The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-31

BrnSS DunuS rcmlnueu me OF nome hnu
the good old days nj the camp In Doug.
las. I started to rave again. ] threw
myself on my berth. Some one picked
me up IN pair OF strong arms and
stood me on the floor. ! let out one
war whoop Of happiness. 1t was the
'old man"
"I've got permission to stay on board
here with you until Monday. kiddic."
he told me. "ln the meantime the
boys are going to get busy and do their
darndest Ia grab you n job over here
Then and there we did n song and
dance Monday. This was only Sat
urday. Anything could happen in that
time. Even peace might lie declared.
Maybe Bill Kaiser will call 1t of.
and we can 20 back home together"
my husband consoled me. We went up
on deck. The transports were all
around us. Some Of them had already
unloaded, while others were waiting to
pour their streams Of Sammies out on
the shore Of France. Crowds lined the
shores and piers. Flags were flying
everywhere and people were In their
holiday clothes. All the children car
ried flowers. which they gave to the
Sammies. The welcome mat was
spread all over the place.
"They seem to be sort O. glad to see
u.s." remarked the guard. who was new
er far away. Were rs welcome as
pint bottle ut picnic for two"
All day Sunday and Monday we wait
ed for news about my landing. but
none came. We had not seen the boys
since they went ashore. They had
gone Immediately to their quarters In
or beyond the town. My husband had
orders to report for duty Monday after
noon. AS the time when he must 60
drew near I grew panicky.
| want to say right here that on sew
eral occasions while we were In port
could have ducked ashore. did not
do It because I knew II was caught
again some one else would get into
trouble. and I could not stand for that
after they had been so kind to me.
At o'clock he told me he had to 60
and report His face was white and
drawn. but lie forced a smile and tried
to keep cheerful.
LET me see that you are sure
enough soldiers sweetheart" he said.
Buck up. kiddie. You're a game girl.
You came all this way for me-
"Yes. and now have to go back
without you" sobbed
Don't let little thing like that dis
courage you. honey. Go home and
take run down TO Kentucky to see
mother. Tell her | am well and doing
all right. No boche bullet Is going to
get me. Then. II you still want to
come over. join the Red Cross. I'll
work night AMI day TO see you are sent
somewhere near us. Re good, kiddie.
Wait for me-"
don't know whether lie said any
more or not. ! was crying so hard !
couldn't hear. | ran to the rail. lie
WIS going, over the side lie did not
look back. lie was n regular soldier.
understood. fell in heap on the
deck. After that do not remember.
While ! had been saying goodby
to my husband on the deck of the
transport the guards turned their
backs and pretended to be busy. They
told me aiterward that when they
saw me rush to the rail they had the
scare of their lives. They thought
was going to jump over after him.
They reached me just as crumpled up
on the deck.
The first thing I remember hearing
was the voice of a seaman who had
been sent on an errand for the medic"
"a woman makes a hi Of soldier"
he was complaining. III they ever got
out In good. stiff battle and things
began to look tough for them the whole
id army would go to work and
faint"
What arc you BLOWN about?" said
one Of my personal guards. who was
always willing to give me all the best
of it. was his prisoner, and he was q
soldier and didn't want an outsider
picking on me. "A lot OF license you
have to bawl out somebody. That time
the boys kiddcd you and said they
were going to draft the sailors into the
uriny ana Scilu them out liTSl tnOuSut
you had the ague."
81 wasn't feelin' well. | had chill"
"Uh huh! a chill in your feet; that's
what you had"
"Well, maybe did. A guys got
right to his own ideas about fightin'. /
amt afraid of no submarines nor any
thing else on this here sea, but amt |
hankerin' to 20 chasin' Germans across |
No Mans Land nor none O. them
strange places. If I'm gonna get mine
! want to get il on the ocean,"
This is often the case. Sailors who
do not know the meaning Of the word
fear on the water will back out en-
tirely when 1t comes to fighting on
land. They seem to be born to the sea.
A lot of soldiers hate the water. They
would rather fight four years In the
army than four days in the navy.
''The kids all right" said my guard
to this sailor. recommending me. "Shc
made a darn good doughboy. II she
wants to take flop because her old
man In IN On ont mud mn y no rot haan-