Millard County Chronicle | 1915-09-09 | Page 5 | Both Adepts in Deceit

EOTH ADEPTS IN DECEIT How Signals Arranged for Between Soldier and His Wife Really Were Carried On. The captain had not been long married mar-ried when he was ordered into camp To be sure, the camp was in plain sight of the captain's residence, but then it was still a separation; and to lighten this terrible condition it was arranged that the bereaved husband and wile should signal to each other often with their handkerchiefs. It was on the second day that-1 he young wit-; was seated on the porch reading "T"l me. .lane." said she. "is the captain still signaling?'' "Yes. ma'am." ar swered the maid. "Then keep waving your handkerchief. I want to finish this novel." At the same time, in camp an officer from an adjoin)'-,? company stepped up to the captain. "1 say. old fellow," he asked, "why do you keep that man out there all day waving a handkerchief?" "Oh. it's merely a bit of signal-code practice for him."