Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16

tAttss an1at rCnicago ounndxd cendny
eusly % . deep, distant uHdsfto9l
Now and thsn It seemed to swell touF
q, thsn diminish ana increase.
NslBs turned from her father az
went into the room where her motif
lay In bed. Since the night OF the y
raid she had been helplsss. Nellie w
not going to leave her In that stat
Besides, there were other reasons W.
Nellie knew she could not 60, for tn
time swaas here when Bob would conf
He had to coms &C this season. ri
leaves and the grass and the dust
tho road now were just 40 she alwaS
saw them IN her dream. SO she stays{ |
The east wind bore upon It the neI
morning parchsd fog, % from foiEs
ct nre-ths smoke Of Chicago Ill.
flames. And through this smoke meI
fought and fell, advanced, gave ground,\
stood and then gave ground again.
But here there was no rout BEFORE
the regents regiments battalions 81
the Americans fought rear guard &C.
uon, making the regent pay for every
gain a. be had not paid for Americas,
ground before. One battalion in par.;
dcular took IT. toll Of the INVADER
along Z line just to the east Of the city.
Of Mgin. A. It took position and dusS
it,elf In Z man with bandaged eyes
and wearing . faded and patched uni-i
form Of lieutenant IN the Unitsd
States navy Joined the battalion. He
reported to the major and explained
that 1ust now he was blind. He had
seen In the great sen battle and was
rescued unhurt. but later when COM
handing a gun 1t Fort Hancock his,
eyes had been injured. He had been
captured and had been certified as per-
manently disabled BY the regents sur
geons, and 50 recently he had been exa
changed for another disabled man. HeI
had reached Chicago Just as. the army
was abandoning the city. The truth
was II he removed his bandage from!
his eyes he had a little sight enough
to see that men aimed, as they fred
enough to sec that men stayed in POI
sition. BE was used to controlling
men.
So Bob Wendell fought. He kept his
eyes bandageA till the assault came on
and then, though he knew 1t meant
darkness for him forever, he took the
black cloth from about his head, and
where he was men fought as nowhere
else. They stood and fought back four
times there number TIL the general or
the brigade sent word that the troops
whose retreat they protected were
well away and the battalion was 70
withdraw as It could. +.
Late that afternoon ~ Nellie Wen
dell looked out from the cellar where
she was hidden with her mother and
her son she saw soldier In different
uniform from the rest sink down BIZ
the side Of the road. There were shellAi
breaking over the road, but Nellie fof4
got them as she saw the man on the
grass try to get up. She ran out ana
caught him In her arms.
"Bobv' She kissed him. Bob, it,
Nellie! Bob, cookbook at mer' She
begged.
He raised his eyes, and then she
knew. She cried out and Rugged him,
to her.
Little wife, little wife," he said stos
her over and over again. Nellie. Mt
tie wife, the baby--it was born?"
"A boy, Bob, boy-oh, just hks yun:
your sonT'
"A boy! My son! Where is he1s
pm-I'm not only Just blind: I've been
hurt. I think. But you mustn't stay
here. For his sake 60, Nellie, go!' la
Cor she cried and hugged TO him.
go from you now?"
A shell burst beside them, and the
enemy's soldiers half an hour later