The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-10-04

level and dkin't realize what ] had de.
cided-had no hlnt or Il. In fact.
Ne sooner was De out Of sight than
began 70 DO some very tail busting.
went 10 q lady barber and told her
wanted ms hair cropped close 10 my
head. soldier style. ! had an unusually
good head Of hair. long. lnxuriant and
black. The barber almost wepf when
Insisted Il had 10 so She cut Il 80
could part Il On the side The only
time during flle operation ! had a pang
% regret was when slie began sha WING
my meek. The rnEor made me realize !
was 10 for something mighty hig
bad . good laugh when ] took my irsi
peek in tie mirror 81 myself as hoy
/ wasn't bad The lads barber did not
laugh The slglt Of such q sacrilege
seemed 20 make her sad She told nie
most folks wanted 20 grow hair-nol
lose Il.
After the hair cur Il dld not take me
very long 20 Jump into my uniform. !
hare spent much Of my life on . ranch.
where wore riding hreecbes o. bib
oseraiis. 10 ghe clothes were familiar
10 me and did not feel strange. was
right az home Ia them never was
happier 10 my ilfe than when ! took
stock o. my makeup. 4 sure enough sol
dler and said 10 mykeif-yery pod
lively:
-I'm goins with John and the troop
! left the house Just as u WAS 4
seemed q small matter 70 me ~ q time
llke this Reiurianfiy. had promised
my husband ! would 20 10 bis fainiis
Ia Kentucky and remain there until his
return. Instead 81 this. ! found myself
Ia an automobile speeding for fAoitgias
whore the troops were even then en-.
training With me WAS --ruIy. niy
bulldog. That was the only hurt. ieaf
ing Tuny. / would hare tried TO set
her enlisted in X company as mascot
only they do not allow DOES
f.rcrythlng was confnsion around the
station. Soldiers aud civilians wer
hurrylng here and there. Girls wee
bldding their sweeihearge ciingine
gocdbyA Moihcrs and fathers. sister,
and brothers. frfcnds-evcry anc war
there 20 give goasnecd. The soldier
themselves seemed 10 lic IN the l'eKt Of
spirits. They laughed and liked and
acted IKE men who were going away
on q big holiday. although there was >
strain q seriousness through u aii that
made a lump rise 10 Jour throat ever,
now and then.
1 did not ilngcr long outside The train
for fear ! might be recognized. though
Il was dlfacuig a. single OFT any strange
soldier. because their wcfe 10 many
raw rockies who had Just enlisted and
had not had time 10 gee acquainted
much. figured that the cook cai
would be the safest place. hecause
there could lSe busy doing something
aud Il would be easier Tor mo 10 get by
Sc when the cooks came
along fell IN with them and went into
the car. They thought was a new
one and never paid any attention T.
me OF course. ms long connection
with The army helped me, since knew
the regulations aud customs better than
most or che rockies.
Dog Almost Betrays Her.
Tufry almost spilled the beans for
me. She had given the chauffeur who
was 10 take care Of her while ] was
gone the nllp and gone out on q still
hunt for me. You can fool man. but
sou cannot fool dog. The minute she
apIcd me she came on the run. with Q
yclp and leap. Quite a lot Of the older
men knew ms dog. and thought ev.
cry minute they would notice her vio-
lent attentions I tried TO chase her |
away. she seemed 20 regard this as an |
invitation and barked happily. ! grew
cross and pushed her aside, ordering |
her home. She stood and looked &c me
n surprised way. ! could not secm /
loo familiar with her and play my part.
/ had to treat her rs strange dog. As
/ was boarding the train she came
after me with a bound. ! pushed her
away from the steps and walked up. /
Poor Tuffy, she wanted to be soldier
he worst way. hated to leave her.
she was the only one TO say goodby 70
nc. and had TO treat her as q stran-
Ter.
There were some nervous moments
before that train pulled out. ! kept In
he background as much as ] could
After what seemed to me years there
,ame q tense moment and a chorus OF
'noodhy, good luck. God bless you"
rhe cars began 70 move We were on
lur way to join rershing.
Look out there. rookie. or the nrst
hing you know you'll be fixing a mess
If pigs knuckIes and snueSkraut for
Iomo Germans"
one OF the old boys from the camp, a
nan IN my husbands company, whom
knew. was speaking. Il was the lirst
ime had been directly addressed.