The courier-index., 1918-10-25

and 1t is nothing to see lot of
prisoners over as years of age. We
are getting a great army over here,
and if we keep transporting all the
winter | don't see where they will
put them This is a rainy Sunday.
but you never know when 1t is
Sunday. Everybody works here sew
en- days in the week, even the labor
ers and farmers.
I miss the Bulletin so much, and
will welcome 1t again when ii arrives.
| don't think the drive will stop this
winter and that will mean that we
will all work very hard, but You
have to keep going here or you will
freeze to death. We are long way
from home, but we get good Ameri-
can eats three times a day and
everybody in the hospital has nice,
warm bed to sleep in. Our trip over
was tiresome and exciting, but sue
cessful.
With regards to the good people
of Mariana
Evacuation Hospital No 49,,
A. P. o. 7S5, A. E. F.
ssss
FROM WARREN G. HoYLE
Chicago, ILL., Oct, %, 1918.
3210 Arlington St, Room 449
My Dear Sir:
You very probably think that |
am rather ungrateful cur, owing
to my almost criminal carelessness
in not thanking you for sending me
the paper | am forced to ask you to
indulge me in this respect, and |
hasten to reassure you that my re-
ticence is, by no means, the manner
in which desire to express how
appreciative am of your kindness.
There is nothing in my mind that
presents a higher spectre than to
read of HOME. Those names so fa-
miiar are brought to ones attention,
and it remains but to close the eye
and stroll back some months to
where we were all pursuing our own
ambitious ideals, oblivious to such
problems as now confront the world.
1t is inconceivable. almost, for the
mind to grasp the many things that
have transpired in the past year.
have been in many places and have
seen so much activity. strenuous, in
a sense, both plus and minus.
So far it seems my jinx keeps
pursuing me. Just about the time
my mind is made up. reasonably
sure. that something will happen In
my favor, that will transplant me
from an american beauty to a
FLANDERS Poppy" along comes the
frost of Mr.. General December or
some other wing cropper and my
schemes are knocked into cooked
hat. | had great plans that | would
get out for foreign service from Kelly
Field with the coming OF the fail
months, but there came wave OF
cold water from Washington In form
OF travel orders directing me to pro-
ceed hence. which ripple so dampen
ed my oyer-zealous concoctions that
| have just about become unglued
at the Joints and shall have to stand
in the sunny spots OF Lee county
again to dry my evaporation.
Goodness knows, have plenty oil
work here. But | surely think I'm
entitled to a red and blue petticoat
instead OF khaki, IL | am to be con
demned to this desk rafting and pen
ell rolling. When | view my work
and then survey the task set out Tor
those boys over There, my part
grows exceedingly tame. ! cannot
do more than envy them, some OF
whom are pushing up the daisies
in Flanders and at Chateau Thierry.
I oftimes wonder IL there Is the
same invincibiiity in my nerves as
halted the ambition Of the kaiser at
Thierry. and II there is the same In
flexibility in my spine as causes
those lads 10 go forward in the face
Of leaden music. Somehow | would
lust like to see II tremors would play
hide-and-go-seek up and down my
shirt from my watch pocket around
to the cross OF my suspenders. II
could look out and spy some Few
thousand Heinies bound for my par