The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-31

IOWeu w unOtneT. luHt uednt we WeIe
about to start our voyage back. My
heart sank into my shoes. | would not
see my husband again. I was not to go
with the Red Cross and take care Of
the boys when they were wounded
! Coming over the ocean did not seem so
wide. Now II looked like a million
miles across to me.
"Our orders are to take you to your
quarters and keep you there until we
are safe outside" said one Of my
guards. ! don't remember how I got
there. I guess they half led me and
half carried me. heard q bugle blow
ing somewhere over In the town. II
was manned by an American. Every
note came clear across the water. The
next thing knew | was on my berth
with my fingers stuck tightly In my
ears and my face buried In a pillow
The boat was moving out.
On the trip over was not afraid of
submarines. Now for the first time
was nervous about them. The ship
seemed deserted.
i paced the deck for hours ut
stretch. My guard was always with
me, the sailor on one side and the SOL
der on the other. | certainly looked
like popular lady. Many a girl back
home would have envied me this es-
cOrt from both branches Of the service.
I guess ] almost walked the poor sen.
tries to death. Once, after a long hike.
heard the sailor complaining:
IF he don't put on the brakes my
dogs are going to be worn of right up
to the ankle. Joined the navy because
walkin' never appealed to me. The
way I'm goin now might as well have
signed up with the infantry" l was
still he to the jackie.
One sailor In the gun crew on the
way back kept complaining all the
time because we did not meet up with
German sub. He was nice boy, the
one who had picked me out as a wo
man OH the way over when he saw me
trying to roll q cigarette, but kept 1t to
himself. We got very friendly.
why do you want to see U boatT'
I asked him. Aren't you satisfied with
the surface of the scar"
WED stay on top all right with that
baby we've got to shoot" he replied.
"All We want Is just a look at one
You know the gun crew that sinks a
submarine gets $1,000 from the govern.
ment to be divided among nine men. I
guess my share of that wouldn't look
good to ME and my folks back In Iowa.
besides the fun of nicking one"
That boy typiiied the spirit Of the
United States navy-afraid of nothing,
filled with supreme confidence In the
ability of the men to shoot quick and
straight.
After landed | saw him i'm Hobo
ken, and he was having romance.
"I've got TO go up the street to meet
my girl" he announced, proudly smil-
Ing
Where is she?" asked him.
"She works up here at the vaudeville
thcater," he answered. she gets
through now pretty soon."
! thought lie had done pretty well.
grabbing an actress.
They'll be calling you stage door
Johnny the first thing you know"
warned. lie blushed.
"Oh, she don't come out the stage
door," he defended. shes an usher.
and she's got my wrist watch. l only
met her at 10 o'clock this morning, but
let her wear 1t today"
you're a fast worker" suggested.
"Oh, we've got to be In the navy" he
answered proudly, whether it's girls
or submarines. We sailors don't stay
in one place long enough to be slow"
He went Off up the street smiling
fine boy, typical of the United States
havy, clean and wholesome.
The sontries were not supposed to
talk with me. but they were good fel-
.Ows and didn't mind breaking a rule
,r two when It wasn't hurting any.
thing to intuition their faces and
loosen up bit. My doughboy outfit
was beginning to show the strain. /
nal worn 1t all the time since we left
Douglas. 1t was cold, too, going back.
l mentioned feeling cold to one Of the
sailors. lie offered me an extra sailor
suit he had. 1t was warmer than the
soldiers uniform. put it on. 1t lit
as though it had been made for me.
They told me ! made an even better
Jackie than did Sammie
All the while kept begging the
guards to tell me why had not been
allowed to land. They always an
swered, II don't know" and then
changed the subject. Finally. after
We were out couple of days, one Of
them came across.
81 don't know for sure" he said, but
l heard it was General Pershings or
ders. lie said 1t would set bad ex-
ample"
~ heard that, too" volunteered my
other escort, "Dut also got rumor II
was the French authorities who turned
you down. One of the boys told me
they put 1t up to the general so strong
he finally agreed to get you place In
the Red Cross. but the Trenches
couldn't see it. They got more women
than they can use over there now.