The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-13

mS0t0 which cOnSdtute6 the ordinary
i%nsufrecto uniform. he made Z prac.
tce Of wearing only. one On chilly
nights, Or on formal OCCASIONS no
wore both waisteoat and trousers, but
at other times b dispensed entirely
With the latter, and his legs went
naked. They were naked now. Al. with
the modesty Of complete unconscious
neas, he squatted IN the shade, puflng
thoughtfully at his giant chefoot
Once Jackets mind was fastened
upon any subject, It remained there,
and after . dme hs continued:
did / told You about that battle Of
Pine Bravo1 Ehr' He turned his big
brown Eyes upward to ORelly. "Cris-
to! I skin more'n . dozen men that
day!~
TT was q hot scrimmage,. Judson at.
tested. "Some Of LuQue's niggers, those
tall. lean, hungry fellows from Santi.
ago. managed to hack their way
through . wire fence and get behind q
detachment Of the enemy who had
made Z stand under Z hill They
charged, and for q wonder they got
close enough to use their machetes. Il
was bloody work-khe hind you read
about-no quarter. Somehow Jacket
managed to b right In the middle OF
the butchery. Hes q bravo hid, III
right Nuy maloy"
At that moment Branch approached.
his long face set In lines Of discontent,
even deeper than usual He had been
wandering about the camp In one Of
his restless Ats, and now he began:
SAY. what do you think I've been
dolngf I've been looking up some grub
for Miss Evans. and I can't ind any
Cant find anyf"
Nothing At for her to eat You
don't expect her to live on this infer.
nal, eternal beef stew"
didn't Major Ramos bring anything
alongr' OReilly asked
HE says there's q famine at Cubi.
taA"
WED better look Into this" Judson
exclaimed. and, finding that his clothes
were dry. he hurriedly began to dress
himself.
Together, the three men made an In.
vestigation Of the camps resources
only to discover that Branch was right.
There was. indeed, but little food Of
any kind. and that little was Of the
coarsest. Ordinarily. such a condition
Of Affairs would have occasioned them
no surprise, for the men were becoming
accustomed to q moro or less chronic
scarcity Of provfstons; but the pres.
ence Of Nor1ns Evans put quite . dif.
ferent complexion upon the matter.
They were still discussing the situation
when Miss Evans, having finished her
afternoon nap, threw open the Flaps Of
her tent and stepped out.
When she had listened to the &C
count apoloeetically submitted BY her
three friends. she drew her brows to-
getheF. saying, plaintively: "Oh deari
We've been going short for q week,
and Major Ramos told me we'd fare
better when We got here. I had my
mouth Ill Get for . banquet Couldn't
you even ind the poor dog q boner'
TN afraid the cupboard u bare
OcRef1ly acknowledged.
DO you know what I want for din,
nefr Nosine inquired. Lamb chops
with green peas, some nice white bread.
. salad, and Coffee
The three men looked at her anxious.
y. Judson stirred uneasily.
THAT'S what ! want I don't expecs
70 get Il"
With . sish Of RELIEF the captain q.
claimed. Il thought you were Owing
your order"
Goodness, mol" VIM Z laueh he
girl seated herself upon her one camp.
chair. inviting her callers 20 dispose
themselves on the ground about her.
II pom q stand tie food I dare cay
can. Now then, ten me what you've
been doing since you lett CubltaA I've
bean ftightened % death that some Of
ycu would b hurt That's one reason
why I've been working night anA day
helping to get the hospitals n shapA
I can't bear 70 think o6 our boys being
wounded. Everything - % different
to what I thought Il would b, and I'm
- weak and ineffective. The medical
supplies I brought are nearly IN eona.
and I've learned what hard work IL .
Atttng up hospitlh when there's moth.
inS 70 A them up wtth.s ohs sished.
Il imagined ! Wa gong % WORK won.
dersI thought I was going d be Q
r1ogeaes Nightingale, and IT, men
wefe going to idolise me-
Don't theyf' Judson demanded. !.
mo. That is-not n exactly the
way ! expected"
They ~ want. - marry her,
Orally explained.
slnsolent banehf" gEowisd the can.
tain. Then ~ swallowed hard and
aid. sBst 6oe that mates. % do 1"
How, ally you boys can bels Norins
laughed. = dare ~ the others aso
Joking teo. but
.Jokinsr ORsl1ly Ulnned. mot at
m Tn the Only sinsis man In camp
who Isn't n love With you. When you
arrived this morning there was I gsn-'
efnl ntAm0AAn fnp ~ revnp mi ~