The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-03
Brave Brothers
Die Side by Side
By FRANK j: TAYLoR,

/ (Uniteu Press StaH Corfesponueht-)
With the American Troops in
France, Aug, 1e.--tBy Mail.) lin a
tiny village OF Lorraine where reg
iment OF "doughboys was resting
after long stretch Of time in the
trenches. German shell found a
mark in two brotheys, They were
rushed 10 the nearest hospital NOR
tally wounded. a +.
They were just regular hard-fight-
ing ''doughboys.v liked by all the men
in Company D because they were
good pals who always did q little
more than their share Of the work. Z"
Every man in the company admired
the brothers because he had seen them
behave bravely when it was hard to
be brave.
Out of all the men in Company ID
1t was hard to see why fate had sin
gled these two to be struck by one
German shell. Fate makes no expia-
nations, SO the doctors In the hospital
operated skillfulIy and quickly on the
brothers and placed them in beds next
10 each other in ward full of
wounded.
For time both men lay there how
ering between life and death, and
there WAS uncertainty whether or not
they would ever gain consciousness.
Finally one OF them stirred slightly.
opened his eyes. and gradually came
TO his senses. A motherly nurse bent
over him. and eased his pain as much
as possible. Then she whispered to
him that his brother was on the next
cot. but still unconscious.
Speaks To His Brother.
The conscious bruther looked dazed.
but gradually an enlightened look
came into his eyes as re recolIetced
what had happened in the last three
hours. He looked across To the next
cot. family reached his arm toward
his brother. and whispered. -Joe. how
are your"
The other brother stirred slightly.
and gradually rcgnincd his senses. The
nurse gently eased him. as he looked
around with puzzled look. ard finally
told him. Here's YOUR brother on the
next cot
The second brother looked over
with panied amazemeni. +,
What are you In bed for. Georgeg
Are you hurt. too?'.
Yes. Joe. they say the same shell
got us both"
Are you hurt badly. George?''
Il think SO. Joe. feel awful weak.
How are you? Does II hurt you
lot. boy9"
II don't know as it does. I'm weak,
too. But there's another feeling I
can't describe"
What Is IL. Jocg''
Hears Mothers Voice.
II dunno, George. But. remember
the things mother used TO tell us
when we we're little. and fought to
get on her lap? keep hearing her
telling us Sunday. school stories.
George. over and over. just the way
she used To do IL years ago"
I'VE were on our way 10 mass when
II hit us. Joe. Maybe that's why you
hear mother TELLING Bible stories. n
can hear her now. too. Joe"
Il wish she We're here. don't you '.
Il should say 50. Joe. Maybe tho
nurse or someone will talk to us the
way mother used 10. We ought to do
II anyway. because if something hap
peIIed to either of us. mother would
like to know we were all right"
Il think so. too. but sny-George.
yes,
III ! should die. you'll be careful
10 you can go back aud look after
mother. won't your
"Thnt's promise. Joe want you
TO make the same one to me-.
Lets shake on 1t. George
They reached thcir arms across
the space between the beds and
clasped hands.
Not Afraid. Of Death.
I'm not afraid" said Joe. iii you
come through all right. George. 4
wish we didn't have to leave Comma nv
y, though, but even IL We got well we
probably couldn't 60 back with the
boys IN afraid I'm pretty low.
George. but don't you worry. Thcrc's
no pain now" fsr ~ 49,
I'm not in pain. .cithar. George. hut
awf'ply slepy. We don't have<to worry