The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-28

would send him to whatever part of the
earth she might be in. so that he could
make known his chivarous devotion to
her. She had become part Of the most
vital impulse he had ever known.
He had never got any farther south
than one OF the awful camps where the
men fairly rotted into their graves from
fever and starvation. With his cOmpan-
ions he waited and hoped for an order
sending them to Cuba. Then he was
stricken and lay for weeks in the shadow
Of death. In his illness he heard again of
her. She had become famous by her de-
votion and courage in caring for the fever
patients. In his delirum he thought of
her and wondered simply why she did not
come to nurse him as girls did in books.
Sometimes he thought she was there and
called the nurse by her name
When the war ended. Halstead'S people
carried him away to the mountains. and
there was a slow getting back to health
again. The long illness seemed to have
dimmed his memory Of the girl. and he
once more thought he had forgotten her.
He heard, almost without interest, that
she had been awarded all sorts Of honors
and had been given some high post Of au-
thority with the Red Cross society.
Today as he plunged about the field
with his blood coursing through his veins
i'll the old way, memory seemed to wake
violently again, and he thought of the
girl with an insistence that made him
mutter between his teeth. He knew that
they were winning, that they were fore
ing a victory from a superior team. and
he played on, intoxicated with the fire Of
triumph, the yels and cheers and the
waving blue of his college. a man fell
beneath him, muttering profanely, and he
heard himself laugh aloud as he wrested
the ball viciously from his PROSTATE foe
leaving him white, stunned md bleeding
on the ground, while Il shout, half tri-
umph and half pity. went up from the
opposing players.
Then with n yell IIalstcad started to
run, his body bent over, the bali clutch
ed to him in 4 grip like death. It was Il
memorable run in college annalS-the
run of an Indian, a wild horse or n run
away express train, anything hut a civ
ilized man playing game lie shook
off the hands and bodies that came in
his way and plowed through the human
masses that attempted 10 block him.
landing the ball 10 yards safely down
the HELD, while the people rose at him
with a mighty shrek that rent high
heaven, and, looking up. he saw the face
of the girl and fell in heap on the ball
close to the ran OF the west stand.
When he came back, he was conscious
that some one had just kissed him and
That 1t was a woman. He submitted.
weakly thinking he must have imagined
1t. Then he became aware that he was
lying on ms back IN moving ambulaGce,
with ms head ON somebody's lap. There
was a mingled odor of orriS and carhoIrc.
II recalled the hospital ! here was the
Slrl face Just as he had often seen 1t
before leaning over his camp cot. Had
the FEVER come back again;
VI course, ne sad slowly almost
smiling, lt-lsn t-you, really Ii is
the nurse
II Is l. sald the girl with break in
her voice. We carried you of IN one
Oh our ainphlahccS. Every one seemed
TO- go mad-there were four men hurt.
In, Inc doctors let me call up our wagons.
Ihey thought you were badly injured.
lGq must be quiet.
lie ,ay sun trying TO get tins idea
through MS confused BRAIN. seemed
so I,ke the uellrilm mat nae PLAYED hm
tricks before. lie looked up again care
ruIiS' II was not the nurse. lie saw
n''ie req tnamel cross shining ~ the lace