The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-05

food and shelter. n they are q
grow up useful o. humanity. and
az brave az the fathers ~ho died
for humanity'a sake. they must b.
made happy az well a. healthy.
No gloon, for the it'll. onssi
Evsrybsdy In France make.
that a constant effort
Il cannot BE- an easy task for .
grief stricken woman TO turn al.
ways a smiling face when her child
aahs FOR to dead father.
We know mont consideration
woman who did not quite succeed
ono day. She succumbcd 10 TIE
tremendous bitterness which was
la her. against not only tho he'll
ieoHrd Hun who had taken her
husband and two brothers. but
against everything. TO tho Infinite.
fierce protest that she. IN the
midst O: peace and happiness. she
and her countless widowed sisters
II France. had been plunged into
such needless aEoniea Of grief
SIZE CRIED, Something stopped
her the voice % her two year olf
son. who vas crying out Of sheer
aymrathy Tier first. and her most
natural. Instinct was 90 clasp him
lie her arms. but at the same mo-
ment came "a. thought that. II
future France b. 10 maintain i,s
centurlea-old Hublinlty Of courage
and endurance. it VAS for her. as
for every mother. TO set an *.
ample OF strength So abe dried
her tear. and smiled.
Hut tho future Frcnchman was
started. and could not stop The
most powerful lover was used. Dc
was told that lii,lc French gentle
men did not cry u WAS a terrible
blow. and no struggled with All his
baby might 10 achieve the high
ideal which WAS bis because Il was
his m0ther's. but the Hpha con-
tlnucd Amidst them. he atoutiy
maintained that he was a nitie
French gentleman. even II be did
cry and that took almost more
strength than his mother porscrsosl.
for she was compelled to diapute
his proposition. whcrcupun ho
turned from her knee and toddlcd
60 tho door
Iie opened u. he marched thru.
anuf0ing and Eulplng be- closed
hat door but not altogether. A
iiny crack remained. Il held slightly
Tor long time. very
long time. The mother. sitting Der.
fcctly motlonlcss. had as hard a
struggle as the orc which was
going on In the hail.
Spirit OF Youth
An Tho door opened. and a
smiling but moist face waa revealed.
while triumphant voice proclaimed
That the owner thereof W4s indeed
and In fact. little French gentle.
mani THAT'S THE SORT or
LITTLE BOYS WHO GREW Up
TO HE THE SORT o. aEN WHO
HELD NEHDUN,
II ls one OF our great privileges
llso 10 know "a certain little Made.
eine. who is 5'a years old Made.
eine, Of course. cannot remember.
With vivid distinctncsA the air
aids which occurred in the BEGIN
ling, whom the Germans were more
convinced than now that the world
VAS their football. and that an thcv
iad to dc was come over In leisurcl,
ashton, three or four nights n week. |
md drop bombs until all the little
and Nyonucs and Henris /
ma Jacques were destroyed
II has been long time since the
ierman has felt q safe or profit /
Ible to try that trick on Paris. but. !
ong as the time Is. Madeline can
tho warning scream OF the |
dren. tho deafcning reports OF the |
Iircraft guns. the whlzz and shrek |
II the falling bombs. the crash OF
he explosions. the fires which flared |
Ip.
The other night. when there was
practice warning OF the siren. TO |
,eep tho defense system In working I
rider. like % fire drill. MAdclcincs
lp quivered at the first sound. but
hat was all.
She sat bravoly In her chair. and
vent on eating her dinner. and even
10 answer. tho somewhat
vanly. n rcassuring smile.
DO you know why Madeline aid
Tot cry. when that weird. wild sound
truck terror to her hearth SHE
THEY HAD COMPANY
'OR DINNER
THAT ~ THE SORT OF LITTLE
iris WHO GREW UP TO BIC
HE SORT or MOTHERS WHO
tAiSED THE SORT or SONS
YIio HELD VERDUNl
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