The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-18
THE GIRL LEFT BEHIND ME-
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Copyright, 1913. by Carolyn Beecher).

4 ed the war he had not lived-not
really,
Vet Ia spite OF all this. rather. per
hans, because OF II, Marion Lambert
stood out as the one desirable thing
In his life he had missed, She was
the woman who could stand side by
side with him urder all conditions
She would be the sort 10 say Win
perfect faith and trust;
Where thou goesi ] viii 20. lhA
gods shall be my gods
II waE not strange that the thought
OF what life would mean with her be-
side him would occur 90 Blake.
Neither WIS II strange that he would
compare her and Elizabeth. lie could
scarcely avoid doing so. Marion had
given up fortune. friends. herself. TO
help win this war for humanity.
Elizabeth had willingly given moth
Ing, and had made his own gift OF
less value because of her lack of UNI
~derstaHding.
II liz not to be wondered M either
that Blake thought OF what would
happen after the war. should he live.
What Eiizabeth's attitude would be
he had no a of knowing. She had
not spoken TO him for months before
he left home. she a not written
him M word all these long months
when he was risking his life. n
probably had come TO dislike him, rs
much ~ she once thought she loved
him, because he would nOt be govern
ed by her.
~ when he met Marion lambert
moving softly about the hospitals or
ON some errand OF mercy. there came
into his mind. %unbidden, almost UNI
consciously. the thought that perhaps
just perhaps, Elizabeth would free
him.
when he reached this point he al
WAYS halted. He would allow him-
self 10 so no further even IN his
thoughts. lie had work To do;
Marion had work Ia do also. Nothing
must Ice allowed to interfere with
that. lie vas careful. TOO. not TO give
Mrs. lambert q hint of his feelings.
lie kept their friendship uuspotlcd
by any word or action that could
make her uneasy, to give her an cN-
cusc to withdraw herself.
Captain Ivcrson wal one OF the
most populQr men ON the force. Not
only with his men. but with hts su-
pcriors. The French hloases as wclt
AS his own men In the hospitals ~
most worshipped him When he
could get the time he would 81 DO
side some pain raclkcd soldier and
with crayons draw ~Caficaturcs of his
mates until the pain would bc mo
montnrily forgotten in his delight or
he would get the man to lot him take
the picture of sweetheart. mother,
wife or ch.,d he invariably had about
him and he would reproduce % Tor
him Always giving them the picture
whom uc had finished
Occasionally ne would run across
Collie Meredith. either playing tei
violin Ia ease the pain OF her 'hi
babies" as she called the wounded
soldiers. or singing to them u tho
latter. ne would join her In his rich
baritone. delighting both her and her
babies"
But Blake IvcrsOn never forgot Tor
q moment that soldering was his
business. These other things were but
ripplcs on the current Of his ne.
First and last he WIS a soldier
prompt. reliable. ohedicnt. never ask
ing others to do anything he himself
would not be willing 10 do. never ivy
ing To show authority. vet never nav
ing the least trouble with those un-
: der him.
ITS lust good sport being witt
Tverson." one OF the mon remarked,
showing how they regarded him.
Hes an wool and "a yard VIDE
Wa the reply given heartily.