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Elite Altar nf Sarritirr RTSTIDE LEFE, a typical whole-hearted Frenchman of ' 1 the Southern type, had emigrated to America, accompa- 'QW nied by his wife and infant child, in the winter of 1912. iw Here his natural industry, honesty, and frugality soon ex- hibited themselves, and when the all-consuming liames of the world-confiict were lit by the murder of an Austrian Archduke, remote, it is true, from a Vlfestern American city, he was living comfortably and happily in an attractive bungalow, decorated with true Latin good taste, in the suburbs of San Francisco. But the bitter herb of passion grows even as far from the war zone the Golden Gate, and the sight of their beloved France being attacked stirred the hearts of our family with every latent feeling of patriotism lying imbedded in them, and determined them to sacrifice the head of their house on the altar of what they believed was righteousness and honor. And whilst this decision was being made in California, so in palace and in hamlet, in Belgium and in Germany, in Munich, Moscow and Melbourne, thousands, aye, millions of other families were preparing to give their all to their con- ception of truth and justice. The diplomatic bickerings and the complicating claims of rights and wrongs which preceded really interest us now very littleg we are far more concerned with the spirit of heroism and gallant idealism which pervaded every belligerent nation, Austria and Russia, Serbia and Germany. So Aristide departed. He was accompanied to the station by Marie, his wife, and little jean, all three vainly endeavoring to hold in check the multi- tude of emotions which surged in their bosomsg for they knew that it would be difficult for Marie to support herself and her helpless babe in a strange and unfriendly land, and well they understood the dangerous character of Aristides calling, yet the light of triumphant self-sacrifice shone brightly in their eyes, the giving of persons for the preservation of a people, and this satisfying feeling served to balm the pain in their hearts: and when the train had pulled out, robbing yet another home of its father and husband. the light of determination also appeared in the mirrors of Maries soul, the determina- tion that if, God granting, Aristide should return unscathed, he would find his family and health still intact and ready to receive him back once more. But little did she reckon with her host. The outbreak of a war of such magnitude brought uncertainty, and panic to American industry: wages were reduced, factories were shut down, and hundreds of thousands of working- men, thrown out of employment, were compelled to resort to soup-kitchens and almshouses to keep body and soul together. Wfhilst crowds of able- bodied laborers were vainly seeking employment at almost any compensation. it was obviously well nigh impossible for a frail woman. not technically trained. speaking our language imperfectly, to secure a respectable position, remunerative enough to support two existences with but the bare necessities of life. This fact became more and more evident to Marie as her offers of service were sometimes kindly but more often roughly and peremptorily re- Twenty-.v1'w'11
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