Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-31

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man atrocities and the appalling cas-
laltics, she was shocked in a very per-
funciory manner. She felt as If such
things ought 10 horrify her. and ac-
cordingly would raise her hands. palms
outward, IN an attitude Of disInay, and
with Il pretty shudder beg you TO de-
sist. II was awful, just awful. 1t took
her mothers unexpected message,
"Bobby's enlisted" TO make the war
4 vital thing TO her. For, although
Bobby himself never knew what place
le held in his s~weethcart's affections
Betty had no doubts that Bobby ranked
ace high.
"Bobly's enlisted?" repeated Betty,
lncredulously. "In what branch:'
Mrs. Wilson advanced toward her
daughter. Betty had not taken her
own brothers enlistment so to heart.
I'm the cavalry" she answered. us
II not wonderful that he was accept
ed:"
There was q moments silence and
then Betty was crying. "But, my
DEAR Mrs. Wilson comforted gently.
whatever is the matter? Are you not
proud to hear it,"
"Oh, yes, yes" came in a choked
voice, muifled in the folds Of a hand
kerchicf hiding eyes already sadly red,
but the cavalry is the most danger
GUS thing in the world. He can get
killed most any time"
A ring ut the bell interrupted the
fearful grievance. AS Mrs. wilson
opcned the door she whispered a has.y
word to the broad-shouldered visitor.
"Where's Betty?" he called out in a
husky voice as he entered the living
room and pretended not to see her,
PERHAPS it was because of the wins
pered warning that Bobby was not
totally u~nprepared for the onslaught,
for with a cry Of ooh, Bobby, oh, Bob
by" Betty flung the tiny daintNness
Of her person into his arms.
It required but a short conference
between the two, contaminated by the
approval Of Mrs. Wilson, TO decide the
trip to The leading ieweler in town
And a slightly longer conference placed
upon the rosy-tipped finger of Betty'&
left hand the warning solitaire.
And Betty sent him away smiling
She had always felt that If her moth
err had not been so foolislily ~preiudicec
she would have made an iilustriou'
actress. Here her heart was cfyin:
and breaking, but her eyes were DIR.
and there was a smile on her lipS
And the train letter she had given hin
was a happy, jolly letter, full OF soo'
cheer. but she hoped he could Sc
where the fears had fallen on I'll
page&.a
III the can1n post Office II was no
long before fine soldier detailed to sor
the mail knew TO what troop "9oher
Denton belonged without further ref
erence 70 the address, for letters an
parcels, ppnned in g very feniinin
script, came with such regularity an
quantity that he often was compellc
to remark to the fortunate lad, >
wish you had to sort your own mai
You ret mare'n the whole regimen
put together 1t which Bobby woul
smile and, tucking a box Of candy III
der one arm and a box Of smokes
under the other, would stride off reat
Ing Il whopper Of a letter, as he love
TO dub the yoluininous manuscripts
which Betty spent numberless, houi
to compose.
1t was the middle of July-a vel
hot and dry July. Formerly Bett
had been the first to suggest vacation
and early June as a rule found her
the seaside. Mrs. Wilson vas no
plusscd.
"Where are you planning to 90 tn
season." she asked. Il thought
Nanton Hook, Maine. The breezes al
80 cool there"
Betty shook her head with a decide
negative. "Perhaps you may be g
ing to Nanton Hook, Maine. But
am going to Iii paso, Texas.
Mrs. Wilson stared. Texas for a V
cation! Texas in the summer! w
her daughter in sober earnest? Al
then she rclmembcrod--and remembe
Ing, she smiled. For close to FL Pa
was Fort Bliss. And at Fort Bliss
well. at Fort Hiss was Bobby.
As the hours lew by when the ira
crossed the boundary line into Texa
Betty kept wondering If there we
any end to the Lone Star state. Wit
in short periods the scenery chang
with unbelievable rapidity. At ear
morning she was travelling through
mountainous region--huge, stately hi
rising majestically from the grour
Noon saw vast stretches Of arid desc
land with its network Of irrigati'
canals and bitches. Now It was
plateau unrclieved n v FOR the stu
bles Of cactus plants and then n de
ravine from which the water had va
lshed cons ago. Night Of the TIL
day brought the travellers to the ci
Of FL Paso. picturesque because
its constant competition In archltt
turc, language and population
American or Mexican supremacy.
- "Iotel PasO del NOrte," Betty
| rccfel tho TAXI driver. and was We