Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-08-14

the modeSty of complete unconscious ness. he squatted in the shade, pufing thoughtfuly at his giant cheroot.
 Once Jackets mind was fastened upon any subject. it remained there, and after a time he continued:
 "Did I told you about that battle of Pino Bravo? Eh?" He turned his big brown eyes upward to O'ReiIly. "Cris- tol I skill more'n a dozen men that day!"
 Tt was hot scrimmage," Judson at- tested. "Some of Luque's niggers. those tall. lean, hungry fellows from Santi- ago, managed to hack their way through wire fence and get behind a detachment of the enemy who had made a stand under hill. They charged, and for wonder they got close enough to use their machetes. It was bloody work-the kind you read about-no quarter. Somehow Jacket managed to be right in the middle of the butchery. He's a bravo kid, all right. Muy malop
 | At that moment Branch approached, his long face set in lines of discontent.
  wandering about the camp in one of his restless fits, and now he began:
 Say, what do you think I've been doing? I've been looking mp some grub for Miss Evans, and can't find any,"
 Cant find any?'
 Nothing fit for her to eat. You don't expect her to live on this infer nal, eternal beef stew.'
 Didn't Major Ramos bring anything along" O'Reilly asked
 "He says there's a famine at Cubi- tas."
 Wed better look into this," Iudson exclaimed, and, finding that his clothes were dry, he hurriedly began to dress himself.
 Together, the three men made an in- vestigation of the camps resources, only to discover that Branch was right. There was, indeed, but little food of any kind and that little was of the coarsest. Ordinarily, such a condition of affairs would have occasioned them . no surprise, for the men were becoming accustomed to n more or less chronic scarcity of provisions; but the pres ence of Norine Evans put quite dif- ferent complexion upon the matter. They were still discussing the situation when Miss Evans, having finished her afternoon nap, threw open the flaps of her tent and stepped out.
 When she had listened to the ac- count apologetically submitted by her three friends she drew her brows to- gether, saying, plaintively: "Oh dearl We've been going short for week, and Major Ramos told ne we'd fare better when we got here. I had my mouth all set for banquet. Couldn't you even find the poor dog bone?"
 I'm afraid the cupboard is bare," O'Reilly acknowledged.
 Do you know what I want for din- ner?' Norine inquired. Lamb chops with green peas some nice white bread, a salad, and coffee."
 The three men looked at her anxious ly. Judson stirred uneasily.
 That's what I want. I don't expect to get it."
 With sigh of relief the captain ex- claimed, 'I thought you were giving your order"
 Goodness, no!' With laugh the girl seated herself upon her one camp chair, inviting her callers to dispose themselves on the ground about her. If you can stand the food, dare say can. Now then, tell me what you've been doing since you left Cubitas. I've 'been frightened to death that some of | ha Thot why I've been working night and day helping to get the hospitals in shape. I can't bear to think of our boys being wounded. Everything is so different to what thought 1t would be, and I'm so weak and ineffective. The medical supplies l brought are nearly ai1 gone, and I've learned what hard work 1t is fitting up hospitals when there's noth- ing to fit them up with" She sighed. q imagined I was gong to work won- ders-I thought I was going to be a Florence Nightingale, and the men were going to idolize me-
 Don't they?" Judson demanded.
 "No. That is-not in exactly the way I expected"
 ''They all want to marry her." OReilly explained.
 "Insolent bunch !" growled the cap- tain. Then he swallowed hard and said, But for that matter, so do l."
 "How silly you boys can bel Norine laughed. .I dare say the others are joking too, but
 "Joking?" O'Reilly grinned. Not at all. I'm the only single man in camp who isn't in love with you. When you