The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-11

her thirtieth or fortieth possibility.
la about two minutes more SHE
came back. riding on the step OF
that taxi. and her face waA fairly
luminous with Its smile OF exultant
triumph, A poilu'a wife. this WON
an. with five little children to raise.
and one Of them. the middle one.
Dealree. always needing medicine.
and everything no high. and the gov
crnment allowance for poilu families
80 small. and 30 many poiluH' wives
TO divide what work they have the
skill and the Tune 90 do. ana violets
30 Improbable In the had weather.
OF which there II so much IN the win.
ter. but listen
II IL please the good God 20 L.,
Jacques return Ia his home-oh. Of
course not 20 the Humptuoua tire.
rooms. win Ens' which he had NO
we'll supported by his earnings as a
oarps inter- but homr. he will rind. In
the ono bare room. everything OF
real value which ho left behind. hap
ny children and cheerful wifel
do Mems Work
Marie and Thercar are more for
tunatc that jacques wife, for the
burden OF providing for their tam.
lilies Is not Ho difficult They se
cured their husbands jobs
The first time We met them We
thought they were men. from their
caps and their coats and their thick
boots, and the fact that they were
pushing heavy street cleaner carts
thru the siunh.
They were laughing and Joking
with each other. their broad facrH
red with the tang Of outdoor eser.
else. and Il Was not until they
stopped 90 let us pass on the cross
Ing, and answered our friendly
thanks with their nniie# those
wonderful smiles Of the women Of
Franco--,hat We knew them for
women.
Hut Marie and Therrne are thor.
oily feminine IN their homes which
arr neat as pin. just M they were
before Tho war when these women
had nothing TO do but keep them 20
Each home has nantsl. which
IL the place ~ honor. for the Fiidcd
shrine hangs above ~. and each man.
tel IL given over 60 the portraits Of
brave soldiers. whom each brave
woman has rcilnaulnhed 20 France.
the husband. the brothers. the
cousins
what depth Of grief there may be
IN Marie and Thcr.na on. can only
guess from an occasional tragic IN.
Election. an occasional misery ga the
eyes. but Marie PROGRESSES To be y.ry
happy for God has given her the
strength To do her husbands rough
work. and 50 TO b. abb. TO care for
her two strong. healthy boys
Nearly every woman In France
has the thought In mind that all
those men who are gone must be
replaced
There's f. somewhat Wirtfu at
this point Tor There's has only
giria bat she briEhtens when Il ~
suggested 10 her tina, France needs
continuation Of her courageous
women an well as OF her Faiian, mon.
And that 10 the sorrow Of tho
woman In tho bank. She had been
married five ycarH. she had com
Portable home. nho was very happy
The war broke out
Her husband was ono Of the first
70 fan In defense of her and the
other women Of his country. and
she has no childrrnl Sh. 10 glad Of
ono thing however
Another Man Released
shc has proved 10 have a particu.
lar talent FOR the position abc occu.
pies. position which ordinarily
only al energetic young man could
I'm and that releases another soldier
for France She SMILES beautifully.
this woman In the hank.
We have some official business 90
transact with another capable
woman In ono OF tho government
burcaux
She was a particularly pleasant,
woman. who put herself out tire
mcndously TO make everything con.
venicut for as. No time or trouble
was too much. and. no matter how
often Il was necessary 20 bother her.
she mot uu with checrfulncwa
which was almost a gaiety.
She was always laughing. and you
would have imagined that she had
not one trouble in the world that