Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-14 | Page 17 | Warrior Husband Loses Eyes; Disfigured Wife is Consolded

o o W Warrior Husband Loses Eyes H HI I Disfigured I Wife Is Consoled Consol q By M MARY BOYLE OREILLY Ip y I i p KoV O 1 13 To To To millions tuns o of ofIn In Europe the war war has Iras br brought a wonderful spirit o of sa sacrifice and n oURn in n marriage Je Jean Jep n Ar and Versailles sums urns up the new ne new Vp sP in lh b boe e h heartfelt phrase matters now bo t so o long as we are together I for lo life remains The th h same thought has haS ennobled o women of France The ord order r for mobilization called d' out Jean Armand p en engraver raver in n the the I second month of the war From Rheims and Lille and and Belfort he wrote his gir girl Yi gay a br brave ve a ec af e letters letter giving hiving her gra graphic sketches of the campaign bidding her herb b believe t that a he he daily pret hec-pret- e ty face suddenly Suddenly came after an interval arrived other let letters letters letters let let- tender curiously graver more e patient as of ot a man struggling to accept accept the th inevitable Marie dear I have hava been wounded wound wound- ed not not s seriously tio str he he- wrote Be cont content nt that I I- I Iam am am am- not disfigured But to for an Invisible injury I am m aa as s Marie I long to you last saw saw me see In in see you ou ou This hospital is Followed a word erased by the censor cen cen- sor Any attempt at search was hope less There are a thousand military hospitals around Paris Parts The young wife eager ager to accumulate accumulate accumulate late comforts for her Invalids Invalid's anticipated anticipated antici antici- return sought and secured sewIng sewIng sewing sew sew- ing to do at home The was wasa wasi i a tedious task ill paid I G Gas iS being now a luxury Marie like millions of other women w worked by u the tire light of an oil lamp One night her lamp exploded Burning her so horribly that she Will she w 11 be red for i life tile Her nd's l letters la lay unanswered When sh wro wrote e a again ain she made naden jio mention of thea acci- acci c dent A 7 But beneath the tire written words word J Jear I Armand began to a finer finer- m morE mort n lender jeper spirit that than the merry nt affection tion which had brightened the r months of oC his marriage His next nci letter bade her come to a s see e hin him at i 1 hospital hardly a mile away in m Versailles Vcr sallies sailles The poor girl stud studying ing her face shrank from frog t the e ord ordeal 1 Ag i he wrote pleading pleading- that she some confessing that he needed the c cwm ni- ni fort of f her presence She werta once onee heavily ily v I. I ick l H ti anguish A Red fled Cross ii net lI et et her at the tIre hospital Come with me said sald the the th Uc sister I prepare p tep A u o-u fo sad news Petite jou mus be courageous Your husband you yot that he Inc had been wounded in th head That Is true but it is not riot a aJ the truth The bullet paralyzed th optic nerve Although hav ray done aone everything to save his sight sight- al at altheir their efforts failed He wishes t I Isare spare sare you to suffer in silence I 1 Iwas Iwas was hoping against hope He Te will a al always always always' ways ways- be be- quite blind Try to be e r bray iray that I may inay you take to him bim 7 Th The Th stricken wife unveiled he hey eyes y s filled tilted with with- sudden tears Mad Madame Madame ame arne she said you ar are m most st st. kinc in I an am almost happy My husband nd i r alive and w well 11 He will remember m Tn mas a as I was was was-a a girl He le will neve see me as I hideous am-hideous am hideous and fright frightful ful matters Inns lurg a awe awe awe Nothing now Tto so 80 we have each other ather We Ve shall shaH suite together but we have much to b 1 I thankful for Take TakA me to him Come