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Show SON REPORTED . DEADMAY LIVE Mother's Heart Still Hopes lor Return of "Big Mike." BULLET MAKES MIND BLANK, Mix. up In Namst Ltadt Woman to D. Hove That Son, Reported Durled In France, Will Be Heitored to Har Talei of Buddies diva Reason to Think He It Wandering Around the Country, a Victim of Lott Memory. Hope thai Hpilngs eternal In human breasts sent lt thrilling message to the inntber bcait of Mrs. I.ettle V. Michael of llouoboro. Mil., when the mall man banded her nn olliclal photograph photo-graph of the grave In France where her M.ieeyed giant soldier son lay, sleep. i.' with the heroes of the great nur. Across the card ran the legend, "Al-via "Al-via A. Michel, killed In action, Oct. 17, HUH," but her inn's mime was Austin (1. Mlelmrl. Ami In t lit t moment mo-ment there vvjii born to the brme-heartrd brme-heartrd woman a hope time alone could kill thst she would ee again ihe sK-foot, ctirlyheadeil youngster who marched so (ally out to batlte when hii country railed. Writes but Knows No Addraaa. I'erhaps you who read lna help her vioien to fullitliiietit. For theru uiiii lie wnmleiiiig smnewhere In the country a lad from wlnut mind tho Irntmcl of ft Cfi'iimli bullet swrpt tho ties of uii'tiiory, el who wiltes al-wuys al-wuys in a iiiimIht he knows not how to iidilresi. Mrs. Mlclinel has tallied her search far, ami here ami Iheie bus round tales of "I!U Mike" as hi, huddles" knew him. width tilled her with tearful tear-ful pride. Hut iil-i she foiiml eoutllct-lug eoutllct-lug .iccniiiili. hi ilie iillieinl leciirds of hlk death mid Initial and Milium- re-nnl re-nnl hi biipltals be NHcil of a patient long Healed ami wlin-o lie-kerlptloti lie-kerlptloti tallieil eloel with that of her Mm, bin wlici was knows as "l!lg Tom lllunegiiii." "Itlg Tom," inn, Ims vanished, nnd illllll -he Ims ftnind blm Mrs. .Mlt-bnul will not illseard Hie hope llini he iii.i) be her sou, hU Identlt.x Ion In tlie rash of the bullet that seared his head. Roy who fitughl with "ItTg Mike" tnlil bis mother of Hie meat "hike" In I'raiu'e, when mini after man toppled top-pled hi er from exhaustion, and dually dual-ly "lilg .Mike" blmcelf went down In J.ttigllng pile. When they examined blm, lliey rmiiiil the lilies nnil eijulp-ineiit eijulp-ineiit of a Mjuad of men striing about his huge frnme, carried to ohms weaker weak-er voiuinile. Struck Down by Outlet. The told her, loo, of Ihe night when u bullet xlrnck him jIiuvii. but here theie wj n dinerenee In Ihe tnles that set he mothers heart-string heart-string fluttering anew. Sumo of them said "Hlg Mike" had laid two days under a blanket, there In the heat of the battle, given up for dead. Hut later signs of life were seen, nnd he went baclwou Ihe weary road to the bospltnl. At one hospital nihYlals thought they recegnlred a photograph of "Big Mike" shown by Ihe eager mother as that of "Hlg Tom." who nNn had stopped a bullet with IiIh head. It was "Hlg Tom," lln-y snld. who wrote endlessly to his mother, but knew not where to send the tetters. And In Washington kindly onViats poured over the record to aid Ihn search. They found n queer tangle, showing thai "Hlg Mike" nppaiently linil tieen twite burled by regimental chaplains. Once In the honor grain-jard grain-jard at Couc.nvoye unit again nt Mcuse. There was n dlffeience, too, In Identlllention numbers, unl the mother moth-er came home, weary, dejected, hut still with high hojie In her heart that time would give back her son. |
