Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-11

with a little bow. IF you will com
back in an hour or two, perhaps W,
shall have more for you"
Thank you, ladies', and God bles
you, ] don't know what our poor fel
lows In the hospitals would do If /
weren't for YOU"
Don't forget Your milk In the din
Ing room. said Mrs. Varney.
I'm not likely to, ma'am," returned
tn" soldier, MS, in spite of his wound
ed arm, he bowed gracefully to thu
women.
In the han Martha's voice could bt
heard eXClairning:
come right dis way, you po' chile
an see What Abs got TO- o In dc
dinIn' room"
You must b" tired to death" said
Mrs. Varn"y to Miss Kittridge, looking
at the white face Of the other woman
Her brother had been killed a few
days before, but The clods had scarce.
~ ratified down upon his coffin before
she Was cnrrgCtirally at work again
Tor other womrn's brothers.
NO, no" she said bravely; land our
~tiredness is nothing compared to the
WEAKNESS OF our men. We are going
TO stay late tonight, Mrs. Varnry If
you "lIi let us There's so many
more wounded come In 1t won't do to
stop now. We have found some old
linen that will make splendid band
ages, and"
MY dear girl" said the matron,
stay as long as you possibly can |
will see if Martha can't serve you
something to eat after a while. | don't
believe there is any tea left in the
house"
Bread and butter will be a feast"
said Miss Kittridee.
And ! don't believe there Is much
butter either" smiled the older
woman.
We'll. It doesn't matter" said the
other. Isis your sons there any
changer"
Not for the BETTER" was the reply.
Il am afraid his fever is increasing"
And has the surgeon seen him this
EVENING""
Not tonight"
why not?" exclaimed Miss Kit.
ridge in great surprise. Surely his
condition is sufficiently critical to de-
mand more than one brief visit in the
morning"
Il can't ask him to come twice with
so many waiting for him." said Mrs.
Varney.
But they would not refuse you,
Mrs. Varney," said Miss Kittridge
quickly. There's that man going back
to the hospital, he's in the dining
room yet. I'll call him and send word
that"
She started impulsively toward the
door, but Mrs. Varney caught her by
the arm.
NO" she said firmly; 81 can't let
you"
mot for your " SOM"
a am thinking of the sons Of other
mothers, The surgeon has done all
that he a for him. And think how
many other sons would have to be neg.
lected If he visited mine twice. He
| will come again tomorrow"
The second woman stood looking at
her In mingled sympathy and amaze
ment, and there was a touch of pride
III her glance, too. She was proud of
her sex, and she had a right to be
there in Richmond that spring, II
ever.
Il understand said Miss Kittridge
at last. 81 suppose you are right
They stared at each other, white
faced, a moment, when there entered
to them youth and beauty incarnate
There vas enough resemblance be-
tween the pale, white.haired mother
and the girlish figure in the doorway
to proclaim their relationship. The
girls cheek had lost some OF its bloom
and some OF Its ~roundness. There was
too much that was appalling and fear
full in and about Richmond then not
to leave tts mark even upon the most
youthful and the most buoyant, yet
things did not come home to the young
as they did to those older. She was
still a lovely picture, especially in the
soft radiance OF the candles. She a
rled her hat In her hand. The flowers
upon it ERE assuredly those of yes
ter-year, 1t would not have passed
muster as the mode anywhere except
in b%esieged Richmond; and her dress,
although 1t fitted her perfectly. was
worn and faded and had been turned
and patched and altered Until it vas
quite beyond further change. yet she
wore 1t AZ airily as If 1t had been tis-
sue OF silver or cloth or gold.
The mothers face frightened.
Edith. DEAR, she exclaimed, show
late you arei 1t is after eight o'clock.
You must be tired out"
II am not tired at ALL answered the
girl cheerily. II have not been at the
hospital all afternoon; this is my day
OF, How ID Howard?"
7 wish 1 could say Just the same,
but he seems q little worse,
The girls face went suddenly grave.
She stepped yer to her mother, took
her hand and patted It softly.
lis there nothing you can dc?
my dear" said her mother, How
ard--we-are ali In Gods hands.
She drew q long breath and lifted
her head hrayaly.
Miss Kittridge,n said tho girl 81
have something very Important TO tell
mother. and
Miss Kfttridge smiled back al her.
Is am going right away. honey,
There = lots of work for IN to az
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