The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-11-15

there. As We passed The statue Z
Liberty q sentry came 20 attention an
saluted.
Greetings. old girl" be said. Il sc
you're still doing business AZ the Of
stand ~ the way. turning to N,
-what are they going 20 do with your
How do ! known ! replied.
= guess It's the gHardhonse for you.
be said. = heard they were going Z
jug you
Prison win suit me nne.- / an
swered Maybe ~ tie time com
oui the old man VIII BE- back. / Nigh
a. vel be is jail as anywhere else
OF course II they lef nAe have IA,
ebolee ! prefer 10 Join the lied Cr0s
and Try 70 - 0ser and maybe see M.
boss The commanding o1ioer Of IA,
Carter family"
was kela GA the ship for a day AM
q nighL Reporters from the newspa
pers were the iirst 10 lind me. don'l
know what q siese Is Ike. bot the gov
esnnenl could make 40 mistake II thes
sci all thc reporters 10 manning siege
guns They'd never stop until they gol
the enemy.
Que Of them came az 10 me on deck
Ia q bis hurry.
.rWhcne'a the woman who went a.
france on this transport gllh your
-f'm q. ! said ! Was sfili wearins
my donghboy uniform. lie booked me
over minute. scratched his bead and
exploded:
~Mell. IA - q DR.
Finally the olliyers of the ship geic
plloned ghe ioiirr n iIoisokcn Thes
came down IL = pafrui wagon 10 gel
me. a mntrD War with chem. Tie,
I'll seemed to tc anxious 10 DO any
thing fof nlc ghcs could
had q fren ride Ia flse lsulicc faxlcai'
to the Jail Tie matron loaned me
clothcs 30 could 50 out 10 the garb Of
a woman aud buy some " my own. !
cried . little when I l,celed % my sol
der uniform. thinking bow happy J.
had been IN if-paft u the time skirts
felt awful funny and awkward TO me
That uniform il EplnR 70 be locked
awny IL a chest and treasured al ms
life IN hand il down 70 the yonne
Carriers II there ever are any.
The o1ncers told me the government
would take no action against me The,
had denoted my husband from cor
poFal 10 private and aned him two
thirds Of one months fay. and they
thought that was enough conldnt
convince them be wnsnf IN GA II orig
Inally. although tried hand enough
what surprised me was that people
seemed 10 think ! bad done something
I never looked At Il that
ray az all. Moving picture concerns
vaudeville agents and
came 10 me with al sorts
4 offers. ! never had any experience
n business lived on . ranch down
n Arizona when wasn't n any army
'ost, and couldn't understand what
lad done 30 bring myself so much n
be limelirht ! can rope q steer with
be best OF them. bnt WHEN this New
FORK bunch began a. Mill was sunk
was alone here. knew nobody. Ono
z the newspaper men suggested thar |
! wanted TO get fnOiey ~ could /
DIN the tied Cross aud 40 lack !
ughf ~ accept some Of the offers
hat decided me- Tile money make |
rom these articles IN the American
ewapapera wlll be used for that pur
Csc. They will give Uncle Sam
led Cross nurse. passage to ~some
here In France" preferably near Fri.
ate (now1 John Carter. prepaid.
Now I'm going back to Douglas to
e the folks IN stop Ia Kentucky. as
y husband ordered. and tell bis moth
/ all about what a line sammlc she
a. for a son. My own mother win be
aiting for me She never knew | was
ping until had left | didn't want
ar to worry. Now she writes:
III you wanted 10 be soldier and
ghg with your man Il was all right
ith us We're proud or you You're
] honor 20 the blood. and that has
zen lighting blood since before the
VII war;
| don't know how long this war Is
ling to last. but If Il gives me half a
lance III be -over there. with cross
! my arm looking for Private John
Arter, U. q. l. q hope he's captain
en-; he's got 1t in himl. and looking
L for him and the boys.
There'li be some one else I'll be look.
< for too-the rookie who talked :
D much and tipped me or.
THE rNn ,