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

rd u TlpN didn't Know whether the
wou.u even lie back again. and the
were thinking about II aud about Oh
little red house with the white fenc
bnct nan,' nud the girl aud wonderin
WIN r ed the army and wishin
the arizona But don
wa tuy sob stun
ne way to send us OFT
con g luy who was not NOR
thuu y cry pronounced rook
10 uu iags. no bands. ~
rhe thin It's grea
way .u war
Wait Lt Won eei over there kid
aud rOul' wish yuu were back here.
remarked Private Smithers gran,
lighting man but always n private. nj
.hough al old timer in the army Hi
1ame is not Smithrrs. either II tol,
bis real name 1t might get him in bad
But hold your head up. son The
worst you can get Is tn he killed ant
you won't know about that" he con
rluded
The case OF Private Smlthers reminds
me of an army story.
"You object TO your men drinkingT
asked friend Of the colonel of O regi
ment on the border one day. why
Private Bill Jones has always been q
drinker when on leave. and you say he
is a fine soldier"
"Yes. and he's always been pri
al
This fitted Smithers' case exactly
He was good soldier and a fine fight
err. but cut from the pattern of pri.
vate and always intended for one.
Pretty soon | noticed him staring at
me closely. and ] moved away. al.
though knew Jim Smithers wouldn't
tip me off. However. | didn't want
him TO get on If | could help It.
1t seemed risky to go on deck yet, 50
| sauntered toward my old stamping
me on route from Douglas-the ships
kitchen.
What really wanted to do was page
my husband, for | hadn't caught Il
glimpse of him on the transport-in
fact. had not seen him since the troops
left the trains No sign of him. |
wondered little how he would take
1t when he found me still along.
THAR she blowsv" hollered voice
We could feel the ship moving under
her own power, and by the glimpses
| caught through the portfolios ! saw
we had Strengthened out In the stream.
Then a panic seized me- What IL my
husband was not aboard that shipT
Suppose he had been transferred to
some other regiment at the last min
ute. They do such things in the army
without asking the permission of
wives. which makes the husbands
harder to follow. | had no way of
knowing whether he was aboard
What if
Hey. there. Joe. heave to and lend
fellow a hand. will you? What do
you think this is-a tango teaT'
The speaker was one of the kitchen
crew When the transport started its
perilOus journey to some port in
France" he was hustling crates Of food
into the storehouse down below 9th
ers of the men were busy with similar
tasks. getting things shipshape. There
seemed to be no romance about this
farewell. Ii was case of getting
down to brass lacks. After awhile |
stole above. There was no excitement.
no depression now Everything was as
usual, just as if the boat were bound
for little sightseeing trip around
Manhattan isle. The sentimental
Sammy RECEIVERS quickly Besides. the
men did not know how many German
eyes might be watching their dcpar-
ture. and they wanted to show the en-
envy they meant business. Only when
they passed the statue Of Liberty did
they stop whatever they were doing
and stand at salute AS one of them.
a wiry westerner who went into Mex
leo with Pershing. put it,
I'VE got to give the old girl the glad
hand as we 60"
Off For "Some Port In France"