The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30

charm. The nurse helped him 70 turn
around, and after the surgeon had left
he suddenly remembered that he was
hungry. and his hrst thought ~as for
the hunk Of beef in his canvas bag.
The bag WIS right :herc AT hts side.
and having pulled II to him he openoj
It quickly and took out the beef.
The moon at this time was shining
right IN his face. seemingly eager !"
help him In the preparation OF his
meal. Near by there we're two or three
| other wounded men. one hit in the
| arm and another in the leg. who were
| signing loudly. When they saw the
beef they stretched their heads and
soon came alongside OF Gaspard -
beg a piece Of his good looking meal.
Gaspard this time recovered ali his
I good spirits. lie ~as quite within.
to share his meal. but held bark the
| others with an important air. saying:
\ "Oh . . Just 4 minute. I conie
first, Because. you know. I've
been carrying this around with ms
| for some time"
".
When ciaspard had eaten his beef.
WHICH war AIIUuSt raw III tusbt
less. Il seemed nevertheless to have
given him more blood in his veins
and marrow In his bones. One by n
the thoughts which had been driven
! out Of his head BY all the events ..
the pas, few hour returned slowly.
His irs. worry was fer his rompan:
and his regiment What had
| become Of them? And the friends.
Moreau. the others? He had run away
, with Eure;te. Burettc had almost
died In his arms. They had taken
/ him VA and nov lie Was alone. Now
he WAS with strangers who were
, wounded as well As he. nut VINO did
no. Rave tho Sam number on the
' collars OF their coat. II was a bright
nloon.iGi,: night. but nothing could
drive from his mind the thought -
tie terrific day which he had Just
lived. and OF which lie retained a mass
O; at-ocious pictures lille the reports
OF the biz guns and RIDES remained
in his esrs. His ears we're vibrating,
his eyes burning. his body ached
eyer,w here. ana lie KEEP, on repeating
while uiping the preparation from his
! forehead:
w ii Il EpNNSh
lie sought information from his sur
fcrlng companions. They a.. belonged
20 different regiments. n appeared
that this battle. In which the Twenty
fourth Company. comnls nded by Capt.
l'uche. ma Ie so calm and - noble a
stand, was q .remendoI ~ engagement
v,:er. Thousands ~ men had suffered.
Id neel wounded. mu..iatcd, killed
.n,.,, r'a roSS htRfQg and cNYniAIda
which 40 them from each other and
vliyh made esrn Sroup i"i,e>s that
they ne-e alon - -uTei.
G~aspard INQUIRED:
"Vha' 10 ,ou cal this place"
The sergear replied:
"T.iey tell me IL. G.
"; 80 said Gaspi-d. Never
heard III H."
q lie aAs obviously dissatisfied. W
re Id eYer lc@rG of g What
- Nai.tr1 vas t.ie maine of one of The
great .~,A;:i.a ~ history. To have been
rau:..a AZ G.. would mean moth
i,s .up ever great a. escape from
do..'l he nie,', have rad. He had
sAaa :, may a. ana die I'll" "rlT
cr.s . ham, se.:i u.-s t''e German.
lie .sheG Vie cher:
Did yod scr tie Germans"
p \ NounGs,l mar replied:
"Mlch ! nor-y a.'ou' t.,at: | DON
want 81 see ZEN
tia-p4rI "a. w. growing almost vo-
IN.
"Iol foo.. NJ use skins yon !:
,.,l come from Ears You're prob.
ably from SON" SINAI country town.
II" GoAsn'; care - sec them
W.o ASKED VA Z YOU did or
-o:: >re .ul :-v.ns to start
20 ,si.'"'
81. ,.u..': vavt'. dSl'. f'l i,.t .e,'-
y. sou what : 'h'rG."
Wei VOW ;'.ut Ike = foo, "
.,. =. car" 81" -" ,"em'
We. Mo does" hr,r !
sure ll.r', ,,inh ia, war W.
.u5,aiu4 ike this. And I'm rot
IT, only ore a. ta4,. When I Nr't
I'm rot a,ra!l 1" SHOW my self: I
,.,n'r 81 into hiding, i!I' with thcs"
..l.e t,le.' soy ~ A'ne and IRE ~
:ol t.. their r1.'er see and .ron. ""
Aere Wiling - 8 rig - l.: AL "
s.;"! was a ,"M.i - .a.d light.
".'e f:"ui t.r s'"l .r"| sh.d:
"l'u:urtu,..tc'y those Az 20 mo-
rh- conditions AZ mo,-ru ~srfare."
"M,sl.r1 &c ia IAci," said t;asIard.
~ don; kEuW any DIX Nor.s like that.
Lu; I know what I'm taking ahou'
.>..J If Id Nuoun irfore wouldn't
nave gone into the infantry
"W.crc would YOU have ono" "a"
i" |:.ac voicD
w cr, w"l,i ! have ,r'a"" WHY.
e.. !. ~ ,J'i.' : A",ld have an
7 i.',D '' a, ', e.. ., ~. g."
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