South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-25

A luxurious road car. with two
occupants rolled over the smooth,
white macadam through a country
Of early autumn. The fields, shOrn
Of their golden crops. were skirted
on either side by low hills. already
reddening where the oaks were
thickest, or yellOwiug amongst the
chestnuts and naples.
Suddenly the girl flung her arms
wide. "Oh, Jim, isn't this glorious
just To be alive. just 10 exist. to
breathe and see everything, and feel
the sun and air, I could keep on
like this forever and forever. I'm
so happy, dear, it almost makes me
sad"
She faced him. smiling radiantly,
but with It all tears stood in her
eyes.
Jim took one hand of the wheel
and slipped an arm tenderly around
her waist drawing her to him and
kissing her passionately. There was
no one TO see except a COW grazing
lazily la fence corner under a
tree. and perhaps it had seen such
things before.
You dear" ne exclaimed. II
was Just thinking the same thing.
Well. grille. there's no reason Why
we shouldn't go rolling along
through life Just like this, is there ?
we may not always be in an auto
mobile, and perhaps the fields won't
always be green, nor the sun so
bright. nor the road so smooth, but
as long as you're you and I'm /. and
we get married as we intend 70. ]
cant see why life won't be a mighty
sweet dream, can you? En-, girlie?"
mo, Jimmy-unless." She ran
her hand tenderly up and down his
arm.
Unless what? There isn't COINS
TO be any unless, Helen. wish
there wasn't such a word in the
language for women TO hang onto
Unless. but, because, if-they're all
wSmen's words. Now, dry your
eyes and cheer up, honey" For the
bright tears had insisted on coming
again, and twice she had dabed
them dry with her handkerchief.
You don't understand, jim
There is such a thing as crying for
pure JOY. only it seems that when
I'm happiest I'm always saddest
too. Sad, / suppose, because other
people aren't as happy as 1 am.
Forget il. That's their funeral
IL would be great world, wouldn't
it, if we were responsible for other
peoples troubles?'
That true. / suppose" She sigh
ed But think If you had been
drafted instead of Homer. wouldn't
you have liked little bit of sym
pathy?"
If again. Once there were two
old maids, and one day one came
home and found the other crying
because, as she said, what if one OF
them should get married and have
son. and she should send him
down to the cellar to get"
"Oh. Jim. Jim" Helen laughe ed
in spite of herself. do be serious
and don't quote that silly old story
every time I say if But what il
you had been drafted instead OF
Homer"
We'll, what"
I'D just die. that's all"
Now. look here, grille, don't. talk
that way. Anne didn't die did she
And she thinks as much Of Homer
as YOU do of me-"
Helen was silent a minute. Blu
that's different. dear. Anne's made
of sterner stuff than / am. Why,
believe she'd take gun and go out
and hight herself. / do believe, too
that if Homer hadn't been drafted
she'd have made him enlist, any
way"
You're right. Helen. l believe
she would. Moreover. if Homer
hadn't been drafted, he would have
enlisted without Anne telling him
TO. That's the stun he's made Of
Helen's face was troubled. "DC
you think he would. jim? l sup
pose its because he was in the
guard once. Perhaps he feels that
he ought to go"
Don't YOU think it's a good way
TO feel. girlie?''
Yves, if a man isn't going tC