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T H Ç ttfU M V . .11'LY «i, 1ÍH4 TUE HBXTIXBL. COTTAGE GRUVB, QRKOQN > 4 (Continued ftom Page 2. J ( I I A I ’T I It I I I U-red, and gaztd curiously at Mrs. and men pushed and fell and Wirikly. as if they couldn't believe screamed and struck and Jumped Mr. Winkle blinked n* a flash went Mrs. Anna Rollon, C arolyn and The telephone's been ringing S te rlin g l< ft Sal. ••veiling fo r se- "IT In til* Ince. ‘ 'Why,” be stam ever since the paper came out," she what their eyes aaw cur what their M r Winkle was in the water, which ears heard. Some of them were was covered thickly with oil. The in a red, " I guess i fee| all rig h t." « •lle W m I i ,, to vtall Ih e lr Mon and "On you regard it a* n privilege announced. ' People I haven't seen earnest about Mr. Winkle s predica oil caught fire and the flames raced uncle and lu m ily M r mid M r*. or heard of In years have called. ment, some wondered, and others to be (ho first ol your classification M e r rill Bolton and (>«<llui*. One woman I didn't know at all I were amused. M r Winkle liked the toward him. His face and hands | In be railed on to defend the four Pvt. mid M r*. Vilas Hale of freedom«?" nu an, she was a perfect stranger." last least of all. He didn't see why were geared. He ducked under the surface to get away from It. The What did she want?” asked Mr. people should laugh at him, North Carolina are visiting at the j Privilege?" M r Winkle repeated water came rushing into hls mouth home of Mrs, llule'N pmentM Mr. The flashlight hud blinded him mo Winkle. Mr. Wescott, their next-door neigh and nose, down his throat and into Amy looked baffled " I don't and M r*. F rank W illi». m entarily und mode him ■) gbtly bor, a rather pompon* individual, his lungs . , . know," she replied "She said »lie Rev J. J Buy o f Junction C ity dizzy. lie could think only that he cornered M r Winkle and stated, " I f He tried to blot out this p ie fttif w ill he at the Cedar Sunday tr.unt be ag re e ab le . " I expect 1 Just fell she had to call. As If oh. you're the kind of soldier we re go But it came again, and made h int Wilbert, as If you were dead al School next Sunday July 9th. must.” ing to have. God help us.” He stared cold a ll over. He was bathed in ready.” M r. and M r*. Lam bert Jacob* I.¡«ten,” the r e p o r to g r a p h e r at Mr. Winkle as if to ask him how perspiration. He began to shake Mrs, Winkle had often glared at were v is ito r* at the (M u* W illiam s urged, "how about a «mile on this he ever got hlmaelf into this. Ju«t received a small shipment of each of these. slightly and found he couldn't con him as If herself wbhing him dead, t one1" home Sunday. Mr. Winkle didn't think this was trol it, no matter how much he und now her concern that he might M r. and M r*. H arold Power* Mr. Winkle spread bis lip« and ex tried. very patriotic. he killed seemed a little outlandish are visiting at the home ol Id* posed hi« teeth. Be looked straight At that he learned how fa r Amy's Mr. Winkle merely sa.d. W e ll,1 Mr. Weacott, who was prone to tell at the camera, holding bis head a I ’m not dead." m other M r*. My rile Power*. anybody all about how anything was reformation had gone, and how real Louise L W illia m * i* w orking little high a i previously Instructed ' Wilbert, how do you really feel’ conducted, and who could well afford it was, and that she was good-heart fo r M r and M r* Lam bert Jacobs. | so that his glasses wouldn't reflect Tills morning theie wasn't time to to Inform Mr. Winkle about his fu ed all along as he always knew, and Earl Davis lx home on a fu r - t the light. And out " Mrs. Winkle gazed at him ture because he was over forty-five that now he was to become a sol “ Do you think any sacrlflce is j doubtfully. lough. und not subject to m ilitary duty, dier, she was w illing to express her , A soothing, cooling, antiseptic powder.—Relieves heat - worth making to defend your coun went on to say, "O f course, you feelings about it, even if only silent Again, at her hesitancy, at this try ? " ly- suggestion that the upper hand was know they won’t use you as a com- rash—chafing—sunburn and diaper rash. Another flash went off, Without a word. Mrs. Winkle being returned to him, Mr Winkle bo tan t." Mr. Winkle blinked and coughed had an impulse to remind her of "You don't think so?" Mr. Winkle •urned In the bed beside him. She O rville Dunn of Chula Vista unhuppily. "O f course." he said slipped a soft warm arm under his asked hopefully. certain things. And again he re C alifo rn ia I* *|*n d in g a two-week* “ yea. C ertainly." "Think it out for yourself, man." neck and put the other over his frained, not thinking the urge was visit w ith hl* w ife and fa m ily Mr. Onward gazed at him and Mr. Wescott lectured. "They’ll have chest, and held him tightly. She who live at Blue M l. then shrugged his shoulders, as If enough young fellows to do the actu seemed to understand. M r. and M r* L iy a I Lettbo and ! 1 telling himself that nothing more al fighting. They want men In their Mr. Winkle was ashamed that she children o f Hebo visited over the could be done with thia quizzical proper places, according to their did, but greatly comforted, too. week end at the L t Dugan home. I subject. abilities. That's why they're calling • • • Pvt. Jamex S tew art o f Camp Quite suddenly he went away. you in the first place, so you can The President of the United States, A d a ir visited Sunday w ith hl* release a fighting.man to fight." Mr. Winkle worked on a bicycle, To Wilbert George Winkle, grandparents M r. and M r*. Jay then on the motor of a washing ma Mr. Winkle was encouraged. Greeting; Having submitted your Blackmore. chine lie at> his lunch, listened to "They won’t waste you as a k ill self to a local board composed of Howard Conn I* building a new the radio, and .attacked the motor e r," Mr. Weacott assured him. your neighbors for the purpose of house on hl* place. again All the while he felt quras) Mr. Winkle didn't know whether determining your availability for r.eiope regarded as a K p p y one. ‘ Field Musics* Sammy M uinw aring of Brow n*. about the visit of Mr. Onward, the to feel flattered or insulted. He finished the few jobs he had training and service in the armed Marine buglers are called "Field Vllle visited several day* w ith hi* reportographer. but at the same His neighbor looked at him c riti forces of the United States, you are in the shop and would take no more Musics” . . . a first class "M usic" sister M r*. R uth P u llo n of Blue lim e wondered what tie had concoct cally, as if gauging him for the first hereby notified that you have now He packed away his tools in grease must know 130 different calls. ed. M t. time. "You wouldn't be any good, been selected for training and serv and oil, and tacked up heavy pa He learned sooner than he expect- anyway. They'll use you in some ice in the Army. e.l. Early In the afternoon he heard in it* place over the doors he kind of mechanical work.” the newsboy colling his wares from Mr. Winkle haa never before re placed a small sign "Closed." "W ell." said Mr. Winkle, " I could afar und then down at the end of handle that." His courage took hold ceived a communication from the per over the windows. He took in" the alley. Evidently the paper was ol him at this talk. "But, under President, and it filled him with a his sign and placed it on the floor cashing in on the hot news In Mr. stand me, if I thought I was capable new kind of consternation. with its lace against the wall. In i Winkle’s vicinity. of using a gun. I'd do it anywhere Following hia prominent newspa its place, over the doors, he placed j The boy appeared in the entrnnee they say.” per appearance and the gathering a small sign saying, “ Closed." ■ of the shop, announcing excitedly. "Y ou'll never see the outside of of the people of Maple Avenue, he He reflected that people who didn't “ Your picture's In the paper, Mr this country." Mr. Wescott asserted, would look very foolish indeed if I know his establishment wouldn't Winkle! night on the front page'“ "You won’t go overseas; you’ll he were turned clow. and returned i ........ ....... „ was „ —umn know what closed . because he j Mr Winkle could not overcome his watch them being sent." He low- home after being sent to the Indue- i had taken in the other sign, b u t! resolve to wait until he went home ered hls voice. "L ik e young Pet tic.1 Center finally decided that this didn't rn.at- to see In the delivered paper there"' tigrew ." i ter in the least. Just whut The Evening Standard had Mr. Winkle looked across the liv He was ready to leave. to say about him. And after all. it ing room at Jack Pettigrew. The The' evening before his departure wasn t every day that you got your boy. left alone with no one of hia he investigated the bag Amy had | picture In the newspaper, especially own age to talk with, was squirming • packed for him and brought down on the front page. The Pettig rew * were ftr»l Io ar. in his chair. stairs. In it she had put those few Be purchased a copy and, after "No. sir,” M r. Wescott went on, rive. M r*. Pettigrew was red-eyed ' articles listed in a pamphlet Mr. the boy left, he looked at It. It from weeping. “ you'll never see active service. I Winkle had purchased at a news W'asn i as big os what the Russians I can tell you that. You don't have stand for guidance. were doing In Russia, or what the quite decent. But he did protest, to worry about that for a m inute." "Travel light. Mr. Selectee.” this Standard of California United Nations were doing around “ Amy. don't you look at me like Mr. Winkle ceased to worry, but advised. "D on't load up with ta g - the Mediterranean, or what the U. S. that." only for the allowed minute, for Mr. gagc because ycu won't have any Navy was doing In the South Pa "L ike what?" she asked. A Wescott then looked thoughtful and use for it. The Arm y is going to clflc. but It was the next most Im "As If I —that mouse-look,” he ac- amended. "O f course, men of your clothe you. Mr. Selectee, complete portant thing to those large events. cuacd. age are being used for combat in all to underwear, socks and handker Thera was a picture «4 Mrs. Win- She looked abashed. At first Mr chiefs." the other armies, and if things get kle standing outside their house. Just Winkle could not accept the fact that to that stage with us, I suppose Only on one point had Mrs. Win *» he had seen her last that morning, the expression was on her face. you've got to consider that you kle deviated from the inrtructions. with Penelope at her feet. There " I didn't mean to," she replied. might have to do a little shooting Upon examining her packing, Mt. was a picture of himself, the one She sounded humble. Like with your purse, or bayonet w ork." Winkle found that she hgd ircludcd where he smiled The smile looked " I can't help be. ng the way I When it was time for their visitors his rubbers. He now took them out. it’s what’s in s id e a am ," Mr. Winkle stated. to leave, they shook Mr. Winkle's F irm ly, showing a spark - f her battery that counts. old spirit, M rr. Winkle put them "O f course, dear. No one can.” hand Vs if b id in g him good by be back again, rewrapping them in the Mr. Winkle was amazed. But still fore he went into action. Mrs. Pet tissue paper he stripped away. • With he didn't say anything about the tigrew's tears had dried, but her It costs lots „ the rubber shortage,” she sai.i. "the miracle occurring before hls very perturbation remained. She plead Arm y may r.ot have a pa r I?r ev eyes. He didn't care to embarrass ed of Mr. Winkle. “ You’ll look after of electricity ery m a r." Jack, won’t you?" Amy. * / to run your car. Mr. Winkle, despite all his tim idity ‘ I dar.'t think they bn.« tul-bars " I feel," he said In answer to her And the battery *r. the A rm y,” M r. Winkle >--..‘e « *L previous question, "like taking two and ineffectual outer character, "They w - i t let r.e wear th»ai " €» pays tho check. doses for my dyspepsia." He fum could appreciate the humor in a situ bled In his pocket for his pills and ation. " I think," he said, "Jack ought to look after me.” brought them out. Salesbooks. The Sentinel. He and Jack glanced at each oth "Some people are coming in to He understood that, even though Until one day, (the day . , . this catastrophe Keep night," Mrs. Winkle revealed as she er, and both smiled. The condemned accepted, he had the privilege of bustled to get dinner. "Just the men had at least that mutual un returning home for a week to put you’re in a terrible your refrigerator in such derstanding. folks on the street." hurry) you step on the excellent condition so It was nearly eleven before the his affairs in order before leaving Astounded, Mr. Winkle asked, starter and nothing happens. 1 last of the guests left. Penelope again for good. But his fellow "What fo r? " tnat it ca n 't possibly q u it draftees had all announced their in b u i l d s the I "Well, they wanted to see you. came out from the comer where she tention of waiving the week's fu r ju st when you need it Especially the Pettigrews. Their had sulked «11 evening at the inva lough. and now he followed suit. econom ical sion of her own peaceful life. Mr. frost. Never s tu ff it too boy, Jack, has been called, too. He's So this ad is to scare He had heard the jokes to the ef twenty, you know. H e'll be going Winkle, out of habit, took her to fect that if you could breathe or fu ll o f food. you into keeping up the back yard. off with you." When he came in again he started were warm, the Arm y would ac your battery. B ecause once Mr. Winkle had two reactions to for the radio, to turn it on for the cept you, and though he didn't like mountain states i t ’s o u t o f that. The first was that he wished to believe them, he prepared for people, especially Amy. wouldn't ac nightly war news broadcast he usu going away and staying away. current-cy POWER COMPANY f l i g h t Truck cept it as a foregone conclusion that ally favored. Then he stopped and your car is a As a precaution against a drastic e Pastenger C ar didn't go near it, but turned to- “A S eft.S w «rU nr, Twx- he was going "o ff." tf Light Tractor dead pigeon. circumstance, Mr. Winkle made his rayaig, Frhraie Bnte-priae” The second was wondering what ward the stairs. e Power Plant "A re n't you going to listen to the wiU„ a_ceremr>ny that not fven.Pe- in the world he could possibly have —4 In common with Jack Pettigrew, war news?” Mrs. Winkle asked. " I don't think I w ill tonight." whose babyhood toys he had re "But why—?” Mrs. Winkle began paired. Scared? Weil, turn the "L is te n ," th e r e p o r t a g r a p h e r The evening, when it ct(me around, to speak as if she were the same problem over to experts. urged, "how about a smile on this was something of a combination of person as of before this morning one?” Shell people know all about a funeral, a wedding, a fam ily re But she caught herself and then battery upkeep. (They even union. and a celebration for a per said merely, "Oh.” rather ghastly, and set and stiff, but Mr. Winkle felt like pinching him son about to leave on a dangerous have new batteries to aell to anyone who didn't know him very expedition. self to be sure he was Jvake and to people w ho refuse to be well it might have been taken for The Pettigrews were the first to that this was Amy showing such happiness. Most of all, above this scared into keeping up arrive. Mrs. Pettigrew was red-eyed tact and consideration. He smiled exhibit, there was a sizable black their old ones.) from weeping, and she burst into a little, but not so she could sec headline which said: new tears when she saw Mr. Winkle. him, and he decided that it was very nice indeed to have her this W INKLE PROUD TO FIGHT "They probably won't take you," way. And they know all about Mr. Winkle felt not only conspicu she wept, "but Jack—Jack—tliey R They went upstairs and there, ous, but misrepresented. He was take him, and he's only a baby.” Shellubrication, too. On that bright day when you "lift” your while they prepared themselves for Jack Pettigrew could almost live the night, Mrs. Winkle commented glad to learn that Mrs. Winkle had That's a service to protect made no comment, and in passing up to the name. A pink-checked, in a small voice that seemed to In all your car’s expen sive noted what a phenomenon this was. shy youth with no beard and slim dicate she had other things to say m ortgage...you will have sole purchasing Ho was happy to see that Mr. On shoulders that hadn't yet filled out but couldn't say them, " I t was a gears, shack les and things. ward had kept hls promise of not with muscle, he stood there eying nice party, wasn't it? " rights over your fire insurance. Plan n ow on mentioning his method of carrying his mother without speaking. He "E xcep t," said Mr. Winkle, "1 on hlR work, but he was astonished looked unhappy and frightened. don't see exactly why it was held " Important? Well, rather! to read what he had written. Mr. Pettigrew himself said, "This an Oregon Mutual Fire Insurance Policy. You He was first in bed. and when Mrs. 5000 cars are being ‘I'm proud to fight for my coun is crazy. Winkle. Here's Jack, hard Winkle put out the light and fol scrapped every day by War try,' Wilbert Winkle, 41, of 711 Ma- ly over sucking hls thumbs. And lowed him, they lay beside each oth- will save from 20% to 25% on your insur t>tc Avenue, first married selectee in here's you, old enough to be hls fa i er in the darkness. Neither of them tim e Stop and Go driving. the 3(1 to 45 draft age group to be ther." | spoke and neither slept Each had 1 Mr. Winkle and Jack eyed each ! called In Springville, declared today. ' too much to think about, and what ance dollars and you will have the safest, Winkle, who operates The F lx it other. The boy was self conscious, each thought seemed to shut out Shop, went on to say that he is ns the young are in the presence of the other. Once Mrs. Winkle m ur LADIES! A FREE BOOKLET anxious to defend the four freedoms, their elders who discuss them. Mr. mured, " I can't believe it, I can't soundest protection you can possibly buy. Alice ie Motor lami which he regards ns the privilege Winkle, in his position as an adult, i believe it yet.” But that was all. tells all you need to of every American today. ‘This,’ he felt called upon to say something Mr. Winkle found his imagination know about keep. Investigate...compare policies and costs... stated, ‘is worth any sacrifice, if even though he really had nothing to running away with itself until his i Ing the fam ily ear need be, my very life.' " say. mind was possessed of a nightmare. in fine fe ttle . Ask Mr. Winkle was keenly interested “ Well, Jack," he told the boy, " it He saw himself packed iqto a fo r your copy at It will mean "money in the hank” for you. in learning if Amy’s change of a tti looks as if we re being called by our troop transport. He had seen pic • any S h e ll pum p. country." tude had persisted from morning tures of how it was done. The i until night, or was simply the tem "Yes, Sir,” Jack said. He could bunks, one or. top of another in many ' porary result of the first upsetting make no more of Mr. Winkle being tiers, with only a narrow aisle be- j event of the clay. drafted along with him than M r tween, made the men look like sar 511 Main St- Phone 36 Upon reaching home, he saw at Winkle could mnke of Jack being j dines. Across the ocean the ship once that its effect s till had its hold selected along with him. Mr. Win- } throbbed. And then in the night on her. At least she was in seme- j kle wished that the hoy wouldn't be there was a dull. Jarring thud. The Representing thing of a dither, a condition she quite ao respectful. ‘ ship shuddered. It began to list. had rarely entered ever since he had More people came. They chat- * Its engines stopped. Flames rose become a repair man instead of a S H IL L O IL C O M P A N Y , respectable accountant. 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