The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-27
CHAPTER V.
No France For Ne.

TIME rest Of the trip was under
guard. think it was the fifth
day we were under way they got
Ene. / could hear the men singing and
drilling. The routine of the army was
going on as il nothing had happened
How / longed to be back in my old
place among them as "A doughboy, All
z had now were the clothes. just mem
cries Of my soldering had TO stick
20 them because there was nothing else
on board for me to wear.
did not see my husband for two
days. 1t was hard to know he was on
the ship only a few feet away. and
yet could not even speak to him |
sinally let him up, and after that he
was allowed to come TO me when he
was Off duty
He told me the men were getting
anxious to land They had recovered
from their seasickness and wanted to
see what it was like over there" All
were In the best OF health AS their
appetites returned they complained
more and more about their rations.
which is to be expected. At mess one
evening a hOmesick Sammy talked
about the deep dish huckleberry pie
his mother used TO make He almost
caused a riot.
you'll be pickin' berries out of the
air soon. boy lead ones" said a Sam
my, who had eaten his pic mostly off
OF lunch counters all his life.
For the most part those were dreary
days for me- as ! saw my husband
only for a short time when he did get
up to my prison. Outside ! could hear
all the noises of the troops-noises that
had sounded so sweet in my ears be
fore. There were the calls Of the crap
players. the plaintive music OF the
ukelele, no longer soothing to me now.
and the harmonizing of the old. sad
tunes. Previously the accomplished
player OF the luke had been the most
popular man on board and he was vet
for all | know. but not with me.
would have liked to kill him when he
tuned up
Much time was on my hands for
thinking. l was proud of the respect
these soldiers Of Uncle Sam had shown
me-a girl-when they had every op-
portunity to take advantage OF me with
me living among them as one OF the
gang l am speaking Of those who
Vrtsre aware of my presence on board
They ought TO make n fine record in
France, both in and ont of the trench
IS. ! was also proud | hadn't been
seasick, although | had never been on
no
some Of the rockies in this respect any
way. for they had been a seasicll crowd.
Neither had | had any fear of sub
marines. even though | cannot swim a
stroke. This was more than some Of
the recruits could say Several OF them
had been very Omen pored as they broke
into aweats ct pure fear with eacD
submarine alarm for drill purposes.
feit, perhaps, would fit better in the
trenches than they would
s bout noon one day / heard a great
-ammOtion on board. Men were run
u.i0g backward and forward. shouting
and calling to one another Thing,
were being moved i'm a hurry The
whole ship throbbed with new life.
tried 60 discover the cause of the ex
citement by peepins through my single
portfolio. but could see nothing. A
guard came TO my door and knocked
Land Is Sighted.
~Land to starboard!" he shouted. He
was a nice fellow and couldn't hold
cut such startling information from me
There was lump i'm my throat tho
size of an apple. Would | ever set foot
in France? The officers had promised
they would do all they could to get the
authorities to let me stay. The army
officers were especially nice to me
believe they sincerely wanted to see
me win ont after the chances I had
soken.
Some of them know openly urged
be permitted TO land. 1t was the ships
captain, technically IN charge of me-
who killed all my prospects. as found
out later.
II was on Saturday we came into
port. We were not sure Of the name of
the place. although we had a pretty
fair idea what it was
Extra guards we're stationed to
watch me The quartermaster captain
was taking no chances ON my sneaking
ashore. Once he passed my cabin
Watch that portfolio" he ordered.
She's as slippery as an eel We don't
want any more of this foolishness."
By and by the ship came to anchor
could hear the men going ashore.
Was my husband with them? / did
not know. The thought that he might
be ordered of without 50 .-lucb as Il