The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-24

I
The time which now followed !
passed In unspeakable anxiety. The
powers OF the bund addressed a do
mahd 20 Denmark calling on her 10
ahrogate n certain law. against
which the convocation OF estates
and the mobiles OF Holstein had In.
voked the protection OF the bund.
and to do this In - hours. Den
mark refused.
understood all. lie had TO. |
had thrown my arm round his neck.
and we remained both In the same
position for some time without
speaking.
"When7" | asked at length.
Early tomorrow morning"
"oh. my Godl my Cod
Calm yourself. my poor Mar
tina"
mo. no. let me weep. My mis-
fortune is too great. and | know
see Il IN your face-so In yours.
Never did see 80 much pain in any
human face as | have Just read In
your features.
Yes, my wife. am unfoannate
10 have TO leave you in such mo-
ment-"
Frederick. Frederick We shall
never see each other again. | shall
die"
"or shall fall. Yes. believe
Il, too: we shall never see each
other again."
II was a heart-breaking parting
that occupied these last ~ hours.
This was now the second time In
my life that had seen a dear hus-
band depart to tho war. But this
second tearing ourselves apart was
ineomparably worse than tho first.
Then my way OF taking II, and still
more. Amos. was quite different
and more primitive.
looked on the departure as a
natural necessity. which oyerhai.
anced all personal feelings. and he
looked at Il even as joyous expe-
dltlon In search OF glory. lie went
with checrfulness. remained
without n murmur There stili chung
TO me something OF the admiration
for war which had imbibed from
my youthful education
stiil shared TO some extent with
the departing soldier in tho pride
which he viaibly felt in tho great
emprise" but now l knew that ne
who was going went TO the work
OF death with horror rather than
with exnltAiion. knew that he
loved the life which he had TO set
on tho haxard-~that TO him one
thing was dearcr than everything.
yes. everything. even tho claims OF
thu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wifc-his
wife. who Ia few days was TO be
a mother.
Yes. We suffered in equal meas
ure. and We confessed II and be-
walled Il TO each other. No hypoc-
relies. no empty phrases OF conso-
lation. no swaEger. we were one In
all things, and neither sought 10
deceive the other. II was still our
best consolation that each could
fully understand the others incon-
solability.
The regiment Was 20 march at 10
a. m. We stayed up the whole
might. Not n minute of the time
still left TO us TO spend together
would we lose.
There was so much that we had
still TO say 20 each other. and yet
We spoke little. 1t was mainly
kisses and tears, which said more
plainly than any words: Il love
you, and have to leave you"
And my little one. my poor 1T
tie one. whom. perhaps. ] may new
err press to my heart, what IL Its
name TO be-"
Frederick or FREDERICK"
mo. Martha IL prettier. II II
IL n girl call Il by the name which
It's dying father at the last mo
ment---"
Frederick. why DO you talk al
ways about dying7 IL you come
back"
"Ahl III" he repeated with a
sigh.
Az the day was beginning to
dawn. my eyes, weary with weep
Ing. closed, a light slumDer teil ON
both of us. We lay there with our
arms linked together. but without
losing the consciousness that this
was our parting hour.
Suddenly I started up and broke
into loud groans. Frederick got up
at once.
In Gods name. Martha. what Is
the matter with you? oh, speak
Ia It."
I nodded affirmatively.
Was II a cry, or a curse. or an
ejaculation Of prayer. that escaped
his lips7 He elutched the bell and
gave the alarm.
"Run at once for the doetor-for
tho nurse" he shouted 10 the maid
who had hurried In. Then he threw
himself down on his knees beside
me, and kissed my hand as Il hung
/ down.