The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-03

all. There Is packet Of mail waiting
In France now for Private Leo c. Car
ter. That is the name | chose. ! re-
member particularly one little sirl In a
small town in Ohio. She was about
twenty years old. dark. very pretty aud
very sentimental on the subject Of
soldiers.
called TO me. as WAS sitting In the
car window.
ARIZONA" | replied
Where are you goingf'
Somewhere in France answered
proudly and hopefully too.
She looked SO shocked that got ont
and talked with her We chattcd for
quite awhile. She took my address
and said she would keep ne posted on
things back home when ! was in the
trenches. | carried the thing through
to the end. even kissed her at part
ing. She was awfulIy surprised, but
thrilled at the romance of the situation
Being Romeo is easier than being "A
soldier.
Just before we reached Chicago my
husband came 10 me and begged me
not to so on.
ut will be better for you to so home
with the folks" he said. you can
study nursing and enter the Red Cross
as soon as you qualify"
YES" replied. II can spend months
I'm preparation. and when l finish they
will send Inc to the eastern front or
put me on some hospital ship or keep
me on duty here in the U. S. A. Not
for me! | will be no nearer you than
was before. II go along there will
be chance Of my being sent for duty
back Of your lines. At least I will re-
quest that position"
81 command you to return" he said
in his scverest military manner
"Tll think 1t over, Corporal Carter"
| promised and walked away. When
the train pulled out of Chicago ] was
in the cook car pceling potatoes.
When we arrived in IIoboken the
men went straight from the train to
the transport. Here again my husband
demonstrated Win me.
Husband Again Urges Her to Return
you've got away with it this far"
he said. Don't you think it is time to
go backY'
"I'll say goodby, and I'll go-if
can" was my answer
When the time came | fell In line
again with the cooks and went aboard
the barge.
transport where the Eighteenth was
embarking. II was piled high with
supplies which were being loaded on to
the ship These kept arriving all day
and far intoA the night. Great truck
loads Of them were emptied out on the
deck. This continued during the entire
three days we were anchored there
worked like Trojan. and my hands
were well hlistered. but my heart was
happy.
There were no sleeping quarters on
the barge, but there were plenty of
mattresses The cocks were quarter
ed together. We slept on mattresses
tuIoNu lOOT llt
cabin. II was not uncomfortable, |
used to wake up in the night. look out
at the dusky form of the transport
swaying gently on the tide and pray |
would not be discovered until was
aboard and well out ON to the ocean
The boys around me snored peacefully
They had nothing to worry them but
the work of unloading the supplies.
Every evening there was crap game
In the cabin. II was what yon would
call fading game-nolsy. with calls
for Little Joe" and the rest. The
players got most Of their fun out Of
joshlng one another. One man usually
took all the money, The next night
some fellow-a winner In another game
would take II away from him. and SC
1t went. Finally, the lucky survivor
had 1t all