Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-06
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Harry watnriehl, = disso,ute ,lieaten-
n R.th q n var is T. p,snntns to marry
S " 'G h"s22 Just a" seen arat yeans Workman
Ruth becomes acquainted with Cam
drafted men leaSe FOR the ssA ianar
camp.
Cameron becomes a corporal
lonely M dewn-hearted comes = letter
from Ruth, reminding him of aAsold boy
and girl f~riendship, that raises him into
a~ttsrnptins to get Transferred to another
unit, and makes his plans to prevent
'Cameron o%verhearsM. Wainwright say
he intends to- marry Ruth.
of marrying wainrishR n has been
Cameron receives a furlouEh n re-
turns to visit his mother.
During his furlough he calls on RUTH
s snq 1p ss'ap s. a' %sin a1ReSs:y " s+riv N.
W W., proposes tOlR1'h' and is re.
ktd Sns G Ssms1Sn a Mii ,Ssn h.vs e' sim sT,s ID
for being A. ". Q. L.. and sets out IN
her auto to Illustrate the plot.
pers, and Ruth proceeds to AXE him 70
camp in, her own machine. ~
= MI.
Corporal Cameron did not soon re-
turnsto his native> town. An epi-
demic~of measles broke put in camp
just before Thanksgiving and pur-
his special barracks with strenuous
viEor. quarantine was put on for
thee weeks, and was but. lifted for q
few hours when a new. bitch of cases
isolation followed. when, 1he men.
were not allowed away troni the bar;
.ractss except for long lonely Haiks,
or gallops cross camp. Sven the
mild cxcitements OF the Y. NJ. G.. A.
days. They were much shut up MO
themselves, and latent tendencies
broke loose ms ran riot. Shooting
crap became a. passion. They
sambled as long as they had a dolt
lar left ,or could get credit on the
fext months payday. 4 Then they
ga mbled for their shirts and their
'hayone1s. All day long whenever
Itley We're in the barracks you could
hear the rattle Of the dicea n the
familiar; call of Phoebe" Big
Dick" big Nick" and Little joe"
When they>were not on drillEhe men
would infest the barracks for hours
at = time. gathered in crouching
groups about the dice. the air thick
and blue with cigarette smoke: whitley
others had nothing better to dOthan
to sprawl on their cots II talk; and
from their helix Cameron often turn
the open Boosting of shame. the
.matter-ofcourse conviction that all
men and most women were as bad as
themselves, filled him with a deep
boiling rage, and he would close his
book or throw down the paper with
which he wa trying tt While the
hour and fling forth into the cold air
for a solitary ride or walk.
He was sitting thus a. cold cheer
less December day with a French
bookhe had recently sent, for. trying
to study a little and prepare himself
for the. new country to which he was
Soon going. j..<.'
letting in a rush OF cold Air. and
closed again quickly. A tall man in
uniform with the red triangle IN his
arm stood pulling off his woolsn
gloves and looking about him. No
body paid any. attention to him:
Cameron was deep in his book and
did not ever notice him. OFT at his
left a new crap game was just start
ing. The phraseplogy beat upon his
accustomed ears like the buzz of
bees or mosquitoes. =
"In Shoot, a buck!"
= you're faded
Come on now. there. dice! Re-
member the baby's shees!.N>- i
Cameron had ceased to hear the
voices. He was' struggling with "a
difficult French idiom. ,.L ,
The stranger took his bearings
deliberately and walked over to CAM
eron. sitting dewn with a friendly all
on the nearest cot. :,
would yof\be interested in hav-
ed. and his voice had a clear ring
tfE-5 brought Eameron's thoughts
Lack to the barracks again. He
looked up fPs a curt refusal. He did
not wish to he bothered now, but
something in the young mans earns
est face held him: Y. M. c. A. men
in general were we'll enough but
Cameron wasn't crazy 'abodt them,
especially when they we're young.
But this n had a look about him
that proclaimed him neither a slack
er nora sissy. Cameron h~esitated;
What kind of a book" he asked
in. a soueYhat curt manne
. The boy. for he was onlyla boy
though he was tall as a man, did not
hedge but went straight to the point,
looking eagerly at the soldier:
"a pocket TESTAMENT" he said