The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21
A RED CROSS NURSE.
BY Eleanor Cartwright.

Allyn Spencer, millionaire and man
about-town, was as much in love as any
man could well be with two parties. His
allegiance was divided between love of
country and affection for Grace Drew.
herself the daughter of millionaire, and
one of the society girls of Clobridge.
Il could not love thee, love, so much,
loved I not honor more" he murmured
in the ear of his iancee one evening when
war and love had been the themes of
conversations but she, doubling maid.
shook her head and sighed, for well she
knew that no power of war would have
been sufficient to draw her away, and she
measured her lovers regard by her own.
Nevertheless Allyn Spencer joined the
volunteers and began to attend army drills
and take turns at camp life. Grace Drew
observed this sorrowfully and one even
ing, when her lover came to call on her,
resplended in uniform and brass buttons,
she said to him, "If you are really 60
ing dear-and you are-why not let me to
tool IL you go as a Red Cross nurse and
nurse you if you are wounded"
"Ah, but you would nurse other fellows
too" said Spencer, shaking his head.
mo, my sweetheart, I must leave you at
home and when the war is over l shall
come back to claim you. 1 shall be a
veteran then with my spurs and per-
haps," here his bosom swelled with par
donable pride, II shall wear the straps of
coloneip
Grace Drew sighed as she had done be-
fore when the conversation turned toward
war but her mind was made up.
Next morning she disappeared and was
gone long time. When she returned she
carried several packages in her arms and
in a satchel was a mysterious lot of mate
rial, which when spread out in her room,
proved to be the canvass pattern of a
certain very peculiar looking apron.
81 wonder what they will say" she
said to herself laughing as she spread
the material and pattern on the floor and
proceeded to cut vigorously with a pair
of scissors. Anyway [ shan't tell them
until l am about ready to go, SO there
will not be much time to talk about it,"
Allyn Spencer wondered that there were
so few tears in the eyes of has sweetheart
when he said goodbye to her, and half
offended, he went away with only one
hand wave from the window Of the car;
while she, too engrossed with her own
cret plans TO notice his pique hurried
away to the afternoon lecture which she
attended at the hospital.
"Weu, ! suppose you might as well say
goodbye to me- mother" she said one
day to Mrs Drew while that lady was en-
gagged in the society occupation Of arrang-
ing flowers for a 5 o'clock tea.
you are not going to be married. ex-
claimed Mrs. Drew, abruptly dropping the
American beauty which she held in her
hand.
'No-not exactly" replied Grace .-"only
going to war"
''What?" exclaimed Mrs, Drew more
forciby than politely, as she wheeled
around, stepping plump on the rose.
AZ am a Red Cross nurse, didn't you
know it?'' said Grace sweetly, land 1
have received my commission. ! sail to-
morrow on the Solace!"
"Impossblel" exclaimed Mrs Drew.
sinking into the chair "Impossiblel Your
father will never consent"
But it was not impossible; and, with or
without papa's consent. Grace Drew sail
ed away on the Solace next day, while all
the Drew family and Drew acquaintance
gathered on the wharf amid smiles and
tears and boquets, TO say goodbye to the
society girl. who was going 70 nurse the
wounded OF our army IN Santiago.
The surgeons IN the improvised hospital
az Santiago de Cuba wondered at the
volunteer Red Cross nurse who insisted on
wanting TO nurse very sick people.
newspaper from the states had reached
the hospital and IN the newspaper II stat
ed that a long list OF wounded were 10 be
brought from the hills back Of Santiago
into the city as soon as circumstances
would permit. The paper was four days