Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-13

ant in the American army at the out
preak or the war, is planning 70 marry
Kuth Macdonald: He has BEEN licked
WHO, has just been drafted.
Ruth becomes Acquainted with Cam
d ire =, 81 mother when he and the other
camp.
Cameron becomes a corporal.
Just as Cameron is feeling especially
from Ruth reminding him Of an old boy
and girl friendship, that raises him into
the seventh heaven. =
attempting ito get transferred TO another
unit, and makes his plans to prevent
Cameron oHerhears Wainwright say
he intends to marry Ruth. s..
As a matter Of fact u has no idea
OF marrying wainwright, and has been
Cameron receives a furiough and re-
turns to visit his mother.
During his furlough he calls on Ruth,
tern lpt si'''p by ,a' %ain ramehfls W Arrival Il.
Wainwright proposes to Ruth. and is re-
she o%yerhears wainw right plotting to
for being A.W. o: L., and ~setsScut IN
Cameron Is rescued from ne k go, p
camp in her own machine.
Cameron sees. Ruth again the next
morning: Her cousin, a captain IN the
csmeron joins the Church.
Ruth and Cameron'si mother come to
the camp to say good-bye to him before
his regiment leaves
Cameron finally reaches France with
his company. ~
CHATTER XVl.-iContinucd.)
It was in barnyard deep IN
manure where Cameron's tent was.
set up. Little brown tents set close
together, their flies dovetailing so
that more could be put, in Z a given
space.
Dog weary he strobe over the
stakes that held them, and looked
upon the place where he was to
sleep. Its noor was almost a foot
deep in water! Rank,-ill smelling
water! Pah! Was this intention
that he should have been billeted
here?l Some sof the men had dry
places. OF course, it might have just
happened, but-well, what was he
use: Here he must sleep for he
would. fall over. SO he heaped upSa
pillow of the muck, spread his
banker out n lay down. At least
his head would be high enough out
OF the water sc that heN would not
drown in his sleep, M with his feet
III water, and the cold ooze creeping
slowly through his heavy garments,
he dropped Immediately into obli-
Won. There were no prayers that
night. His heart was full OF hate.
The barnyard was in front Of an old
stone farm house. and in that farm
house were billeted\ the, captain and
his favorite first lieutenant Gamer
on could hear his raucous laugh and
the clinking Of the wine glasses. al
most the gyrgle of the wine. The
thought OF Wainwright was hts last
conscious one before he slept. Was it
Of intention thatEhe should haveebeen
could watch his every moveGt
AS the days went by and real
training began, with Freneh officers
working them hard until they were
ready to drop at night, gradually
grew stolid. 1t seemed
as il he had alwaysobeen
here, splashing along IN tho mud./
soaked with rain. sleeping In muck !
az night. never quite dry, never Tree,
from cold and discomfort, never,
quite clean, always training, the
getting there: Where was the front?
Why didn't they set4there and fight
and get done with 1t all?
The rain poured down, day after
day. ammunition trains rolled by.
More me- marched in, morelmarch-
ed, still they trained. 1t set7ned cons
he had bads Ruth md his
lAother goodbye that night 1t the
NO mail had come Oh ..tf
home! II he only had her pict1ie!9s
They had taken some together Al
camp and she had. promised to have
hem developed and send3ftienn, hut