The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-11

come over. join the Red Cross. TT work night and day to see you are sen somewhere near US. Re good. kiddie Wait for me"
 l don't know whether he said an, more or not. was crying so hard couldn't hear. ran to the rail. IT, was going over the side. He did no look back. He was a regular soldier l understood ] fell in a heap on tho deck. After that T. do not remember.
 While had been saying goodby to my husband on the deck of the transport the guards turned thelr backs and pretended to be busy. They 1 told me afterward that when tbey saw me rush to the rail they had the scare of their lives. They thought was going to jump over after him. They reached me just as crumpled up on the deck.
 The first thing I remember hearing was the voice of a seaman who had been sent on an errand for the medic .'' "A woman makes a h-l of a soldier. E he was complaining. If they ever got out in good. stiff battle and things began to look tough for them the whole d-d army would go to work and faint"
 What are you blowin' about?" said one of my personal guards. who was always willing to give me all the best of 1t. l was his prisoner, and he was soldier and didn't want an outsider picking on me. "A lot of license you have to bawl out somebody. That time the boys kidded you and said they were going 10 draft the sailors into the army and send them out first I thought you had the ague"
 T wasn't feelin' well. had chill"
 "Uh huh! A chill in your feet; that's what you had"
 Well. maybe l did. A guys got right to his own ideas about fightin. ain't afraid of no submarines nor any thing else on this here sea, but aint hankerin' to go chasin' Germans across No Mans Land nor none O them strange places. If I'm gonna get mine 1 want to get it on the ocean"
 This Is often the case. Sailors who do not know the meaning of the word fear on the water will back out en- tirely when 1t comes to fighting on land. They seem to be born to the sea. A lot of soldiers hate the water. They would rather fight four years fin the army than four days in the navy.
 ''The kids all right" said my guard to this sailor, recommending me. "Shc made a darn good doughboy. If she wants to take a flop because her old man has to go out and maybe get bean cd by piece of shrapnei or somethin' let her do it."
 It all came back to me then why was here. the goodby to my husband, the failure of my plans just when it looked as If were going to get through clean and maybe go with him to the front. l guess moaned.
 She's coming to- said the medic" feeling for my pulse "Yeud better clear out. all of you. I'll give her some thing to keep her quiet. She'll feel bet ter after a good nights rest"
 l honestly did not know whether wanted to come to Or not. Life looked pretty hopeless with me back there on the transport not knowing what was coming of at the camp. Then thought Of my hushnnd Te told me to wait Tor him. We'll. wouldn't disappoint him.
 Since 1 got back home I have heard of several cases where the wives or sweetbearts of boys who have been called away committed suicide. This Is hard to understand If woman Is lucky enough to win the love of s man who will shoulder gun and go out and fight for his country and her coun- try she ought to have enough grit to live for him and do her bit tn tho meantime. He wants to come back and find his home or the girl he left behind him waiting to welcome him. This is one of the things which keep him going, the thought that the sooner 1t Is over the quicker be will get back home to her.
 It didn't take me very long to find out the captain on the boat suspected might be one of the quitters. From the porthole In my room l could look out and see the deck.
 Kept Under Guard.
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