Father Meraut and Grandpere worked hard on the gardens, assisted
by Pierre and Pierrette and any other person in the village who
was capable of wielding a hoe. Soon people began to come in from
the neighboring hamlets, bringing their sick babies to the Doctor
for treatment. The great truck was loaded with supplies received
through the Army Service and the Red Cross, and the young women
took turns in driving the "Shop on Wheels" into other, less
favored districts, to start there work similar to that begun at
Fontanelle.
Uncle Sam and Jim came so often to the village that they were
soon on friendly terms with every one in it. They acted as
emissaries between the camp and the village, and if anything was
needed which was beyond the power of these determined women to
supply, Uncle Sam and Jim seemed always by some miracle to
accomplish it. One day the Doctor said to Jim "I wish there were
some way of getting a good cow here. These little children cannot
get rosy and strong without fresh milk, and they haven't had any
since the Germans drove away their cows."
A week later Jim appeared at the Chateau gate leading a cow!
There was a card tied to one horn. The Doctor removed it and
read, "To Dr. Miller for the little children of Fontanelle."
"It's from the Commandant," said Jim, beaming with pride.
The cow proved such a success, and the babies and young children
showed at once such improvement, that the Doctor determined that
they should have not only milk but fresh eggs, and Mademoiselle
was sent to Paris to make investigations, and, if possible, place
an order for more cows and some hens.
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