When the total amount subscribed came out in the Charlottetown dailies the next day we found that the Glen led every district on the Island -- and certainly Susan has the credit for it . She , herself , after she came home that night was quite ashamed and evidently feared that she had been guilty of unbecoming conduct : she confessed to mother that she had been ` rather unladylike . ' `` We were all -- except Susan -- out for a trial ride in father 's new automobile tonight . A very good one we had , too , though we did get ingloriously ditched at the end , owing to a certain grim old dame -- to wit , Miss Elizabeth Carr of the Upper Glen -- who would n't rein her horse out to let us pass , honk as we might . Father was quite furious ; but in my heart I believe I sympathized with Miss Elizabeth . If I had been a spinster lady , driving along behind my own old nag , in maiden meditation fancy free , I would n't have lifted a rein when an obstreperous car hooted blatantly behind me . I should just have sat up as dourly as she did and said ` Take the ditch if you are determined to pass . ' `` We did take the ditch -- and got up to our axles in sand -- and sat foolishly there while Miss Elizabeth clucked up her horse and rattled victoriously away . `` Jem will have a laugh when I write him this . He knows Miss Elizabeth of old . `` But -- will -- Venice -- be -- saved ? '' 19th November 1917 `` It is not saved yet -- it is still in great danger . But the Italians are making a stand at last on the Piave line . To be sure military critics say they can not possibly hold it and must retreat to the Adige . But Susan and Gertrude and I say they must hold it , because Venice must be saved , so what are the military critics to do ? `` Oh , if I could only believe that they can hold it ! `` Our Canadian troops have won another great victory -- they have stormed the Passchendaele Ridge and held it in the face of all counter attacks . None of our boys were in the battle -- but oh , the casualty list of other people 's boys ! Joe Milgrave was in it but came through safe . Miranda had some bad days until she got word from him .
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