The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28


cd In tho stomach
I'm the stomach OH. Madame,
What a shame to tell stories Ike ,o,..
What does the sergeant know nb,,,
him? Why. Madame. I was the nnly
one TO see him. I tell YOU. tho cniv
one"
"WcN, he told me that. too N MI,
letter" she added. "IIc wrote Mon.
sieur tiaspard has been q real brother
to your husband"
ooh. nothing Ia hrag about" aid
Gaspard .'Burettn was = ,c,l al
. . every time they gave Co., EN-.
wine :"
She interrupted him
Did he suffer much"
He shrugged his shoulder. and pcl
%cheerfully.
suffer. Why. not u hit Wly VI,
dropped in one second. jus, like thu,
. a real hero. I tell " ~.
right beside him. Madame. and all
heard was just one tiny little cry"
The woman's eyes filled with 'oa-,
az she listened to the soldier, bu, II,
was clear that the news he was brine.
ing her was making her feel ,ery
happy.
Didn't he have time to speak 4,
you about me-"
"Why. I should say he did replisl
C;aspard quickly. But even bofo,,
that he always used to say to NJ,
'Gaspard. If I am killed don't fsil to
tell my little wife how much | though,
of her"
"Did he really a that"
Eyes. and he really meant ~ to,
. . and then. after he had falion.
| another shell came along and cx.
| ploded right near by"
MY God! And what then
"Well, it threw NJ - great hl,
mass of earth which catnc down .ott,,
upon him and buried him then and
there. . II was a wonderful
sight No one had time TO 70
,eAr him . nothing remained
lie had disappeared completely with
| all his equipment and everything n.
had with him, including tho tokens
which reminded him OF you
II was another wonderful irsrir1.
| ton from Gaspard's good heart that
induced him to conceal from the WIDOW
| the real facts about her huSbari'-
horrible death and to attribute 20 Ri.
ret,e the glorious. Impressive cut
which came to Gaspard's other pa,
Prof. Mousse.
She stood up and gave him roth
her hands.
Monsieur C;sspard. now 7 unds
stand all my husband wrote - mo
about you fou are ? tine wan
I'm going to show you his pho
tograph,"
She left the room aud meauwhle
Gnspard began to wonder whether Va
had done the right thing hy lyus 20
her about her husbands death IT.
hesitation was short lived, hopevo'
"Nou poor fool lie said 10 hr'
SELF. Mousse was IN old ha"'Ie'I
he had no family What gUN
would II have done him"
Madame Rurettc cam" back. acrnu
panied by her maid. to whom she So
Marie. this gentleman l.
soldier h. WAS - friend Of -" '
masters My husband had =
beautiful death, Marie. He WAS struc
by "A bullet in the forehead aud
I, no fell a shell came along and 90
explosion tore ,hc Garth apart ari
covered up VIZ H'NlN
She said II IN a trembling voice, W
with n great feeling 81 pride. r.
servant said
How wonderful. Madame. how 80
derfu',"
A long silence followed, during VII
he hearts of these two human he.u.
So different from each other, vsra
beating together, the one HAPPY
the thought that his imagination ',,
enabled him 10 give the widow some
happiness IN her tragic sorrow.
other proud aud cheerful, thanl: .
her visitors efforts.
When he left Madame R1ro
Gaspard's eyes We're shining
His mother asked him AZ NICE
"Well, did YOU find it easy - e.
herr"
Yes hut I told II to hey IN ~
own way
He took his family 10 tho Thar"
Elysees IN the beautiful sumu'- r..
ning. \ golden hue :''rl"' - COS.
trees and lawns ipd "r . '--e
wer. passing by. H. We, i'rr ace p
this delightful eveniur '-.-I.-'
toyed an immense fcel.l- 80 .-
ness, greater than ~ aVN Oh. .
OF his life. happy AT the ,p"' -r-
lie had lone his duty tow arr -t
try and toward hi- trienc, fsp,.
. to realize that with INV
!, mother, his child and ~ Hl. '
poor old woman who had -tvlr
/, birth and had worked all her 1T" o.
him and Rihiche. whom hs l7'
more than ever. Mingled W.T. 49,
happy thoughts was a slight f.
ot regret that the war Was hot a.
2 and that men were stlll heins h' o.
\ n armed uevNhov came
, shouting "IntraHsjGtcrt' Ltb'r'.
He spoke to the boy:
Nothing new. eh" TIE T.
slams are still rctrcatinc" M y
= will they give II 20 them for good .
. end It all?'
l Bibiche sighed while Gasnard's o."
repeated after his father: VIE -
they end II all:'
Gaspard resented this ana 'Hr'
ened the child with dire pur'sNr.''
but the ~youugster ran IN aheao s.
, laughing and making fun Of ms '4''
Gaspard was red with anc'r 49,
called u TO Bibiche 10 slap We '".
face. The grandmother intervor't
"Oh. leave him alone
\ But Gaspard insisted and PH'
slapped the child. who s~crcarlet ~
u the top Of his voice.
What do you know about '.a'
' said u "Jus, about As 'E