Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-11-16

longer a soldier facing fate with n
smile ! was woman deprived OF one
Of the sacred rights OF love.
After n long while the hustle on boa rd
ceased. The boys were going. ] could
hear the shouts OF welcome on the
shore and the music of the brass bands
Brass bands reminded me of home and
the good old days at the camp In Doug
las. ] started to rave again. ! threw
myself on my berth. Some one picked
me up In pair of strong arms and
stood me on the floor. let out one
war whoop Of happiness II was the
''old man"
I've got permission to stay on board
here with you until Monday, kiddie,"
he told me "ln the meantime the
boys are going to get busy and do their
darndest to grab you job over here"
Then and there we did song and
dance. Monday. This was only Sat.
urday. Anything could happen In that
time. Even peace might he declared.
Maybe Bill Kaiser will call It of,
and we can 70 back home together"
my husband consoled me. We went up
around us. Some OF them had already
unloaded. while others were waiting to
pour their streams OF Sammies out on
the shore OF France. Crowds lined the
shores and piers. Flags were flying
everywhere and people were In their
holiday clothes. All the children car
ried flowers. which they gave to the
Sammies The welcome mat was
spread all over the place.
"They seem to be sort o. glad to see
u.s. remarked the guard. who was new
er far away Were as welcome as
pint bottle at picnic for two"
All day Sunday and Monday we wait
ed for news about my landing. but
none came. We had not seen the boys
since they went ashore. They had
gone Immediately to their quarters In
or beyond the town. My husband had
orders to report for duty Monday after.
noon As the time when he must 20
drew near ] grew panicky.
! want to say right here that on sew.
eral occasions while we were In port
could have ducked ashore did not
! do It because ] knew n was caught
again some one else would get into
trouble. and I could not stand for that
after they had been so kind to me.
At 4.o'clock he told me he had to &c
and report. His face was white and
drawn, but he forced smile and tried
TO keep cheerful
LET me see that you are n sure
enough soldiers sweetheart" he said
Buck up. kiddie. You're game girl
You came all this way for me-"
Yes. and now I have to go back
without YOU" sobbed
Don't let little thing like that dis
courage you. honey. Go home and
take a run down to Kentucky to see
mother Tell her am well and doing
all right. No boche bullet Is going to
get me. Then. II you still want to
come over, join the Red Cross. III
work night and day to see you are sent
somewhere near us. BE good kiddie
Wait for me-"
don't know whether he said any
more or not. was crying so hard
couldn't hear. ran to the rail He
was going over the side He did not
look back He was a regular soldier
| ! understood. fell In heap on the
deck. After that do not remember.
While had been saying goodby
TO my husband on the deck OF the
transport the guards turned theii
backs and pretended TO be busy. They
told me afterward that when they
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 uI
ON the deck.
The first thing | remember hearing
was the voice OF seaman who haG
been sent on an errand for the medic
"A woman makes IA HI OF a soldier,
he was complaining III they ever got
out In a good, stifr battle and thing,
began TO look tough for them the whole
id army would go TO work ant
faint"
What are you BLOWN about?" snit
one OF NV personal guards who wa
always willing TO give me all the best
OF II. ] was his prisoner, aud he was q
soldier and didn't want an outsider
/ PICKING on me. "A iOt OF license YOU
have TO bawl out somebody. That time
the boys kidded you and said they
were going TO draft the sailors into the
army and send them out first thought
you had the ague."
II wasn't feeln well. ! had chill
"Uh huh! chill In your feet; that's
what you had"
"Well. maybe did guys got q
right to his own ideas about fghtin'.
amt afraid OF no submarines nor any
thing else on this here sea. but ] AIM
hankerin' TO so chasin' Germans across
No Mans Land nor none O. them
strange places. II I'm gonna get mine
want to get II on the ocean"
This is often the case, Sailors who