The evening world., 1912-05-21

excitement of enlistins and
- drilling the men. organising
tho companies, and getting the recruits
Uniformed acted on me like . tonic. I
ceased TO brood over my disappointment
ed whils my love for Miss Eiien was ~
great 40 ever. yet felt that had re-
salned my manhood, and the war spirit.
once aroused in me. drove me like .
master.
Our regiment WAS only ordered TO
Camp Meade, but II was q start Tho
days there were dreary ones. and I
shall never forget the shout OUT boys
put up when the order which turned
our faces to Camp Thomas. at Chicka-
manga, was read TO them. 1t set our
flood on fire, and cannot repress my
feelings Of State pride even now when
I recall the happy faces Of those Bay
State fellows a. they prepared TO
shoulder their muskets and start for
ire South.
A majority Of the regiment wanted to
~ brigaded with other regiments from
Massachusetts, but with wisdom and
foresight the Chief Executive COM
manded that tho troops from the North
should be brigaded with those from the
South and West. It was a wise policy
that threw the men from Michigan with
those from Texas and those from CaE-
cornia with those from Maine and Ver-
mont. ana the men from Massachusetts,
Nh the honest fellows from Geors1a.
The splrit Of friendship which had been
. rrovin4 for over thirty years was to
s. eemeuted BY an aNiancs Against
counnon enemy. This was how We
found ourselves m the same br1gade
WITH 4 Georgia regiment and Win an
other from Kentucky.
had been sent to Division Head
quarters ono day with message from
my colonel. A. ! stepped under , 'n ,s
awning of tho tent ! saw an omcer IN
n ma ior's UNIFORM sitting at tame
rcadins some reports. Tho face was
nsrtiaiiy IN shadow. but I saw at once
that Il was Bud.
How m,rch he know dd not know.
I was eager to learn. He saw me ne
fore spoke, and not waiting. a. I had
done, he ieaped from the table. soatter-
ing the contents over tho noor. ana
rushed to mo with arms outstreccneu,
impulslvely no threw one arm arouna
NV nsck and with the other grasped
nv hand He saw how deep my feehns
was and dh not speak at once.
..Hud." I asked finally. "how are All
~ the PinssY' II was the question
'Whfch was most natural to my hps'
for I had been hungerins. yet dread-
IN. 70 hear news Of them.
"WNout the same. Nothing ever
changes there" ne said.
Your fsthsr and motherf -. ! as"eo'
se1oeh are well, thank Godr'
sAnA Miss Enen?" venturcd
~ a moment his face cl0uded when
IA toid me she was not like what she
Wsei 20 be. Then suddenly. as u some
~ had shot across his mind ror cne
an time, he cropped my hand and
iooarfng me sq,iS.ely in my race, saio'
ssGhe has never been the same since
Won were there." He seemed suddsniy
20 stiffen with dignity as ne aaaeo
ssrsarner, II thought your WISH mere
heA wrought this change. Heaven Only
EnoVvs what I would DO. Before taxing
INV hand arain answer me honesty
Psansr: dd you triHe with my htrt
s,ster when you were with US AZ ths
Pines7" .s,.
. resected my love. and that IL why leI,
"A, suddenly. win ten you all aoou
II. Bud. as wanted to do before iet''
] said. ,, law
ing his hand on my shoulder assin
..f3ut keep your secret whatever It may
be. Tor II Is hers also and you have M
right to betray II"
II xrasped his hand again and stood
looking out into the dusty camp stree
and over the hiMs in the distance.
WHO 10 with them?" / asked pres
entity.
'My younger brother. little Brent. HI
- Keeping the family alive while an
doing what can to keep alive IL
jreputation," he said with an attemp
Al humor that cut me like knife
u You may not know how we feel abou
this sort OF thing down here" he added
= sNnt 20 us II Ia as dear ~ life itself"
he then told me that II was Miss Elfes
who had urged him 10 go to the from
and who had given him the strength
10. leave the Pines From his Colone
learned afterward that he had en-
listed as a private. but was soon give
d commission for an excellent record
and, he owed his present place to ~
lNcuky to handle men and not to poll
ttoal Influences.
X1l9 that nrst meeting we saw ~
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