The Tupelo journal., 1917-09-14

sslus tsstN lttNils were given IN WHlcu
he WI nj the centers Of attraction
land he IL the hour. The Guardsmen
never licked for dancing partners, and
Ethel let Turner see that his star was
more than yer in eclipse.
do tell me something about itF'
she said to Wendell one day. "How
did 1t seem to be shooting Mexicans?s
Il don't know" he answered. ."
didn't shoot any"
"You didn't!"
mo, I don't think any Of us did.
Why, ! worked from morning till might
digging like a day laborer on a sub
way. Oh. 1t wasn't quite so much fun
as you think"
Il didn't suppose 1t was fun"
Il tell you ! had enough. Before I'd
go again I'd get out Of the country"
"Oh, Georget" cried the girl In dis
mayed establishment. "You don't mean
that!"
II do mean just that"
"But If your country needs your"
she queried.
st isn't going to need me right
Naway. If it should want men, there1l
be plenty who are looking for glory.
I'm glad enough to get back to my lit
tie job of selling automobiles"
II declare" she said disappointedly.
you talk almost like Roy Turner"
ooh, no, I don't he protested. His
head is in the clouds. He's a crank.
/ know what Pm talking about"
Then came the presidents declara-
ton of war. Ethel. all loyalty and en-
thusiasm, said to George Wendell II
suppose you've changed your mind,
and you will be off to the front now!".
II don't KNOW" eyaded Wendell.
"There's something the matter with
my right arm, rheumatism or INT
thing. I don't think I'd pass" And
he changed the subject.
Ethel was a trifie absent-minded.
She was turning over some things in
her mind. George Wendell had no
one depending OF him, his parents
We're well to do. Was he a "slacker?'
Her hero had gone down a notch or
two in her esteem.
Something like a week after this
she was surprised by a telephone call
from Roy Turner, asking>ff he might
call to see her. She set the time, and
wondered q bit. He had not been
coming very often of Mte, and she con-
cluded it was either because he had
been going to see Mabel Cross or he
thought her engaged to Wendell. She
was beginning to see what his coming
had a to her, even if he was q
pacifist. She was surprised at herself
to find how her heart beat at the
thought of seeing him.
He was a trifie behind time, and
she was counting the moments when
he came.
Il wanted to see a few old friends
before going away" he said In the
most casual manner.
Going awayH she echoed.
"Yes, l we enlisted"
"What!" she cried. swell, you have
changed your mindi'
Not at all. / think just as I always
E
have, that war is barbarism. But If
barbarians force you into it, to save.
the lives Of others, you must fight
them with their own weapons. That
declaration OF, war embodies my own
argument, every bit of it. Oh, it is
splendid. | tell you, it is a classicl
Every word will ring down through
the ages. I am glad to go"
"Roy!' she said brokenly, "may I
give you some little thing toto take
with you-something you may need?'
There's something I need very
much. 1t is not a little thing. It's a
great deal to ask fer, but" he paused,
locking questioningly at her.
II think you can have tiff you're
meaning me-" she said.
SO Ethel watched her real own sol
der boy march away with choked-
haalr too c ond n n,.nat daal Of nridn