The Washington times., 1918-10-19
YANK MOURMS FOR
TRENCH DOGHERO

while Detail and began fussing around
the piled lumber and wreckage.
knew it would not do to abandon the
job, although I had had a hard night
lodging through trips to kingdom
come and all the early morning look
ing after the injured soldiers and good
French people.
Detail saves the Day.
Several big huskies Joined us in
the search for what we did not know.
We had cleared about half the rubbish
from the floor OF the little French
dwelling when one OF the fellows be-
gan tearing away two or three short
planks which made an opening into
the cellar. He made hole about the
size OF an old-fashioned knapsack,
when a lot Of stale gas, left from the
raid OF the night before, puffed into
his face and he sprawled out on the
ground.
Detail ran barking to my side and
I knew at once that he wanted me
to fasten on his gas mask. fas-
tened 1t on and he began poking his
nose to the hole made by the soldier
and then bowling out dolefully.'
guess he thought we must have been
about willing to pull stakes and leave
Even with all the gas mask on his
snout he seemed to have some sort
of scenting knowledge that some one
was in the cellar.
'T readjusted the mask and that
little bugger pushed his nose into the
air as IL to test the fitting OF the
mask on his snout and craWled
through the hole.
He was gone a dickens of a long
time. but when he did emerge a big
crowd of soldiers and civilians. which
had gathered, began cheering.
Rescued PierrOt.
Right spank in the seat OF some
four-year old boy trousers Detail had
clutched his teeth and hauled along
the owner, unconscious.
"It was Pierrot. so the French
people yelled. the son OF the woman
who had screamed for her child and
then fell into the swoon and taken
to the hospital tent by our surgeon
''They took the boy to the hospi-
tai and for three days did not think
he would live, but with good nurs-
ing and fine doctors IL was found
the little lad began to mend. They
said his sight could not be saved.
The funeral of the mother took
place two weeks later. The shock
of losing her family and the thought
perhaps, OF having left her boy in I
the cellar all wrapped in rags ani
wet cloths was too much for her.
She had thought she was doing the
best for him. She never revived af-
ter they carried her away. following
the scream Detail and heard.
Detail and 1 used to go to see
the little Pierrot every day after hs
began to mend, and the three OF US
would play and rollick together like |
Did friends. And then Detail began |
slipping away from our billet be- |
tween the regular visits to see the |
little Pierrot / must confess 1 got !
a bit jealous OF the little French |
lad. but then I knew Detail knew
where his duty was.
The nurses were in the habit Of
eading little Pierrot about the lawn /
every morning and afternoon for ex-
srcise. The poor little fellow could
not see. but he had one Of the most
tempting smiles playing around his
mouth that couldn't be refused.
"One morning. the doctors and
nurses had a hurry call up the line
md the little Pierrot and Detail were
eft at the hospital tent. When the
nurses returned they found Detail
around with Pierrot holding
INTO the Uncle Sam collar.
"It was like leaving a brother in
france when I left that dog for the
tates.
Il choked up a bit when I patted
lin good-by. but I have the salts
action Of knowing while am over
Iere mending for another scrap with
he bOches, little Detail is helping re-
onstruct a certain little French viii
age"