Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23

his arms. An exclamation of dismay ., zen
from the lips that had just been whlstiihs
'.Marching Through Georgia. ,,oa
"ybv Madge. you look as II you hau
q mind to cry. You're no. 5 Sorn5 Of
on me like this. end YOU, the daug.ter ~
q soldier. too In all these days OF "al.
ing you've never said word against my
going and now ,a
Margarets hand stole tenderly arouiiu
his neck and nestled there.
.sIt was so easy to ply the poor uo"I
trodden Cubans and tax ABOUT Wiz. or,o,e
sam ought to do for them, put Wheh one
-, own husband is called out by the Pres-
,aan+ to fight for them, that Is quite an
other thing If l were near mother II
would be different but AVA out 80
without q member of your tamliy OF lhtne
within a thousand fnlieS-oh' ~
lieye I can bear it. ,.s
An the boyish enthusiasm-all tEe eSalleu
oatriotism-died out of his face, az ne re-
piled slowly and soothingly: 49,, ,s
at shall be lust as you say, MdoSe' as
n member of the Hoagland Rifles, must
respond to this call for the National Gua i,'d
hut II is to be a volunteer enllSlllent' anu
whether the company enlists as podS Vi
as indfviduals | will be free to refuse 10
sign the muster roll. So. II you say 50, II
will be a separation for a few WeeHs at the
most" ~ - ~
His wife loosened her clinglnS embrace.
II ,nieht not be so bad after all, and she
smiled as she brushed the dust from ms
fatigue cap. Lawrence kept W 4 running
fire of talk as ne SdlIelcu up no NAAA'NS'-'
..Hammer gets my place In The office
while I'm gone. Mr.. Dodge SAID Tor me 10
tell you that you must feel free TO cone 10
him for help or advice at any time Hmle 1
am gone The whole push, from old MI.
MEYERS down to the warehouse porters,
came into the office to shake hahds ana
wish me good luck | think 1t really pleased
the firm to think II had a representative in
the front Here, BERTHE, drop that car
fridge belt 1t wasn't made for Il play
thing. The boys are all talking about now
we will enlist. Well hang out tof our pres
ont officers from colonel to non commits
stoned men, because-look ut that BOY IN
my cap; BERTHE. you're born soldier boy.
Now for one more kiss. MadSe, ana / IN
Off We've got lots to do before morning
and II I'm not home for supper. bring me
n lunch TO the armory that's A good girl.
Snatching the blue cap off the yellow
curls of his baby boy, Sergt Lawrence
planted 1t firmly on his own fair head
pressed an excited, hasty kiss on his wife s
cheek and went down the stairs like a
sixteen-year-old boy. In the halt he paused
for glance through the parlor into the
dining room. where the table ras laid for
supper Just for moment ne caught him
self wondering whether he would ever sit
at the head of that table again. Then he
felt the touch of his wife's hand on his
arm. He caught her fingers tightly IN his.
and together they walked to the gate.
AS with head erect and martial step he
swung down the street. and long after he
turned the corner she stood at the vine
covered fence gazing with unseeing eyes
through the vista of budding trees and we'll
kept lawns A quartet OF privates swung
around the corner with military precision.
their yellow leggins strapped very tight,
their soft field hats pulled over to shade
their eyes. They were talking boisterously,
but at sight of their sergeant's pretty wife
silence fell upon them. and four hands
went up stiffly to the tapping edges of their
hats Mrs. Lawrence sighed they
tramped away.
Yes it's all very well for them to enlist.
They have no responsibilities. No Is
dependent upon them for protection sup
port But with Harry II Is different. He is
all BERTHE and / have, and any of those
boys would be only too glad to get his post
rs first sergeant"
Margaret Lawrence was not weak wo-
man She had bade farewell with CHEEKY
smile, to her eastern home and kindred TO
Join her young husband in his search for
new opening in the west. She had endured
privations not few while they waited for
that opening, never once losing courage or
her grasp on domestic happiness. To her
unfailing sympathy and encourag cement
Harry Lawrence owed much of the per-
sistency with which he had worked himself
through various clerkships to his present
position. And now he was acknowledged
not only by his employers. but throughout
the midwest, as an expert accountant. On
these grounds alone there was talk about a
political appointment for him the following
winter at the state capital
Neither was Margaret an ambitious wo-