The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-18
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"They seem to be sort o. glad to Sc
Ms" remarked the guard, who was ney
er far away. We're as welcome a
a pint bottle at picnic for two"
All day Sunday and Monday we wait
ed for news about my landing, bu
none came. We had not seen the boy
since they went ashore. They ha,
gone Immediately to their quarters II
or beyond the town. My husband hat
orders to report for duty Monday after
noon. AS the time when he must G,
drew near l grew panicky.
l want to say right here that on sew
eral occasions while we were in port
could have ducked ashore. | did no
do it because | knew If 1 was caugh
again some one else would get int
trouble. and / could not stand for tha
after they had been so kind to me-
At A o'clock he told me he had to 81
and report. His face was white and
drawn. but he forced smile and tried
to keep cheerful
Let me see that you are a sure
enough soldiers sweetheart" he said
Buck up, kiddie. You're game girl
You came all this way for me-"
Yes, and now l have to go back
without you" sobbed.
Don't let little thing like that dis
courage you, honey. Go home and
take run down to Kentucky to see
mother. Tell her i am well and doing
all right. No boche bullet is going to
get me. Then. if you still want to
come over, join the Red Cross. I'll
work night and day to see you are sent
somewhere near us. Be good. kiddie
Wait for me-"
l don't know whether he said any
more or not. l 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 a 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 their
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 up
on the deck.
The first thing | remember hearing
was the voice of a seaman who had
been sent ON an errand for the medic"
"A woman makes a hi of soldier"
he was complaining. IF they ever got
out in a good. stiff battle and things
began to look tough for them the whole
Id army would go to work and
faint"
What are you BLOWN about?" said
Dne of my personal guards. who was
always willing TO give me all the best |
Of 1T. ] was his prisoner. and he was a |
soldier and didn't want an outsider
picking on me. "A lot OF license you
have to bawl out somebody. That time
he boys kidded You and said they
we're going to draft the sailors into the
lrmy and send them out first thought
'ou had the ague'
Il wasn't feelin' we'll. | had a chill"
"Uh huh! chill in your feet; that's
What you had"
well, maybe | did guys got
light to his own ideas about fightin'.
In t afraid of no submarines nor any,
hing else on this here sea, but ! amt
ankerin' to go chasin' Germans across
10 Mans Land nor none O. them
TRANCE places Ii I'm gonna get mine .
want to get it OH the ocean,"
fThtc 10 CEton bo Cofl
0 not know the meaning of the word !,
,ar on the water will back out en- !.
rely when 1t comes to fighting on
nd. They seem to be born to the sea.
lot OF soldiers hate the water. They
ould rather fight four years In the
my than four days in the navy. a
'"Tbe kids all right" said my guard g
this sailor, recommending me. "She y
ade darn good doughboy. If she &
ants to take flop because her old If
an has to go out and maybe get bean T
by piece Of shrapnel or somethin' ii
her do it." o,
t all came back to me then why / OF
Is here, the goodby to my husband, al
, failure of my plans just wSc1. q W
ked as IL l were going to get through
an and maybe go with him to the ! be
mt l guess l moaned. In
She's coming to-" said the medic" ga
ling for my pulse. You'd better ne
ar out, all Of you I'll give her some m
ng to keep her quiet. She'll feel bet
after good nights rest tn
honestly did not know whether | th
nted to come to or not. Life looked F..
tty hopeless with me back there on m,
transport not knowing what was In,
ling Off at the camp. Then l thought COZ
my husband. He told me to wait fal
him. Well. wouldn't disappoint me
Low
nee ! got back home | have heard abb
several cases where the wives or he,
ethearts of boys who have been see
I'd away committed suicide This wit
ard to understand. If woman Is the
y enough to win the love of man Coz
will shoulder gun and go out wiz