The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-10-04
CHAPTER
/ Decide % Go 70 France.

IA R"%AtA fHNFA - Y aus " AFffA
made the trip Figged up as q dough
boy. and ! would 50 further than that
a. be near ms husband However. the
~old man. - every commanding on,
ser u eallesi Ia the army. sent me bach
on the sanie transport after had spent
fTe days la i.ofl within slgiil u ms
hustiand. bar ong ~ reach. aud eve
nlglits walking fiie Hour and without
sleep
/ am eoins l.ask again and tlay ms
enn way and gel laelsind tie lines and
take care u the loys know ~ well
wllen they arr hit The lBeume from
tlie~e stories Il Evlng - heip l,ay my
fare. and then non'f haze 10 fool the
efleers. as ! dld. ailh tlse regulation
salute and ~heels osl abe same line and
- near a. each other - the clnfofma.
tlun u . nsn permits. knees straight
mlth0sig sfiirness. lsody ereei. from she
hlI~ i,cilnlng slightly forward: Shout
derS squared and falling equally. arms
sud hands banging naturally. back o.
hands outward. little finger opposite
seam of trousers. head erect. chin
nllghgiy drawn "a without cunstrainf
eyes iooklns straight "a fronL catching
about lfgeen paces forward THAT l.
ite position o. . soldier -
fouiei fl,eni al rishi
think llie authorities. aeFc mean
nat a. f,efmif me 10 land Ia France
A. lons - was there. Il seems 70 me
they nllshl have stretched = I.olnt and
allowed me to have had . look al tlic
var Isni gbey scre frtn. They said
ietfinx me - might aei an example Tor
uflicr girls IL follow and the tifsf thing
they knew Uncle sam would have =
troop o. lady soldiers on his hands
Az that. cannot $50 why Shouldn't
- . soldier aud = good one too. My
grandfather fought 10 the clsil war
Aly father vas . regular N the Seventh
cavalry am the wife Of . soldier
one 81 ghc bfavraf. lseai Enmmiea under
sla naN fie II over there now GA tlie
500. doing biz 81 10 make the world
safe Tor democracy. as tiey say. Aud
! am over here praying be won't stop
= German whlx bang while at ~
Exactly when the idea % posing ~ a
-rookse" came 70 me Do not Fcmem.
her ny husband. John J Carter. was
= corporal n the Eighteenth infantry
encamped At Douglas. Arts. tie lseIongs
to x company There was iot 81 taxi
among the boys for long time about
being ordered ont. None % them knew
wbcre the Eighteenth would be sent
They used 10 come % orr house 10
fsrstlevlile. right outside Of Douglas
when they were 90 duty aud do bean
o. eurmlainR and guessing. Some o.
them thought they would be kept on
the border 10 See that things remained
quiet there and Md with The Mexicsns
Others had . bunch they would ~
low i'erahing 10 France. The old sim
ers were pulling for the latter
As look hack now must have hal
the germ ~ The idea IN che back % ms
bead even then. though never voiccd
II even "a myself. You acc. ! was mar
ricd only last December. and The
thought Of my husband going away
and leaving me behind stirred my im-
aginnslon. We went together for =
year and a half before we dug Mp the
paruon. Wish ! hsd that year and =
BALI with him now.
one day Corporal Carter came homo
from The supply depot. where be bad
been on guard duty The minute
saw his face / knew be bad his orders
lie was not excited, because lie Il an
old timer at soldering he told me ne
was leaving the next day under secret
orders. There was not much warning
The troops just packed ~ and left
/ did not tell him was going. too.
because he knows / always so through
With anything take notion 70 do
aud II might have worried him. But
had determined to make try ~ Il any.
how. That evening aud the next morn.
ing. while be wes busy attending TO the
details Of packing and getting on, !
was pretty buBy myself. ! knew where
there was a discarded khaki uniform.
regulation army. that would 81 me. BY
the uniform mean the trousers. coat.
shirt and campaign hat.
Ready to March.
Getting the rest OF my wardrobe was
easy. bought shoes. boys size. which
looked exactly like the army shoes,
Canvas Icugings and Buys underwear
completed the outfit ! was ready and
eager 10 be on the march ] was TWEEN
sy.swo aud FUN Of health aud boyish IN
appearance.
Aly husband said bis farewell about
noon. ne was pretty blue. because be
Thought Il would he goodby for q long
time. perhaps for always. But be y
nrse. last aud always soldier, ana ne
.aid Il as a solder should ! suppose DC