The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-18
Thrino Story of How Girl Went Over There With PerSing

Ing no chances on my sneaking ashqp
Once he passed my cabin. sts2ri
Watch that port hole" he ordseat
She's slippery a. an eel We de1&
want any more Of this foollshneSS..sA ~,
By and BY. the ship came to anchdkS
l could hear the men going ashore. WA
my husband with them? did not kneH
The thought that he might be ordeff9
off without so much as good PAG
drove me nearly crazy. ! guess VIZ
quite mad for n time. l was no lon$eS;.
soldier facing fate with smile.s
was a woman deprived OF one OF ta(
sacred rights Of love. 49,,
After a long while the hustle on boaI4
ceased. The boys were going. coMS
hear the shouts OF welcome on the shot4,
and the music Of brass bands. BTU
bands reminded me OF home, and Hf:
good old days ut the camp In DouglaHas
I started to rave again. ! threw ny
self on my berth. Some ono picked Ne
I'D in a. pair Of strong arms and sto94~
me on the floor. lie, out one Nes
whoop of happiness. 1t was the ~
man." ils
I've got permission to stay on boe1ai
here with you until Monday, kidoS9k:
he told me- I'm the meantime. the pey4
are going to get busy and do their datnS
dest to grab you Il JOB over here. ~
Then and there we did = song 444
dance. Monday. This was only satY T.
day. Anything could happen IN tett:,
time. Even peace might be declared r
Maybe Bill Kaiser will call II on. ~
we can 20 back home tosether' my isFEGi
band consoled me. We went up on 90 az
The transports were all arouno 80
Some Of them had already uhloaoIE 81
while others were waiting to pour
stream Of Sammles out on the shore, W
France Crowds lined the shores ~
piers. Flags. were flying everywnstG
ana neotle were in their holiday clothe
All the children carried Mowers. Wnt9
thev rave to the Sammies. The N3
come mat WAS spread all over tho place
"They seem TO be sort o glad TO ee4
MS" remarked the guard. who was nesSA
far away. Were as welcome as ~
! bottle at a picnic for two IL
All day Sunday and Monday ST&
waited for news about my landing. PR
none came. We had not seen the PPM
since they went ashore. They hso sRyt
immediately to their quarters In or re-
yond the town. Ny husband had oro1k
to report for duty Monday afternoon. ~!
the time when he must 20 drew neaft1
grew panicky.
I want to say right here that. on sey.,
e-al occasions, while We were IN tnSs
port, could have ducked ashore. l A.
not do it because knew il was cau03tt
axutn someone else would get teo,
trouble. and I could not stand for tnak.
after they had been SO kind to ME. -.
At 4 o'clock he told mo he had tol
and report. His face was white
drawn. but he forced q smile and u
[ to keep cheerful.
Let me see that you are 50
| enough soldiers sweetheart he 50
| Buck up, kiddie. You're game
You came oil this way for me-"
Yes. and now I have to so b
| without you.'' I sobbed.
Don't let little thing like that
courage you. honey. Go home and 7
| a run down to Kentucky 10 see mot
| Tell her am we'll and doing all RI
No Boche bullet Is going TO get
| Then. II you still want 10 come on
1oin the Red Cross. I'll work night =
day to see you are sent somewhere n
U.s. Be good, Riddle. Wait for me-.
don't know whether he said -
| more or not. was crying so harN4l
| couldn't hear. ran TO the rail.
was going over the side. He did
| look back He was regular soldier
understood. I fell In heap on -
deck. After that. I do not remcmbeh.v
! copyright. 1917. BY til. Bell Syndicate. lAS