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Show V. I AT OUR HOUSE I , Eyes O'Blue andTouslehead Lssra About the Red Cross By JUDD MG?.TESil LLVI3 We bare talked it over at our house. Talked It over as we have never talked It over before. We did not want Eyes O'Bhie to know about It, nor did we want to lay nny part of the world's heavy burden upon the heart of Tousle-head. Tousle-head. We have taught them that the ? -world Is a good and a beautiful place, but last night gathered beneath the v UgfeUn the humble little parlor at our house, we talked It oyer between us. Eyes O'Blue and Touslchead were told that,' while the world Is good, It is not all good ; that there are men who have Started out to enslave the world and Who Jn the furtherance of that ambition ambi-tion have done awful things. Gradually as the tale was told they drew nearer until we sat with our arms about them. We told them of bands backed from baby wrists, of death rained from the sky upon helpless help-less little ones, of murder rising from the sea's green deeps to feed upon belplese mothers and babies. "And then we totd them how these splendid soldier boys we see every day are going to the far front to fight and, If need be, die to keep this horror hor-ror from our land. We told them of burns and wounds and suffering. And then we told them of the Ited Cl'OHS. W.e had a number of Red Crosses In our windows, but they had not kuown. We told them of the bandages and supplies needed to allay Buffering. We told them of the noble women who are giving their lives to the binding up of hurts of the boys in khaki. We told them of the great need of money with which to carry ou the work of mercy. Then Eyes O'Dlue in a voice which choked with pity for the distressed spoke of her savings, and TousleheuU clapped her hands at the thought This morning I went to the bank and withdrew their savings, 163.29, and they aro to' be put to work to a better bet-ter work than they have been doing. At our house for the duration of the war we expect to 'keep the days," we expect to wear cobbled shoes and patched clothing, and If we ever hesitate hesi-tate In our sacrifice I shall see -the faces of Eyes O'Blue and Tpuslehead as, with ars on their cheeks, they smiled at the thought of the help they might be to the Red Cross. Are you helping us to carry the Red Cross! |