Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-18
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Short Story
A TALE or ADVENTURE.
EN Pauline u. Edwards.

talked as they worked
Come. Medicine. cant you tell as
OF some adventure that has befallen
you 2'
My life has been very uneveatful.e
was the reply
You were in Europe w erea@ Won
when the great war broke ont Sures.
there must be something interesting
in your experience at that time
There was 8 romance"
'0h. do tell use about it," claimed
q dozen voices.
lit wasn't much of a happening bYt
since y0u want 10 hear il / dour mind
telling you
"You see, was ia Belgium when
war was declared but 7 didn't know
that the Germans were going 10 come
ID such hurry, and 7 hadn't seen ali
the sights. So ] delayed getting away
till they were driving the French be-
fore the toward Paris
That's the way Z got into Red
Cross work.
The only means by which i could
travel were the ambulances carving
the wounded I set myself no for 4
nurse, taking care of load OF
wounded men who were being carried
TO the rear. till shell exploded under
it and blew 1t and its contents sky
high.
Weren't you killed. asked one of
them
NO" said Che story teller, II
wasn't killed
What saved you o.
Il was leaning over a wounded sol
der ct the time. and when he was
blown up his body constituted a pro
lection for nae. He was killed
though"
lit seems to me-" remarked one Of
she ladies' that there lis some uHnec-
essary information given here co on
with the story SO far as regards your
self alone"
and leave out the romance
MOI shouted every woman pres
emf.
They took the ambulance I was IA
to Calais
7 thought it was blown to atoms"
put in a listener
That was a French ambulance
was picked up by English Red Gross
workers and at Calais was taken
across the channel
The speaker stopped short as though
she had finished her story.
Where does the romance come fB2"
asked several ladies at once.
oh. I'm going to tell you that DO
you want to hear ft?"
"Of course, all responded
u stayed ia England q long while.
caring for wounded soldiers tn the
hospitals At last I sailed for Amer
lea In British snip. That was when
the submarines got to work. and we
were all fearful Of being sunk 10 the
bottom Of the ocean. Most of us re-
manned dressed day and night
wore tailor made suit I bad bought
in London. You see If 7 got through
safely I wouldn't have to pay duty en-
It, and if we We're blown up and was
saved 7 would be well dressed and
wei treated If was
drowned my corpse would be- WelI
gowned P"
How thoughtfuIt" remarked sew
aral listeners. soto voice
We hadn't been out thirty-s5E hours
when there came the sound Of an eE-
3Iosiou forward I knew at once 81
was a submarine. I went TO my state
room, got out all my jewels and put
hem on
"What for?9 asked a surprised lis
.ener
For the same reasons wore my
ait0r made gown. I've been asked
lo- 'o 80 any eLlll5 =t5 L'l45. ~
~. =. .AlaA won zen any H4.'19
d H.
40 ON was inc UNIV et7a. CRY
q ELI "leh went Hp lHe eg5AHzl-
onway found a terrible scene Oh
.eeE. ne ofilceFs we're pfole-.La-
ne D5ats at tHE point Oh ihe gt5sa. ta4
ne women ana ehltQFeu, HA.A one
'L them saw me and now well dressed
#as-mosL OF the women looked
IKE tFishJs-ae oifered me ms arm
IND escorted me 10 q boat &e5 5a
mo a7 we we're puiiea away lE2a me
mixing snip taTe" hih KISS at
hanks.
"How IoveiF1 was he the go
9ance."
no. ~ gong p tell you a9aaa
be romance now. The sea was aH
3ng high. and one huge wave .a4s
long and turned our boar over
ave myself up for lost, F0rtua#.ett
az tailor made gown told Foa a83s
ausht lot Of ar under II. ana #A57
ept nae mp for awhile But the seas
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