The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-11-16
RED CROSS and KHAKI
BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS.


the wounded in Belgium.
Lieut. Cyril Baker, too, was glad J
to see London after being in the thick
of the fighting for two long months.
Neither Marina Wilson nor Lieut..
! Baker knew that the other existed.
1t was an amusing surprise then for
the young officer to see his own and
Miss Wilson's pictures boldly printed
in the middle section of the Mirror.
The heading connecting the two pho
tograph was Military Wedding"
Baker was half annoyed and half
amused at the mistake made in
the newspaper office. In the same
page there appeared the photograph
of Lieutenant Cameron, at home in
Kent recovering from wounds.
There was photograph also
of Miss Jane Cartright, Red Cross
nurse. Blaker saw Immediately that
the four pictures had been confused.
mice face--Miss Wilson's" was the
officers decision after long contempla'
ton of the face beside his own in the
paper II fancy she won't mind the
mistake any more than / do"
When congratulations began to pour
in on him by letter and telegraph, to-
gether with much good -natured chat,
his anger decreased while his amuse-
ment grew. The situation served as q
pain forgotten and oblivion temper
arily to the scenes of the battlefield.
The little Red Cross nurse was
completely at a loss to know why tele-
grams and letters reached her congrat-
ulating her en- her forthcoming mar.
riage. She had not seen the photo
graphs in the daily paper nor had she
heard the name Of Cyril Baker
It was not until she received the
letter from Captain Gordon OF the
Queen Victoria Rifles, young officer
whom she had nursed back to health
in Belgium, that the mystery was par
TALLY solved.
Cyril is a fine chap Captain Cor
don had written. Il have been at
his diggings, Dunkirk, in Nottingham,
Kent, often. Long life and great hap
piness to you both"
, Marina realized that It had cost
Captain Gordon much to write those
, words. The captains love had been
hard to refuse. She smiled, however,
for his letter gave her the cue she
wanted. She would write now to Lieu
tenant Baker and ask him to solve
the riddle for her.
Being a delightfully."- sunny day and
, not a long trip into Kent, Marina
dressed herself with unusual taste
: and took the train for NOTTINGHAM.
I There was no reason why she snyu'
/ not go. Her life among the wound
, ed soldiers had taught her that pru'
, derry is thing unknown to the Red
v Cross nurse.
K Her trip through the meadows OF
: Kent was delightful. When she
v reached nottingham she stepped into
. the little lane leading from the sta
1 ton and inquired her way to Dun
1 kirk. II the walk was rot too long
4 she preferred to take it, for the sum
!. mer was in full and fragrant bloom
4 tonic for ragged nerves.
/. Dunkirk was rambling old house
h that lay in a tangle of rose arbors.
l. Lieutenant Baker, lying in his in
4 valid's chair, glanced up from his read
| ing at the sound of light footsteps
approaching.
He drew surprised and wonder
>, fully exhilarating breath when he saw
the slim figure making It's way
!, through an arbor of roses in his dIrec
;, tion. For Just second his glance
!, was puzzled.
:, He would have risen save tina
% lob ota nor
hand prevented him.
!, Il will not come If you attempt Il
: stand" she admonished with daint,
command. 81 know an invalid wheI
. / see one" Her smile so radiated he
face that Baker felt slightly Jealous
y of all the invalids she must hav,
smiled upon. Her picture, he told MIN
- self, in no way flattered her
y Marina seemed surprised that Their,
y was recognition in his eyes for I,
y her the young, bandage-enclosed Off
y Ger in the chair was a complet,
stranger.
" Il suppose you have come down I,
y talk about the wedding?" he CUES
y toned laughingly. when she had seat
ed herself beside him. Then beckon
ing to a maid in the window, he or
dered tea brought into the garden
ID But, you see, | am in the dark.
lie haven't the slightest idea what ha
8 prompted all my friends to make thi
n. ab-this mistake"
N Il thank you for leaving out tn,
e. word absurd" Lieutenant Baker said
n. and Marina blushed with charming
Id promptness. Haven't you seen this :?
ly he asked, handing her a sheet from
y, the daily paper.
a mol" she said softly, and continue,
III to blush when she saw her own ant
! the young officers photographs an,
p the headline above. 81 haven't locke,
at the papers much. this Is rattle
lg amusing" she faltered, at whicl
Baker laughed heartily.
ne I'm very glad you're not angry
Al.