The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-11

few weeks after Louvaine, and l had
risen ard had stood ver- tall and very
naughty before him AMI my father
The women Of France are to come
afoer this carnage 70 mold a nation
from what remains to them, mon
sieur,' l had sad to him as | looked
straight into his face. is not the
courage of women a war supply upop
which 70 re.y:"
What are the young women-such
women as she-C).ng To do in the years
that come after the Gcluge, Henri OF
America" he had made a mutteriug
question to my father as his old eyes
smoldere1 over me in the freight.
From the memory of the smoking
room at the Chateau de GREE my mind
suddenly returned to the rail of the
ship and the Frenchman beside me.
who was looking into my face with
the same kindly question as to my fu-
ture that had been in the eyes of my
old godfather and which had stirred
my fathers heart to its American
depths and made him send me back
to his own country.
"Ah, yes, that courage is good
weapon with which to adventure in
this America of the grizzled bear.
mademoiselle," l found the strange
man saying to me, with a nice amuse-
ment as well as interest.
MY father had shot seven grizzlies
before his twenty-frst birthday. We
have the skins, four of them, in the
great hall Of the Chateau de Grez-or
or We did have them before-be-
fore Ny voice faltered, and l could
not continue speaking for the tears
that rose III my throat and eyes.
Quickly the man at my side turned
his broad shoulders that he should
shield me from the laughing and eX-
claiming groups Of people upon the
deck near us
"Refore YDres. madcmoisene?" he
asked, with tears also ilr the depths of
his voice.
Eyes" l answered. And l am now
going into the great America with my
crippled brother and his nurse-aloue.
1t is the land of my father, and I have
his courage. l must have also that Of
c Ffenchwonan. have it. monsieur"
And as | spoke I drew myself to my
full round shouldered height. which
-, f''''' ~ 'l''l u ll'e man
'i"''eIli"i't''e' l salute tHe courage
noi" % d" american VINO lOuNHl ne
I'l' ',le S1-s u '-e NlaIHe anu u
IeIieHN "4-'"H VINO sent nm there.
anu az Ht SI''Ne mus ne removed from
MS i'e'I '''9 SIX uetA cap anu held II
at MS S""UIuer III way lhaI l knew
was d salute from d Iehch oiIcef 10
'i'c memory u DtoIAeI- Ana also
may ne peI4ill1'eu 10 present myself
40 II - d S''p l''''Slt% IndI you lraNel
"l'Nout one lIoII whom l IA'Iht re-
qUeS' tHe l1'rouAcu'hi ne asked OF
-"e VIZ" " 'e"u.'- u reverence
Alter search III HIS locket i"f
4e" SecoHuS' ne at Idst ulScoNofeI
Ease u 4e"'der ana presenter 10 me
cdTu. AS ne Aahued II 10 me MS coio'
rose up uhief MS hiack eyes ana grave
'f"uoIe iooAeu from between Ilcl' long
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cara ana reat; Oa!4jaIIe Re count
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III
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lily nalluS' anu NY eyes snohe WIN eA-
CIlell'eh'' la Ieau 1t Ill lie M"'lh
Just Ihe uaF before yesterday hou 20
10 puy gram against tiie winter OF
StarNaloh III tLe Fepuplque. NO man
Is so great HliaHcler as you anu SO
brave SoIdler' WIN your wound not
heaIeu from the treDeheS III tiie Nosges.
Monsieur l salute YOU Ana peh1
my head ana heId out my halu 10 MN
wen re 10 expect hlmDie wits as well
as courage OF you youhS-shaIl say
American women! ne laushed as ue
bent over my hahd. Now snail not
be led Tor introduction TO the small
brother ana the ola nurse: ne ASKED
with much friendly interest IN MS klhd
eyes.
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