She Gave a Quick, Grateful Sob
If the young people who read this last story ofLucy Gordon’s army life are disappointed that theend of the war does not bring her home to Americathey cannot possibly be as disappointed as she herself.She hoped that the war had really finishedwith the armistice but, like lots of us, she found thatthere was a great deal left to do that she had notcounted upon. Peace was slow in coming, and theAmerican army overseas had its hands as full tryingto hasten it as all America on this side had, andstill has, in trying to get back to peace-time ways.
The tangle of affairs in war-swept Europe ismore than Lucy can understand, though she sees alittle of that great unrest, and catches a glimpse ofits hidden dangers, even in the Home Sector.
She does what she can to help, generously, and,though peace is not come and America is still distant,she and Bob and all the Gordon family findhappiness together, and look forward with braveconfidence to the glorious future of the dear countryto which they will before long be homewardbound.
Aline Havard.
I. Along the Rhine | 9 |
II. Franz and His Family | 28 |
III. Scouting on the Dwina | 48 |
IV. The Silly Ass | 69 |
V. From Russia into Germany | 96 |
VI. The Mystery of the Forest | 117 |
VII. Alan Takes a Hand | 137 |