The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-08
ROMANCE IN KHAKI
BY MARY BRopERick
tcopyrisht 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate

Taylor In town this afternoon, aud
Ne certainly looked well. ". came in
on the afternoon train. and II I'm not
mistaken. was In n soldiers uniform,
TOO. Better not show his face round
these quarters, though. eh, Julei" she
continued.
Julia said nothing. but II Il were
not for the gathering twilight the 9th
.rs might have noted the tears In her
eyes. For "Rod Taylor" was a name
she WINS trying TO put out Of her mind.
and finding II 50 hard to do. The
meal finished and her sisters ou their
way 10 keep the evenings engagement.
Julia went out 20 the shed for the
lndder, preparatory to the unfurling
81 "Old Glory" Carrying II around
to the fruIt ~ the house she brnced
II against the balcony over the large
rlnzzn, and with the Gag. n beautiful
SILK one, and new staff on her arm.
nscended ~ her lofty position and
was soos buslly engaged.
She was. IN fact, 80 hard nj work
that the buzz of little voices below
failed TO attract her attention.
Cheese H. Jimmie" tow headed
chap wa muttcring into tn. ear of his
companion. "Shell hear ~" all Tia.
time Juggling vigorously nj the ladder.
Finally. their evil purpose accomplish.
80. III. two disappeared around the
corner Of the house. a boy at each end
- the ladder snickcrinc NJ the iok"
tL,y were playing on Aunt Jule.
Hroi Hoh's twins for such ,hcy
were, bore thu reputation In the neigh
horhood Of young terrors and It IL
safe to say they did no; have To work
overtime to live up to that r.pu.
;nilou
II our little patriot failed 90 witness
the villaluy ~ her young ncpheas n
soldier Of Uncle Sam coming rapidly
Gown TIE street, did not. FOR he came
"a an abrupt halt at the corner.
A. Jrun prepared 20 descend 70
i.F.. ur,na. aud realized the predica-
m'hi she was In, little CRY escaped
her. We'll ! suppose there's nothing
to do now hut To wait fo- the girls
"a come home" she hravcly .Nc'aim-
ed sinking down on the floor 81 the
balcony.
II was prnciicnlly DARK. and the lone
Illness Of the Silent street appalled, her
So that III. was soon In tcnrs. Try
hard as she might. she could not keep
her thoughts from reveriiur back 10
, the evening meal and 10 what her sis
ter had snid ~ Rod Taylor He who
had betrayed his trust. She found
herself saying his name over and over.
when suddenly from the darkness be-
low came n voice
"Can be Of any assis,anceT'
Julia Jumped 10 her feet, and peer
cd over the balcony 10 see the form ~
q man Ia the shadows below. She
made no reply until II came again.
might ] he Of some assistunceT
Her voice trine unsteady return
cd: "why. yes. " you will get II lad
Ger from the back shed. and let me
down. will be- greatly obliged"
The sound 81 retreaiIng footsteps
told her he was at her bidding. aud
soon he was back again. She heard
him putting the ladder in place. and
20 her surprise heard his footsteps on
the rungs. Evidently he was testing
it's steadness. No. he was coming up,
and Julia peered again over the bal
cony. As he neared the top she found
herself looking into n pair Of brown
eyes. eyes she knew. and which held
her speechless for the moment.
"Rcd Taylor" she exclaimed after a
long minute. "why ARE you here and
where did you come fromf
"Why, Julia" he answered, 81 have
come for you. Of course. And why not.
dear Didn't you receive my mes
sagef"
"But-bui ! don't understand" she
returned "You have never even an
swered my letters, and have received
no message from you, no, not even
a word since you left me-" Backing
away from the railing as she spoke.
"Can IL be possible. Juliaf" he re-
turned. True. I have been III In camp,
and quaranlined for the last three
months, In fact so III I could receive
no letters and Of course, could not
write, but ulh Wy w S'h' ''" "f
sages through the boys, but ] guess IL
was no avail after all. ! Just recently
obtained my furlough. and came MS
quickly as possible"
"But-your marriage" she inter-
rupted. "One Of the girls read about
Il In the paper and told me"
"Oh, you little goose" he shouted In
glee, then more soberly; ''Dld you not
trust me more than that. little girlf
The only marriage | was In was a
mock one. and then ! was the bride.
Just little fun the fellows were hav-
ing TO pass the time away, while l
was recuperating. will show you
the picture"
But there was no need for further
words. for Julia held out her hands,
and with a bound the young soldier
was over the balcony rail, where In
the shadow Of the Stars and Stripes
the clouds for the young lovers were
all rolled away.
The moon and the stars came out
10 the heavens one by one, but one
little star. brighter than all the rest
in Julia's ewes Rod took from his