The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

sorry. But she knew that he would
laugh At her Tor little goose: and be-
sides IL would look as ii she felt. this
w1sindesd good-by; 80 she choked back
this lump in her throat and sat with
brave EYES stoieally watching Bob. who
stood in the window examining his re-
v0lver-
But strive as she would. she could
not check the thoughts that the sight
brought % her mind. Bob with the re-
yolver in his hand-yes. but far away
in the midst Of the din and smoke Of
battle surrounded by the foe; daunt-
less wounded. bloody dying dying.
With little cry she rose 20 her feet
Bob who had been taking careful
aim at the gas globe. turned at the
sound --Halloo.- he exclaimed.
what's up. NeII2 You look as If yoa
had seen a ghost" Then his eyes fol-
lowed her gaze. Little coward" he
cried. teasingly. II believe you got
funky AT the sight of this revolver"
Nell stopped short on her way TO
the door then sne gave a queer lit
tie laugh. We'll. perhaps | did she
said. and went quickly from the room.
Bob went back and finished his
packing; then he caught up his port
manteau and helmet case and went
downstairs
In the hall Perkins. the man serv-
ant met him and hurried forward
with a scared face -Oh. sir he cried.
rrproachfully. you shouldn't. really.
sir. | wouldn't have had il happen
for worlds. sir he said. pathetirally.
a. h.. took the case and portmanteau
from E0b's hands.
-Oh. il j. all right Perkins Bob
answered. with splendid condescen-
sion. wh.reupoa one OF the house
maids who was a witness of the scene.
hurried OF 10 the kitchen below.
Hes DOWN she exclaimed, breath
lessIy- --a-carrying of his own port
nanteau and looking as handsome
and cheerful for all the world as II
he was a-g0inr 10 be married. instead
OF of 10 the war
Poor DEAR said cook. as she
turned the chops. poor innocent
DEAR
Perkins hurried down at this mo-
nent. ITO think he cried. tragical-
w. -as he's strapped his own traps
aud carried down his own portman-
team. and he of TO the war. Id have
lost a whole months wage sooner
than This ere should have happened
Surprising he's killed. and I've got "a
remember that he waited on hissell
the last morning."
-Ain't he cheerfui?- said Mary. the
house maid HE don't look as if he
meant 10 be killed
-Oh. they none Of EN- mean 20 be
killed. but that don't make bullets
blank cartridges Perkins answered
rrimIy-
In the meantime mother hat
dressed She had borne up bravcl,
throughout Once though. her lip
had rrembled: that was when thu
sound of Bob-s gay whistiing Ia
reached her ears. But even then Low
ing pride had flashed into her eye
and choked down SORROW. Her bo,
was b-av--brave and true: and duty
she knew fun we'll would find him ;
hero
She wondered IL father. who wa
IN thu. dre~sing-roorn. could hear III
sound. She would like 70 have Gale.
"a him. only she was just ittr
hurt at his apparent unconcern at ~
sons departure But after all sh
thought. he was only a man: he eout'
no, know a mothers heart: his hrea~
had not pilIowed the little sunny hca'
in the ve~-~ gone by: he had not crie'
! with iov when the little feet ha'
, taken their first unsteady steps acroS
, the T1oor- How well she remembers
that day. and how proud she had fel
. Of her son. He was such fine BIZ
. baby. She had placed him against
chair. and he had looked up az he
: with round eyes " wonder; then
when her meaning came 10 him. r
. had thrown back his little head and
! with 4 scream ~ delight. wake
? brave.v forward right into her 10y
ing waiting arms. And now-now-
, She brushed aside her tears. for 81
heard father coming
: Father entered the room quickly
! but paused on the threshold To ~
/. the truth. he had thought mothe
/. downstairs He had been trying :
remember. that day WREN Bob ha
ridden the new pony for the firSt tim
so pluSkilv. whether the lad had bee
hrs-ched or not lie knew the pic
, ture was on mothers dressing tabl'
and he had come in TO look at Il. an
there stood mother with the photf
graph in her hand.
\ -Humph.- exclaimed father. IS
YOU have not gone down. and hi
voice was not conciliatcry. for he fe'
: that every one that morning. hin
. self included. was wearing his hear
, on his sleeve and sense of lost dig
nitv was irritating him.
Mothers heart swelled al the tone
y she put down the photograph an
: looked up at father with look I.
-t+~h r.pronrh ard sorrow uinglCs