The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-08-30
Her Patriotism
By ELIZABETH WEED

IL
4rung girl Excitement was to her a
Necessity, and often she mtstook her
%1citable nature for noble impulses.
When the Spanish American war broke
Out she was nineteen years old ano
bad been every day reading of the
tyranny Of General Weyler and the
&unerings Of the Cubans.
/ Louise had a lover, Gus Saunders, 4
Rloddfng, methodical chap, entirely
Inherent from her. Since she could
hot go and fight the dons herself she
aetermined that Saunders should go.
tmpelled by the rafting of drums and
the gathering Of the clans" she went
byer, to- where he was saving wood
and said to him:
"Why, Gus, I'm surprised at you!
Everybody but you Is rallying round
the flag, while you are STOPPING over
h log with a bucksaw. Aren't you go
ing to enlist?"
'Enlist? What for?"
.Why, to. right the Cubans' wrongs.
81 don't see why should right their
wrongs"
/ eHaven't. you any patriotism?"
"I don't see any occasion for patriot.
ism" ..-.-... ...-....
!, Il do. Our young men are fockins
10 the standard by thousands, while
you are content to bend your back
&awing wood Oh, that should have
accepted a.
/ The young man was deeply in love
THE expression on his face changed to
lone Of such pain that Louise was de-
TERED from speaking the word that
was on her tongue. Throwing down
bis saw. he said:
l.I.ouise, | love you 80 we'll that
will try my best to live up to your
Sfamlard After all. it Is no more the
duty Of others than mine to respond to
/ the call for volunteers. l shall enlist
allne.'
oken like man. was the en-
Zsiastic response. and she impulsive
~ threw her arms about his neck. Il
lam sure you will return hero"
"a what?" asked Gus.
a hero. Some Of Naroieon's mar
y shals rose from the ranks, and maybe
tyou will.
Il sJust so-that is. IL | have time"
syTime? What do you mean by that3'
] aWhy, how long do you think II
/ wopld take big cat to kill very
\ lite mouse?"
1 .Oh. you're always looking on the
wrong side of things Its going to be
ia great war Goodhy When you re-
u turn with a generals shoulder straps
4 FIST think how proud I'll be Of you"
sYou'll he true to me!''
aTrue to nay soldier lover! Why
4 yes.'
A velley of kisses and he was gone.
1 A few months later tioopship IN
Headed q cargo of skin and bone or
RtA30nfauk Point Most Of them were
|ftf1nsferred to hospitals. the balance
Int In camps One who had suffered
1ffSm every disease known In Cuba was
kt6tainel in hospital as long as there
wax hospital ct the point. then trans
It'd 10 e. more permanent home fol
sick He fingered between life ant
Rth all spr1ng. when his doctors con
dAd that be would have a better
Sca Ter recovery II he could get Z
k86. q Was eager to go. assuring
Sfn that sweetheart was waiting
shtms and Ms separation from bel
e keeping, him back. Being dis
;eck1rged. he sought the location Of hi:
\ Enlistment and, lettering along the
foad, met enc who had known him as .
hearty man. but who failed to reeog
Eitze him.
.sIs Louise Archer alive and wsll?'
&sked the sx-soldier.
I rob, yes, shes. alive and well, only
PAet name isn't Archer any more: its
Ghstta lneats..'
4 -Wh-a-a-t?" faltsred the stranger
L ighast.
ssGugliamento, dago fruit man
came along here just after you Teller.
went away selling California grapes
Z for Malagas and such like. He ha6
Ebig black eyes and long black mustachs
|sand curly hair He sold Louise some
fruit and got to talking with her. He
told her that the Cubans were NIL mig
E9ers. while the Spaniards were brave
|smen who had owned the island evel
since Columbus discovered it 400 years
|s4go She asked him to come in ant
|stell her about It.
sWelI, the Teller twisted her right
Earp1nd She had been one of the mos
patrtottc girls OF these parts: sent q
Hover down to fight these same dagos-
more fool be. And after the fruit mar
vent away she began to howl about
the tniqutty Of the Spanish war. The
teller kept comm round every few
weeks. and about a month ago she
walked OF with him"
The stranger stood looking at his in
formant out OF his hollow eyes will
palm and horror
II .onise married a spaniard" he
nsped. why. She
ssOh. yes, she was full of fight on the
lthsr side when the thing commenced
& But, stra niger, you seem awfully taken
back at hearing about her. IL you
have any interest In her you needn't
worry about the Spaniard. She came
back week ago without him. They
esy be dug out and left her to shift fol-
herself"
The veteran turned and staggered
away IN the direction from whence he
came.
But this Is not all of the story. A
day came when Signora Gugliamento
secured q divorce from the fruit seller