Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-06
Saturday Morning, October 6, 1917.
Taking It Stahding


 She had had letter from her only that morning It the of letter which ought to make moth leap with pride. But it such startling news that pride instantly by fear
 Mother Dear
 q to enlist. I known you glad wasn't called in first conscripdon-and I thought I was glad Somehow after little wasn't. I've been going round feeling like sneak Every time anybody con- graduates me on having escaped I wish to heavens I hadn't But now-Pm glad did, so do the thing myself
 q hope this won't break you all up You don't want go feeling like sneak do you? don't think it's good fellow feel that way. Maybe it's not good for his country either Please write and tell me how you feel
 Lots of love-
 The first letter she this began iu this way
 Dearest Tom:-
 T certainly want you to do what is rght-but am not at all sure that it is rght-n your You have been remarkably strong though l think perhaps you are as well as the average young who spends his hours behind office desk-Then remember how, as a boy you dreaded sound of gun Do your think you kill men-you, who cried your heart out over a dead bird? Oh do think twice about this thing"
 Then she remembered he have thought twice ten times-a hundred times-before he to this decision She tore up the letter and began another.
 q don't know what to say to you. Of I want you do what is right wish your father were alive the responsibility heavy for If should list do suppose you could get position where you wouldn't have to the actual front? Just useful position but where needn't feel that your life in danger every hour. I know how could bear that T."
 But she didn't like the look it. After long thought she started another sheet.
 q have tried to write to you in that would in fuence you against enlisting afraid that ought not to do that I hoped might the awful sacrifice of seeing you go to the But if you fee! that it is surely your duty bear my part. You can little imagine what it is to me"
 At this point she broke down and cried-of write ones awful sacrifices without feel ing much the moment the words upon paper. That's fixed psychological law. But bv an by she wiped eyes. She wasn't coward, and she felt that the words cowardly She tried again.
 q think it very brave of you to enlist, when you still might escape the draft want you to do duty Of shall be very anxious and lonely but I know I must do my part. l don't want you to feel like a sneak-though I think there ohers-great strong fellows whose mothers widows-who couc go better than yol But if you feel that you must go. l shall not hold you back"
 And still it wouldn't do Her heart aching desper aey suddenly she began think about Toms feel ings when he should read her letter. Those wailng words about her loneiness-and her anxiety-and her reluctant willingness do her dutyWas that the to boy off with his heart heavy with fear for her that she couldn't bear it? Just because she she pull a man?-make him feel as badly as she could-mske him wonder if he should De doing right he left her? Why couldn't she put spirit into him. since he had much of his own? If she wrote with fine courage, if she said nothing about what it