The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08
THE LITTLE LADY
BY JACK LAYTON.

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nor timay"
Rut tho LITTLE lady only bumm.d bar
times bending idlv over IN. sundiaI
A Young officer home from camp was
. tpmpted TO turn in mt the gateway To
ask for a drink from the fountain
the day was hot.
"One does not realize in this peace
full setting" he said. the suffering, the
privation that others are enduring
across the water. War seems very un-
real and far away, yet 1t is there"
The eyes of the little lady were SYM
pathetic. "Yes." she agreed, but she
stopped as she spoke, to train II rose
about the sundial.
The Official frowned as he went on
his way. She had been much. too
much, in his thoughts. since they had
pointed her out to him. the beautiful
stranger who had leased the old Par
sons place. Why should he sit in judg
ment upon her. If she chose to re-
main carefree in times of seriousness
and self-denial, what was that to him?
A girl stood Just outside the en-
trance looking into the garden: she
was one of the girls from l..e factory
and her face looked wan and tired.
~ was waitin' for YOU" she told the
soldier; Il wanted to ask about Jim.
When do you go over to FranceY'
"That we cannot tell. Josie" the of,
ficer replied. "But your brother is
feeling fine. You are A brave girl to
snare him for vour country"
.sTba doc+or tbouyb, I wouIdn,t LA.
strong enopgb To kean on Mt the fac.
torv through the summer" the girI
said abut ! rackon I wopldn't trv IN
hold Jim back cause of that"
She motionea YEARLY toward I'M.
wb,te-c,sd auur. nv tho foun,ain
.prettv soft 70 be like herr" said
Josia
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soldiers uniform
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nretenss tho wife had sent her bus.
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