The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-09-14

his uniform coat hung loose about him
like a sack and his step lacked the
buoyant spring that used to distinguish
his approach. He took her pink little
palm in his tanned yellow hand with
a great sigh of relief.
Its good to get back to Gods coun-
try again." he told her after the first
greetings were past
Il suppose you did miss a good many
things down there. 1t must have been
awful if the newspaper accounts are
true"
He shrugged his thin shoulders,
1T wasn't exactly picnic; but then,
men don't go to war for fun at least
they are not liable to find it If they
do"
And what did YOU miss mostY'
A flash of his old audaclty leaped to
his eye. Il little girl in New York.
There We're other things l wanted
iced drinks, something to eat that was
green, a place to sleep in where the
water wasn't more than six inches
see most
one gave hilo her most suaVe shile.
uluh KNOW you hau any sisters
maven L Inns was another mans
"Ohr
mere ana nor seem 10 be anything
further to say along that line, so far
as she was concerned. Presently she
asked
mas the regiment been ordered
nome
Yes We're all here-Whats leit OF
us! Iheh he added Il came home
to tell THIS girl love her
"AesE' she asked with polite inter
est. Did you have tile regiment or
dered home just for thatf Isn't it
taking II good deal of iroubleY'
Not too much. That's what I'm here
for-to take trouble, if can only gain
my end"
She murmured something about hop
Ing she would be able to congratulate
him soon
Ills big eyes covered her steadily.
"Do you really hope soT'
"0f course Rat do tell me about the
war. I'm just dying to know all about
how il feels to be in battle.
There's nothing much to tell" he
answered, somehow feeling boflled
without quite knowing why ITS
awfully hot and dusty and once in q
while some poor fellow gets knocked
over. There isn't anything much to
see. one gets Il throat like a limekiln;
no trouble at all to raise a thirst
That's about all. But there's something
else ia rather talk about
"Oh, yes-the charges against the
government about the feeding and care
OF the soldiers she acqniesced hastily.
Hang the charges! I'm not worry
Ing about them at all. It's this girl l
want TO talk about
'oll, that girl again!
Yes; I'm Interested 10 her"
rs she nice!
Il think so.
And good ioohingf
wen, her looks make hit with
me-.
doubtless she would be grained TO
Know It,
4 III not so sure about thaLD he an
sWered, looking at her swiftly In
POM Oh lact' she KNOWS il aiIe''dy' only
she petends not to can't seem to
hnd out where ] stano with her W hen
get ready to ten her she laughs at
me with the graVest race mag nabie'
one cant grow sehtllhehtai Wllen
Slrl is making game OF one you Know
No. ! suppose not she assehled de-
murely-
ne TOOK grip on hlihselI ana aecIa-
ed tai't the llli'e ilad come 10 STORM
TINS fortress 70 when Inc run up san
Juan NH appeafeu mere paeaieli'.
mere was once d young telioW at
the FONT ne began hefyousiy' Nat
ir"ny ne tHousi't 'iliii9ell ~ ioNe' pnI
the curious thins is that ne was ID
ioNe. bact y ne pi'i' hilo" any more
aDout slris imam you 90 apoul me
hatiNe JaFGoh OIL the hihuoo- he
never had peeh Win lhem. but once
wen, the sistcr OF a ciasshiale came
visiting ~ the Poiilt' ana altef that
she was the only woman III the Wofld
that counted
She settled herself more comfortably