The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-27

CHASTITY fashion possible To rcaliZ"
| wht; tho war means. was. for tn" mo-
/! .u"n; more than could bear. SIP
y"L away and ran - the f'trth"st end ~
the enclosed garden.
: ga, az th.. Sound - ih"ir voices I sa'
down and l"t the most unbcarahIe part
II ;hr pain flow away in tears. AS
! 81; thor, on ;hat garden b"nrh | hclru
a l.tii" Suf> exclamation. Looking up
SAW thu YOUNGEST girl n" little on"
whn at ten years had had h"r h'c
wrecked ~ furnish criminal. NOR"
than nn". FOR all | know. This "hi'a
with IN" white. solemn fa"" and III" ole!
.ycS stood there. 1I:yiuI IN" r"r =
! .r,ui,l. >hr d.! No. understand. iiui
: 81 h. thor. wnS hut "n" trouble" mn!
!. 81. :,SSt!.l,.d that Was weeping Tor
that
. Snr r.7ched "~t :intd littl" hand
and lad II an min".
. "Ah. madam" shr whispered. is Il
: not ;"rrihln. the war"
f. Babies Cared For.
j. I, IS terrible. but II has brought 20 th'
/ surtac.. :, f,rrnl<n ,ad a grandeur "t
. soul that f,w &c us knew III" French
| r.opl., possessed asked Nine. ST
f'rnix 70 tell me- Of tn" women and girls
invaders. What will you do with those
hnchr babirs"" I asked her.
w" shall aasinrlatr them" she. said
! proudly. Md sh" added that INC
! ,nr.Lorx. married c- unmarried. as 4 rlt!s
l"vcr! th"i- torlorn It'll" babes. Il have
known "n;v two women wh" wished "a
got r.d If their children" she assured
, u;.'.
p,,fI rPN
,iT'lr. h,nr: >. woman is = mother hcart
Ind nothing "an eyer chang" II. II was
, man and not woman VIII" invented the
my:n OF IN" Ill.gitI.ua," child.
J! Yc: ,v"r there IN France" even the
men have risen above that harsh and
rr,"l tradition. Mn". s.. CrniX. VIII
takes m herself III" painful duty Of ;"Il-
nc men what happened to their women
! when the c;rrmars came. told me how
/ nn,lv ard bravery French mon have
! S.nnd By anil sheltered them.
Her Flance Brave.
! Tkcr.. was :. girl who "anr under h"r
car, shortly before. her babe was born
| I. Was Il fin. li:tl" boy. Fortunately thu
| image nr his mother. Sh" had lost
| everything in III" war. father. mother
| home. and she chung raSSj"natrly TO hoy
/ child only. 1t times. Sh" w"nt bitterly
! think;n: of the young soldier $h" had
: hoped 20 marry. and who w3S !cnoran,
of whnt had h"fa!l"n h"r.
MINI" St. Croix looked up tn" young
! nan. found his rcEim'n and arranged
u m."tru" with him. His agony when
! she told him was great. but not for m
''.n$innc" WAS his allegiance :" his sweet
! heart shaken. II" had mnL-.rl l"r rs
. dead end h" blessed tn. n"hir woman
Fl: wh" restored h,.r 70 him again.
"Wha; has happened is not concrlvn
! bly, her farIi'." declared this finr young
! soldier. II luv" her more for what sh'
has suffered. IF could I wnuIG marry
| her tomorrow and hr 4 father To her
! child Bu. ! am not sur" that can.
| am not sure that 1t would be- for hcl
| llaITir"ss."
; With ;"ars in his cy"S tho mnn TOLD
! Nine. 81 rruix thai: h" was undo TWEEN
! y-riv,. and Until after n man has passed
: hat lg" h" may not. according &c
+! French law. marry without III" cnnsrn,
! Of his mother. This vnun; mans par.
: ontS. h" explained. wrr" small town folf
! with Il small town point "f view.
Lies to Shield Her.
I Thi"r morality was Il iitti" narrow
! minded and he feared that they would
! never rrnS.n: t. his marriages with ,
;
! Ia. Hum. They would mty her. 81
: c"urs... hut they would not wnnt her for
il iITsh'"r. They would never hc able
/; Ia ,'N.- thu ch i'd
! ~; IN" L" away now ho impl"rcd
ard try :" think wha, is best 10 b
i"n".''
\ week later h" returned with 4 r;td'
.an' f,r" H.. had "h,ain.gl L"rv" and
had l;nn" h"m. I" s''' his n"th"r. Thor"
on his knees. h" had told her Il liz" nnr
tll:- rnuSt hav" h,..n rrrnr,i".i In HEAVIER
:" his favor. HI told her ihaI. II" was
thu. father IF thai girls hnb%. That h'
, hal wrouS'rl her. and n"w begged per
mission IL right thu wrong 10y marry
INK her.
| rh" n"ther's r"proachns wor" severe
and tho poor young man had tn" rain "t
: scrine her suffer for what she thought
was his guilt. But after She had beer