Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-15
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Short Story
HIS HIS'LAhF.
BY Oscar OK

lonely western town stood two brotb
ers conEsrsine Cant YOU make Ip
your mind go come, Jonp2
The one addressed hestated for
long time. chen said, f can't do 30 iusg
nov. Carl ! know you are right p
2oing 10 offer your services DO thH
United States, but something holds ma
i lear. John, it is Huldas uau-
euce4
.Tes. said John, Il admit her M
Hueuce
don't understand her continued
Carl Her father is splendid citlz
zen FIer only brother rs already g
the front How can sou explain
John3
Well you see. Carl you have heaa
away from home SO long you don
know about the influence Huldss
mother ezerted over her. From the
time the war broke out she was strong
tly pro-German.'
Have you expressed your love for
her yet2' said Carl.
sNo. but 4 plan to try nay luck to-
day"
The brothers parted with a warm
+ handshake.
ais love for Hulda Brown. an uu-
usually pretty girl was the one great
( thought that possessed the mind Of
/ John Morse He was willing 90 make
any sacrifice for her.
He has been backward about asking
I her to be his wife, for his great love
made him fearful of himself and what
I his answer might be, yet surely Hutd8
T had given him reason at times TO make
F. him think she had more than merely
I friendly affection for him
John mounted his horse and in
couple Of hours reached the Brown
/ farm.
It was just beginning to get dusk as
( he dism0unted from his horse ana
Emade mis- way TO a summer house
/ where he was quite sure he would
/ ind Hulda alone.
All was silence TIL Just rs ne neared
/ the spot voices came TO mis- ear and
he stopped almost mechanically. 1T
was the voice of Henry, her cousin,
and looking in. John saw him with
his arm round Hulda. kissing her and
saying Have good courage. dear lzt-
tie woman: I will be back 20 you
soon"
The man near the summer house
heard the words and they were like 81
stab 10 his heart. Then with heavy
sigh he turned away and renowned
his horse.
The next day John offered himself
for enlistment in the United States
army and soon afteFentered a train
ing camp, where the busy DAYS and
hard life helped to duh rhe pain.
AS time passed on Hulda became
day bY day more unlike her usual
happy SELF till her father, noticing her
pale face and Iangutd ways. put his
wit to work TO find something 10 i'm
tereat her
The father persuaded some Of Huh
tGa's most intimate friends to get ber
interested in Red Cross work.
Then came the sad news from tH#
front Hilda.s brother had been
wounded and was i'm am English hos
pital.
After little pleading with her IA
Their Hulda was allowed To depart iu-
mediatalv for London.
On her arrival she found her brother
SO much improved that be was 0o re-
t8ru TO the front I'M weeks time.
Huida- however determined fo remain
ia London and pursue her Red Cross
work.
For MANY months new continents Of
American soldiers had been passing
from the United States 10 France
among them the t#o brothers. John
and Carl
John soon became conspicuous for
bis daring anu babe fair to be rap.diE
promoted.
Iu an attack near Ypres during the
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