The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14

CAUSE ms Noulu iau reOpcntu az n
result of what he had done for the
dying man.
at once. and this time it was his turn
Ia suffer. His fever was very hich.
and the doctor was furious the next
morning and threatened tho paticn,
with severe punishment Il no moved
rom his bed aGlr. III. greatest or
vas to he unable 10 attend his
pals funeral. and he spent tho day
erumb'ing. his face buried n his ~.
low.
pudocnon vas The first 20 SOC the
mother. He was caccr to console her
and also 10 tell her what Gaspard had
cone for her hoy.
This opportunity. however. was
Lever given to him.
When instead of a wuunucl man.
she found only q cold nniv. when she
saw what vas left If her child. this
woman. in the midst oc her terrific
nrspair. suddenly gave vent 10 an out
burst of hatred and bitter jealousy
toward this other man who looked 50
healthy ana was staying far away
from tho nriu= Inc. Slc forgot al,
, bout all his devotion. his care and
his Kindness toward her boy. In her
terrible suffering she could see only
vha; was before her At tn" time, and
mi, tears were streaming down her
checks she exclaimed IN =. trembling
voice:
"And You" How about YOU"
. Aren't ,"I going to fight"
To tins uncNpo. ;ed question he Re-
,,i'ei:
'Hut am a nurse
This a.; word brought Forth a or,
~ rage from che noihcr.
"\drsc, WIN, the o;hcrn
nro being El,l"d' Nnd why
wasn't my boy a Nurse
She stepped forward and ven, on
a. the top o. her yoir":
Tell IA" 70. me why &?
Win Your lood health YOU
siay here, 80. Aren't YOU ashamed
of yourself" DO you ever think Of all
those who have died" How
IL" you feel about i? And
YOU saw how my boy suffered, Aren't
YOU ashamed OF 'eing wlia, YOU are"
An II | were a man man
She raised her fist q; HIM as she
turned away.
He came back into the ward in a
pii!fjl condition. Cold p~erspirGtion
covered his forehead aud his eyes were
;lll of tears.
He went up To- Gaspari's bed and
said in n choking voice:
THAT woman is a brute .
because. you know how I watched
cvor her son and nurscd him like a
brother, and was RICH; with him when
he ded. | stayed 10 the last.
telling him he wasn't going to de
yes. she i~ a brute. bat after
all sh, - r3ah, yos. Yes
! have no business 10 be Il nurse
! am gu!E. to write ia the commander
| am through with this. I
want To- go or and iigh; and take my
chance with III" others. ! am not 60
'rg to take any more insults like
that"
Gaspard could .ay nothing in reply.
The other went on:
81 should worry about good food
ard u good bed, | am through
with this"
wounded man called ont.
Nurse"
hut Dudognon was furious II am
N" longer a nurse
NO one knew whether he had again
met III" charming Nine. Arnaud or
whether h" had Just simply driven the
thought from his mind and forgotten
all about il, At all events in the We
ming OF the same day Mile. Viette, who
enjoyed his company. found him at
the bedside of ono Of the wounded men
10 whom lie was giving some med
icine. The soldier inquired:
Have YOU been out there tooc"
But; this time he replied without
hesitation:
ID I look like a man who hasn't
been q there"
OH said tho other. that isn't
what I meant "
well. then, swallow your medicine
said Dudognon. cit will make YOU
sleep and stop thinking, and that's
what YOU need"
Mile. Niette told the story 10 Gas.
pard and both laughed, These two
were great friends. He had already
told her n number of things. his bust
ness. his life in Paris, his battle, the
death of Burcttc and tho heroism OF
Capt. Puche. ON the other hand she
often brought in the newspapers fol
him and told him What her father
Thought of the Germans. Of the victory
of the Marine and the destruction oi
the Rheims Cathedral. 'iaSpard
Knowing that the young girl cam,
from good stock, listened tn her with
Sl"nt rorpcc' and Nas dec. ~ i'm
pressed lbs the fact That sll" was not
t", piuu,i 80 iuin IL Ian.
one evening he told ner ll,nut his
mother and his wife. He did not tel
her that he wasn't married, but spoke
OF the oma with great respect, ic
hadn't seen her for two months.
"Of course didn't expect her IL
come here, My wound isn't serious
II .sn't worth while spending Tho
money only If she
had com" along without telling me
wouldn't have regretted the money
Allie, Nictic listened 10 him scate,
ON "a chair near tho window through
which II garden. a real french garden
could he seen. Long rows Of fruit