10 de- ara that sne Intended 70 marry
sa.asier boy. that sis wanted to be SOL
6lsrs wife. so that SIZE might wave him
OF 30 var and welcome hlfn hack with
wreAths 0f laurel and sounds ~ fine music.
Then there came day when Marion.
looking Nike an angel in white satin and
ttslie vowed 10 Iogs honor and obey that
dixatiad. quiet lawyer who had apparent
Is none Of the 5o.ify of the solder hoy
and who was ar absolute contrast 10 this
merry. dainty little maiden No one ever
went into their hone. the horne made by
these two tiat were oae. without finding IN
Il special 10Y. Il seemed as If "A real
iraA love WAS over Il ali and that eyen Il
stranger visiting a. appeared as does a
d.yotee Bna. wtfen kneellng IN a eatheira.
becomes Intoxicated with the 0dor Of the
insense, oriy this stranger knew the In
faence Of a real love. You know how
short time IL has been since that day
when f. was demanded that FOR our coun-
tfy'E honor cur naan must 20 ous and fight
that bzsse. siecsttfnI nation willing to Kill sE
the dark and @ith the weapons Of cow
ards cur brave sailor ads.
Soon after that day Mtrion'S huslla al
came home. arsi. leaning over heg, kissing
her The brow he whispered. II mist
GO" ard sht, replying 10 his soul answer
81 Yes. dear sou must g0." These two
sfid nos need - explain All That was
meant for they loved 50 well that :h@y
would reasi each others hearts. And yer
tuH+ now they haa been looking f,1ryTs II
30 sIch heppiu%ss' Bot no the master
must 80 30 the waf--ihs crslsi. dreadful
war. Marion enlightened hers.lf up ana
thought az those tnen WHOSE death must
eyer. Ihe days weur by. ara ore night
the stork tieH eo1ra the chimney and put
- tiny sor into Nations arms There arc
tables that Hro exartss sio3gseSs: there are
aimpcd sssbies and grave hais.ss chin
bsEse- end gu@er babies. hat this baby
frsm the time he appeared suggested 10
th1su who had fho pieaE1rg % his ac-
alEainiaucc fha, ne was "a brave baby
1t gee med as II AL .ha inclination that his
mother had bad 20 wed il soldse- hoy had
Was ready % HgGJ Ana his father Was
going going away 10 leave the W.
mar is loved 81 dearly ana the litile son
oniy ten d4Ns OLD,
fp you weElder tia; we were ali crying >
For zap az has window hardiea in shawas
ard with the glass; between her and thu
outside world. MS NJ arion. tn her baby
fl her arms. waiting - ste her husband
- ay ga his way - ngn; ~. enemy 4
mad Fear Is sail something about ''aftss
Marion waiting 10 see the lasF Of him -
and foT the first TINE the teaYs came -
he~ eycs. hut che chclsel thrfn back grew
brave again. laughed and he'd ias- bal
slp IN ;he air wA&e she whispered - y. m
aad Iaada hssu understand THAI some day
hF was - be a great man. a great GER
eeti
Directly the comnaGy marched along
We al stepped crying waved our hand
krFanicfs ana gnfsK rtae4 ard ciapptsl our
hands, while a s'Tast3 hoy IA the street
errTancJ cat IL very etstaxe THERE'S a
Aahs ap az the window waving faet''
Ant. Stire enough ia tire ttgAtls clos.,I III
tie bnnd II Asrtea'S lsa}rv there hat h.,, n
rut Small daE ard ssessaa E3ytnE hand
rna0as inR tae arm. made ihn fa9h,r Who
knew wse~p Is tlsek fov thege h,, loved ss.,s,
Nis shn'F fatfiotisu1 ~ fhrv wvu{ away.
yoans and old. eseh honHg Il, g8In glory
avs eata gsira - thss happy ht.,ee coming
- =f..s tt a