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Show THE SALINA SUN, SAUNA, UTAH CHEVRONS FARMER'S WIFE GETSJTRENGTII By LEONARD NASON CHAPTER I Hungry Men at Vaucouleurs In attl Two men sat by a roadside tndea of deep dejection. Their faces were white and their eyes haggard of They were clothed tn uniforms and blouse with olive drab, faded breeches that did not match, with ridiculous glaringly new shoes, and a of shapeless cap. A mounted patrol a that way bad passed military police abort time before, but one keen glance at the two men had letlsfled the po lice. Those faded uniforms, neatly butpatched here and there, and with saltons that were not mates, were vage uniforms taken from wounded out men, cleaned, repaired, and Issued hosthe men military to leaving again new shoes, pital The white faces, the old fea were recond-hanclothes, the tures to the police. They meant that the wearers were wounded men who discharged from hospital and sick to death of the monotony, the hideous quarters and the frightful food of the replacement camps, had slung their a packs on their backs and, selecting un be would the when guards night der cover, bad gone over the hill and were trying to rejoin their organizations. As long as these men had their faces turned toward the front, and as , long as they behaved themselves-- the them. not bother would police One of the men looked behind him at the way the two had come. A white road, baking under the hot sun of early September, went up and down over the hills and so out of sight. He looked the other way, toward the op posite horizon. The road looped Its way, slilmmerlng in the heat, an equal Between the two horizons distance. were trees-- newly mowed fields, and clumps of bush, but no other living thing. Sergeant," said the man, you sure we're on the right rood? The other man turned on his side to pet his hand Into his breeches pocket lie had a sergeants etrlpes sewed rather askew on one sleeve, and a rusty looking gold V on his right cuff showed that he had been wounded In notion. He drew out a creased and dirty envelope and extracted a sheet of thin paper therefrom. Sergeant Itohert Eadie," began ttie typewritten paper, Itase Hospital 23, Pear sergeant: The Vittel, Vosges. regiment will be at Vaucouleurs until September 12. It Is hoped thut you There was an can rejoin us there. Indistinguishable scrawl and the type Officer. Personal written words, F. A." On the strength Seventy-nintof this thin (feet of paper these two men had traveled across France The sergeant got stiffly to his feet and Inspected a milepost nenr where the two had sat down. 'Vaucou Yep, Purcy," said he, leurs, 7 Kilos-,-' It says. Well, we re half way. Thats cheering." said the other man. "Is Oh, 0 d thut all we are?" Only about four miles more," said the sergeant comfortingly. He looked It's twelve oclock," he at his watch. Now If we should hustle added. even, we wouldn't get In In time tor chow. Well, theyll have something they can give us for a handout. Let's start out anyway." The two started out They went down the hills and clambered up the tdher side. The. heat grew, and they sat down often, for they were hot they were thirsty, and their new shoes hurt d , h 1 and then that will be the end of eat Ing handouts of cold goldfish and of running around France. Good." said Parcy, sitting up. I'm I'm about glad sere gettln there. outta gna Do you really think may oe theyll have somethin' left from din ner?" Sure, said tiie sergeant, "I know Capodanno. If he haent been turned to duty for lapping up all the lemon extract, hell nave something to eat stir our stumps." Come on, said Darcy. "Lets gel It over with. He leaied to bis feel and the two started off. Ttie heat ot the road burned through their boh nails, the glare of the sun from the white chalk surface made their eyes sting, but tiie next bill was the last and over It waa their home, ttieir hat tery, their friends, and food. The) bravely breasted the ascent, the stones slipped under their feet and swchI poured down their faces, hut they kept on. The summit of the hill diew nearer. What II you bet we can see the camp from the top?" asaed Eddie. It'll be ttie gladdest sight I evei seen." replied tiie other. They readied the top, took two ot thiee paces, and sure enough, at the bottom of tiie next slope, though quite a distance yet down the valley, rose the more covered roofs, the went tier beaten gray walls, and the high church towers of a town of considerable size Half way down the slope was an avl atlon camp, with a number of huge canvas tents, used as hangars That 8 us." said the sergeant. "Thats Vaucouleurs." The two marched forward almost briskly, without taking their cus tomary rest. As they descended the slope they passed soldiers, hut they saw no familiar faces, nor did they see .my thing that looked like a camp of field artillery. It would probably he In the woods somewhere. said Endie, on account of air rulds. We wouldn t be able to see It from the road anyway. Why dont yuh ask a M. P.? sug This looks to be quite gested Purcy. a town and w Blight go right past the road to our camp. He won t Ill do It, said Eadie. say anything about a puss. A man doesn't need a pass to take a walk on a Sunday In the town his outfit Is stationed in." There was an M P. talking to a girl a few houses down the street and the two went toward him. raid Eadie, moving Hey, soldier, up to the M P. sideways, so that both his sergeants chevrons and wound stripe could be seen, cap you tell us where the Seventy ninth Field Artil lery hangs out?" Tiie M P. turned majestically from his conversation with tiie girL He bent lowering brows upon the two. Gould they not see lie was busy? The what? asked the M P. The Seventy ninth Field, answered the sergeant. never heard of em," said the 1 M. P. Well, this Is the Third Division headquarters. Isn't It? asked Eadie. Search me." said the M. P. They come an go. dont keep track of 'em." He turned and continued his conversation with the girl. "Er-vosaid he, hweet heures, Icl. The two soldiers moved sadly away Dont lets get excited." said Eadie because these M. P.s never know their right hand from their left The next guy I see I'm going to ask where the division P. C. Is and then we'll go there and find out where our outfit Is. "Here comes a guy." cried Darcy an he's got a I on bis suddenly, He's outta the Fourth In collar. funtry. Hey, guy, where at's the dl vision P. C.? Tiie other mnn did not stop In bis stride. "Yuh come by it." lie called Go hack and take the secoud street to your right." The two turned uround and walked forward with more spring tn their gait than formerly, though Eadie had a sinking feeling about the heart. There was a sign that said Headquarters Third Division, U. S. Army Keep gate clear." Tiie two soldiers went tu one hundred and twenty steps to the 1 minute Drew Out a Creased and Dirty Envelope and Extracted a Paper Therefrom. me sergeant felt that strange weak ness, that washed out feeling in the legs that comes from a stay In ho Each nill they climbed they ptial eieoted to see the roofs of Vaucuu leurs them, but when they hud panted up to the top. and looked despairingly around, they could see nothing hut more hills and the white road glimmering over the crests. Cheer up. said the sergeant at laM. aftei I tarcy had cMSt himself full length on the dusty grass and burled his face In his hand "We only got two more kilos to go and I bet from Ine top of the next hill we can ee the lovu. Max tie me outfit Is cauqied mi' side Uir town op our side or it. We It he back will U In another bail hour e In Die hull of the house sat an off! cer, smoking a cigar and fanning hint self with a newspaper. He looked calmly at the two soldiers who came to a halt before hint, hanged Dieit heels, and saluted. Sir," said Eadie, could the captain tell us where the Seventy ninth Field Artillery camp is?" The Seventy-ninth,- " repealed ttie officer, still looking curiously at the two. Hmmm. Oh, Glaffiu." heeulleo There was the stir of a chair being pushed haik In one of the rooms and another officer entered This office! twisted his tiny mdstache and looked very sternly at the two soldiers. The Seventy-ninth.- " said he In a Indiclal tone. What division are they with?" Endte's heart fell suddenly to his boots as a stone falls down a well Darcys rifle butt rattled on the floor These two men were tired, they were hungry, they had battled their way from one corner of France to the other, pinning their hope on that one letter from the personnel officer, and now that they had arrived at ttieir destination. It began to look as if they were as far from their regiment as they bad been tu the replrwement IllustTiticns by IRWIN MYERS. D.S.C. Copyright by George H. Boren Company, WNl! Service amp. In addition, they had made a fourteen kilometer hike In the blazing heat and on empty stomachs, and trifles assume very serious proportions after sm-- exertion. Then Eadie heard the other officer, tiie captain speaking. No. no lieutenant," said the cap raln, and there waa something of reproach In his tone, the Seventy ninth is tn this division Dont you know where their mall goes?" "1 leave all that to Sergeant Pap pas," replied the lieutenant He must I saw him myself he around here. nor five minutes ago. These nten want to gel hack to their outfit, don't you? Sure you do." The lieutenant clanked away and the men In the hall heard the hum of a buzzer. "Hot walking? asked the captain Mowing cigar smoke. P.efore the men could tnwer a sergeant hurried in. buttoning his Mouse "Oh. sergeant, where is the Seventy ninth? The Seventy-ninth- , sir? The ser geant consulted s book that he drew from his pocket. They're up In the woods the other side of Toul Theyve been gone about ten days, sir. Were all moving up. added the If youd come In tomorrow captain. at this time you wouldnt even find tiie headquarters here. Were moving to Toul. I wonder how I can get you men hack Gome hack tomorrow and well see If we can't give you a ride us far as Toul. Thank you, sir, said Eadie. He and Darcy saluted and went out of ttie door into the hot street again They went down It aimlessly, .for they hud nowhere in particular to go anil neither wanted to be the first to sit down When they came to the rail road track they halted. Let's get ourselves a feed, said Eadie. Dont lets forget that you and I are soldiers of the United States army entitled to three meals a day, a bed. and medical attendance free ot Let's go claim our rights charge. Were liable to strike some hospitable place like we did at Saint Dlziei where they don't feed unless you produce travel orders. Maybe theres a Ited Gross round here, but those girls have begun to get hard boiled ' now and Listen! Interrupted Darcy. From behind a door In the wall at their back came a sudden sharp sound, a rend ing crack. Again the sound was repeated, again and again. There s some one In there eboppln wood," said Darcy. Whatll you bel Its a kitchen? Eadie cautiously pushed open the door in the wall. Within was a court yard, shaded on three sides by sheds Under one of these sheds was a stove, not a roiling kitchen, but a real field range, large and capable looking. Beside It a fat man with his apron rolled up about his waist spilt wood and hummed a song. His eye lighted on the two newcomers. 111, fellars," said be pleas-antlbeen hikin' this afternon? Ill say we have, said Eadie We hiked In from the main line It was a hot walk. You the cook? I'm the cook, said the fat man. I suppose they feed well here, re markel Eadie. Feed well? Huh! The cook, elt ting down on a box, took bis knee In both hands and leaned back comfort For dinner today we had duck, ably. roast duck stuffed with chestnuts Duck an' champagne It goes good far-awa- y ' An' what champagne Is left, the waiters splits with me. An' If they don't they d n won gets relieved off the detail." Is that steak I see there?" asked Darcy. That s for tonight," said the cook Steak an French fries. We eats light of a Suuday night." Eadie shifted his weight from one sore foot to the other and looked at the steaks hung tn the tirade, with some big leaves over them to keep the flies off. Roast duck, champagne chestnuts, steaks He knew now what He it meant to water at the uioutb could have wept. He tried to think witen he and Darcy bad euten last No At Saint Dlzier, at Gondrecourt? at Llgny. At l.lgny. tiie afternoon ol the day before, fhey had stolen a can of hash from the compartment of a parsing troop train Eadie looked at the field range, tiie wood, and the ax beside It. How come you have to split wood this time of day?" lie asked Weil. said the cook, some Brit istiers and Frogs come over to call sometimes of a Sunday afternoon and the officers here serves em a drop ot tea. I get a little extra for makin' It an' fixin up toast an' stuff." We haven t had a thing to eat," ho since yesterday after gan Eadie, noon. We were wondering what the chances might he on a little handout. said the cook. He leaned Well, forward, elbows on knees. "Hmmm. said he His eye wandered to the woon and the ax, and then hnck to Eadie and Darey. Again Eadie regarded the wood He also looked with a hold full glance at those thick red steaks, ready for the frying, peeping coyly from under their green leaves. If you'd like to give us a bite.' said Eadie, we wouldnt mind chopping a little wood for you. Good," said the cook heartily, thats fine. Sure, Ill give you fellars a feed wouldnt never turn no man away hungry, not if I had to give him my rations myself. There's the wood grab the ax and turn to. Etidie and Darcy took turns at the wood. It was tough, green stuff, and Eadie the ax was none too sharp chopped until bis hark ached and he could no longer see from tiie sweat running into Ids eyes and then Darcv took bold. Well, cook, what do yon say? How asked Eadie after a while. much wood do you want? Isn't that enough?" The cook rolled a red eye at the Oh, no." pile of chopped wood. he. why, that wouldnt boil a cup o water. Ive got to have more than m 1 long-taile- d Changing a Mules Mind Gen. William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, used to tell a story of a man In South Africa who was ex ceedlngly successful In dealing with mute teams. Askeo how he managed these stubborn ere. tures, he said: Well, when they stop and wont go on, I Just pick up a handful of gravel or soil, put It to their mouths and let them taste It Of course they spit it out again; but as a rule they begin to go on. Why do you thin!: it has that effect on them? persisted his questioner. "Well, 1 don't know," was the reply but I expect It changes the current of their thoughts ! The man who believes everything usually ends up by believing nothing ByTakingLytHaE-Pinkhain- i Vegetable Compound Echoolfield, Ya. My mother had taken Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound and t decided to take it for my own trou-bland found great relief. I waa hardly able to stand on my feet sometimes and now I feel better than I have for several years. I credit the Lydia E. Pinkhame es Vegetable with Com my pound present good health. 1 have taken five bottles of it and I am now able to do all my housework and aewlng, feed my chickens, milk the cow and tend the pigs, and feel fine. Mas. J, 3. Bsamxt, Box 219, SchoolfleltL Vlr glnla. Touched Trapper s Heart trapper at Orange, Texas, placed a trap in what he thought was a mink trail, but one morning he found a big muskrat fastened In It After rhe animal had been killed, the trapper observed a nest which had been prepared by tiie mother rat while fast In the trap, as she had three feet free. Within the nest was a new-borlitter of rats. Id give the price of a good many furs If I had seen the young muskrats before I killed their mother for her hide, said the trapper. A n 1 that." Youre craziern h I," panted Dar ey. Why, theres enough wood there to bake bread for a battalion I "Naw, there aint. Why, I cut more than that myself I Were Just out of hospital, said Eadie, "and wood cutting isn t In our line. What do you hare to do to make tea but boil a little water? "I gotta cook supper, too," said the cook, an all that steak to fry. Go on. theres two of yuh. Cut us a little more wood an I'll give yuh a nice feed." Eadie took the ax from Darcy and went at the wood again. When tits, hands felt aa though they had been fried and he could see the white heads of blisters beginning to show he banded the ax to Darcy Every muscle In his hnck ached and his head swam from the heat.-hut-- he thought of the steaks about to he fried and ie elded it was worth It. lie needed something to bolder his courage and there was nothing like a steak to give a man heart Whadd.vuh called Dart) say? Thai enough? breathing heavily. sald-the-co- ok Chinese Wall Paper of Exquisite Design There must be In various parts of England a good deal of old Ghinese wall paper such as that which the duke of Atholl recently sold at Sothebys. In tiie Eighteenth century a. lot of this wonderfully painted wall paper was brought from China for decorating houses, and possibly some of it lias been stored away and never used, as In the case of the 24 rolls which the duke has Just sold. These were uu rolled, and found just as they came This from tiie East years ago. Ghinese paper is very beautiful mostly with pheasants aud other hued birds Interspersed brilliantly among bright flowers and green foil He pointed to a really sizeable pile of The cook looked at It grudgingly. Yeh, that's enough," he said. Darcy at once dropped the ax aud be and Eadie withdrew to the shade of the shed roof. How long do you suppose Itll take him to cook It?" asked Darcy. Not long. Steak doesn't take a minute to fry up. I just happened to think he may have some of that duck left ovpr." Duck? cried Darcy, and said no more. The vision of eating duck bad removed bis power of speech. The cook had opened a huge box ami was rattling therein. He drew out a loaf of bread and cut slices from it. Again his head and shoulders tn the box and more rattling ensued. Eadie decided that the cook was getting out gridirons, forks, and other tools for the proper preparation of steak. The cook put something before him on the table and reached overhead for a cleaver. There was the sound of two (harp blows and the cook came over to tiie two men. Here, fellars," said he, dig In." In one hand be extended two slices ot bread and in the other a smalt round object a tin caD with a red label, the top opened in a Jugged tri- wood. age, and t lie colors remain remark ably fresh and unfuded after heinj hung a century It is said that at Logie house. Abe' deoushire, the seat of Go I George Milne, there is ome of this eiuislte Oriental wall paper as good as evei it was. Elephants Put Cut Fire How a herd of wild elephants extin guUlted a forest tire in Ttavancore. on the southwest coast of India was re lated recently by laborers who wit nessed the proceedings, says Iopulat Meehanies Magazine. A tree had fall en across Die road and had been set afire to simplify tiie task of removing it. Tiie blaze was slowly spreading to the woods near by when the leader ol the elephant herd, apparently attraet ed b.v the odor of the smoke, ap pea red. trumpteted loudly to its com portions and soon a band of dusky four footed firemen were squirting streams of water on the blaze from rUelr hose-lik- e trank . A stream near rhe road furnished the supply. The wondering natives, who had gone to a house a short distance away, watched the herd put out the fire and then drag the tree into the middle of the road. Marrying in Missouri As a result of au incident at a re cent marriage performed by him, a Justice of the peacG. In Missouri has posted tiie following sign In his office: Brides must not kiss the Justice of the Teace." Kansas City Star Darcy His Leaped Past Eadie, Planted Fist on the Cooks Jaw angle. Eadie took the can in stupefied amazement and looked into it There was a mysterious mass ot red and Mack therein, with bits of white hones and pieces of vertebra sticking out What the h I Is this?" ask Eadie In a choking voice. Ganned sanuuun." said the cook. But you re goin to cook us a steak, Eadie tried tc too, aren't you?" wrench his mouth Into a grin, but waa unsuccessful. "Gook a steak? cried the cook. "Them steaks ia for officers. I aiu t puttin' out steaks to every bum that comes moochin' a handout Here 1 give you a good feed ot bread au sum mun an' you want steak, too. If you don't want that sammun, give It hack to me an' get to b I out of my kitchen I" Eadie drew back his hand and hurled Die cun of salmon with all bis Take might tnto Die cook's chest your d d goldfish!" said he. The cook staggered back a sep and Darcy. leaping post Emile, planted his fist on the cook's jaw. The cook went down with a thud. It is not consid ered the act of a gentleman to hit a man when he is down, much less kick him. yet It was Sergeant Eadies foot f mt thumped against the prostrate cooks ribs. It was Darcy, however, who mounted upon the rooks frame and did a little double time thereat with his The cook begns to bellow. Give me tlint goldfish, Darcy," said He reached out and Eadie calmly took Die can and as the cook struggled to his feet, calmly knocked him down again Its Sunday." said Die and there aren't many peoverge, Hold his hands, Durey." ple around Eadie thereupon sat astride the cooks chest and while Darcy held the others hands Eadie gagged the cook with a few handfuls of goldfish, and then proceeded to ruh the rest of the contents of the can Into tiie cooks tin ir. eyes and ears This was quite painful, for army goldfish was full of The hones, quite sharp and strong He made gurgling cook writhed. 'sounds Though he had been taken by surprise, he was no wenkiing and he succeeded In wrenching his hands free from Darcv at last. "I.et8 he going," snid Die sergeant Eadie realized that he and Darcy were weak front hospital and that heir strength was furthermore undermined by lack of food so that once the cook got free he might make It Interesting fm them Tiie cook got to ills feet and wheezing and choking, coughed goldfish from his throat and dug It out of his eyes and ears. At A prolast he could see and tqieok longed howl for help was his first act. Thew he made for the table and seized a cleaver Again he yelled and looked about for his antagonists. They had disappeared. Sons o ," gasped the cook. They can't get autta town." He started for tle house at the end ot the court at a staggering run. hob-nail- TO BE CONTINUED.) Why do so many, many babies of today escape all tbe little fretful spells and infantile ailments that used to worry mothers through the day, and keep them up half Hie night? 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