Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross

it to practical use. I am sure it is better than those makeshifts we observed at Calais, and more comfortable than those crowded hospitals

session during which Beth and Patsy had also stood nobly to their gruesome task. There were eleven wounded, altogether, i

aud's enthusiastic comment, "and Ajo is responsible for the ship itself, which seems admirabl

overed his nerve. Isn't i

this country and in these times. I have been amazed to-day at the

st think he had no sensation, yet he must be suffering terribly. The doctor will amputate the

eak English

g understands German and so he ha

elgian we picked

wounded in the back and in trying to get to

any Belgian could be wounded in the

oded behind him. It's a bad wound, Dr. Gys sa

ll unused to such horrors as she had witnessed that day, the girl had managed to retain her nerve by sheer force of will until the Red C

had prepared her for them. She had also been a close student of the daily press and from her reading had gleaned a knowledge of the terrible havoc wrought by

y, quite unaware, however, that they had applied local anaesthetics to dull the pain. Dr. Gys was a remarkably skillful surgeon and he gave himself no rest until every one of the eleven had received such attention as his

get the fresh air. So quickly had events followed one another on this fateful day that it was now only four o'clock in the aft

iscussing the exciting events of the day, little Ma

he, "but-are the wou

swered Beth. "And let me thank you, Jakob Maurie-let us

battle and pull out the wounded. It helped them, you see, and it gave us a grand excitement. Otherwise, had I not gone with

the boom of guns yet, even at this distance, and we left the battle line flo

n hesi

ly, "but if one of the young ladies is disengag

h, regarding him wonderin

ie s

h mentioning, mams

e commanded, rising from

r scissors and cut away the sleeve of his left arm. A bullet had pa

l us before?" she a

attend," he answered. "I am shamed, mamselle, that I came to

water and in a few minutes Beth

as with you most of the time and noticed nothi

bullet came. I knew when it hit me, but I also knew I could move my arm, so what did it matter? I told myself to wait till we got to the ship. Had we stayed there longer, we m

ohn, as Beth applied the lint

ready for another trip to-morrow. Thank you, mamsell

aurie swayed a little. "Sit down, man, and be comfortabl

much money?"

N

le Belgian thoughtfully. "I was watching you to-day, M

Maurie became embarrassed and turned away his head. Sippin

politics say to the generals: 'We have declared war; go and fight.' The generals say to the soldiers: 'We are told to fight, so come on. We do not know why, but it is our duty, because it is our profession. So go and die, or get shot to

a philosopher, Ma

rks, the soldiers fools; but does it do any good? The war will go on; the enemy will destroy our homes, separate our families, take

e continually for yo

le, but I know she is gri

l, "we intend to search for your wife and ch

d uneasily

e. "With the Red Cross you have great work to accomp

have been a friend in need; without you we could not have made our da

his troubled look t

ke?" inquired Beth. "H

. "Clarette is large; she is fat; she has a way of scowling when one does

m sure we can find her," c

med di

, "Clarette is quite able to take ca

ur anxiety," suggested Beth. "You told us yeste

been thinking with more deliberation, and I have decided," he added, his tone becoming confidential,

you cannot rest at ease with your two dear c

s killed, as I told you. The boy and girl I have mentioned were born when Clarette w

the little one

ok his

rette-just as I took the silver spoons and the checkered tablespread she brought with her-b

conversation, but now realized that Maurie's private affairs did not require their good offices

e, your Clarette will come to you without your seeking her, for all Belgium seems h

isibly at this turn

ose Dunkirk, and by to-morrow they will pour an irresistible horde against the Germ