The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-22
Copyright 1919
The Bobbs Merrill Company.


Jon and me were sitting on the
front porch there, in our shirt-sleeyes'
one night, and Dave and Evelyn we're
out under the plum trees yonder
when the brass cornet band came
along playing, we Are Coming, Fath-
er Abraham, Three Hundred Thousand
Strong" And there was procession,
with a banner telling that there was
10 be a meeting in town that night
TO raise company OF Union soldiers.
After the band had passed we sat
still a long time. Jon was looking
straight ahead and We could hear
the voices OF Dave and Evelyn. Most
ly 1t was only the murmuring OF two
people in love. But now and then
Dawes laugh would break out. and
then Evelyn different, nicer
would join At last we could hear
Dave singing that
"Du hast das Here mein
So ganZ genommen Elm
After a while Evelyn joined, like
she was saying the same thing. Jon
turned and looked that way Just
once Ii was the same song he had
sung 10 her-but different. Dave
made il gay And Evelyn was join.
ing in. / saw his face He was try.
ing 10 smile at their happiness, but
his own suffering came through-and
there it was. JOY and sorrow in one
smile. And on such a face as Jon
which told everything,
Said /, TO take him away from Il:
NOW the coal.oil torches those
boys carried for the band has spoiled
the air. suppose We go in, Jointly?
But Jon didn't move. ! think ne
didn't hear me Finally he said
They were right.
who" says /, who was right?
"The Union soldiers Everybody
but us. one of as ought TO go. one
OF MS must. Then the others won
have TO- It's hard. but necessary
There's not family IN Maryland
with three men left in A. No won
der they suspect as. don't see how
we've escaped the draft"
Not on your life" says l. very
savage. II want my boys In one
piece and all together in the same
place-in case Of fire in the chimney
You know | couldn't put 1t out my
self. because it's hard enough. some
times. for all OF us. And Just think
OF Betsy as a fireman. -
and. says Jon, never noticing how
funny that was, the right one has
got TO go
who do you think is the right
one2" asks
II am mods Jon.
Well. when Jon decided to do a
thing. there was no use trying 70
stuo him. The best was 20 go along
and persuade him.
He got up and put on his coat
Well" / says, 20 humor him, sup
pose we 20 and see what fools they
make OF Themselves enlisting TO get
shot. That's one way 10 not get a
Union company up. Why don't they
come around with secret subscrip.
tion paper Nobody's going 20 enlist
in Union company right out in pub
lie"
Come. then" says Jon. hurrying
me. as ~ he had decided II and load
was off his mind
"An right. says l. IF we cant
enlist ourselves, we can whoop IL
up SOS maybe the other fellowsll go.
But you can't raise no whole Union
company round here for a million
dollars"
eyes. that's necessary, too says
Jon Our presence there VIII do
good Comet"
but TN be on hand 10 discourage
you--yes, and lam you. If IL goes too
far
Daddy" smiles Jon. 1T will 60 as
far as the front, You don't know
the news about here There's been a
change"
shall we take the guns says ].
NO" says Jon, "weH only make
trouble with EN- and be tempted to
shoot. The time IL not veto
shoot"
But we hadn't gone far before a
man with a gun steps out in the road
aud Says
Halt, Lucas Mallory
There" SAYS 10 Jon, it's war
already: that's what comes OF not
taking our guns along ! could get
him easy while he's bothering you.
Jon kind OF laughs and points 10
another man With gun who was
coming to Join the frst one.
Neither OF rs knows Lucas Nal