Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

been runnln Things Tor fCur years
that Waddy meets this fair lady with
the impulsive manners. His regi-
ment had wandered in only a few
hours after the Germans left and to
say that the survivin' natives was
glad to see 'em is DRAWN it mild.
This Miss Jedain was the gladdest
Of the glad. and when Waddy shows
up at her front door with billet
ticket calm for the best front room
she just naturally falls on his neck.
take it he got kissed about four
times in quick conclusion. Also that
the flavor lasted.
ITO be received in that manner by
a high born. charming young wom-
an" says Waddy. Tit was de-
lightful. Perhaps you can imagine"
NO" says I, II amt got that kind
Of mind. e, But go on. What's the
rest?" g..
Well, him and the lovely Marcelle
had three days of it. Not going to a
fond clinch every time he came down
to breakfast or drifted in for lunch
con. She simmered down a bit. I
understand. after her first wild
splurge. But she was very folksy all
through his stay, insisted that Waddy
was her heroic deliverer, and all that
sort of thing. !,
"Of, course" says Waddy, IT tried
to tell her that I'd had very little
to do personally with smashing the
Hindenburg line. But she wouldn't
listen to a word. Besides, my French
was rather lame. So we've. Well,
we became very dear to each other.
She was charming, utterly. And:so
full Of gratitude to all America. She
could not do enough for our boys.
All day she was going. among them.
distributing little dainties she. had
cooked, giving them little keepsakes.
smiling at them, singing to them. And
every night she had half dozen Of
ficers in to dinner. But to me-ah.
I can't tell you how sweet she was"
Don't try" says I. II think I get
a glimmer. All this lasted three
days, eh? Then you moved on"
Waddy signs deep. II didn't know
until then how dreadful war could
be-" says he. II promised to come
back to her just as soon as the awful
mess was over She declared that
she would come to America If
didn't. She gave me one OF her rings.
1T shall be as a token she told me,
that I am yours.
"sort of a trunk check, eh?" says I.
'"Ah. that ring" says Waddy. you
see. It was too large for. my little
finger, too small for any OF the others.
And I was afraid of losing 1T If
kept it in my pocket. l was always
losing things-shaving mirrors, socks.
wrist watch. Going about like that
one does. At least, did. All over
France L scattered my belongings.
That's what you get by having had
a valet for so long.
$50 1 called up Joe Bruzinski. my
TOP sergeant. Best top in the army,
Joe: systematic. methodicat l de-
pended upon him for nearly every
thing; couldn't have gotten along
without him, in fact. Not an edu-
Gated fellow. you know. Rather
crude. An Americanized Pole. I be-
lieve. But efficient, careful about
little things. l gave him the ring to
keep for me. Less than week after
that I was laid up with a beastly
siege of influenza which came so
near finishing me. I was shipped
back to a base hospital and 1t was
more than a month before I was on
my feet again. Meanwhile I'd gotten
out of touch with my division. APP
piled for transfer to another
branch, got stuck with an S, o. 8.
lob and landed home at the tall