The sun., 1918-09-29
Heart Thrilling Letters of Girl Nurse
PERSONAL---VERY. Pathet-
ically Emphasized
When She Tells Her
ofWounded Brother

ofWounded Brother
tried to roll a cigarette at the same time.
The Thirty ninth drove hard for three
days and as q result was cited in orders
by the French General in command. I
sent you the order and / hope it reaches
you o. X. think it mentions the Thirty
ninth taking two towns.
Well, I Company took. one all by its
lonesome. That 8 when Earl H was
wounded in the leg and arm. Since then
we have been in reserve in two different
sectors and still going. Write home for
me. SPHINX.
I'll bet you're crying, mother-but isn't
he our great old Bruddy boyf Oh, these
Yankees-they're too wonderful to be
true! They'll be all like that-cool as Gu
cumbers, except when they're after
bunch of "Jerrys."
Well, times up. / can't even wait to
fill up this paper. I'll continue to write
all / can and dare. hope you get all my
letters.
Worlds of love and cheer to you-keep
your heart strong and your head high,
mother girl, for we're proud to be alive
these days, aren't wei MARY.
August 10, 1918.
DEAR MOTHER: We're here in our new
"home" and I haven't been assigned to
any detail just yet. I'm going to send you
word and hope to find an envelope later;
also mail service.
We're in town that has been German
property so recently that it isn't quite
in order yet, to say the least It's all
quite too thrilling for words. sure wish
1 could tell you more about it. We're
going to love it, though, and it will be
our last home under roofs. The next
move will find US in pup tents.
Fact is certainly stranger than fiction.
A year ago who'd thunk it'll And who
do you s'pose was at the station to meet
me when / came back from Paris last
night and arrived at the station in gay
party of nurses and doctors singing their
heads off Ollie c.. Can you beat
it'll Had ridden over twice by bicycle,
being encamped a short-rather short
distance from where we were.
talked with him an hogx or two, then
sent him off alone to find his way back to
camp over weary black miles of strange
territory, while went up to pack all my
belongings ready to vacate at this morn
ing. A never to be forgotten ride over
in ambulanees and here am-happy and
well and ready for anything. And oh +! the
tales III have for you when I get back.
Got your cable saying you had my letters
about Sphinx.
P. S.-A rather interesting postscript,
though it'll probably be stale news when
it reaches you. One of our nurses who Is
now at another hospital in this town came
over to US last night to tell me that Sphinx
had been through their hospital just four
days ago and had been evacuated. She
assured me the wound was slight. ! al
most wished it hadn't been quite so slight,
but even so it's a wonderful thing. I
s'pose this isn't very brave talk, but
know the old Kiddie did his darnedest
while he was up and viii when he gets up
again, so why not have little restf He's
gone on to most beautiful base hospital
and if he had fun with the nurses at
Manlius when he had measles, imagine the
time he'll have now.
wish, oh, I do wish I could see himl
just won't think about that, though, for
I've so unspeakably much to rejoice over.
No more now. VIII keep you posted.
MARY.