The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-08-09
A CASE OF
CONSTANCY
By ETHEL HOLMES

great worlds war. Mothers were Civ.
ing up their sons. young wives their
husbands and girls their lovers. Tho
chief places of interest were the camps
where officers were being trained to
command the cxppditonary forces that
were To he sent to the theater OF war.
"Auntie," said Miss Lucy Marston, a
girl of seventeen. take me to Camp
-. don't care to go to the seashore.
as usual, this summer. | should die
of ennul | want to go where they
are drilling these young men who are
to H. captains and lieutenants in the
army that is going abroad"
Auntie was Miss Edith Sands, n
maiden lady of thirty-three who had
been a belle in her day and whose
beauty had ripened rather than de-
cayed. She consented TO chaperon her
niece to q summer inn not far from
Camp =, and since they went there
in their car they were within striking
distance OF the dril grounds of 1000
or 5000 young men who Were being
turned from citizens into soldiers. Miss
Marston was looking for romance
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III putting her iiece Ill 'ne way VI
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had givon ber tho information sbe do.
sired she remarked thar she felt at
home among army neonIe since sbc
had as a vonnp Girl visited West Point
and there met rreot many officers
and their families.
"Uow about cadets?" asked the
major
~ also met n number of those youp-
men who I'm July and August OF each
wear turn their attention from their
military studies to nreyinr upon the
hearts of the girls who invade the acad.
envy grounds MT that season The
standard of honor I'm other respccts Is
so high that they strike an average by
letting IL down TO zero I'm their affairs
of the heart"
"I will admit" replied the major
"tbat amonp vounp nersons tbero e.
loss caro oxercisad IN avoiding domoro
in that respect but 7 doubt II there IL
any more blame TO be attached 70 the
cadets Of West Point than other mon
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iouhu oppor.uni'. " 'isi' MISS SINUS
anu qui.e oi'en spen. an e'enins WIZ"
nvr VI 'ne poren Vi Tue nm oc'"sion'
any or"sihs Win mn some one from
,he camp 10 eh'ertaih her niece ior
,he mayor preferred having MISS SANDS
10 himseif' winch ne couid not 90 I'M
less Lucy were PROVIDED Tor.
There was something In Miss Sands
that drew the major. something that
smacked or his youth. IL seemed that
her voice reminded MIN or some OF the
many girls win whom ne had asso-
ciated long ago, Then, too, there was
certain loss OF her head that suggest
ed 10 nm some girl VINO III that way
expressed dissent The major was TALL
ing III rove win MISS SANDS, ana he
could not tell whether he was drawn
handsome maiden lady or the
hory OF one ma had known IN the
aJor hathDohe proposed to Miss
lus, ana "heh ne did so she thus
= lhied:
assure you major that feel hlSh-