The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-15

at home he sent he abroad for study.
/ She's been home only few months.
| She's soloist in a Chicago church.
| And, what do you think. sir-she's come
up here to sing for the boys today and
to put posies Oh her dads grave And,
say. didn't she sing that Marching
| On song TO beat he band? II made
me feel as though maybe God is
marching on in this wicked old world
after all, Curious how just Il song
and a womans voice can make a man
| feel. isn't itT'
she certainly has voice of great
| power and she sings with rare ex-
PRESTON. was the response.
II don't s'pose. though. continued
the narrator. that these songs give he,
voice scope enough She'd sing rag.
time or 'Gideon's Band to please the
boys. But her own taste is way up
In classic realms. sir as one may say.
I've heard her III the city church, and
she's simply great. She can CULVER
beautifully. sir.
And this uncle of hers-he. too, was
soldier. | suppose?"
well, no. not exactly. though he
Kept in close touch with them all
through the wax, especially about pay
day He was sutler. sir. and he
made money. But after the war was
over and he'd turned his ungodly gains
over many times he must have come
to himself-his real self. you know
for the bad tobacco that he sold to the
boys at 50 pound and other necessi-
ties in proportion troubled his con
science TO that extent that he calcu-
lated he owed the soldiers debt of
honor. and they do say that the old
skintiint made good in various and
many ways looking after their wild
ders and orphans Giving Elmer a
chance was one of thems
''She certainly has repaid his kind
ness. said the other lie must be
proud OF her !"
Proud of her amt It. He loves her
loves her like a father. sir. She's the
apple of his eye. sir. She and her
mother own a nice little cottage here.
and now that Elmer is home they will
spend their summers here Probably
some of the neighbors and the boys
will call around to see them this even
ing. shall probably drop in myself.
Maybe you'd like to 90. Her mothers
fine woman. sir
II should be glad to do so. BY the
way, my name is DIR. Graham" and he
handed the other his card
THANK you I'm just out of calm
cards. but my name's John Davis-just
plain John Davis. sir.
Plain John Davis introduced DIR. Ora
ham 10 Mrs. Mason that evening. say
ing. Being stranger, ma'am. the
doctor thought he might be sort o
buttih' In coming here tonight, but
told him il would be all right. and
| was sure you'd all be glad TO see
him.
"As we certainly are. said the lady
Then she turned away to greet others.
John Davis was borne away by old
friends. DR.. Graham and Elinor were
left together.
1T Is little strange" he began but
this Is the second time TINT [ hive
found myself in this little town at a
gathering Of the clans. Thirty-tive |
years ago. Miss Mason. heard some
girls sing Brave Boys Are They un-
der The same trees you sang under to-
day. They sang for the regiment rep
resented by the grizzly old fellows here
today
One of those girls must hive been
my mother" said Elinor. did you
know my mother or my fatherg she
asked
II had met your mother the winter
before In my home town at the east,
where she was visiting, and-and | /
came west that spring to attend to
little matter of personal interest. ind
called upon her. It happened. | re-
to be the 30th OF May.
have memory for dates. Ny call
was short one. II was her busy day.
heard her sing. did not meet your
father | do not know that heard bis