Show The Co Courage rage That Counts III I By Sophie Irene tren Loeb I A few few months ago a so soldier parted I from his sweetheart I Wars Vars ma may come and wars may go gc but love loe goes on forever The They were to be married when the war ended and he came back He never rever will A few tew da days s ago a letter came telling how he died fearlessly fighting to the last His mother wept and wept and then thea stifled her sobs and continued to care for her other children hugging hugging hugging hug hug- ging them close chose to her heart comforted com corn I forted in the thought of th their ir being left The young woman however however It It was wasa a terrible blow She had but one sweetheart sw They had grown up together schoolmates and it was all so safe sate so sure Her life lite with him had spread out as one of security and peace Al Although Although Although Al- Al though we expect catastrophes and battle shocks yet when they come the and miseries at the moment are Just as great as those that come corne without anticipation It was a staggering staggering stag stag- gering gening blow to her Quite naturally she had hoped against hope that he would be among the fortunate ones who having done his duty would re return return return re- re turn to her But It was not to be A few tew days of mourning and the woman fought it out with herself She I saw the whole situation The battle I cry had called her very best and its I rumbling was still unceasing A wise soul has said Work Vork up your grief into art and it Is gone gone So this young woman worked up her grief into action She has enlisted enlisted enlisted-enlisted enlisted in the service of war work work over over there She Is working night and day studyIng study- study 1 Ing ng L hard making herself fit Instead of sitting down and bemoaning her I I loss She Is full fulI of life Ufe And down I deep within her hr is the consoling thought That this is what he would woul 11 I have me do And thus she Is going to add her strength to the aimy army of ot helpers I that will be needed To do this she has given up a 0 happy home sheltered I and protected friends friends everything everything She refuses to believe that her loss is the greatest in the world and that her suf sur- Is of paramount Importance Such Is the stuff of which great courage is made In reflecting on the valiant efforts of this girl I cannot but think how many of us think too much of our individual wants and worries and anti forget the big schemes of the universe universe uni uni- verse We Ve think of our courage in bearing our dally daily burdens as of the first consideration con con- It Is when all is peace and quiet But In view of present events certainly no man or woman may place his particular sorrows sorrows- or sentiments or or joys above that with which the multitude is concerned In speaking to a young man who is waiting to be called I asked him if he were afraid to go Afraid he questioned questioned ques ques- In surprise I am only one and andI I have to die some time and why should I think only of myself when there are areso areso so many thousands I I Such was the tho spirit of the tho Spartan To add one life liCe to the cause without I I great regret that Is the courage that I counts A little less of Individual con concern concern I cern and a little more heed to that of the community is the big thing in the universe today Copyright 1918 by the Press Publishing Co th the New York Evening World t |