The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-11

love and his comrades? III go right
the trenches with him. I'll fight wit
him, and If he or any of the other boy
are hurt III drop my gun and take car
Of them"
"We'll see about that" snapped tn
quartermaster captain. Right nov
you'll come with me. Fall In there
men,"
l marched up to the orderly room Oh
the top deck with an advance and rea
guard of one officer each. The @. G
was in command of the ship The 9th
ers were trailers.
Without further ado court went int
session. OF course they thought my
whole trip had been fixed up by my
husband and some of his men. They
tried their best to get me to name my
allies but l never did. How could
when I didn't have any at the start
told my story straight, exactly as IL
happened. and that is all there was to
it. Not once did they trip me up.
Finally they gave it up as bad job
and ordered me to a stateroom on the
first deck, under guard.
Then they sent for my husband. The
boys told me later that when an order
~ came and told him he was wanted
by the QuartermaSter captain he turned
as white as a sheet and almost collaps-
ed. but in a second he bucked up like
regular soldier. He couldn't obey
orders quick enough, because he want
ed to know what they had done with
me. 1t was a shame. for he had never
been up for anything before. and this
hurt his record.
The first thing he blurted out when
he reached that impromptu courtroom
| was:
where's the kiddie?"
He was on The only answer he got
was a heavy volley of cold looks. 1t
didn't take him long to discover a mill
tary court is no respecter of Cupid.
He had a mighty uncomfortable half
hour worrying. until he finally found
out | was safe. All that time they
kept him busy answering questions and
denying he had planned the trip. 1t
was hard to make them believe he did
not know | was on the boat until we
were we'll outside of Sandy Hook.
They brought me back to confront
him and to question us together,
Wasn't | proud of him. though, when
| saw him standing there. straight and
trim and full of courage, his chin in
the air. his shoulders back. ready to
face any kind of music they had to
play! He half started toward me. and
I made running jump for him.
attention." shouted the quartermas-
ter captain, pounding the desk with |
bis fist 1t was a hard situation for |
him to handle. He saw that. We |
both stopped short and fell into posi-
ton. The habits and discipline of the !
army certainly get grip on you.
On the Grill.
| don't know how long we were on
the grill. 1t seemed ages to me- We
stuck to our story-the truth. They
brought in the first sergeant of my
husbands company and questioned
him too. He had to admit he knew
nothing about it. He might have sus-
pected, but he figured it was none Of
his business. He didn't add this. how
ever. Sticking your nose into other
peoples affairs is a dangerous pastime
n the army.
Things looked pretty tough for us at
lines, but l did not lose my sense OF
lumor. The @. c. kept referring to
ne as "he" part of the time and she
he other part Now l was Garter" ;
ike regular, and again | was Mrs. {
Carter. When he looked at me in my
oldier suit. with my hair cut short
ike a mans. he could not figure me as
nything but doughboy.
Finally they ordered the guards to |
AXE me back to the stateroom. | did G
lot care what happened to me as long I
S they did not court martial the 'Old G
man," as the soldiers wife calls her
usband. 4 knew that would break his =
cart and mine too. t
While was pacing the floor of that f
mall room waiting to hear what they
ad decided to do a couple of rockies u
assed outside the portfolio. Y
'Whaddye think they'll do with her?'
sked one rookie.
81 dunno One O. the men that was :.
yer in the Philippines SEE they'll Ell "
Ter call out the firing squad and have
er shot at sunrise or else they'll make |
er walk the plank. v
"You mean they'll put out a plank n
nd make her walk off the end of it ~
ito the Ocean?' o,
"Sure. One O. the men that was over
the Philipp"- Ia
| strained my ears. but | could not 81
ear any more The rockies had pass OF
out Of earshot | hoped by the time
ey made me walk the plank l would &c
. near enough to France to swim he
hore. Then the laugh would be on st
EN-. The prospect didn't disturb me r.
uch th
After what seemed several years, Ia
ough as a matter of fact it was only m
few minutes, my husband came to m
Y room. He looked very solemn. | ST
n to him. He took me in his arms W.
ID held me tight for long time. 20
len he began to pull off his coat.
Tell me-" / begged. be
4 lose my stripes" he said. Il am no
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