The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-12
The Wishing Plane
BY WILLIS WINTER


Captain Brave showed them around
the battle field at Chateau Thierry,
he told them how Marshal FOch,
who led the allied armies, you
know, had played a clever trick on
the enemy at this point.
Captain Brave drew a huge let
ter ~" On the ground and pointed
out how the allied army had finally
made the battle hne at this point in
the shape Of this u" with his men
IN the outside Of the letter.
The enemy Of course was on the
inside Of the letter. Then the al
lies men ON both sides of the let
ter and at the bottom moved for
ward at the same time. This meant
that the enemy had to get out of
the letter ~" in a hurry or be
killed The explanation was pref
ty deep for Jane. but Jack, just as
,very other boy would, enjoyed it
immensely, and decided that il he
Jver got into a war he would use
{ the same plan against whoever he
was fighting, if he could
Captain Brave pointed out that
Chateau Thierry was at the bottom
of the ~" and that the Americans
by their wonderful fighting at this
point and their help at other points
In the line had made possible this
great plan.
He showed them how Rheims
was at the top of one side of the
letter ~" and another city named
Scissors was at the top of the other
side.
They walked slowly around a
section Of the battle field at Cha
leau-Thierry and occasionally read
The names on the little crosses ON
lhe graves. All Of sudden Jane
called to Jack and the rest of them
10 came quick, and when they ar
rived at her side they found that
she had accidentally come upon the
grave Of her Uncle George. 1t sure
Iy was he, too, because there was
his name, his company and regi-
ment and division right ON the
cross. Jack Of course couldn't re-
member all those things about him,
but Captain Brave had made a |
special note of them when the chill
drens mother had told him of !
Uncle George.
"Oh, | do wish mother and faith
er were here, too, to see where
Uncle George is buried" said Jane.
i am afraid they couldn't come
very WELL" said Ladydear. but we
can do lots Of things that will make
them glad that we found the grave"
When she suggested that they
spend the rest Of the day getting
flowers and planting them around
Uncle Georges grave, the children
Of course agreed and said they'd be
glad to help her.
L wish there was some way we
could show mother and father what
we have done when we're through
and what the grave locke like"
said Jack.
"Welf, that is simple matter"
said Captain Brave. when we
get everything shipshape will get
the camera out Of the airplane and
we will take a picture Of IT,"
This was the frst thing the chill
drew knew about Captain Brave
having camera. 1t was just an
other one Of the hundreds Of the
they had had, and were
10 have. ON the trip.
The rest Of the day was a busy
enc for the children, what with
flowers and digging up the
Dirt and cleaning Up the ground
around the grave. H
They planted 4 little evergreen
Iree at the head Of the grave and
lrou one Of the hundreds Of places
n the airplane where he had things
Captain Brave uneaYthed q
Attle silk flag. The flowers planted
IN the grave were Of many kinds :,
md SO selected that some Of them
would be blooming all summer, and /:
! few OF the more hardy ones would ,
sold their heads up through the i
old weather. They bought enough !
'hrubs to make a little fence all 1
Iround the mounds. IA
When everything was completed, Z
saptain Brave took several pictures ,
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