Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-18
CHAPTER x-continued.

This was the very thing to whip
her thoughts back from the knoll. lie
was thunderstruck at tho transforma.
ton: hot color In her checks. eyes
afiame. lips curving around whirl-
wind OF words
You name the very reason why
wish 10 stay. Why do you want to
save the women? Why shouldn't they
hear their share? Why don't you want
them to see men moved down? Is
it because you are ashamed of your
profession Why, ask?''
The problem of deaIii With an
angry woman breaking a she'll fire Of
questions over his head had not been
ready solved in the captains curricu-
lum like other professional problems.
nor was 1t mentioned In the official
instructions about the defenses OF the
Galland house. He aimed to smile
soothingly In the helplessness OF man
lin presence OF feminine fury.
1T Is an old custom" he vac say.
hng, but she had turned away.
"Lannys plan--mow them down.
NOV them down. NOV them down."
she went ON. more TO herself than 20
him.
Was there nothing for her to do?
Gould she only look on In a fever Of
Testiessness while action roared
around her? The sight OF several au-
tomobils ambulances Ia the road at
the foot OF the garden stilled the
lthroba of distraction in her temples
with an answer. The wounded! They
were already coming In from the sield
She hurried down TIE terrace steps.
The major surgeon In charge, sur.
prised to find any woman in the vi
clnity. was about to tell her SO auto
matically: then, In view of her inten-
sIty. he waited for her to speak.
You will let us do something for
,them?" Marta asked we will make
them some hot soup
He was Immediately businossiike.
Mo less than Dellarme or Fracasse or
Lanstron or Westerllng. he had been
preparing throughout his professional
career for this hour. The detail OF
caring for the men who were down
had been worked out no less syatem.
atically than that OF wounding them.
Thank you, no! We don't want to
waste time.' he replied we must
get them away with all speed so that
the ambulances may return promptly
It's only a tlfteen-minute rpa to the
hospital, where every comfort and an.
pliance are ready and where they will
be given the right things to eat"
Then we will give theta some
winel" Marta persisted.
Not II we can prevent it, Not to
start hemorrhages! The Geld doctors
have brandy for use when advisable.
and there is brandy In all the ambu.
lances'
Clearly. volunteer service was not
wanted There was no room ST the
Immediate front for Florence Nightin.
gales in the modern machine Of war.
Then water?"
The major surgeon aimed 10 be pa.
tient TO an earnest, attractive young
woman.
we have sterilized water-we have
everything" he explained "lf we
hadn't at this early stage I ought 10
be serving an apprenticeship in a vii.
lage apothecary shop Anything that
means confusion, delay. unnecessary
excitement is bad and unmerciful"
Marta was not yet at the end OF her
resources. The recollection OF ths dy.
sng private who had asked her mother
for a rose In the last war flashed into
mind.
"You haven't any flowers! They
won't do any harm, even il they AREN'T
sterilized. The wounded like flowers.
don't they? Don't you like flowers .
Look! We've millions!"
Yes, I do. They do. A good idea.
Bring all the flowers you want to"
The major surgeons smilo to Marta
was not altogether on account of her
suggestion. 1t ought to help anybody
who was ever wounded anywhere in
the world TO have YOU give him a
aower," he was thinking.
She ran for an armful Of blossoms
and was back before the arrival OF the
sirst wounded man who preceded the
etretchers on foot He was holding
up hand bound in a white first-aid
bandage which had a red spot in the
center. Those hit in hand or arm, II
the surgeons glance justified IL, were
sent on up the road to q point mile
distant, where transportation in requi
sitioned vehicles was provided. These
men were triumphant in their cheer
rulness. They were alive; they had