Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-08-22
JENNY TIL
HOS NURSE
An. Episode Of The Spanish
!. American w ar. !

young fellow, Eugene Crawford, who,
though he had not been badly hit, was
50 reduced By the heat that II began to
fear he would succumb. He was
plucky little chap under fire; that L.
learned from several OF the other pa
Hents who had been in the fight with
him, but dropped under inaction. Be-s
sides he had been very delicately:
brought up. l asked him If i should
not send word for some Of his family
to come out to him, but he said he had
run away from home to Join the army
against his fathers express wish, also
knowing that it would be q great blow
to his mother. Now he expressly de-
sired that they should not know Of his
condition till he was well out Of it, n y, NJ
But the weather grew hotter, and the
poor fellow kept losing strength. It
was plain that he was suffering from
nostalgia, or inconsistencies, a trouble
far more common in war than cow
ardice Gould have brought some
member Of his family to him ! felt
reasonably certain that 1t would save
his life. but I didn't know whom to adj
Dress
One day we secured a lot of women
nurses. When they began to- fit about
among the patients with their neat
white caps and aprons and striped
dresses, many poor fellows face that
, had been gloomy enough before lighted
up with new life. The day of their ar.
rival was at work with a case so dis
tressing that placed a screen about
the patient to shut him off from the
others. From behind this screen IL
heard voices:
1T was very good Of you. Jenny. to-
come down here to take care of me.
The surgeon wanted to send for some
one from home. but II wouldn't let
him. You see, mother didn't want me
to go to the war. and it would not be
| the right thing to haye@any one come
to this Tophet on my account or even:
to let you know I've been winged, for
they'd do a lot Of worrying. especially
mother 25s{ss
recognized Clifford's voice and look
ed over the screen and saw one Of the
nurses sitting by him.. !, 5 :fs4,
"You must keep up a good heart,"'
she replied, $50 that you may get well
and go home"
THAT I'll do very quickly now you're
here. I've nothing but a scratch, you
know, and ought not to. be here at all.
But somehow it's taken the strength
out Of me- 'S s:5s<%5
'.I'll come to you often, but now that
| Pm here must help the others toos
So I'LL go away for awhile mot long
then We'll talk some more Of going,
home.' I5S5}5$! >.ssSy5f's a s sS.3&
AS the nurse went out beckoned,
her to come to me aud asked an iex-s
plantation. She told me that Clifford
was a trifle Eighty and had mistaken
her for some one at home. Thinking
that the arrival Of the real Jenny-fori
as soon as Clifford came to himself!
the illusion would be gone might save!
the boys life. we concluded to send a
message to that. effect to his people.
j The nurse found letters in his pockets
4 giving the desired address,. and the
message was sent. Clifford when not
deliriOus treated the nurse as q stran-
4 ger. but when delirious as|5"Jenny.n
i Meanwhile he was losing strength.
: - One morning soon after the arrival
4 of ship from the north was told
4 that Miss Clifford was on the veranda
and wished to see me. / went out
ed nurse costume. ID. II.
have come to take care Of my
brother" she said. though am also
ready for the work. i was sent here
las nurse for ALL Y x, III rs
There was that about Miss Clifford
II which attracted me at once. a resoiute
a bearing, an especially graceful figure,
q large, dark, honest eye Beyond these
4 there was something which Appended
]. to me Individuality though it Is not to
4 be described. / conducted her to her
n brothers bedside. There had been a
Il change in him for the worse during
!. the night. and he was muttering in
Il coherently to the supposed Jenny. The
a real sister took her place. but 1T seem
q ed to make no difference to the patient.
happened to be near when young
q Clifford quieted down and became him
"a self. / heard an exclamation and, turn,
4 ing, saw the boy with his arms about
his sisters neck. There was nothing
4 spoken. Eugene kept his arms here
X he would not have had the strength til
place them without the nerve the meet:
r. ing gave him, as long as he could then
n they dropped and tears rolled down
q his cheeks. His sister passed her hand
q over his. brow and whispered a few
Il words. and In as title while the boy
q fell into doze:
Is The tonic Of this meeting was all
y that was squirrel, and in a few u aya
R Eugene had gained sufficient strength
4 Tor bis sister to do "A ther work lean,
while i had observed that Miss Clifford
q possessed an administers tive abiIit
# cool head which she never lost and
splendid nerve. 8 She was one Of those
women with no necessity FOR sell sup
port. but with d spirit Incapable oi
simply waiting for ID husband she
al had. theref fore. chnsensa pro- ession fol
rghich she had marked taste ana fit
q ness. AS soon rs her brt, her was out
da rlqer II MIA cad lies; iii, ptI:i roc ~ ff,r