The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-19

Ne. army navy or air service How
90 E'' over Vui,kcut, that was. the
question lhrre Was a knock at the
door and e messenger boy brought
hlW 4 telegram PHI opened u and
started DO whs a ,thlcgram from
France and read.
Make straight that highway for
our cod SliANNA
y tm ,omeoE ShSnna / under
stand said rhu to himself and
then hr called the boy AS he was
leaving ana gave him his message
tn Mr. Winston, after changing the
as soon as possible 20 at once q"
li"rt.s an extra quarter. boy
hurry mat message to the operator
please Before night the answer
came from Mr Winston.
J don't blame YOU wait min
ute. Ina un the way
ihil was reading again Shanna's =
message. knowing the fuli mean
ms "f o. "" was sitting with his
elbows on his knees and tho cable
gram n his hands when he was con
srious ot movement outside the
window and tho same instant a shot
was fired. ,llla arm tlnElcd from the
'luscucSs Of the bullet Some sense.
forward on his face. throwing his
fun ngurc forward. stmumting
death, but rolling so his right arm
was nt his command So when the
door opened he was ready and sprnng
To ms feet armed. Max krupp stood
boturr MIN. ms face distorted with
ugly emotion So this IL the way
''fwtny fights is It Wen Amer.
lea i, ready YOU see, said PM, and
with 4 revolver In his right hand
ana monkey wrench he picked
from the chair In his loft. no faced
inc man ana forced him TO turn and
Walk h'tnro him To the street They
hHd not gone far when tho man
wheeled ana fired but again missed
MS mark. and insane with fury, no
turned the gun tu his own templo
ana ilrcd, sure this time OF his mark
ana so ended Hh,l's first encounter
with GERMANY
Mf WINSTON arrived in Ranger a
rev days later ana lost no time. In
N''HIlS IN" business IN shape so nH
l" release ihll lie was heart and
eou' III sympathy with Phirs enlist
,lE ana dId all In his power to help
n.Il' II was not many DAYS before
lhiI was on his way to Camp. phil.
VINO but q week before was dream
hg dreams OF great ambitions.
WtbIih ana power and all they bring.
y ~ lhis was given up with 10Y at the
'houghi mat he was young and
5Tuhg ana could now he proud that
ne WAS an American To atand with
ms own countrymcn side by side
with the allies In tho war for right
against wrong
fhil. on his way cast 10 ioin the
ilatiHhurg training camp. stopped
over u day In Tulsa TO say goodby To
MARY ana jack, the latter was
naat and phiI did not see him untiI
ldlw. bat Mary ana the children
were 'here aud "A shout Of Joy went
up when they aaw him.
Phll told Mary of how quickly his
plans had been made and his work
nut in order for leaving and OF his
oagernoss to get into training and
overseas Mary loyed him and fussod
over him ana gave him all kinds Of
possible and impossible things to
bulge his bags She told him, with
hcr arms around him ana her eyes
shining bright with unshed tears.
now proud she was OF his enlistlng.
now ahe knew II was what their
mother would have him do and what
his tathor would have done before
him, and then the hour came and
nm left her smiling and waving In
me doorway She turned back and
held hcr babies tightly to her, hard
~ breathing until she heard the
whistle OF the eastbound train In tho
distance and then--Wcll. she did
what thousands OF other women
were doing. she stood up and smiled
and packed her loneliness and aCh-
ing down deep in hor heart and
never let them see the light OF day
unul tho dawn OF peace lifted 1t for
her
Phil when he arrived in New
ork, went a. once To- tho Roosevelt
hospital ana asked for Shanna and
being told she was not there. ne
asked to see Miss Senett, the super
fNtendcnt. az he felt she could toll
him more Than GSnyuno elise Of
Shanna. Miss Seneit met him with
great cordiality and told him of the
call that came for nurses for over
seas service only a short time before
the United states declared war. aud
7 MAJ Shanna felt 10 was her duty 10
go ~ she had no one dependent
upon her She natuJHlly dreaded the
hot voyage, hul her sense OF duty
and loyalty To her adopted profep-
sion conquered her fcars and che
sailed IN March soon after her re-
turn from her western trip CThls
Phirs letters being re-
inr6Sd HainD she left - letter ad-
drosscH-te yoH on my desk the night
she left as ~ was In a great rush
She asked mo 10 stamp and mail u
Tor her IN the morning She remind
cd me OF the letter when / left hor
H' the dock, but when | came back
10 my desk The letter was no where