Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-29


at home he sent he abroad for study.
She's been home only Il few months.
She's soloist in Il 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 the band? 1t made
me feel as though maybe God is
marching OIL in this wicked old world
after all. Curious how just a song
and woman's voice can make a man
feel. isn't it,"
"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 her
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 in the city church. and
she's simply great. She can CULVER
beautifully. sir"
"And this uncle Of hers-he, too, was
q soldier. SUPPOSED"
"Well. no. not exactly. though he
kept in close touch with them all
through the war. especially about pay
day. He was a 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 s. a 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
skinhint made good in various and
many ways looking after their wild
ders and orphans. Giving Elmer IL
chance was one Of them"
"She certainly has repaid his kind
ness" said the other. HE must be
proud of her.
proud of her amt it. He loves her
loves her like 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 so. Her mothers
fine woman. sir
Il should be glad to do so. BY the
way, my name is DR.. Graham" and he
handed the other his card.
''Thank you. I'm just out of calm
cards. but my names John Davis-just
plain John Davis. SIR
Plain John Davis introduced DR.. Ora
ham to Mrs. Mason that evening, say
ing. Being stranger. am. the
doctor thought he might be sort O
buttin' in coming here tonight. but
told him it would he all right. and
l was sure you'd all be glad to see
him.
LAS we certainly are" said the lady.
Then she turned away to greet others.
John Davis was borne away by old
friends. Or. Graham and Elinor were
left together.
cit is Il little strange" lie began. "but
this is the second time that l have
found myself in this little town at a
gathering Of: the. cJans. 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 b. the grizzly old fellows here
today"
One; Of those girls must have been
my mother" saili Elinor. Ibid you
know my mother Or my father?" she
asked -. -. r !.
II had met your mother. tile w!lnter
before in my home town at the east,
where she was visiting. and-and
came west that spring to attend to q
little matter Of personal interest. and
I called upon her. 1t happened. re.
member. to be the 3Oth of May. i
have a memory for dates. My call
was short one 1t was her busy day
! heard her sing. did not meet your
| father IN MT Ennv, %hot I hoorI his