Show I I I THE REUNION II By E E. E Q 0 SANBORN N k Sorn Somewhere wh I In the lb tb White mountains nestled among the pines Is a Il resting g camp erected for our heroes To this this- place young oun Irwin I I was sent h by his ph physicians to sin stay slay I until unfit 11 he hart bad fully folly recovered from his bis nervous condition I Irwin ln was very tery r energetic and the thelong thelong thelong e long weary days s 's of at doing nothing begam began began be be- gan gam to wear on him In the years year h bej heI be- be e- e j I fore ore he had Joined the army he had made paintings so to while away th the e I 1 long hours he took lengthy length strolls alI al at nl I ways carrying his artists artist's outfit with h j I him It was wn a windy day that Irwin wen went t to a distant peak which he had been planning to visit I lt ever since coming to th the wayside camp He reached there ther e early curly In the afternoon and had llad been painting for nearl nearly an nn hour when suddenly end sud denly a n sharp breeze breez blew some of his papers lOuii ll the mountainside As these were Ie some o of his n most ost treasured treasure works he picked pickert up his p painting ma and rushed after them theft l. l Swiftly Swift Swift- ly IJ but cautiously h he made hl his way uy down clown the mountainside searching t to tole o the the le rl right ht and to the left with a keene keen e q dye ve e He Ile became discouraged and was wa s bout about to give up in III despair when he flame ame to the foot of ot th the mountain without without with out tin finding lIn his lost treasures He Hede de tided to to go o back hack to camp He lIe had ha had d gone gone nut but a few fen yards ards after atter making this decision when he rounded a sharp l He stopped with a start when he spied sitting on a fallen tree trunk runk a a. fair young oung lady papers Ills were forgotten At first firs he he wa was was' r too surprised to say a word but ut soon oon pulled ed himself together r nough to doff his his' his cap cap When When am and where had iced he seen this girl giri before Ah Al yes res now y now hr he re d. d She was ns in n France at nt a a ca canteen teen In M ut r-fl r St St. St. St Jean After the first surprise of at the meetIng meet Ing n tho the two tiro wo young people had a very animated conversation con li Helena Berwick Ber ller- wick wick fold follI how ho she and her chum hart had ha worked ed at the canteen In France rl and ani am were here re about to return to their old post popi- Ions when nhen the chinn chum s suggested l' l th their r. r going to I visit it the White hite mountains mountains' She also said that they expected expect d t to leave the mountains within the week week i Irwin Ir trill of of ills his exp experience rl nce since leaving the little town fown of ot Moutiers How he was wom wounded led and of ot his or ors tiers to go to this rest camp for tora fora a complete complete com com- rest cure lIe He added that he heleas Was vas so much better hetter that he thought he would be he able to leave within a few fe days clays The rue lieutenant and Helena were so deeply PI Interested in thel their talk talk that had failed Jo 10 o take ake notice that hat th the tho sun sun had hail sunk behind n a bank of ot clouds l and arid that HInt a n sever severe rainstorm was brewing When the they stopped a minute the they started up In In V asto astonish astonishment ment r Before they the V could uld V get to the hotel botel where Helena was spending her ber days dayss the rain came down Jn In torrents Hd Helena went to her hel roo room and Iry Irwin back to camp but not before he be r received received re re- a promise from his friend tint that t ll t she wo would ld go for tor a a tide ride the next day t The next next nest day lens wn was clear fear and fill fat and the two h had d a n most enjoyable I trip This was as was not the last lat one one ne however now lion ever eer before the girls went home I Several Se months passed when Helena received an Invitation from her chum I Ito to come to a party which was to he be given to her ller bro brother hel a 1 e k later when lie ile arrived from overseas o She glac gladly ly accepted the I invitation incitation i on and there wa was a great amount of t fun getting getting get ret ting ready it for it D Dar During the excitement excite excite- ment Eleanor h had d forgotten to men men- mr 1 that her brother was was waif bringing a a l friend with him The The girls girls went to meet them The train pulled Into the station bringing Ing with it two well and happy boys The brother r rushed to hits his sister cat catching her in his arms both forgetting for tor a time the other tw two until a n s sharp arp exclamation ex ax- from Helena roused them I Turning quickly they fliey saw v th that t tHelena Helena and Irwin knew each other ther we well l Why Helena do yoU you know my brothers brother's friend Irwin you old scout scout you neT never r told me of any girl came aine cam fi- fi from fim m the brother r JV r Well you see replied the young soldier Miss Helena and I met first firstin In a canteen In France then later ater In Inthe Inthe Inthe the White Whit mountains arid n now w as a is' is ii strange coincidence we meet again In my old pals pal's home town The young folks when they could stop talking long enough went to their theft home homp and that evening the young younK peas peo pie had a 0 very ery pleasant time Helena went to bed tired but happy that evening eve- eve ning for tor had not Irwin said some very v nr ry wonderful words that nIght Copyright 1919 isle 1 McClure Newspaper N w p p er r aya yn- yn le v I |