The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-13

being a woman on board the
transport | knew things were getting
mighty shaky for me.
Rockies like nothing better than to
cfA>k wise, as the old timers call it, on
anything connected with their troop.
They have a keener sense for inside
news than bird dog has for flock of
prairie chickens. This recruit was
specially busy one of the breed. He
was as pleased over the prospect of
new thrill as ii Mexican is over a plate
of redhot chill con carni 1t would be
red hot for me. all right. if they found
me out.
BY this time Smithers was proud of
me as If | was his own private idea.
He used to chuckle as much when an
officer hove in sight and l stood at at
tention and saluted and got away with
il as he did when the "bones" rolled
him a good pot in a crap game. Then,
il he saw me watching him, he would
try to look very severe and growl:
You shouldn't ought to "a done it.
kiddie. Sure nun you shouldn't"
What Cupid Smithers said when
told him the rockies were on the scent
and were talking sounded like word
barrage from the heavy artillery. You
could smell the sulphur in the air. No
apologies either He was mad clean
through.
What them young shavetails need
is a set of knitting needles" he growl-
ed 81 tell you what you'd better do
You'd better find that laxative teller
who tipped you off and see If you can't
shame him outn the idea"
That sounded fair enough. My cour-
age began to pick up. The game was
noHover yet by long way.
II found my rookie astern He was
with two or three other youngsters.
z They were licking Germans right and
left, favorite pastime OF new men In
uniform. The old campaigners avoid
talk about soldering You would new
er know by their conversation whether
they were on their way to war or TO
a tea party The rockies had the
! boches halfway to Berlin and were
Kissing the kaiser's helmet for a cuspi
dor. when l broke in
"Tfty there Kid Pinkerton." l rag
ged. Found the fem YETI"
what do you meanY' demanded my
rookie. blushing like a high school boy
He knew | was kidding him.
Didn't you tell me there was a wo
man on boardi"
Sure | did. | heard
well, you sure are some fall guy
Maybe you heard we are going to fgh
the Fritzes with pea shooters too
You'd better get hep to yourself Th,
first thing you know you'll be answer
ing to the name O Patsy around here
Rookie Silenced.
That last shot hit the boy hard H.
suspected they were stringing him
Every soldier breads being singled on
for the butt of his comrades jokes. Al
army Patsy has a pretty tough time o
it. | was safe from that rookie. 70
the present at least.
| sneaked forward to the quarter
where my husband was bunking a
soon as lights out" l was anxious t.
tell him what had happened. He wa
worried. but he tried not to show II
He told me to cheer up: that no matte
Wat happened he would stand by
/Nas | happy? Ask me. After all h
might weaken and let me go with hir
into France Right then ! wouldn
have traded my trusty old doughbo
outfit for the SWEETEST wardrobe in Ne'
York city. and. from what we hea
back in Arizona, that is saying heap.
| didn't sleep much. felt there wa
\omething in the air. Before midni2h
thS,e was a submarine alarm. Tn
old timer in the bunk under me hadn
hit the floor before he began to squawl
Some son OF sea cook has snare
my life belt!" he complained loudly
He was digging up his bunk like
dog after a rabbit. Blankets. shoes an
clothes were flying In all directions
The alarm sergeant. whose duty 1t wa
to see that all hands were out or qua
ters and on deck was prodding hir
none too gently to hasten him SO
der from II company. pal OF III
came running up.
Jaw g'wan. you rummyI' he called
stopping long enough to have goo
laugh. you've got it on you
The old timer beat it quick. 1t wa
the first tip we had he was taking u
chances on being kissed by a submi
rine. Afterward he insisted he ha
been trying it on and left it there b
mistake. but the boys wouldn't hste
~ him. You're Just as likely TO 81
>ftted to coffin and forget about ha'
ing 1t on as one OF those seagoing Iii
q preseryers. They had his number.