The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-13

Of ten 10 twenty men in charge OF h
sergeant, to reeonnOitre On our tanks.
one day I wnA sent ont ia charge 0f
enc Of these parties. on. yes, l was
d sergeant them bus lost my stripes
sfilsobedlenre of orders they called
~ suppose | ought I'd feel lucky |
wasnH shot, but IN leave II to you
whether | did right CIR net
EAT that time ! was In for conn
mission, but, III course, dian't set III.
N iad received II. no doubt by this
time IA b. pushing sip the daisies
somewhere In France. iii those days
officers tlidn't Iast long made fne tar-
gets for the Hoches
aThla patrol l wins In sEnrge Of car
Fied gasi0ns FOR three days. we were
10 scout around Just Ia front of the
advancing enemy but olr oFtera we're
not 10 engage them just gs@ Ififorma-
fian. III the information obtained was
valuable enough. WINS 10 send 1t In
by one Of the men. There we're four
Teen III NV aud We we're mounted.
wns ID the fancers then, and was con
sidered fhir rider
'''The hrst day nothing happened.
VIZ Just secuted around, by night
fail we were pretty tired, 80 when we
tame 10 q village wasn't village,
either; lust 1--WE or six houses cluA.
tered around church | decided TO
10 into biiIets for the night.
gliding up 10 the largest house,
which lind d foursf0ot stone wall run
ming around rs garden, dismounted
al the gate and Knocked with the hiIs
Of my sword. Pretty soon d light APP
peared III tho front door the house
was On a sort 81 d knoll so this door
WIS Ia plain view. Then the sweet
eHt voice | ever heard called out Ia
trembling tones, In perfect English,
too, but With just the suspicion OF an
accent.
"'Who " there, picase7'
II answered, 'Iust few English
Iancera who desire d pIneo 10 rest for
the night, The barn win 10. we
don't want anything to eat, as we
have rhtions with M 50. N you VIII
accommodate us. Miss, | viii be much
Obliged was ID love with that girl
before saw has the voice had done
the trick.
she answered. Just d moment,
plehae. until / tell father and then
the door shut and the light dIsap-
neared, We didn't have to whit long
before the door opened, and she called
10 me.
Father bids You welcome. and SO
do |, soldiers Of England.
Then she opened the gate. There
she stood on the gravel path with the
lantern held shoulder high. / trem-
hled nll over thought | gaw vision.
| tell you, Yank. she WINS beautiful,
One ~ the kind you would like Id
take III your ARMS, but won't for fem
OF crushing. No use for me 10 try Il
describe nor, Yank, It's out of my line
hut she captured me, heart and soul
There | stood like great. big boob
shaking and suffering. AT last
managed 10 biurt out stammering
Thank you, miss.
"She showed us the way 20 the sta.
bles and stood hi the door holding the
lantern so we could see % unsaddlc. /
WAS fumhling around with the buckles
but for the life OF me couldn't get that
saddle on One % the mon. with d wink
and q hroad grin, came over and help.
81 me. That grin got my goat. SO on
the sly, kicked him on the shin. Es
let out an explosive damn. After
TINT damn the silence WIS painful
The poor fellow felt like a fool. wal
sorry for him, even though l cOuit
have killed him for his thoughtless
ness But our embarrassment wa,
sliortAyed, because d silyery laugl
came from behind tho lantern, laugl
that was not loud. but II echoed and re
echoed among the rafters overhead.
can hear II right now, Yank
aAfter the horses had been unsad
died and fed, the men looked appeal
ingiy at me. knew what they want
etl-~they were dog tired, ana dying I,
hit the hny. Just as | was about &
ask permission ror them 10 turn In, th
angel hntted IN wtths
Poor, tired soldiers. sleepy an,
hungry. Come right into the house
Jean has some supper and wine read,
for YOU
We stammerea our thanks and fol
lowed her Into the house like a strlni
ef sheep. Yank, 10 me that meal was
dream, she fitted around the table
tilling glass here and there, laughini