Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross

been fitted with all the conveniences of a modern hospital. Twenty-two could easily be accommodated in the rooms and a dozen more in the cabin, so that the eleven now in their charge were easi

ng line, who had been shot in the back and had not yet recovered consciousness. Dr. Gys had removed several bits of exploded shell and dressed the wound, sha

e body was literally riddled with shrapnel. A brief ex

s he calmly looked down upon the moaning sergeant, "bu

s. The soldier soon lay in a stupor, awaiting

ost three fingers of his hand was cheerfully conversing with a comrade whose scalp had been torn by a bullet and who declared that in two days he would return to the front. The others Maud found asleep in their berths or lying quie

ress there, the administration of medicines to keep down or prevent fever, little attentions of this character were all that were required. Speaking French fluently, she was able to converse with all those under her charge and al

er inspection of his patients. All seemed doing well except the young Belgian. The condition of the French s

veral hours of refreshing sleep. She found Patsy trembling with nervousness, for the serg

ry!" she wailed as she thre

y will be of frequent occurrence, I fear. And we must be grateful and glad that w

tle sob, "but it's so dreadful. Oh,

fate. His home was in a little village not fifty miles away and during the day a brot

or intercourse between the ship and the city. Continuous cannonading could be heard from the direction of Nieuport, Dixmude and Ypres, and it was evident that the battle had doubled in intensi

s unwise, to the verge of rashness, to allow the girls to place themselves in so dangerous a position. During a

uota of wounded they will need assistance or they will break down under the strain. Our young ladies are different from the pr

the mate. "There seems to be plenty of field workers at the

wounded we are able to pick up. As Maurie is too stiff from his wound to drive to-day, I shall undertak

urse," replied

needed on the ship,"

eat a coward to go near the firing line again. It destroys my

bulance to-day," decided Ajo. "With Dr. Kelsey a

e had admitted his inability to drive, but asked to be allowed to go into

s of the town, which was now held by the Germans. From Furnes to the front the roads were packed with reinforce

the ambulance was filled to overflowing. It was Jones who advised taking none of the fatally injured, as the army surgeons paid especial attention to these. The Americans could be of most practical use, the boy considered, by taking in ch

surprising how interested they became in the personality of these soldiers, for each man was distinctive either in individua

ing Maud to his side, but hearing a different sound from him she approached the berth where he lay, to find his eyes wide open. Gra

rth?" he sai

lied. "You have been in

and it brought a

nseled warningly; "yo

ing. She held some water to his lips and he d

to reload and it hit me in th

of a s

pain was terrible. No one seemed to notice me. At la

his foreh

ore at present. Here com

eatures bearing the stamp of culture. Already they knew his name, by means of an identification card found upon him, as well as a small packet of letters carefully pinned in an inner pocket of his

the next half hour to a careful diagnosis of Denton's injuries. By this time the patient was suffering intense pain and a hypodermic inje

he, "and don't let him suf

hope, then?

ry is impossible. That bit of shell tore a horrible hole in the poor fellow and all we can d

I let h

ngs are not involved, so

to think, and lay quietly until Beth came on duty. To her he gave a

to dress and one or two slight operations to perform, the afternoon passed swiftly away. The old patients must not be neglected, eithe

when it was nonchalantly accepted, lighted his own pipe. Together they sat in silence and smoked, the German occupying an easy chair and resting his le

remarked the c

emplatively. Carg stared for five mi

uck," s

an nodded, looking

fing slowly, "they make fine artificia

" said t

pose so." A

with startling abruptness.

tain of this ship. Live

ngo

in Sou

hed for another ciga

peated, musin

them once, when a boy. Mother's name was Elbl. The Cargs lived next door to the

o silence. At length the wounded man began feeling in his breast pocket-an awkward operation because the least action disturbed the swathed limb-and

bl. 12th

to examine the German an

es

r 121 Fried

es

ly. They said you were at college. Your fa

t his hand and gripped

ns," h

ded, med

tly returned; "cousins.