Evening journal., 1918-03-04

raised, their spirits reused them from
their lethargy. made them want to live.
gave them renewed interest in life and
In the things life meant
You could only pursue that system
with men Of brave spirit II they were
morb.d-minded fellows. like she Ger
mans, they would help to make each
other more morbid Suddenly Bressac
remembered what someone bad told
him about the German hospitals, how
wounded soldier was taken UP and +
put throueh the curative proce0es like f
clock work, how the isolation system
was practiced as much as possible. how
there was a marked difference In the
treatment Of the soldier who could be
used in the ranks again, and the one
who would be burden after his re-
covery.
Emciencyi The memory Of the very
word made Bressacs temper come up,
/ his first temper since he had been
wounded.
II. the Boche were to have his way.
II he were to establish his dominion
over France, for instance. and German
kulture and efficiency were to supplant
all this gentleness and cheerfulness and
human fellow hip. and men here, as IN
Germany, were TO be reduced 20 mere
automatons without hearts and emo
tions, and valuable only for the strength
Of their limbs
Bressac, In the energy OF his emo
tons. tried to rise. but sank back. ex-
hausted.
When he next awoke he was not az
all In the cold gray foe. Far from 10.
lie was burning with a question which
It was curious had not come 10 him be-
fore.
"Ten me~ They were so startled al
the vleor Of the tone OF this man who
had not cared whether he lived or died,
that Ruvel. who was eating his lun-
cheon, swallowed a fshbone.
rs there anyone here OF my COM
b pany?" went on Bressac and named
his regiment and division.
why yes" Euenno from The door-
way. lglting his after luncheon Gig
aret H. knew everybody In the hos
- pital. he was goins ont day after to-
I, morrow "OVer IN the big ward and al
most well; Janet
JANET Brcssacs. mouth dropped
open. and his eyes rounded.
, 'Jameti Jametr' He repeated u in
r. credulou-ly then suddenly his excite
ment came back
y Tell him Bressac is here. and ask
him. ask him. 10 you please, TT WE
o TOOK THAT SHELL HOLE"
r Etienne was away like a shot In spite
4 NJ his linn, and everybody I'm that room
& SUSPENDED luncheon and waited breath.
q leSSly They heard Etiennes limpinl
O footsteps come hurrying along The
j. han. then they heard his voice befor,
e be reached the door.
To- "YESl shouted Etienne. YES, YES
YES. YESw
20 The room wa fun Of exultat'on. y,
y one there but Bressac knew the cir
r. cumstances surrounding that shell hole
e but they all had vital interest iI
n whether it had been captured or not
J! For every man there had his Owl
IT she'll crater. and that she'll crater wa
u his individual warl
BressSc raised himself hy the handl
u which huns from tho ceilinc over hi
bed. and sat with ci'siening eye. 1h
10 doctor and the director passed the doc
N lust then, and Brcs-ac called them
The director twinkled rs he saw iha
is the Indifferent patient now cared obou
rs something. but the doctor took ON
glance at Bressac and at his glisienin
n eyes. rushed in. pushed him down
O. bed. and put thermometer In h
i mouth
OF But DOCTOR grinned the patient. u
NJ thermometer wohbling as ~ talke
~ "uow eoon may so back TO the irei
.le chess"
on Another article By the Chcsters ,
FRANCE TODAY will appear in III
nF EVENING JOURNAL tomorrow.