The Raymer enterprise., 1919-04-17

g. & We41tNI only onA. On cniily
11GAt1 Or on formal occnaoaA h
wore both waistcsat and trouserA bgt
at othsr times hs dispensed entirely
wi0 the hftef, and his Leg went
paksd They were naked now. ~ with
he modesty Of complete unconscious.
nsaA - squattsd y -ths shads. pu6lnS
thoughtfully At his giant chsroot
0nce Jackets mind was fastened
upon any subject, Il remained there,
and after Z time be continued:
did I told Jon about that battle Of
Pine Bsavoi mr. h turned his BIG
brown eyes upward to O'Reilly. "Cris-
toI ! skin more'n . dozen men that
dayr
TT was . hot scrimmage," Judson At
tested. sSome Of Luque's niggers, those
tan. lean. hungry fellows from Santi-
ago, managed to hack their way
through wire fence and get behind .
detachment Of the enemy who had
made a stand under q hill. They
charged. and for q wonder they got
close enough to use their machetes. Il
was bloody work-the kind you read
about-no quarter. Somehow Jacket
managed to be right In the middle of
the butchery. Hes . bravo kid. al
right Muy malor'
At that moment Branch approached.
his long face set In lines Of discomfort,
even deeper than usual. He had been
wandering about the camp In one Of
Iis restless fits, and now hs began:
Say. what do you think I've been
doingi I've been looking up some grub
for Aiss Evans, and can't 1nd any
Cant Ind anyr' a-
Nothing at for her to eat You
don't expect her to I've on this infer.
nal, eternal beef stew"
didn't Major Ramos bring anything
alongr ORellly asked.
He says there's Z famine at Cubi-
tnAs Eas4A55 l
lived 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 4 condition
Of Affairs would have occasioned them
no surprise. for the men were becoming
accustomed to Z more or less chronic
scarcity Of provisions; but the pres
encs Of Norine Evans put quite q 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 outs
When she had listened to the &C.
count apologetically submitted BY her
three friends, she drew her. brows to-
gether. 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 all set for banquet. Couldn't
you even find the poor dog a bone?"
TIN afraid the cupboard Is bare,s
OReilly acknowledged.
do you know what I want for din.
nerT" Norine inquired. Lamb chops
with green peas, some nice white bread,
Q salad. and coffee"
The three men looked at her anxious.
y. Judson stirred uneasily.
That's what ! want I don't expect
to get It"
With q sigh Of relief the captain ex.
claimed, Il thought you were giving
your order"
Goodness. mol" With 4 laugh the
girl seated herself upon her one camp.
chair. inviting her callers to dispose
themselves on the ground about hes.
II you can stand the food, dare say I
can. Now then, tall me what you've
been doing Eince you left Cubitaa. I've
been frightened TO death that some Of
you would be hurt That's one reason
why I've been working night and day
helping to get the hospitals in shape.
! can't bear to think Of our boys being
wounded. Everything is 90 different
TO what thought It would be. and I'm
10 weak and ineffective. The medical
supplies I brought are nearly all gone,
and I've learned what hard work It U
fitting up hospitals when there's moth
ing to at them up with" She sighed.
II imagined I was going to work won
defs-I thought I was going to be Z
Florence Nightingale. and ths men
were going to idoliss me-"
Don't thsyr Judson demanded.
mo. That is-not In exactly the
way I sxpsctsd.s
They IN want b marry her,
Orally explained
'Tnsolsnt bunehl~ gTowisd the cap
tain. Thsa he swallowed hard anA
said. But for that matter, % DO T.
How silly Jon boys can bel" Ncrins
laughed. r darv ny The others are
joking too. but
~JoAingr 0'Rsllly 'uinnsd. mot q
IN. Tn the only angls man IN camp
who Isn't IN love with ron. When you