He has grown quite stiff and
rheumatic but there he sat, waiting for the train. He thumped his tail
and looked pleadingly into my eyes. 'When will Jem come?' he seemed to
say. Oh, Dog Monday, there is no answer to that question; and there is,
as yet, no answer to the other which we are all constantly asking 'What
will happen when Germany strikes again on the western front--her one
great, last blow for victory!"
1st March 1918
"'What will spring bring?' Gertrude said today. 'I dread it as I never
dreaded spring before. Do you suppose there will ever again come a time
when life will be free from fear? For almost four years we have lain
down with fear and risen up with it. It has been the unbidden guest at
every meal, the unwelcome companion at every gathering.'
"'Hindenburg says he will be in Paris on 1st April,' sighed Cousin
Sophia.
"'Hindenburg!' There is no power in pen and ink to express the contempt
which Susan infused into that name. 'Has he forgotten what day the first
of April is?'
"'Hindenburg has kept his word hitherto,' said Gertrude, as gloomily as
Cousin Sophia herself could have said it.
"'Yes, fighting against the Russians and Rumanians,' retorted Susan.
'Wait you till he comes up against the British and French, not to speak
of the Yankees, who are getting there as fast as they can and will no
doubt give a good account of themselves.
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