La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1914-07-18

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on with Il 4 singular rossiisissn. Il IN.
m n two gtrl- were WASTING I y NJ 4.
rome back to them. ny truth mad lns.,l
pledged to m,s. sud feli Nv nsnsurs
lsDu,sll through niy k~t frjrud II liz
Olhes. HINT ~ il was sos my liabit &,
~ TO rrsns bstlse tiiI ~ 10 4 /
s~ttlssI nMh.ng IN my mind ~ ~ whs.
would dU IN the pr~inirs~- lndeeul. Il
spt<~rd ~ me- that jims's pIsn ~ me
snd biz swesthsurt was bsst Z fsit.,
u biz which hsd died with him.
Tue war iastetl two yemrr SITTER Hin,
wss killed sid br0aght xrsat rlsanas~
! was wouusied NJ the lIattBe u Win
chspter and sent TO = ihHlsltsI. whese !
rrnsalntsi some months. 4 ui1ml,Se u
younx won,~u In tlioue days snm,.
down 10 devote Themselves 10 uusslur
soidiesss aud Il ~ bapp~n<,d shsi Ssll
under the rsre Of younx wOssssn VII,
mInlsfer~d ~ me. I am quIes susp
that II was due ~ beS atieoesun ~,
! recovered from my w0usssl.
THIS being csrrd fOf b. ~ nttrneslve
woman was dangerous sifussioa III
nsn to b. plscsd 10 who had alrvudy
two won,~n u whom be u,ixhf b anjd
to be IN measure bound. bel1rve
there are more marriages rssulstax
frotn men Icing nursed by wonSeu dur.
Ing sickness ihan through any Oehss
cause xn, ashamed to confess sbal
iny betrothSd aud JImis betrotbed bueh
faded before my growing sttachm~ui
10 my nun~.
Another weak spot In The Situation
for me wss ihst. uot having my uat.
ursi physical strength. did not hare
my full moral strength, cravsd .
druDonstrative sympathy rUm ~
nurse aud shaved ihSt cravrd Il A.
0ut ! got only nm Indnlgent purse's
petting. but little by little the barrien
we're bruk~n down between ,ia. nud We
lsrame I0verS.
The day WAS discharged frvm tn
hospital marked the clue 0f my MILL
iary service. for the war had ended. I
was surely IN IN uDesvlsbIe posilIoa
was expected 10 g. hou,e aud marsy
my uaney~. I felt that ! should pay
s"nie mtteution ~ my dead frieud's
wishes. aud I WIS In love with my
nurse. who showed willingness o.
listen to my suit. What should I dUs
Providence WIS kind to uss. for on
reJOIning my regiment for the puFJ,uar
VI brIng mustered out Of rervise !
found n letter from th~ girl IL whom !
hal is~n engaged. but had mot s<ru
Tor four years Il WINS n long effort 10
excuse hrrS~lf fer brrHking her "a.
gxgencnt with me- She sssid that WHEN
we parted SHE wa. little uior~ than .
child. while INV she was = Wosmnu
She Ind r~~ntiy MET n u,an who had
been very Kind 10 her mud had TIN
means 10 make her very somfortnb1e
To refnr~ him would sppIl bis whuor
life. Thi, wis the eiat u the matter.
though II wa. .I'rs~d oui ovss risteea
psge~ VI lsster lxsI<s u might hare
ls<a sSsuai~n-ssi iuiu az w0rda Yea
ssr thrUWw OVER isR aaSehse.~
! Frsssssd ksr jugsuliy. tbosgh 10 .
s0vyVwfui issteS. aud IN l0pssesan1
ps'sut " ny Triangular co0piicss1ss
wss caes~s~i. u rsssslssd svs ~ 10
- IL Jim'a swssskssrs sud - Wiai
was 10 stun ssw me- th~se. I cvaA eot
dlvest myssif ~ tn fsellug tint !
wWsId nOon h'rIFive u,vssis u ! did oot
d. my pan Ia ,seinsing ab0ut what
jim had ds-lrd. rsEsNjsd Il . mt
TT ~ ss~iina rssiws thun vsss u h0aee
but thu feeling wns ssry strung. !
wOsrierssi II Jiu haA sves wsitsse hss
~ the sui,jsrt u b. hsd aud q sp
lswvd that hrv future haps,insns %
wife dsi~ssi~d on me- Would not
shrink frOsu ssreiing 10 Jlm's plaa.
! trssd to make NJ ny mind 10 =,
10 rs~ the lads and slsldp " wbst th~
u,~stinE brsss'ss sosth but 10 cowsrdh~
We aiwnys iwsfsr 20 write eushrr shau
'tske the bali by the harus.- I Wrns~
~ . Isstss ssllins W. II 1im's Wish
and ls~ving n with NJ - ~ What
shvuId ~ Quar- In tt~ ,nstsss. rxsviv
ID kisdly poss 10 srsay. coss.hsd In
6s,kate tessNs. ths maln fsufurs vs
whtch was thst u vssv sasry frvs'
she w"sh ~ haIgy 20 ~ M. bat
u naa the uatlsr u Jtas's W1sA uesd
NO. svea In tsk~W un
THIS rpiay hrlisSi aattsss snasiasiy
! wrsNs hsr ihai ! tpvsA auoahee. Il,
du~ time = WrtAy rsus svssasing NM
srOus sny ot''lsniisa ~ Jlas. bss lnvs
lns ass 10 tFswe ~ stas ebe ssspe1ly
visit. else sssd esvas dsstrs % 0sss
dear jlm's ts-s'1s fsised.
] rv~vivssi a. eisAs up ehis sesvssi
rosnt ~ ourr. ilssTs ~ and "<1sr ms
heWst ssd hand 10 ths wssnsn Wh,'
hnd nurusst wr. ! tsssk efnlu tls~ nSsi
day end ou arriving ~ ny Arssinaslsa,
druve ." the hsusp swA spst ~ as
card. ors~eetiy hsrm Z soss ssri'
IN the serlrr-r. and VIM ses,aid sssss
lNit my uurns:
WALTZ was i~saiysssi By sseoslsh
meat. Mr. fnr~ was rovssvd wlt.,
ssnilss and Mss-lr~. sls@m~es-i
n'usslhImg alnue . spNaskable culuss
dsM~. wh~a si'e seapsx1 ~;
'TAs ssiss'h)rsrs y ~ hssp. q "a
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