Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-11

me long string of Service battalions
n a a sprung out Of the Pin;ls. in
the June following his enlistment.
Mabel had decided to get a paid
compartment was rather lonely in
some ways-and she had arranged to
have that girl, Miss Bright" Sabre,
reading her letter. exclaimed aloud,
b Jove, that's good. am glad"
And he thought, Jolly little Effie!
That's splendid" He somehow liked
immensely the idea Of Imagining
Bright Efie about the house. He
thought, II wish she could have
been in long ago, when l was there.
1t o have made a difference.
Someone between us. We used to
little Efie! Like a jolly little sister,"
He was writing regularly to Mona
and regularly hearing from her. He
v could quite make out where
n was. addressing her only to her
symbol in the Field postoffice. She
was car driving and working very
long hours. There was one letter
that he never posted but Of the ex-
'stence of which he permitted HIM
with me always in my Pay-book. 1t
is addressed to you. If ever I get
outed it will go to YOU. In it !, have
said everything hat I have never
said to you but that you know without
my saying it. There'll be no harm
n your hearing 1t from my own hand
ut I'm dead. keep on adding to it.
Every time we come back into rest,
add a little more. 1t all could be
said IN the three words we have
never said to one another"
And'she wrote. "Marko, lean read
your letter, every line of it. I lie
awake. Mako, and imagine myself
word by word, line by line; and word
by word, line by line. in the same
words and in the same lines. I an
swer 1t. So when 0 read it to
yourself for me, read it for yourself
to me. Oh, Marko-'
Early in December he wrote to
Mabel: ~
"A most extraordinary thing has
happened. I'm coming home! I've sud-
denly been told that I'm one of five
men III the battalion Who have been
selected TO go. home to an Officer
Cadet battalion for a commission,
Don't jump to the conclusion that
I'm the Pride of the Regiment or
anything like that. It's simply due
to two things: one that this is not
the kind Of battalion with many men
who would think of-1aking commits
sions; the other that both my pla-
toon officer and tie captain of my
company happen to be Old Tiburians
and, as I've told you, have often been
rather decent to, me. I hope to he
home on the third and I go to the
Cadet battalion, at Cambridge, on
the fifth"
He made a rather boisterous entry
into the house on his arrival, arriy-
ing in the morning before breakfast.
He entered the hall just ate: eight
o'clock and announced himself with. a
loud. "Hullo, everybody!,,'' and thump-
ed the butt of his riflesson9 the loor.
An enormous crash in the kitchen
and q shrek of ITS the mastet!"
heralded the tumuituous discharce
upon him-pf High links and Low
Jtnks. Efie appeared from the din
ing room. He was surrounded and
Hello, you Jinkse.l Isn't this rip:
ping? By. Joye, High-ahd Low
It's famous to see you again. Hullo,
Enie! Just fancy you being here!
How jolly fine. eK! Where's the
Mattress? Not down yeti I'll 60
up. Low Jinks-Low links. I'm
He broke on. "Huilo, Mabel, Hul,o,
Did you get my letter? I'm coming
up
Mabel was in a wrapper at the
head Of the stairs. He ran up. "I'm
simply filthy. Do you mind Z" He
took her hand.
She said. II never dreaiSnt you'd be
at this hour. How are you.
Mark Yes. ] got your letter. But
I never expected you till this eve
ming. It's very annoying that moth
ing IL ready for YOU"
Just tho same Mabel! But he
wasn't going to let her be the same!
He had made to let his mind 10 that |
a he had come along with eager
from the station.