THE WOMAN PAYS.
It iviii in front of the little French church in rfoho, .Loudon. The. two little, girls playing on the. sidewalk were ignorant of the fact that their father lay dead .somewhere on the banks of the Oise. Their mother was just coming from church. (.Jaunt in stature, looking old despite her youth, her "black dress but emphasising the pallor of her face, she .sioop'.d to kiss the children. " Did you get, a letter from papa?" asked the blue-eyed Louise. Yes, ma cheYie," replied the mother, her voico hardly audible. "When will we see him?" " When we get to France, cherie." "Will it be soon?'" ; "Very .soon." "Then why do you cry always?" For an answer the woman picked them both up, pressed them to her breast, and said:— " I cry because . . A rising sob stopped her, but in a moment she was smiling in response to the children's caresses. " You see, L don't cry any more.',' The women of France, gentlemen I
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11284, 12 January 1915, Page 4
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165THE WOMAN PAYS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 11284, 12 January 1915, Page 4
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