| Show hy Edgag A. A Guest BRAVE Ho met me with a smile And heard my Jest And laughed at It if the while But deep within his hla breast Grief held her solemn throne And I I-I I I never guessed He Ho talked to me o of ot things S So 50 trite and commonplace I Answered my questionings questioning With courtesy courtey and I grace ce And hid his aching heart Behind a a. smiling lace face He gave ga to me a day Of undisturbed delight Shared in my time of play As if all things were right And I I-I I I never guessed How much he grieved at night Ho lie never ne mentioned woe Nor b by one sad sigh gave The hint that I might know Hed He'd stood beside a grave I lie He kept his grief from me J Would cuM I 1 could be he as brave N CO Copyright rj t 1925 1925 Edgar r A. A u st t V T i i 1 t t |