Show ANGEL OF by charlotte 11 II crawford it was as the time when the flu was wa raging at camp hospital no 7 and the deadly pneumonia which together have raised the thousands ot of our oar death lists to three places instead of two no day passed without its death the gloom of the time hung like a pall over the hospital reeling feeling that her place was waa at the side of the dying men to take their last messages and write home of 0 their last moments and yet loath to let the other work fall when the men so greatly needed cheering up mrs edwards who was mas alone at her post in the hospital rode over one day to Is sur tille to the red cross canteen there can ou spare anyone here to help put pitt in an emergency she ehe asked we are pretty rushed now but there are two girls going on leave to nice they the have been working hard and need their leave but ou might ask them they were miss evelyn ellla ellis of san francisco and miss nevin betts belts of fairmount mount montana of course they said they would give up their leave yes they would go right over with mrs edwards then as they were there followed a brighter time at the hospital cheerful bretone cretone curtains which had been laid aside for more pressing work were hemmed and hung up flowers appeared in the wards and fudge was waa dispensed in the afternoons to the con val scents doughnuts Dough nuta and coffee acre ft ere served on occasions and music of voices and banjo came from the recreation hut and there waa aas great slicking of hair and borrowing of razors and dicket mirrors and frequent inquiries along the corridors corr ldora say which way did the garu go and two white and blue uniforms were always the nucleus of 0 a mass of khaki and pajama grey one day mrs edwards sat eat by the side of a boy hose uncomplaining patience had endeared him to all the staff he was delirious and she aibe knew that ho he was dying often lie he called aloud for his bis mother and the name of the young wife whom hom he be had left a bride cant you find and them he pleaded to content him she ansA answered ered 1 I will go look for them when she returned his eyes were closed with sudden inspiration she slipped her hand band in his 1 I am here son eon she ehe said ilia his eyes opened but the sight ot of them was failing muddy dearl what Is that thing on your head bead oh of course this la Is heaven and youre an angel ilia hia eyes closed again tor for a moment then he be whispered cant you tell sue to come I 1 do went want to see sue and good old again she went out and came again followed by the two girls in their snowy coaffee here billere they ere cre son and as they stood beside hla bd he held out hid hia arms to the one he be called sue and whispered darling it be h heaven without you aud and that WILI the th the wrote home born |