All, old or young, men or women, were carrying empty sacks. And here we have the answer to the question, "Why had - they dared to face such a_ terrible storm?" "Why cross the trackless plains for miles on such an awful day?" The answer is, Because their only hope of life lay in the White Cross flag flying at our gate, Because here they could get fooc for their children and themselves, and not to fetch it was to die."
Not one of the people booked for that distribution failed to arrive and carry away his or her 20 or 30 pounds of grain. I said ''not one," I was wrong, one old 4*oman came but. half way, fell, and they say broke her leg. Her companions carried her home and then set out again to fetch their grain and hers.
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