Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-01

,o In a, small. but happy eo,tase in
pades'ul franc g boy. hi. nfolhcr
Tp,. hii is sa' by fire. wnosc n;cAey-
,nS hia%" made shadows on tho wal.
- was twilight the ,in,o ,rhon ~
Lr'lr family gathered aroma ,hn rrn
t.Hnine ana talking toEe,h.r Moro.
~ her foe, o.. on 'h' ru:
uu,s1" nothing marr"d tho silence.
ief@h'iX ~" whole village was OK
sather"d around \ messenger. vino Ia
had ben Acc, '".d IN" p.oplc that var
but he had said enough franz w ""
ca ns her nons 10 arms.
Mari .s'm an. ,r' Gr"md 1rt,spcrseh loan and
IN" nom" "hich know nothinr bf;, n,r-
n!h'sS an nour ago bu, nov mite sal.
f "t lean true patriot 10 his coun-
Wy: han resolved 70 answer tho FRS,
Ici- ~" = ono" volunteered ana l. n
nom" 10 JON MS comrades a. the front
OK, 'mr m,antime the Little Mother
alb and Marie were looking a, scr
VICE flag tina, they mad Just put in
nc window. In the center was a larg.
M: Moi ,',,!n b hqns ma, star viii
ior Jean !" die hero, 1rhiirg FOR
ny country than a Stacker here a.,
hope q will aiwsys stay blue
~ '" ~ o,nef. hu, there were tears
would HAY" to give up her son
,u MnnE m"n,hS pssseI. and ssoon they
Cross nurses came" and Marie an.
swcred II with Hero. lie mad given
. Ioud bark. meaning tina, he wanted
10 go too Soon Marie was made .
rcsi is"H cross nurse. and Hero had
loinad The amnulsucc dog corps
~ ne service haE IN the window.
mother placed red cross /, mean,
tAai her daughter had ALSO joined the
vclorS
one evening while knitting Mrs
! that Jean had been wcuudcG ana son,
!" \ bHs. hosptal 70 rscoN.r IS ~
there quite a while, and mad" the &C
qua intance OF Virginia rirl ,vhu MAS
his" nurse she told him OF her ~
pericnccs over there" and or a French
Tier name vas Marie and she Was -
nurse IN the same hospital ~ tn
and sister wnom NJ had left behind.
lie asked the nurse. II he could ser
her friend When Mar" came 10 mis-
bedside she recognized Jean. and Was
t bansy ~, il" h., :rw9. they Wcrr
boy and girl. They had been gone
four wears, ana sh- had made the ocs,
lean and Marie were Kept IN con
slant touch with each other and 50
WAS Jeans nurse. they heard some
thug Of peac" and wondered If j, was
true. Soon the news spread ,nr1ug IL
the trenches that the armistice was
signed. Fighting was a once ceased
and the boys wee ready 10 leave for
home.
Soon they left and Virginia. Jeans
her 81 his love for her. and Sin. prom
'sed II her parent: consented to be-
con" mis- bride; Mario also Went hack
with them. When the little mother
saw three return instead Of TWO she
~ once knew what II meant she vas
glad to have another daughter, and
Marie had = real sister
We'll. mother neither IN" star no.
the cross turned TO gold. but some
ihinS else must, for Hero was killed
We shall honor mis- memory. for he
was patliot. too
June came and with IL Jeans we'd
ding He was immensely happy. fur
2; .asi lie had found the girl n, MAS
looking FOR
whst dia nea.e pea, msan to 'ne ,i,,,ls
family. afier having given their ser
vices :" their country. hHd been re
united and made happy. The mother
was q, last glad. after four wears OF
loneliness. ana Jean had found a III,
long friend What is NOR. res fil
;nan reacr which has been vnu as
victory and tina; which always comes
III June MANIA EEAIiEY
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