The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-11
TAX OF Mother Before Death
Ends Suffering.
ARE BRAVE TO THE FINISH
Fate Singles sestLiked Men Of o
Company to Be Struck by Same Ger
man MIssiie-Were Good Pals, Who
Always Did . Little More Than
Their Share Of the Workable Side
BY Side.

lEcuCHeSs u 1eTIudH Sitf tUunu II InuTk
In two brothers. They were rushed
to the nearest hospital, mortally
wounded. writes Frank j. Taylor, Unit
ed Press correspondent.
They we're just regular, hard-fight-
Ing 'doughboys," liked by all of the
men In ID company because they were
good pals who always did a little
more than their share Of the work"
Every man In the company admired
the brothers because he had seen
them behave bravely when 1t vas hard
TO be brave.
Out Of all the men In ID company 1t
was hard to pee why fate had singled
these two to be struck by n German
shell. Fate makes no explanations, $ o
the doctors In the hospital operated
skillfully and quickly on the brothers
and placed them in beds, side by side,
in . ward full of wounded.
For q time both men lay there how
ering between life and death, and there
was uncertainty whether or not they
would ever gain consciousness.
Reoains His Senses.
Finally one Of them stirred slightly,
opened his eyes and gradually came to
bis senses. "A motherly nurse bent
over him and eased his pain as much
~ possible. Then she whispered to
him that his brother was on the next
cot, but still unconscious.
The conscious brother looked dazed,
but gradually an enlightened look came
tnto his eyes as he recollected what
hAppened IN the last three hours. He
locked across to the next cot, family
reached his arm toward his brother
and whispered:
.sJoe, how are your"
The other brother stirred slightly.
and gradually regained his sense The
nurse gently eased him, as he looked
around with q puzzled look. and finally
told him:
'Here's your brother on the next
cot"
The second brother looked over with
panied amaxement.
swhat are you in bed for. George?
Are you hurt. tool"
'sYes. Joe: they say the same shell
got us BOTH"
sAre Jon hurt badly. GeorgeT
II think 90. Joe; I feel awful weak.
How are your Does It hurt you a lot,
boyrs
II don't know as Il does. I'm weak,
too. hut there's another feeling / can't
deocr1ha.s
.What y Il. Joef'
II dunno, George. But, remember
the things mother used to tell us when
Ne Vore little. and fought to get on
her lnp3 4 keep hearing her telling us
SUNDAY school stories, George, over
and over, Just the way she used to do
4 years ago."
we were on our way to mass when
q hit m, Joe. Maybe that's why you
Near mother telling Bible stories. /
can hear her now, too. Joe."
II wish she were here, don't you"
II should say SO. Joe. Maybe the
nurDe - some o will talk to us the
way mother used ia. We ought to do
n. anyway. because II something hap
pened to either Of us, mother would
like to know we were all right"
II think 90. too. but say-George."
sYes7s
III I should die. you'll be careful SO
yOu 90 back and look after mother,
won't your
that's . promise, Joe. ! want You
10 make the same one to me-"
sLet's shake on II. George"
They reached their arms across the
space between the beds and clasped
hands.
Both Ole for Country.
~rm not afraid" said Joe. IF you
come through all right, George. / wish
w didn't have to leave ID company,
though. but ever IL we get well, we
probably couldn't go back with the
boyn. I'm afraid I'm pretty low,
0eorSe. but don't you worry. There's
- pain now
I'm not - pain. either, George, but
awfuIly sleepy. We don't have to wor.
~ about Company ID. because the
boy1fl never lose a chance to get q
noeman.v
'srhatsS right. too. feel myself 60.
~ - deep: 70 g0od-by. joe"
e0oo6rby, George"
Xhnbro1her1 drowged back into their
pn)oNh apd the old hospital chaplain
x go $3.50 epravod modo hfc unrvicns