The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-22

7 WILL NO LONGER KEEP YOU IN I0NO-
RANCE"
to H. transported that very day over
the Transsiberian railway to Manchu-
ria. He told me that were it not for
leaving me he would be glad to so.
since he wished active service. Il am
consoled, however," he said, that !
may have an opportunity to gain some
honor to place at your feet"
was moved by this. though saw
no reason why bravery should make
me love him. was pleased that he
wished renown for me rather than for
himself. Since he was about to leave
me and ! might never see him again ]
had not the heart to chill him. SO !
babe him goodby without giving him
any definite knowledge with regard to
my feeling for him. When be left me
before going out of the door he turned
and gave me look SO melancholy that
| advanced a STEP took his hands in
mine and kissed him.
That kiss put new life into him.
With wave of the hand he walked
quickly away. apparently not wishing
to risk looking back at me again.
The battle of the Yalu was. | be-
lieve. the first great battle of the war.
At any rate. it was one of the first. A
few weeks after it had been fought |
received Il little package and a letter.
The handwriting on both indicated
thar they had been addressed by the
same person. ] opened the letter first.
1t was from the surgeon of the regi-
ment to which my youthful lover was
attached. 1t read:
Lieutenant Paul Nevinsky at the battle
OF the Yaiu distinguished himself In a
charge the Japanese fire was SO deadly
that all the officers of his regiment who
had not been picked off were driven back
before the storm OF bullets except Lieu
tenant Nevinsky. who stood his ground
rallied small number OF men and with
them kept the enemy at bay till the 9TH
ers had returned. then completed the
charge. winning all that it was intended
to accomplish. But in the moment of
victory he was struck by a bullet and
carried off the field dangerously wounded.
have attended him and extracted the
pail. He will not survive. He has asked
me to send 1t to you. saying that since
ne cannot live to receive a decoration to
send YOU he gives you what he denomi-
mates his Ieaden medal.
So many wounded men need my atten-
ton that feel am taking time that be-
longs to them to fulfill my promise.
This brief message written by one
who was called away from his patient
IN nth mn fo 1,,kS I
ever received from Paul l had no hope
thar he lived. and when the returns of
the killed and wounded came his name
was among the dead.
would indeed have been hard heart.
ed If this devotion had not affected
me. ! had admirers. but all their ad-
miration seemed trifling beside that Of
this young man who faced death that
he might send me n medal and had
instead only had time to send me the
bullet that had killed him. But
kept my leadeD decoration to myself
No other knew of it or that the man
II had struck loved me. Nor did !
intend that others should know Of it.
those men who were honor.
ing me with their devotion and their
offers of marriage. | had before me
a career. and I did not propose that It
should he biighted by the blue eyed.
boy who had been killed by
the japanese.
When Count Gravienieff. a noble of
high rank. offered himself would
have accepted him ut once hut for two |
reasons. First. | did not wish him |
I" think | was Overanxious for him:
,sc'.:"i. "!Sin to complete n year Of