The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-04-06
! WOMAN'S VICTORY F.!
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BY KITTY PARSONS.
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Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

IF you love me. you wouldn't want
to go TO war! l don't see II at all.
You're married, and even If I'm not
dependent on you, don't want you to
go-you'n be drafted II they need you
badly enough. / can't understand the
way you feel at all-you just can't
care about me, that's all u The words
came in q rush and the girl who had
spoken was trembling with excitement
and on the verge Of tears.
you're right, dear, you don't I'M
derstand," agreed her husband. "You
know perfectly well that ! do care
about you, but there's special call
for men i'm my line of work just now,
and feel more like Stacker every
day stay away. Can't you see how I
feel DorothyT
"No, / can't just see II, but II you
want to go you needn't stay on my ac-
count. thought mans wife usually
came first, but guess I'm wrong. BY
all means, 60, If you want to leave
mep
you're talking nonsense, Dorothy
And Of course you know If you put up
that sort of an argument, i won't go
at least, not until I'm needed more
than l am now. wish you did not
feel as you do" he went on, with an
attempt ut cheerfulness, "but ii can't
be helped, suppose. I'm off for town
now-it's late, too. Good-by.'
Dorothy caught her breath In a sob
as she watched him disappear down
the path. 1t was the first time in two
years that they had been married that
Tom had gone off without kissing her
good-by.
1t was with q sense Of defeat rather
than victory that Dorothy went about
her household duties that morning.
Just as she was starting for the
bridge club that afternoon, the door
bell rang and Polly Anderson breezed
in. Polly was the newest bride in
their set.
ooh, Dot" she cried. "I'm so thrilled
/ can hardly speak! Bob's got com
mission as first lieutenant and I'm
so proud of him ! don't know what to
do, Isn't 1t wonderful?" -
Dorothy forgot all about the bridge
club and sat down.
"But he'll be sent away, won't hep
she Queried vaguely.
| "Of course. stupid! You didn't sup
| pose he'd stay here, did you? No, in
| deed! He's going South week from
today for while and ] suppose he
| y.in ba cant abroad from tbpr.--pypT.
so many of them are"
"Eow terrible! I'm so very sorry
| FOR you, dear"
"Well, you needn't be! I'm so full
| of pride over Bob and love for my
country thrown in. that there simply
sn't room for any other feeling. Don't
waste any sympathy on me"
But Polly. you don't want him to
gc--you sound as If you really did"
Polly held her proud little head
| higher than ever and winked back n
tear.
"If woman really loves her hus-
band" she began steadily. "she does
not actually want TO get rid Of him.
But when his country calls and he
must go. If he were deaf to that call
and she Is q true American woman,
she could never feel really proud Of
him again. You understand how IL is,
Dorothy you must feel the same
yourself about Tom. Every true wom-
an does"
Dorothy sat very still, but when
90 CHI Ii xuff
new respect in her manner. She
had quite forgotten the bridge club.
When Tom came home trifie ear
lier than usual, he found his wife
seated before n fire in theliving room.
busily winding yarn.
"Why. Dot, what are you doingw
Starting a sweater for you 10 take
away with you" she returned
| promptly.
Then, at his look of amazement,
| she ran to him, and selling the lapels
| Of his coat, almost fercely, looked up
into his face appealingly.
"Tve been oil wrong. Tom" she told
him. 81 didn't understand how It was.
| OF course you've got TO go-I didn't
| reh1Ze HOW men Ieit hDOut tbis tnihb
or women, either, for that matter!
But now / see It all, just as plain as
day, and I want you to go as soon as
you're ready--I'll help you every bit I
can, tool"
Tom stared at her for moment.
Then he caught her in his arms and
held her so close that she could scarce
ly breathe.
IL can't leave you, darling-I simply
can'tl" he whispered, and waited for
the expected acqulescence. But Doro-
thy pushed him away and looked
straight into his eyes again.
"Yes. you can. DEAR" she said with
new firmness. 81 wouldn't have you
stay for anything in the world now,
and ! never loved you half 40 much
as do at this minute. It's the only
thing TO do and II other women can
give their men up, guesc ] can, too.
Tn proud that you want to go-it
would break my heart to, have you feel
a Stacker, now that / understand.
was one myself this morning. but I'm
not any more"
After a few minutes intermission,