Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-02-12
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VALUABLE
DOG
By MARTHA v. MONROE

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breed that would enable him to take
a prize in a dog show. and since
Yardiey was rich and always had the
best that money could buy there was
some curiosity among his friends to
know why the beast had taken his
fancy. This was enhanced by noticing
that Yardiey led the dog down the
gangway himself and on leaving the
dock took him with him into the car
riage.
What did you pay for him:" asked
q friend.
Five thousand dollars.''
Five thousand doilars?''
"Yes. and ten thousand wouldn't buy
him.
There must be something about him
that is not discernibe to the eye What
is it,"
I'm tell you. ! was in Paris when
the great European war broke out In
deed, for the past few years I've been
more IN Paris than ut home Well, you
know We Americans in Paris organized
an American corps to join in the dis
pute between the allies and Germans.
l enlisted-why | don't exactly know.
The United States remained neutral,
and suppose We should have remain
ed neutral. but we didn't. We went into
it the way most men volunteer in war
time-to be in the excitement.
ANYWAY. we formed a corps and
after certain amount of training
were marched to the front. You re-
member that there was lot Of fighting
III a wood near the center of the line.
was lighting one day in the wood
when we suddenly came upon lot Of
Germans. and a lively scrimmage fol-
lowed. Our fellows were driven back,
and |. slot in the body, was left on
the field. The Germans didn't know
that they bad licked US or, fearing an
ambush or something. retreated.
"WeII. there | was, deserted by
friend and foe, left to bleed to death
III wood. Night came ON. and the
horror and loneliness were enough to
Kill man without his dying OF Il
wound. Fortunately the cold weather
had not yet come on. and didn't suffer
with the cold. 1t was relief to see
the day coming, for it brought a hope
that there would be more lighting In
the wood and | would be within the
lines OF either one side or the other.
But the firing that began with
dawn seemed to recede rather than ap-
prOach. l mad nothing to sustain me
either of food or drink. l crawled to-
ward the nearest dead body-a Ger
MAINLAND tried to find some sustenanre
on him. but there was neither Il crust
crawled on u little farther to Il dead
Frenchman and found some bread and
a flask OF wine.
If 1t hadn't been for these l would
have persisted, for ! lay there all that
day and another night. had stuffed
a part Of my shirt into my wound. and
it choked up the bleeding. but | didn't
dare draw a long breath for fear of
starting the bemorrhage again. While
was intent on myself and my dread
ful condition incidents about me we're
ever present. The birds that had been
frightened away by the firing returned
and were fitting in the branches above
me. Insects were buzzins. attending
to their daily affairs, unmindful that
a human being was gradually sinking
to death.
"Fh'ally l fell into stupor. didn't
know whether it was night or day and
didn't care. | heard a distant BOOM
ing. but that was going on all the
while. l heard the bark Of a dog and
had been in better condition might
nave especially noticed it, The bark
sounding nearer, l made an effort to
arouse myself. When it was close by
me l opened my eyes and there was
the dog looking at me and barking.
"Pretty soon be scampered off. bark
ing as he ran: then | could hear him
awning nearer again. But l was too
weak to take much notice of him. He
was gone so long that l forgot all
about him. But after awhile / heard
his bark again far away, but drawing
nearer. The next thing l knew l felt
a hand on my wrist. Opening my eyes,
there was q man with q red cross on
his arm kneeling beside me.
LAS soon as he knew that / lived he
gave a call, and assistance came.
was put on stretcher and carried to
the rear, where l was placed in hos
pitai and received proper attention.
AS soon as | got we'll enough to
think of anything except myself ask
ed about the dog that had saved me.
1 was told that he was one OF the dogs
that had been trained to hunt for the
wounded. He had gone of into the
wood where lay and had come back
barking and indicating that he wished
to be followed. A man was sent with
him and found me very near deaths
door. Probably another hour without