The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-05
THE GIRL ILEFT BEHIND ME-
By CAROLYN BEECHIR
Copyright. 1913. by CarolyA Becchor).

I Uncle George Is right. 1t will he the
wiscst thing he ever did
Don't talk that wuy. You lUi5w
he has promised me novar ~ go to
war should We become involved with
out nay consent. shall mover rive
it,"
| had exaggerated his promise. but
II was no more than | believed his
promise meant.
God grant We may not have to
fight Aunt Helen aid SO solemnly
] laughed. Aunt was usually 81 outi-
mistic that her remark sounded UNI
like her
That night we were to dine with
her About % o'clock Uncle telephoned
he would be- late, when Blake came
in he VAS Lrrribly excited and in
response to our queries replied
1T is reported that we are being
drawn into the war. that Secretary
La rising has admitted as much and
that the stock market has been sell
ing stock I'm AN Unprecedented mnnner
an day"
THAT accopnts for Georges hur-
ricd message Aunt Helen said,
anXinusly, ~ drew from his voice
something unusual had happened. but
asked no questions
How could you help asking him
'ffE - "HH hNAAAh w Nv AATF
never saw any one 80 indifferent ~
YOU are. don't believe o love
Uncle George "a little hit"
Your ideas OF love and mine are
slightly different, my dear aunt
responded, No one who knows as
doubts u love for each other
Blake now read extracts from the
extra he had brought In. They were
very war-llke In o n ana when I
tried to change the subject and talk
OF something else Blake and Aunt
Helen either paid no attention or
immediately REQUIRED TO the talk OF
war,
II was after : o'clock when Uncle
George anne IN. He looked d~readfullv
tired and without u question aunt led
the way to the min room. She
wouldn't let him ak until after he
had had q glass of win" and some
soup. Even hen he jerKed out dis
joiutcd sentences:
A awful day, Blake. I never have
seen such excitement on the exchange.
over 5000, 600 shares. People went
frantic. shows that most of them
feel pretty sure we viii have Ia fight.
Securities fairly dumped overheard.
regardless of price"
only four days to Christmas"
Aunt Helen remarked. 1T will make
great difference in the holiday
spirit"
And in the money spout for riffs -
uncle said dryly. Men the value Of
whose securities made them fhirly
well Ia do are Door men tonight That
is, those who waited until after noon
10 realize
You weren't caught, were o ="
Blake asked.
No, The securities have / held
MY faith In the country | live In is
stronger than that OF my customers.
You think this means a severance
Of relations"
Yes, Blake, | do. II is the begin
nlng or the end Of peace parlcying
W" are not ready, hut ". never will
pc ready until something definite is
done Tor one would like 10 see war
declared tomorrow. The longer we
ueier u the longer will ~ last, the
more mon Will We lose because OF
our unprepnrcdness."
never saw such people as YOU
ana Blake,' / sputtered. 'one Out
thlnh O liked To see men go and
get Killed. You know you can't fight,
uncle, you're too old. And Blake
can't because he's promised. Do talk
about something else You make me,
nervous" '
Yes, am too old, uncle valid
sadly. Then the subject was dis