The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-14
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81 ETHEL HOLMES

| Evan Cartright was an unsuccessful
woOer Of Angela Drew. But Angela
, instead of turning Evan down in such
a way rs to take away all hope, dealt
with him gently. She was very sorry
t for him; hoped he would find one
who would be more worthy Of him
j than herself, and above all, that they
might still be friends.
Evan drew deep sigh within his
manly chest-he was big fellow
and accepted the situation. He had
not thought Of entering the great
world war, but now that he had been
refused by the girl he loved, he de-
cided to do so. He was about finish
ing his college course, and as the great
/ er part Of his class We're volunteer
Ing, he enlisted and the government
commenced the work Of making SOL
der Of him.
Angela wrote him. commencing his
patriotism, and predicted that he
would be one of his country's honored
servants.
How Evan was to become one Of his
.Ountry's hOnored servants. permitting
his comrades to move onward, while,
he Jagged behind, only kept up to his
work by incessant urging. did not APP
pear. He wrote In reply that he hoped
he would have the grit to be among
the first to 60 lover the top" and
among the last to give up any gain
that might have been made by himself
and his comrades.
Angela wrote In reply to this that
she didn't mean that she advocated his
being laggard, but in trying to ex-
plain what she did mean let out the
main part of what she felt, which was
that she was very much afraid that
Evan would get hurt. A lover is not
prone to see weakening on the part
the girl who has refused him, but
all this seemed to Evan to denote an
interest in him on the part Of his fair
correspondent. He was embroidered
TO offer himself again, doing so by let
:er, for he was now in the service of
he government which was preparing
:roops as rapidly as possible to send
abroad. and would not stop while the
men they were training endeavored to
capture ladies' hearts.
Angela wrote back that an engage
nent between a girl and man who
vas going to war that might last
many years seemed to her very I'M
wise, especially this war, which was
strewing Europe with dead. How
ever, she would think about it.
Angela thought about it for several
months without arriving at decision.
Finally Evan wrote her that the force
20 which he belonged had been ordered
10 the Atlantic coast, which meant
that it would probably be prepared to
,end abroad.
When woman is called upon to de-
tide such questions upon which she
aas grave doubts, she is apt to give
,ome queer reasons for what she does.
Angela demurred, for the reason that.
she had always expected when she
married to have a very large and i'm
posing wedding. Her mother was Ill,
md this would now be impossible. If
Evan did not sail for France till after
1er mother got we'll, she would make
/ final decision. !
A month passed, and Evans regi-
nent did not leave the United States.
Angela's mother got well. There SEEM
ID to be no reason why Angela
should not marry Evan If he
Gould get leave for the purpose. She
decided that she would do SO, and
wrote him to that effect. He applied
'or furlough and was refused.
This put stopper on a large and |
IMPOSING wedding. Indeed, there could
,e no wedding at all. unless the bride
|hould go to the groom. Angela took
he matter under consideration: Evan
her that he was liable to
Iail at an hours notice, and that she !
lad better make up her mind ut once.
she did make up her mind. and wrote
lin that she would 60 to him the day
lfter tomorrow" /
On the evening Of the day Of her
lecision Angela received a telegram
hat her fance would sail the next
The Journey before her
:ould not be made in less than IS
lourA Evan was called up by tele-
hone and an interview between him
md Angela followed. Evan saw no
way for them to be married until he
from the war. Angela, who
had been baking for many months.
vas now In great distress that she
.ould not be welded.
A family council was called. at
which her father suggested marriage
y telephone. A lawyer was called
n, who pronounced such marriage
egal. Evan was called up again the
'lan was proposed to him. and he