The Brussels Post, 1917-7-19, Page 2Between Cousins;
OR, A DECLARATION OF WAR.
CHAPTER IIT.-(Cont'd) and to believe in the sincerity of the
"You was called, minister," whimp- cry: "My words! my words! Not my
eyed the excited girl. "I gave the deeds!" which he was continually call.
messageto the missis myself; and the ing into the ears of his small congre
missis said as how you would come gation,
the moment you got back." John, personally, had, even in hie
For a brief space John stared very manifestly weak moments, always
hard at the speaker; then, without a looked at Father O'Bream with more
word, turned on his heel and went pity than disgust. It was not a
straight upstairs to Ella, noble way of cheering enforced soli -
Is this true, Ella?" he asked,tude, but apparently it was a way,
closing the door behind him. Often, when hurrying home to his own
Young Mrs. M'Donnell, in a white fireside, which, whatever else it was,
morning -gown, was sitting in a low was certainly not solitary, the minister
chair with her youngest -born upon her would cast a look of curiosity and
lap, while the six-year-old Albert was what he believed to be compassion to -
pretending to fetter the seven-year-old wards the forlorn light twinkling in
Julia with the ends of the blue ribbon the little presbytery beside the glar-
whieh floated from the maternal waist, ingly-new chapel, With only a mangy
It was as pretty a domestic picture as Irish terrier for company, the whisky-
anyone could wish to see. botte might be supposed to loom dis-
"Is what true?" she inquired, with proportionately big.
a flush of defiance. But the whisky -bottle was going to
"That I was summoned to Charlie have a rest now, ne doubt, since it was
Robson las night while I was out?" only in times of peace that it ever be-
"Yes; ni is true." came dangerous to Father O'Bream;
"And why did you not give me the and if the Oban doctor spoke true,
message?" Ella's underlip went out, these were not times of peace that
but she remained silent. "Why did were coming. There seemed every
you not give me the message?" re- self peet of ned hisenjoying
hs what he h old
peated John, not loudlyeebut much "grand
more emphatically. flings;" and with no one, of course, to When warship
s are in harbor one of
"How could I give the message?" reproach him with endangering lives p
burst out Ella, visibly quivering. "I that hung upon his. Ah, well, no doubt them is nearly always seen flying
had just heard that the Oban doctor there were compensations to the ab- from her yard -arm a flag consisting
had diagnosed smallpox,"Bence of domestic delights, of. a white St. Andrew's Cross on a
"Weil?"1 (To lee continued.) blue 'ground. This means that there
"Isn't that enough? Could I let is a doctor on board, and that she is
you risk your life and the lives of your: a
children by catching the infection? r The Makingof Genius. the ship that is "medical guard" for the
time being. If medical assistance is
Would 1 be a mother if I exposed them O'er the horizon of earth's common required on any other warship in the
to such danger? And Fenella so de
licate! The slightest attack would'. souls, harbor whose own doctor happens to
do for her. Oh, John, yet_ can't he A great man rises; be away, it can be obtained from the
so madly imprudent? Just look at Some cry, "A genius; favorite of the vessel flying the flag in question. eBy
the darlings." I gods!" this arrangement medical officers of
John looked as he was bid, and look-. Ah, vain surmises! the fleet are able to obtain leave in
ing, the angry retort which had risen They little know the tender truth that
to his lips hovered there for another lies
moment unspoken. As he gazed at 'Neath his bright name;
these tender, flawless faces, and A mother's sacrifice; a father's toil, ed, it is, of course, very essential that
thought of the fearful ravages he had Have made his fame. it should be possible for any of them
seen on others, a rush of purely hu-
man panic came over him; in the next The lonely homestead and the quiet to tell in a moment where the doctor
moment detected already, and resol- farm on duty is to be found, so that he may
utely cast aside. The angry retort Have made sublime Love's sacrifice. be summoned without delay.
came all the angrier for coming a
moment late.
"So you would have me neglect my
duties because of personal considera-
tions?" he asked, in the harshest voice
Ella had yet heard from him. "And'
I sleep soundly in my bed while
Charlie Robson goes unassisted to his
account? Oh, Ella, this is the end of
all the trust I ever had!"
"Where are you going?" asked Ella,
starting to her feet, as he turned'
abruptly to the door.
"To the Robsons' cottage. Minnie
Robson is likely to follow her hus-
band, it seems, and I cannot let all
my parishioners die without my help." Second Lesson -Water, Its Source and Uses.
"If you go to the Robsons' cottage Water forms about three-fifths of Water can carry many infectious
you can't come back here," declared the total weight of the human body, diseases, and for this reason, when the
Ella shrilly. "We can have no com-
munication and on this account it is a necessary, character and source are unknown, all
with the village. Surely constituent of the blood stream. water used for 'drinking purposes
: , , , __.._� should be boiled.
To alleviate the flat and insipid taste
of boiled water, it may be beaten with
an egg -beater or filled into bottles and
a space left for air at the top and
then shaken. This will incorporate
air into the water.
Distilled n' ter has the valuable
mineral elements removed, and be-
cause of this it should not be given to
children. Do not use water from
wells or springs unless you know that
it is free from contamination. If
there is an epidemic of any diseases in
your locality, play safe: boil all your
drinking water.
Drinking a glass of water before
meal time stimulates the digestive
juices and prepares the stomach to re-
ceive food Drinking water with the
meal depends entirely- upon the in-
dividual; if the individual is stout, it
will cause an increase in weight.
Drinking a glass of water after
meals will help,'the process of diges-
tion, as it is well known that all foods
must be reduced to a liquid state be-
fore digestion is complete. The tem -
derangements of the stomach, kid- perature of water should be from 45
neys and liver. They are also order- to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. A glass
ed for use in eliminating the undesir- of hot water acts as a tonic if taken
able acids and deposits from the body. upon arising in the morning.
A LINE OR TWO,
Send me a line or .two,
Telling me how you do --
Send me a line or two,
k long to hear!
You are so far arveY,
I miss you every day --
You are so far away,
Once you were near)
Tell me the little things,
Nothing of wars or Rings--
Tell
ings-Tell me the little things,
Dearest to me.
Do your thoughts ever turn
To the far hearts that yearn?
Do your thoughts ever turn
Over, the sea?
I cannot let you go,
Because I love you so-
I cannot let you go,
Out of my life!
My love shall be a shield,
My prayers a blessing yield,
For you upon the field -
All through the strife!
Nina Moore Jamieson.
SIGN "OF MEDICAL GUARD."
St; Andrew's Cross a Sign That a
Doctor is on Board.
regular rotation, one always being
left on duty in case of emergency.
Where a number of ships are anchor -
DOMESTIC
SCIENCE AT HOME.
gard for.
your own wife and children to think of The s.,lvent properties of water are
that, John." well known. Water acts as a carrier
The last words swam in tears al- throughout the body and is an active
ready, whereupon Julia began to participant in the process of digestion
whim per and the baby to bawl in sym-! and elimination.
pat"Very well, I won't come back," said The temperature of the body is re -
John, with small trace of his habitual gulated by the presence of water in
mildness. "I shall stop in the vil- the blood. The blood flows from the
lase, and shall have my things fetch- warm interior to the cold exterior of
ed." the body, and the water in it acts as a
And hastily he closed the door upon distributor of heat.
a scene of domestic distress which it The chemical processes of the body
rftated it appealed to him.by him in this moment far more
than are carried on the aid of water, and
As he hurried down the village for this reason a large amount of it
street, all his pulses still throbbed, and is necessary. Two quarts daily is the
a certain chronic perplexity set num- least amount that a healthy body can
perform its duties on. This amount
may be taken either plain or in bever-
age.
The presence of mineral deposits
and gases in water determines its
character. Where these substances
are of a pronounced nature, we have
siderations might be they yet had to the so-called mineral water and effer-
be weighed; and so deep was John inivescent waters. These waters have
the question of how his family's safe- a medicinal value and are very often
ty could best be assured without detri- �reser• e p rb d by physicians for various
ment to his own duties, that he came y
near to stumbling over a certain rath-
er disreputable -looking Irish .terrier
with whom he had a bowing acquain-
tance, and who at this moment was sit-
ting in the street with one eye upon
the dead rat he et as worrying and the
other upon the door of the cottage Tested Recipes.
which stood next door to that of the
Robsons, and which was the very cot-
tage in which, in a less free age,
Popish rites were said to have been
celebrated, At sight of the mangy
terrier, whose boldness was partly due
to ill -treatment --not unprovoked -at
the hands of the village cats, John
somewhat hastened his step, for fear
of a meeting with the animal'a priest-
ly owner, who was bound to be not far
off. This was no longer Father
Flinter,but a very different sort of
personge-loud-spoken, rubicund,
quite as Irish and not always much
more respectable -looking than his in-
separable four -footed companion. That
Father O'Bream regarded certain
classes of liquids as having other uses
beyond the more quenching of thrist,
would have been an open secret, even
had he not himself been the first to
pronounce the remorseful Mea rulepe.
John knew the man as two quite dif-
ferent persons: one a flushed, hazy -
eyed, and very common -looking in-
dividual, keeping the middle of the
toad with tome difficulty; the other, a
devoted and indefatigable worker,
whose fever of zeal seemed to scorn
such trifles as sleep and food. His
time at Ardloch had been chiefly
divided between alternate bursts of
over -indulgence and of remorse--•
the emptying of a whisky -bottle and
the arming of ashes upon his head.
flewas continually falling, or, at any
rate, stumbling, and perpetually get-
ting tip again; and each tine freshly
Convinced that this was the 11051 re-
etrreetion. It was se imposefble
loot to admire his courage, that it be-
cnme possible to forgive his weakness
berless bewildering wheels agoing in
his head. For there was truth in
Elle's complaints, and there was res.
son on her side. Could she justly
be blamed for thinking more of the
safety of .her children than of the
mental peace of Charlie Robson's last
hours? Human though these con -
Strawberry Jam. -Hull and wash
berries, then drain and cover with su-
gar. Stand over night. In the morn-
ing put in a saucepan and cook until
thick. Stir constantly to prevent
burning. Fill into glasses and, when
cool, cover with paraffin. Store in a
cool, dry place. Use three-quarters
of a pound of sugar to one pound of
fruit.
Cherry Custard. -Line a pie tin with
good pattry. Fill with stoned and
cooked cherries, well sweetened. Pour
over them a custard made of one cup When anything edible is allowed to
of milk, pinch of salt, one egg and go to the garbage pail or allowed to
four tableepoonfals of sugar. Bake spoil for lack of proper handling,
in moderate oven until the custard is When too much is served at a meal.
well set. if Uneaten portions are left on the
Rhubarb Cheese. -Cot one pound of plate and later thrown into the gar -
rhubarb in one -inch pieces. Place bage pail. Learn to know the needs
in saucepan with one-half cupful of of your family and serve each no
water and steam until tender. Die- more than you think each will want.
solve one-quarter ounce of gelatin in Veber, too much is prepared for a
just enough water to cover, mix with meal. Unserved portions are likely
the hot rhubarb and one pound of su- to be thrown into the garbage pail or
gar, then bring to a boil. Cook for allowed to spoil. Many housekeepers
fifteen minutes- Stir frequently. Pour do not know how to use leftover foods
into molds that have been rinsed in to make appetizing dishes.
cold water and set aside to mold. Fit When burned or spoiled in cooking,
center with custard made of yolk of Improperly prepared or poorly Sea -
two eggs, one cupful of milk, ono- soned food wily be left on the table
quarter cupful of sugar anti once -half and probably; wasted. Buy food
teaspoonful of vanilla. Cook until wisely and then prepare it eerefuliy.
Custard thickens, then set aside to When handled carelessly. Buy elean
cool. When ready to use unnlold the food, keep it clean until used, ance be
rhubarb, pour the custard around it neat in all details of cooking and serv-
and serve, ing. This lessens waste, and is a
Gooseberry .'telly. Two quavgts of valuable health in:asure as well.
gooseberries, two pints of water, Pre-
pare the gooseberries and add the wa-
ter. Then place in a preserving ket-
tle and bring to a boil. Cook until
very soft, then drain, using a jelly
bag. Measure the juice and allow an
equal measure of sugar, Now re-
turn to the kettle and boil for five
minutes. Add the sugar and boil for
five minutes until 221 degrees Fahren-
heit is reached. Pour into sterilized
glasses and store in the usual manner.
Wlien Food Is Wasted.
PURE MILK SUPPLY
OF DENMARK
CLEANLINESS OF THE DANISH
DAIRY IS AN ART.
A Description of the System in Vogue.
in the Co-operative Dairies
of Copenhagen.
Denmark has attained a distinction
of which any nation might be peeled -
she ensares to her young children the
daily, yearly supply of pure milk,
says Marion Jameson in The World's
Work. Since more than half of the
farms of Denmark are associated
with the co-operative dairies, it fol-
lows that ideal conditions for milking
must obtain practically throughout
the country.
Milk is the one essential human
food. And yet no other factor contri-
butes so heavily to mortality as taint-
ed milk. Unfortunately this uni-
versal food is one of the best breed-
ing -grounds for good as well as for
dangerous bacteria. Introduced into
the purest milk, bacteria increase en-
ormously -uncovered milk is always
liable to infection.
,leanly milking from the Danish
point of view does not begin and end
with a clean cow; it is a far cry from
the cow to the child's mouth. The
milkers, the, pails, the sheds in which
the cows are milked,even the walls
and•the floors; the transit of the milk
from the farufto the retailer, and
thence to the consumer, are all in-
cluded
ncluded in the Danish programme for
pure milk.
Iran tanks lilaced at different levels;
in the bottom tank are three layers of
gravel, that in the lowest layer about
half the sine of a pea, in the middle
layer somewhat *outlier, and in the
third or top layer a little larger than
a 's head. The layers are separat-
ed from each other by perforated tin
trays, and on the top of the "tipper -
most layer of gravel are six layers of
finepincloth.
The Cans,
The cans, after being filled and
weighed, are labelled, tied up with a
thread, sealed with a leaden stamp,
and taken off to the milk carts for
distribution,
In the bottling. room the milk is led
by a pipe into a machine similar to
that used for bottling beer, at just
such a rate that it will keep six small
tape going. From these taps a skill-
ed bottler fills clear glass bottles, each
of which holds an imperial pint; as
these are filled, they are passed on to
a woman, who corks them on to the
sealers, who first tie threads across
the cork, and then put ona leaden
seal, and the bottles are then placed
in racks -in boxes put there by dif-
ferent vanmen, each one of whom
knows the number he requires.
It is interesting to note the differ-
ence between the "sealed" milk bot-
tle of Denmark and that of England,
where the milk ie. "sealed" with a
small cardboard disc placed in the
mouth of the bottle, which a dishon-
est dairyman can easily detach and
replace. That dreadful, grey, greasy
zinc can of the ordifiary English dairy
is unknown in Denmark.
The company's vans which carry
the milk to the consumer are so con-
structed that the milk -cans are lock-
ed in the van, and can only be drawn
through dust -proof taps. The men in
charge of the vans cannot tamper
with the milk at all The sealed bot -
".The Life History of the Milk -Can. ties of cream and children's milk are
The life history of the milk -can in kept in another part of the vehicle in
Copenhagen is interesting. To start trays containing„ crushed ice.
with, the sows are kept in bright, airy Where Cleanliness Is An Art.
sheds all day; only in the summer The cleanliness of the Danish dairy
months are they allowed open -airs- is an art. There is no superficial
ture, for the effects of cold and rain swilling of cans and pails. Floors and
on the milk yield are well known. walls, cans, bottles, and pails all re -
There are no fences in Denmark; the
cattle are pegged down and moved ceive the cansmarer cleansed
n attention.
fol -
systematically over certain restrict- The cleansed in the edeareas.
The beasts are examined by veterin-
ary surgeons twice a month; twice a
year they are tested with tuberculin,
as in many cases tuberculosis of the
udder is very rapid and its early de-
tection imperative. These veterinary
surgeons not only examine the ani-
mals, they also inspect the conditions
of the cow -sheds, the food, the milk -
pails, and report on the yield and
quality of the milk of each cow.
The cows are never milked in the
sheds; in the summer they are milk
ed•in the fields, where carts are sta-
tioned to carry the milk immediately
to the refrigerators; in the winter
they are milked in scrupulously Clean
rooms set apart entirely for the pur-
pose. Even the milk -pails .are spe-
cially constructed; theyrestin an out-
er receptacle filled with crushed ice
and salt, and in this way the milk
loses its cow -heat, micro-organisms
do not develop, and the milk keeps
sweet longer than three days.
Refrigeration and Analysis.
The milk is conveyed at once to the orders to the dealers till fall.
refrigerators, where, by the unlimited This is the opinion of railway men
supply of ice it is cooled to 50 deg. who say that while they are doing
Celsius, everything possible to assist Mr. C. A.
The milk begins to arrive at the Magrath, Controller of Canadian Fuel
premises of the company at Fredet- Supply, the -no-operation of the con-
iksberg, a suburb a Copenhagen, at sumer also is necessary to mee' an
about 9 p.m. Upon its arrival it is undoubtedly serious situation.
sampled for subsequent analysis, The hard coal used in the east for
tasted, and its temperature noted. the average furnace is imported from
The milk is analysed both on the pre- the United States, and the problem of
mises and in the chemical laboratory. -supply is largely a problem of trans -
of the university, the director of portation. Owing to the shortage
which publishes monthly the result of of labor and a very hard winter, the
this daily analysis.
The skimmed milk and ordinary
sweet milk are then placed in the
cans (as they are) in large ice tanks,
after being sampled and tested, there
to remain till early next morning,
when they are run through a filter,
and tapped off into the vessels in
which they are to be taken round the
town.
The cream, after being weighed
and sampled, is filtered, and then bot-
tled in clear glass bottles, which are
laid away in ice until delivery next
morning. The "children's milk," so
called on account of special precau-
tions having been taken to secure its
absolute purity and wholesomeness, is
likewise put through another filter,
and bottled.
The Filters.
The filter consists of two enamelled
lowing manner. They are first rinsed
inside with a powerful jet of cold wa-
ter, then they are washed with hot
water and soda with a brush both in-
side and outside; after that they are
forced through some strong lime and
water, on a wheel, and finally they
are placed over a jet of boiling water,
which is injected upwards into each
one.
The bottles as they some in are
most carefully washed with hot w-ater
and soda; the inside is then scrubbed
with a revolving brush and boiling
water, and the outside is treated in
the same manner with a small hard
brush, after which they are carefully
rinsed with clean cold water.
•
rklel' Fall
• F ieeiliz4r:s
r.;vpW' •
Sbq,t!niit
Two
Reasons
Why
A Transportation Reason. -So'
the dealer can ,order out bis'
fertilizer in gars loaded to full
capacity, which hold twice as
much as average -loaded cars.
Just ball as many cars are
needed• -the other half are set
free for other uses. Freight con.
gestion is relieved. You stand a
better chance of getting your
fertilizer.,
A Patriotic Reason -So all our
industries, all our national re•
sources, all our efforts can give
a full measure of wartime ser-
vice. and so fertilizers can have
a chance to increase aur na-
tional food supply.
Write for Py k.,1ars
SOLI -IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
of the
NATIONAL FERTILIZER ASSN.
Natal Telegraph Bldg. Mangey 514.
Chicago Baltimore
The gravel used in the filters is
cleaned by boiling and stirring it
about in hot water and soda till the
water comes off quite clean. It is
then steamed at a temperature of
about 302 deg. Fahrenheit. The filth
that comes from the gravel is aston-
ishing and disgusting; yet more care
and cleanliness than that shown upon
the farms supplying the company
could not possibly be observed.
Cleanliness of the Workers.
The personal cleanliness of the
workers is no less insisted on; shower
baths are provided, and the employes
are expected to use them every morn-
ing; their clothes are' constantly
changed, and if any infectious disease
occurs in any of the workers it is
at once reported. Very wisely the
werkers are paid full wages while
they are on the sick -list, and thus
there is no fear of detection or at-
tempted concealment of the complaint.
Half washed pails, the breath of a
consumptive milkman, or the dirty
hands of a dairyman are not permit-
ted in Denmark to carry death to
hundreds of little children.
To walk through the airy and spa-
cious rooms, to see the wet and shin-
ing floors and walls, and the lustre of
glittering bottles an& pails is to real-
ize the beauty of cleanliness; and the
fresh smell of the place, the white
clean clothes of the workers and their,,
well -scrubbed clogs, give one an idea
of the purity of the milk that goes to
Danish nurseries.
Cuban deposits are estimated to con-
tain all the way from 2,000,000,000 to
3,000,000,000 tons of iron ore.
ti
THE COAL SHORTAGE
The anticipated shortage in hard
coal affecting thousands of Can -I
adian homes may become a reality
next winter if consumers delay their
Canadian Railways last year faced a
severe congestion"; traffic, which was
accentuated during the winter months
by the demand for furnace coal.
In order to prevent if possible a
similar .condition next season, the
railways are concentrating every of -
fort on the supply of coal -carrying
equipment. The Canadian Pacific, for
instance, has decided to adapt at once
and concentrate a considerable portion
of additional freight equipment for
coal haulage, increasing its capacity
during the next six months by cars
capable of hauling over a million ad-
ditional tons during that period. It
is withdrawing a large number of ears
from other services, is adapting other
types of ears, and has just put into
force a new rule under which every
foreign coal car is at once returned
empty to the mines for fresh coal in-
stead of being delayed by loading with
return freight, although this meve
means added expense.
Within a few days the coal mer-
chants will thus have prospect of
rapid deliveries, but unless consum-
ers co-operate by giving their orders
to the merchants now 'for their win-
ter supplies, then unloading cars
quickly, the congestion experienced
last winter will be accentuated and.
prices may rise to unheard of heights.
Consumers are also recommended to
be exceptionally careful in the use of
coal, avoiding waste and burning wood
where possible. The merchants
themselves are also being asked to co-
operate by having cars loaded to the
maximum capacity and by promptly
unloading the cars as seen as received,
thus releasing them for further ser-
vice.
The situation apparently -is more
serious in the East then in the West,
owing to the accepted use of box cars
in the latter territory. The supply of
the open cars required in the east is,.
however, -limited, and unless deliveries
are spread more than they have been
over the summer months by the re-
commended co-operation of consum-
ers, the approaching winter will come
with tragic force upon the Canadians
in Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime
Provinces:
The coal, according to Mr. Magrath,
is available. The cars, according to
the railways, are coming -but will
carry the coal only if the orders are
known before winter puts on the
brakes. -
2 and 5 Ib. Carlene -
10, 20, 50 and 100 ib. Bags.
Redpath retuning methods produce no second
grade sugar. We make and sell one grade only—the
highest—so that you will never get anything but the
best under the Name of Redpath.
"Let Redpath Sweeten it." 9
_Canada Sugar Refining Co., Limited, Montreal.
EDMOND .AUGIER
HERO OF FRANCE
ONE UNWRITTEN STORY AMONG
MILLIONS OF THE WAR,
Shot Against a Wall by a Hun Firing
• Squad, But Escaped With His .',
Life to Happiness.
His name ie Edmond Angier. He is
a Breton,:,a farmer's son, hardy and
strong, one of those of whom it is
fiaid in his native province that they
have "soul riveted to :the body, and
whose heart is of otik," writes Henri
Bazin from Paris.
He had been a sergeant in the
Battalion of the — Chasseurs. In
February, 1916, he was on patrol out-
side the French lines. His work lay
in the open, close to a shattered wood.
He heard a noise, and in investigating
was separated from his five compani-
ons. Advancing cautiously, he found
himself suddenly✓confronted by eight
Uhlans. Turning quickly, he endeav-
ored to escape, but finding.tehis impos-
sible he stood ground behind a tree
and dropped three of the enemy with
revolver and rifle. The .Other five,
furious at resistance from a single.
man, fell upon him, and after capture
tied him to the tail of one of their
horses, dragging him at a slow trot
within the German lines.
Wounded, bruised' and exhausted,
that destination wee reached. And
then he was taken before an officer,
who, after hearing his tale, condemn-
ed him to be shot against a wall.
Without either food or drink, he was
thrown into ea cellar, and at daybreak
the next morning led forth for execu-
tion with four fellow victims, all civi-
lians, all old men, one the Mayor of
the occupied village. Augier was
ranged alongside them, and a detail,
without further ceremony, fired.
Feigned Death.
Four Pell dead ,and the chasseur
fell, too, with five bullets in his body,
two in the right leg, two in the right
arm and one through the right shoul-
der. He had ready wit enough to sink
limp to the ground, as if death had
come to him as it had to the others,
and he lay perfectly still, despite pain,
despite the awkwardness of his posi-
tion, in which his wounded arm was
under the body, and his cheek touch-
ing the newly dead shoulder of a fel-
low victi In a moment the German
officer came up close, looked at the
five prostrate men for a second and
fired five shots from his revolver, one
in each body. The bullet intended for
Augier furrowed a ridge to the bane
across his forehead. He felt its burn-
ing passage, the trickling blood, but
lay still as if truly dead.
All day he laid there in the cold,
suffering, but with gritted teeth
waiting for the night. Would they
come and bury before darkness? He
did not know. He only prayed and
thought of his Brittany home, of his
mother.
With the early dark he cautiously
raised his head and seeing no one
crawled away, finally after what
seemed hours dragging himself to the
open beyond the village. There he
was found' unconscious by a German
patrol during the night, taken. for A
member of a French patrol that had
been wounded in a skirmish and re
moved to a field hospital.'" On the way
he asked himself if he would meet the
officer or any of the squad that had
executed him. •
In the hospital he was given medi-
cal treatment. The German surgeon
looked at his wounds and said the
arm would have to be amputated:
Angier answered he did not want it
done. "Bent itwill be useless and''you
may have blood poisoning," was the
reply.
"Let it be, bandage it, but let it be,"
answered the soldier from Brittany,
Reaps Life's Reward.
And so he was sent to the rear and
later to a hospital in Germany, and
afterward to a prison camp, He suf-
fered the tortures of hell during the
journey. And he reached his prison
"home" with his forehead healed, but
showing a livid scar; -his leg usable
with a stick, his arm a withered thing.
There he remained until four months
ago, when he was exchanged through
Switzerland ASoneof the hopelessly
wounded. And when he reached Paris
he was sent to a hospital, where the
five bullets were :extracted, Those in
the arm had destroyed nerves and
ligaments, Muscular power was for-
ever gone, So after two operations
that have left him slightly less a Gripe
ple-;than' when he entered, he was dis-
charged. That was a fortnight ago.
To -clay he wore a new uniform upon
which were the Medaille Militaire,
the Croix de Guerra, the Legion of
Honor, the uniform of a sergeant of
chasseurs. 'I He is about thirty, brown,
haired, brown -eyed, the tight leg etit
at the knee,the right arm withered,
across the forehead m temple to
temple a livid scar,
To -day is hie wedding day. lie had
met hie bride in the hospital, where
sho'had nursed him. And the little.
gocl with the errow had done the rest.
They are going to a Brtttany village,
whore the husband has a little ftirni.
and where they will live out' their
young and, I pray, old lives.
If you ]nays a dog as cl\do not teach
Blit to behave as wall in his way, as
you would do in yours, it Is your fault
if lt+ gats into mischief and does
d.,in.il;'e.