The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-04-30

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that her: boy ~
would not be quite
An she knelt that afternoon. beside
. grave scattering roses on e8es new
Sod a. man came and stood bSsids
her, watching the .whiteEobed@Agura,
wfstfully, asrthessweetafaceebent abovo
the loving task.
Az Betty rose she saw hm.standinS
beside her. He was q soldier dressed
In the uniform Of q noncommissionsd
Iofncer. The face under the thatch
Iofs curly chestnut hair was very good
to loeksupon.
Betty smiled At him kindly ana
Ipointedtstos the dowerG
There aren't many" abe. saaa, but
I thought I would do what. L couIdSl
There isn't much one can. do
'oh. the little more and how much
it Is;
Oh, thealittle less, and what worlds
| away"
quoted the sergeant, as he returned
the smile. with interest
Betty stared a little. She had not
expected q common soldier to greet
her with Browning:
ssVnn anoO ho won$ - ssl&.a~. s..A
lthat little more thatsiss 90 very. much
the little Of kndnesssandseood+
WILL. A. mother praying for her boy
tonight would bless you II she knew"
Maybe she will know, some day.
said Betty, softly. 1T I knew who
and where she wa I would write 10
hers"
Il know where she H." said the
soldier. The boy, who lies here-wsa
an old playmate OF mine. and nis
mother, lives-in q little town in5Maine.
y shall write to her tonight. WIN you
send her a message?"
Eyes," said the girl, impuisivoly,
|"Give her my love and tell her that
this grave shall be my special care.
That shall tend 1t ana at least II
times each year she, may feel SUR
that there are flowers on it,
Then her mother cames and Betty;
with. q little. friendly nod, left him.
It would be hard to tell whose
thoughts we're the busiest with. tha4
other for the next few days. The
young non-commissioned officer could
not keep Bettyas sweet facesands voice
out5of hisem1nd. The golden hatria and
the blue eyes haunted him: A. for
Betty. nov and, then as She Sat ct
her work she fell to DREAMING III
ways Of q young nan in a uniform Of
khaki, with curly chestnut hair, who
quoted Browning.
One daysas Betty was clicking away
the dream she was dreaming matsrial.
ised, and her soldier stood sbsforssher.
Il did not dare hope. for this" hs
said. as she came forward a. came
in to send. q message to my fathsr.
did not know that you were here.
I have hoped to see you because
wanted to give you this" And ha
handed her a note.
Il . from the mother in far-on
Maine. and Betty's eyes wer0sfan a
tears as, she read, the kind words d
thanks.
But you had. q message for ma
had you not1" she asked.
He gave her the message ana aftss
q few words, rather formal on both
Sides he&took his d~eparture. II
This wassths message hsshaAadvo
Betty to send end she. coutfs not bul
read It With. more than ordinary IN,
terest:
TO chas. n. Livingstone. Audttor
Solid Insurance company, Pterrsaoe,
Canada. I have today received hon.
orabie discharge rom army. VIII b
with you IN q fortnight. Chas. "a. In.
ingstone. Jr."
It was three days later. that Bstty
boarded q North I'm car on her vaJ
home, o.fnd only one.vacart seat and
that beside q Handsome man n + suit
OF gray tweeds:.. She did not ct. Ars1
recognize him in, civiliRn clothes. bat
when he lifted his hat. she .knsx the
curly crop and the smtla.n 3thosdark
eyes The, man,4ins khaki had worn Z
mustache,r but this young & man wsa
cleanAhaken.
Betty Thought him 5hanAsemsf than
ever Az for Livingstone, sBst&y was
his ono dream, now and. I'm thu light
sof her sweet- smile he was emboidaned
10 say:
II Wrota q htfar 70 %ho moAhar IN