The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-11

II may not noom far tn most folks
from barge mnorrh nlongHid" II
transport ovcr tho aldo and aboard.
bnt It looked ltko long tough jour,
ney to mo.
Three days and nights | tOilcd nnn
aweatrd aud worked trl that bnrgc I'M
I'll thought | would drop. but all tho
time J WIS figuring and watching
watching for the chnnc" TO get aboard
the big dun-colorrd ship on which my
husband and another piece or the Per
shiny expedition wrr" 10 20 TO France.
This watchful waiting wore on my
tired nerves and weary hody.
From the tim. wc left The train
hadn't seen nay husband and | began
10 think nalr took al him would br Ii
Krrnl tomb. TuI core eyes. continually
| strained la valu i"i slnsie glimpse
On The i.aiso lai nn IiuIhl" conceal
ins tho i"'i HAL ~aa " woman. 10"
Gause rso' yI'.''iy sac i"" h',"Y l""'lIa't
~nurt.iioo /" l."y "iI""ll''" i' ma, ""'i
! fnunI Ii".o /" ni""t OF hy ".""lf.
which 400 - ."ntt",i ~ l""l
p".nLod ~. unlf.' III t." q ah"''
Iimo
Finally iho,n ~.u "von ""'o n'Iiv
Ny than ~" p'nvi""a dog" o"''
,uea hcren ~ hun'l~ on'l "imal"' n"''l
fuss hmaily phruf nc 90 know. VI !
nver wnro going T." mnko q hreak. "
would havo !" no thcr u gave mo a
good Iden ri how anldier fools he-
fore no gnrs over tho top" Tor tho
Arst time.
Aboard At Last
They werc getting rendy TO cast on
the barge and most Of the officers were
lining tho rails OF the transport astern
when I made my try. Once had my
feet on that deck I decided to 20 be-
low and stay rs quiet rs possible. so
lost no time in ducking into the first
companionway | saw. Unfortunately
for me. second lieutenapt happened
to be ducking out at the same time
and We bumped hard. He reeled back
and said:
What the devil are you doing?"
had come TO attention at once ano
saluted.
Il WAS going below. SIR" mumhled
In my deepest voice.
who are you
Garter. slr. II company"
"tatI-r. lie more careful about turn
Ing corners aud going In AMI "tit "f
doors arI-i this lac said I"u.hlly antl
moved on
Whom hr had CONC was Trembling
oil "vei aud i,"'o",loh moro caro-
fully. you "an ho a,nr n wan Tho flrai
limo | had rvor horn ah"nr'l ii hlg
ahlp-Iho nraI limo I hal ovoi aoen
aait water, In Tat C" 'lidn'I kn"w
my way arolT,d vriy wrll iinwnvrr.
whom |; Pc, down stair, found lhaI
one Of tho irnuapnrt'a decks Ind boon
made into hlR bunk room with tn"
partitions knocked out and huuks In
ticrs OF three each all around tho
sides
Luckily. spotted couple of tho
hoys from L, company and followed
them 10 IN" s"clion i'm which they
were QuarI"r"h. They looked lik" old
home week TO QUE lnnrsnm" girl. and
| got to thinking Of the nights down
In Douglas when they used to come
over and sit on our porch and spill
close harmony all over the place. But
they didn't recognize me. so threw
my outr1t into d middle bunk that war
empty. | was lucky To ind ono Ia
spare hecalIsr they were using all the
available space on that ship The
hunks were made nut nf canvas
stretched very tight. and they rode
comfortably enough when We once gui
started
dnuld feel Inc ship Ceiling under
way. and I wac Il milo sal with uu
nho {" inlh /" nnh longing IL ucI cat
az my 'l"ihen nnh nIrot"h ..uI nty ~na
. ~ hadY .ru nno 81 Ih"nn l.uuha waa