Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
VICTORY


season happened. Judge Deans
daughter uhc most beautiful girl in
the vil!age) was TO be married TO
home with the Deans. The people
However. Raymond and the laughing
for was ii not kind of fate which
had brought them together. The
happy maids name was jeanette.
The marriage day was but n
couple OF days on aad great rrepa-
rations were being made: everyone
was invited. FINALLY the glorious
day arrived and the wedding WAS
tho Hc!dS.
TIL" party made up picturesque
group as they danced around Jeanett e
and Raymond ELLIS in their funny
the cake was just being cut (it was
about foot high with candles adorn-
ing III when another visitor arrived.
re was no; invited. Cor ne was an
black eyes and black nustachc.
He was seen looking az Jeanette with
longing eyes many times during the
The people were about TO diypcrsc
10 their homes when there was heard
Crashing OF hoofa and ,nessenR.r
Nut tSApUiSnfN crown. ana
when the people gave him room anh
his voic" was heard clearly as he
said The Germans have attacked
T;;nsiand and England wants help.
W no 81 You are brave enough to give,
your life for your country
everyone was astonished and the
messenger went 20 where jeanette
and Raymond stood and graspins the
latiers hand. he said: Il know YOU
are brave enough tp defend your
country and | want you to do it,
tsaSmgnd was glad h. was chosen.
i!:ose OF J"anctt.'s and he saw q biE
tear roll down her checks. IL" Went
oyer I" where she stood and said !:
Darling. my country calls me- I will
-" SO saying. he kissed her tear
stained face ana sac said: Il know
what ! will do Raymond; suppose I
mist as nurse, because ! would
new-horn admiration was shown
for her and he said: Darling. love
you sSas. tn ,ho more n.,, for It; am glad you
Nearly every man in the village
enlisted and the partIngs between the
a en- al ones on ~, was very traxic AR Dean
You: RAYMOND and Jeanette: may He
blses YOU in full: whereupon lie
ven, away 70 hide his tears air.
Dean can; y, w .n.5 he he wen, in the house
whose name was Mr.. Sauber. and
when he saw MIR. Dean he said: oh.
Why do you all be SO crazy as to let
your son enlist in the American
forces: give your son TO riEhtfui
cause"
- Will give my son TO the place
Mr.. Saubcr did nothing but stride out
OF the room.
Jeanette and Raymond went on tn.
same, ship and the last thing they
victory"
When, Jeanette and Raymond ar
rived they were glad because the
sea sickness on noard was unhear
able. jeanette was called 10 be sun
erintcndent Of the babies home and
TO help them. and Raymond was call
Ell to the trenches.
One day in about February while
Raymond was in tho ArEonnc forest
German whom Raymond recognised
as Saubcr knocked him down with
his pistol butt and then slightly stab
bed him with n sword In the leg be-
fore Raymond fell.
lie woke 20 lind himself In small.
nn.onfortah!e bed, where he could
of.
lie woke Up about tho middle of
he night and sat up with start. be-
cause something seemed to DO Wills
pered In his dazcd brain. Jeanette
needs YOU. Come to the babies hos
pital" He thought Il was nonsense
AT hrst; hut finally his better nature
revolted against ii, and he got up and
nciselessly and slipped cut OF the
window.
In half-hour he had traversel
over the rough roads TO the hospital.
which was about two miles from tho
starting point.
Something KEEP, saying. Hurry!
Hurry" Finally he got near enough
Meantime. while Jeanette was In
the hospital she heard n noise. and
she looked out an she just had time
to shut the door, before some Ger
mans mans under and SaTber: came into the
German, Sauber, and she could only
mu;ter. You! your" The Germans
were about to kill Jeanette when the
in and crept up behind some Germans
and knocked two Of them down. to
their surprise. lie finally go; a stab
In his shoulder. but he didn't flinch,
hut kept on till he saw Saubcr start
to XIII Jeanette. He rushed on Sauber
with the fury OF two lions and TOOK
the same sword that was. minute.
before. going into the heard of his
betrothed and killed Sauber with IT,
While no was doing this a fat Ger
and then he fell down himself from
the hand Of Raymond.
Raymond carried her outside to n
hospital. where she and Raymond got
bravery. u was weeks before they
got out. when they were told thar
the war was ended. She was carried
outside in an automobile decorated
"vicfory.' ' ' '"' so"s VIZ"
Then Jeanette and Raymond. their
hearts full OF 10y. sung Victory"
THE End
by PEARL V. FLIESS
IL