The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-05

There may be seven times seven thous-
and back there, and you cant get them
all, can your
Il pleaded with MIN to let me have
two of his men TO make an effort, He
shook his head, declaring that the Ger
mans would be in the village in force,
before anyone could reach the wounded
men.
"But couldn't 60 back, and the officer
finally let me proceed The sky had
clouded thickly and it was pitch dark
when | arrived at the hamlet There
was not sign OF life; the only light
was THAT Of burning buildings reflected
from the clouds ] knocked at several
houses; they were unrasponsiye as the
grave, although | am sure there We're
people in some of them.
Il finally found barn beside the
road that answered the peasants de-
| in the door | heard the plaintiye sounds
that became so familiar in the hospital;
my men were there. Lifting the latch
carefully. ] pulled the door, looked into
pitch darkness, then drew back. was
afraid, ! asked tremblingly who's there 2
There was no reply, but / could locate
the spot where the men lay by the
sound OF their grooming. | felt my way
toward them. humping against beams
and tripping in the straw. | went down
on all fours and crept until my hand
touched something under the straw,
drawing a sharp cry of pain; it was
the crushed leg Of one Of the chasseurs.
How many are You herei" asked In
Heavens name, speak some OF you
"'Who are youp feeble voice asked.
They could scarcely believe ] had come
from the rear and begged me to fly as
quickly as l could. There's nothing a
girl like You can do for u.s.
Il started out for conveyance IL
was an all night search, for every door
was dumb to my appeal. / dubbed the
door Of every house with a stout stick,
but not tin dawn did I see ,iving be-
ing in the locality then I came across
lonesome disconnected COW. Now
| thought, IL can find any sort Of a
vehicle. | have the motive power An
old peasant woman peeked timidly out
of her cottage and darted hack again. |
Knocked at the door hut she didn't re-
ply. ! insisted so strongly with my big
stick that she finally opened again
There was an old carry-all under the
shed OF the next farm, she said. The
place was abandoned. We might find a
harness there or some other means Of
hitching the COW 20 the carry-all An
old wreck of harness that We pieced cut
with ropes and rags was soon ready. the
COW. dared and docile, finally consented
10 pull.
with the aid Of the old peasant WON.
an aud with some unseen aid We got
those MANNED chasscurs into the carry
al and were on our way back 10 the
hospital 40 q speed of 4 mile an hour.
Shells were bursting nearer and nearer
and long columns of infantry were hur-
rying before them through the fields 10
the right and b the leit We heard the
umhliur az wheels behind us. II was q
battery II French artillery. AZ they
T,as-ed an officer glanced % my charge,
saluted. shook bic bead sadly and gal
Hoped on. The battery turued into the
ff-t cross road and bryan business. To
nv nnuf fhH4semrs ID waR 8 weirumc
uoise one - them RAISED himsflf on
Nj elbow aud laid % bic eamradss.
Onr good tufu deserves another. tie
Germans are getting somc ol thfir our
change hael The uonf iell0W SIS deed
phtn ~ reasaad ti,e hospital in spite
of are haiee. the httlf 2 nahefs made
.r ti.r German ranss. tl,fg aeFr r8Wfr.
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