Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
A SOLDIERS nEcoMrENsE.

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lay suffering cxcruciating pain. From
| Il camp nearby the soldiers were sing
| ing:
Tonight.
| Wishing for the war to cease:
Many arc the hearts looking for the
| right.
To see the dawn OF peace"
And then very softly as the melody
| died away into the hills beyond
| Dying tonight. dying tonight.
| Dying on the old camp ground"
The words Of this beautiful old song
were echoed and rc-cchoed in the
hearts of the listeners aa they lay on
the hard, cold. unmcrciful earth look
ing UP into the unspeakablc peace Of
the stars
| through parched lips. "Oh, why doesn't
me ambulance come? Is there no
balm in Gilead.' just as a large ambu-
lance rode UP and several Red Cross
| nurses and doctors jumped out. 1t
| took n very short time TO place those
soldiers who could be saved In the am
buiancc and take them to tho hospi-
! tai.
The soldier that in to claim our spe-
Giai attention was strong, robust
healthy looking man of twenty-sevcn
who had received wound in his side.
HIS name was Hugh Pendleton.
ono or the nurses now approached
cd him In French: What is your ma
| tionality?'
He shook his head in q puzzled way
/ stand YOU"
oh, Monsieur. then you are not a
Frenchman?" and she repeated her
| question In English.
With great deal OF promptness
| and warmth he said: I'm an .tmcri-
! can"
"Oh. I'm SO glad. for nearly all the
| i like the French mighty we'll. II does
| me good to see an American face for
II cheers me up and reminds me OF
| home. AS she said the last word her
| beautitul eyes filled with tears and
she turned her head and slowly walk
| ed away.
The next day Hugh waited for 4 long
time for her ~ come and when he had
about given up all hope Of ever seeing
I her again she came. y
What Is your naInc?" he asked her.
She hesitated moment and then
said very slowly. Marjorie WINSTON
She continued to come at the same
called her his twilight girl"
| At last the end came TO the great
world war that so many. nations were
allies, and Marjorie Winston and Hugh
Pendleton sailed for America
| The FIRST thing to welcome them
| "Hen tney bIOpIcu dnCnOr III the mar
Dor Of New York was tho Statue OF
| Liberty and the flag of the republic
floating high over the gateway of the
harbor. They then realized more than
| purity and fidelity.
! Hugh went with Marjorie to her
train. promising 70 come to see her
! Michigan has been rightfully called
! the beautiful Peninsula" AS Mar
! Joric got of the train at her home
town her eyes swept over miles and
/ IN ..f hnl ,f,tl
winding roads and lanes. rolling hills
and farm houses. all scattered in
picturesque confusion.
She was greeted with cries Of de-
| light by every one she saw, for she
waH general favorite with every one
I'm that vicinity.
to her vinc-covered cottage, nov al
most obscured By weeds. and. opening
the door she called Aunt Carrier
while from somewhere In the rear Of
! the cottage some one answered.:
oh. is that you. Marjorie? I'm so
glad you've gotten home at last" and
a iStnute later vigorous, energetic
arms akinbo squirting her eyes at
Marjorie. and you're looking pretticr
ihan ever, too"
i you stu like TO Aatter peo-
pic. don't YOU. Aunty?"
The person Marjorie addressed rs
Aun, EarTir was not In truth. her aunt,
her so-called Aun, Carrie by her
mother. 10 whom Aunt Carrie was an
utter stranger. Her mother had had
the fever and had given her baby to
Mrs Arnold, requesting her to care for
her baby. and the only thing She, knew
was her name, Marjorie, which had
! been embroidered on tho bib she wore.
! and that somewhere in the world there
| lived brother of hers who was two
years older than Marjorie herself.
Gradually Marjorie settled down to
| the routine she had used before going
TO France and waited patiently for the
day when Hugh should come TO see
! her. and AT last he came.
AS he WAS about to leave he told her
his mother wanted her TO come TO see
| her some time. and asked her to go
with him home. and. as Aunt Carrie
readily gave her consent she did so.
| As they rode UP the long driveway
leading to the beautiful home where
Hugh and his mother lived Hugh re-
marked that Marjorie's coming home
prise for his mother. and Marjorie ask
| cd. will it be pleasant SURPRISE"
Why. certainly. It will be. for who
When Marjorie entered the room
| that Mrs. Pendleton was in that lady
arose from her chair and whispered
| hoarsely, "Marjoric."
yes. mother, that is her name. but
! how did you guess ii so easily. for
| I'VE never mentioned her namo TO you"
| Hugh said.
oh. nothing. nothing. Hugh" and.
after formal introduction. welcomed
! Marjorie into he. home with Il cor
| diality that delighted the girl. but She
| was not Il little puzzled over the way
| Mrs. Pendleton had acted when She
| first came into the room.
Marjorie stayed With Hugh and his
| mother for several days, and then came
| an end to her pleasant visit, and she
| returned TO her little vine-covorcd cot
tagc very much charmed with Mrs.
| Pendleton. Before leaving Mrs. PEN
| dleton gave her special invitation
| for Aunt Carrie to come to see her,
and she seemed very much in earnest
| and agitated. This invitation was re-
pcated several times through the mail
| and at last Aunt Carrie decided TO ac-
cept it. and wrote TO Mrs. Pendleton to
| that effect.
When the, large carriage rolled up
| to the Pendleton mansion Mrs. PEN
dlcton was out on the steps waiting
| for them. When Hugh helped Mrs.
| Arnold out OF the carriage Mrs. PEN
| dleton crica out: Mrs. Arnold, Mrs.
| Arnold: where is my baby: Is Mar
jorie--?'
Mrs Pcndleton. I thought you were
| dead, Yes, indeed. Marjorie is your"
But Mrs. pendie,on interrupted in
terrupted her: "oh, Hugh. Marjorie.
don't you understand" Marjorc\ is
| my long lost daughter and you are
| brother and sister"
The confusion and agitation which
followed this announcement can hard
Iy be described. and must confess tho