The Cottage Grove sentinel., August 10, 1944, Image 2

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I for an Instant in io re lie said. ‘ I | R, | c t Io know each o ilie r a il o ve r
guess I owe you an apology, M r
again
W in k le ."
M r W inkle rased her s ta rin g at
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" I suppose," F re d d ie wen, on. supposed lie c o u ld n 't be su ie about
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e r. " I do n', card when I found som ebody else.”
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'T h e L ie u te n a n t k n e w ' m ore auout
give form er as w ell as present address.
be lie ve It
It's som ebody else pre
he said.
' Vou d id n 't get one, did
t ii U ’ l i it \ i i
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Entered at Cottage Grove, Oregon, as second class m atter.
W in k le th a t be w a n t i to get Just one J a p . w a r t h in he d id . and M r. W inkle
tending to be h im
you'“ *
re a lize d how h a rd he w orked u l his
u ith bis bands, to a ve n g e his kid b ro th e r,
" N o ." she a d m itte d slo w ly
She
"He's u re fo rm e d c h a ra c te r,"
k ille d a t M id w a y .
An> m o te th a t be job, ris in g before the m en in the
sat stu rln g at h im und lie turne d to
Jack agreed
gets w ill be
g ra vy
M r W in k le gets
m
o
rn
in
g
to
taste
th
e
ir
b
re
a
kfa
st
and
K P a nd some b ayonet p ra c tic e
lie (or*
look her for an in sta n t s tra ig h t in
F re d d ie looked at the bar. " I 'm
see th a t it was good, and ra re ly
gets to ta k e h u p ills tor th re e days
" I 'm glad 1 d id n 't," she
not so re fo rm e d I won t buy e v e ry ­ the eye.
s tra ig h t and r e a liz e * he has no fu rth e r g e ttin g to bed at n ig h t before one
told h im In a low voice
body a d rin k ."
need (o r th e m . H is H is t day on the ra n g e o 'clo ck.
com es alon g, but he only plows up the
O ver th e ir glasses, in the noisy bar
M r. W inkle was happy when she
RECONVERSION AND REHABILITATION
" A t e a se ," the L ieu te na nt said.
ground.
F re d d ie e x p la in e d h o w he h a d
dropped the subject
M r. W in kle relaxed.
I t was his tu rn to feel h u rt when
com e to see the lig h t. He was a r ­
Reconversion ot industry and the rehabilitation of the re­
" I n fa c t." the Lieu te na nt went on,
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tic u la te about it.
they reached the house and sneaked
" s it d o w n ."
turning servicemen is the InirtrvM problem of future months
"T h e ktd lir r e did I t , " he said, inside so none of the neighbors would
M r. W in k le thought that this was
to face the av. rng«- citizen. W ar not only calls for Micriticcs.
Once m o re M r. W inkle fire d the
in d ic a tin g Jack
"W hen I figu re the see hint.
handsom
e
o
f
his
sup
erior.
He
took
hut it calks tor flexibility aad those of us at home who expect m a ch in e gun. B y m o vin g it about
A rm y m ade h im alm ost up to lic k
Penelope, Instead of gre etin g h im
the
c
h
a
ir
in
dica
ted
and
sut
ve
ry
Io continue in our present capacity, must not only lie prepares) s u ffic ie n tly he m anaged to send s e v ­
ing
me.
I
thought
it
m
u
st
have
Joyously,
as would have been e x ­
s tra ig h t In it to show his continued
to meet the changes incidental to tin* transitory period, but to e ra l b u lle ts w here they were su p ­ respect.
som ething
Even fo r me. I got a pected. scrunched down un ihe floor,
posed to go. He clu ng to the t r ig ­
look at m yself. I m ean, w hat I had g ro w lin g and b a rkin g , and g la rin g
lielp in the rehabilitiation of the returning service men.
The L ie u te n a n t leaned back in his
te ly, hoping to do w ell.
been
I d id n 't even lik e m y nius
at h im w ith d isa p p ro va l. M rs W in­
Most of us don t like the idea of having to change our ways. g I f e r o n d ly e sp by e ra accident.
c h a ir behind his desk and regarded
ta c h e ."
kle scolded her, but It m ade no im ­
Frankly the average fellow is afraid of what the future ¿¡is
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h
im
"G
e
ttin
g
along
a
ll
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he
The Sergeant hud to y e ll fo r h im
Even when M r W inkle
"W h a , about the A lp h a b e t'*" M r. pression.
in st(ire for him. He s afraid because he ca n ’, figure far enough to stop. • Pop," the A lphabet told asked.
W inkle Inquired
spoke Io her ru a x in g ly and I r , tier
"Y
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ir
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a
t
is.
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hope
so.
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ahead. He s afraid because lii.s present security may be swept bint fo a d lv. " i f It was anybody ex
" l i e is n 't so b a d ." F re d d ie an
sniff his hand, »to- w o u ld n 't accept
"W e 'r e satisfie d w ith you in m ost
away with the changes to come. A good many ¡ - - . expecting cept you. I ’d know' he was gold-
swereo, "w h e n you get to know h im o r have a n yth in g to do w ith
respects,
if
th
a
t's
w
hat
you
m
ean
big things from the government, hut from our experience with b ric k in g In th a t case I'd m ake h im L ik e the A r m y ? "
him . So fa r as Penelope was con­
the c a rb u re to r w ith his screw d r iv ­ h im ."
"Y o u see’ " Jack asked
"H e 's cerned, he was a s tra n g e r in h it
government enterprises we are suspicious; .suspicious that bv the in to the best m ach in e-gu nn er on the
er.
snupped on the ig n itio n , preaar I
" I lik e it, s ir
M r W inkle knew
range.
B u t I guess you and any
got the rig h t a ttitu d e O f course. own house.
time the red tap«* is unwound and the cost of administering kjnri
„t_.,
.
the stui te r, and the m o to r ro a re d
this to be the stock answ er to the
T h is distressing w elcom e m ade
The C o rp o ra l, lo okin g u|>oplectir,
it is deduced, those on the receiving end will find their portion friends
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question.
h im th in k he m ust have even a d if ­
gestured w ild ly fo r h im to shut it
disappointingly small.
m o re , but y o u 'll n e ve r Ic.isn m uch
The L ie u te n a n t seemed to know
fe re n t sm ell us a m ilita r y inan P er­
The sain• \gay to meet the peace time problem is to do it A ll r ig h t. P riv a te T in d a ll, le t's see it. too. and to w ant a little m ore in ­ off
haps there * u i u c to u lly som ething
M r. W in kle obeyed.
unselfishly. W ar has always unified the efforts of people and w hat the m a ste r m in d can d o ."
fo rm a tio n . fo r he rephrased the
to that
lie undrrsbH xi dogs rn n ld
In d ig n a n tly , the C o rp o ra l put the
the initial step into war. even to a total nation effort is made
F re d d ie sat no n ch a la n tly at the question. “ Happy in it ? "
sente fear in another an im a l, th a t
c a rb u re to r out o i a d ju s tm e n t again
M r. W in k le hesitated
easier than converting our efforts back to peace time pursuits, gun. I t was the firs t tim e he had
It was one o f th e ir keenest in s tin c ts
and then addressed M r. W inkle se­
"A n s w e r Just the way you fe e l."
because once the necessity of any sort id' sacrifice is over, we fo llo w e d an o rd e r w ith any k in d of
A m y believed it was s im p ly his
ve re ly. a good de al put out th a t this
u n ifo rm
"She w o n ', know you un­
litt le ruse hud been discove red so
start a mad scramble to g e t ours while the getting is good grace. He looked around The L ie u ­ the L ie u te n a n t in stru cte d
"W e ll, 1 c a n 't say I'm happy, sir.
ten ant was fa r dow n the line.
ea sily.
t il you've taken it o ff "
and thus pave the wav way for more wars.
" I 'm not supposed to do that '*
" Y o u see th a t ta r g e t? " F re d d ie I 'm not e x a c tly a figh ter, th a t is.
" L o o k ," he said, "h e re we w ork
It was b a rely d a y lig h t when ha
asked
Sergeant
C ze ide skrow ski. w ith m y fists, so to speak And be­ up to be T hom as A Edison slow-
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ing aw ay fro m m y w ife and . . .** lik e
" IT ia t's y o u ."
awakened
lie expected to hear the
S ta rtin g fro m tiie ground I
" Y o u r re g u la r w o rk ’ You m iss th in k you heard the C a p ta in m e n ­
bustle of m any m en m o vin g and
"S hoot the gun instead of y o u r
ih a t? "
The alphabetical agencies created under the present ad­ m o u th ." Ja ck advised.
cu rsin g and the bugle tonthng its
tio n
som e th in g about procedure
"Y e s . s ir.
E ut I recognize why
ministration has been referred to by E. M. Biggers of Houston.
d re a d fu l c a ll He listened, not q u ite
sheets
You got yours ' "
F re d d ie g la re d a t him .
I ’ m h e re ."
r<*xas as the "goo fiest period of the American history” . We
sure o f where tie was
Me heard
M r. W inkle held it u p ."
F re d d ie took his tim e at the gun.
"Y o u know the new re g ulation s
A m y 's lig h t bre a th in g
He looked
"W h a t's it say you do ’ "
would refer to it as the nation’s goofiest page. Mr. Biggers F in a lly he fired D e lic a te ly he ha n ­
a t w ent in to effect the o th e r day
a t his watch. I t was e xa ctly 3 <3.
" 'F ir s ,. ' "
M r.
W in kle
read.
letter was sen, us by a subscriber. The author does not attempt dled tiie bouncing death. He sliced th
Y o u 're o v e r tn irty -e ig h t and can get
He trie d t > go back to sleep again.
to list all of the bureaus created during the past twelve years, he the up and down m a rk s on the ta r- a d isch a rg e if you go in to a w a r in ­ " 'c ra n k engine by s ta rte r; if e n ­
T his was the m o rn in g of h it kin g-
gine fires but m o to r w o n 't run. pour
only lists the parent bureau and space here does not permit
d u s try . Why haven t you applied***
ship
gas in the c a rb u re to r ' "
the mention even of the bureaus listed.
I t was d iffic u lt fo r M r W inkle to
B ut the kin g c o u ld n 't sleep any
"N o w you got t ie id e a ." the Cor-
g ive an answ er to th is
He w a sn 't p o ra l ord ere d.
In future years the past decade will probably be referred
m ore
H arsh h a b it in te rfe re d , re ­
able to e x p la in to h im s e lf ju s , why
to as Ihe period during which the American people were gov­
fusing h im his crow n
M r. W inkle cran ked the engine,
he h a d n 't taken advantage o f Ute w hich fired but d id n 't ru n
I, being also his accustom ed lim e
erned bv bureaus, bureaucrats and crack pots, government bv
He took
new rules. It was lik e going throu gh
to eat. he fe ll hungry
A fte r a t if f i t
up a ca.-i and poured gasoline in the
thus- who were never elected by the people, never accountable
the p h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n and a, firs t c a rb u re to r and trie d ag ain The en­
he got up q u ie tly , put on hia b a th ­
Io the people and derived their power by appointment, de­
not w a n tin g to be accepted and then gin e ra n fo r a m om e nt and then
robe. over his pa ja m as, and went
crees and directives.
y e a rn in g to he.
nut. D ow nstairs, Penelope grow led,
s p lu tte re d to a stop.
The writer says that on June 1. 1943 there were 2.241 bu­
A m y had w ritte n th a t she would
snarled when he spoke t u her. and
M r W in kle glanced lo n g in g ly at
reaus according to the federal register, which was the most
leave i t up to h im . and th a t she ' the c a rb u re to r a d ju s tm e n t and then
snapped when he m ade io pat her.
would be proud o f h im no m a tte r consulted his procedure sheet once
reliable information he could secure at the time. The 2.241
He wandered outdoors ju s t as a
w h at he decided. As ye, he h a d n 't m ore.
bureaus listed were classed as the parent bureaus only. No at­
strange
newsboy d e liv e re d the pa ­
" I 'm not so re fo rm e d I w on 't buy
given her a fo rm a l answer. Now he
He learned he now knew th a t the everybody a d rin k.**
per. The boy looked a t h im . s ta r­
tempt wa; made to list the off-spring. Since the list was printed
p re p a re d it.
tled. then Interested, then wise, and
seat o f the tro u b le was the fuel
a few of the bureaus have been liquidated, but for every one
" I 'd lik e to stay in the A r m y ."
system . He checked the gas sup­ he m ay s till need a litt le polish in g wen, sw ay w h is tlin g
closed new ones have been created. All of the faithful were
he heard h im s e lf te llin g the L ie u te n ­ ply. the lines and the connections
here and there, but I 'm doing th a t "
M r W inkle d id n 't ap pro ve o f such
transferred and thousands of others added to the pay roll.
ant. " I f you w ant m e ."
Jack gave u p ra c tic a l dem onstra
F in a l.y he cam e, acco rding to p r o
precocious b e h a vio r In one so young,
The L ie u te n a n t glanced at h im
cedure to the c a rb u re to r He swiped lio n of this when F re d d ie ’ s gaze
lie Inve stigated the kitch e n , over
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once, w ith a p p ro va l. " I 'm going to w ith his screw d r iv e r again, und w andered to g irls In the b a r "C om e Penelopes continued protects, and
ask you one m ore question. W inkle.
this tim e , when he pushed the s ta rt­ o n ." be told F redd ie , "y o u 're a devoured odd asso rtm e nts o f food.
T h in k it o v e r before you answ er:
s tr ic tly USO typ e now .'*
The CIO Polit? ai action committee, with its instruct ions
er. A rm y procedure was triu m p h a n t
He hud an idea d ia l tic k le d h im
A re you a fr a id ? "
• o •
Io canvassers to call on every home in a given ar,-a. should
When he shut off the engine, tie
S om etim e la te r, w ith a d a in tily
M r. W inkle ju m p e d . He was sure
suggest something to industry.
The next day M r W inkle was g iv ­ prepared tra y and the new spaper
stood back w ith a puzzled expression
he looked g u ilty . He d.dn t stop to
on his face. "C a n 1 ask a question. en a week's furlo ug h. The p e rm a ­ re stin g at one side o f
he went
For instance. wLat has (TO to sell the people that em­
th in k it ove r before he m u rm u re d ,
C o rp o ra l? "
nent post to w h ich he and the other In to a w iik tn A m y. Her eyes wen,
ploying industry has not * A fter it is alPsaid and done, industry
" I suppose you can say I a m .”
S om ething
yea
d o n 't
un d e r­ M otor M echanics School G raduates w ide and sta rin g as he saluted and
provides the jobs for the workers. Without private industry,
He w a ite d lo r the L ie u te n a n t to sta n d ’ "
were to be sent w o uld n’t be ready announced
M reakfasl in bed fo r
th«*re would he no need for unions and thousands of well paid
look contem ptuous.
" W e ll."
proposed Ma. W inkle, to receive them fo r this le ng th of you. queen "
"D o n 't Le asham ed of i t . " the
union officials. Totalitarian countries do not tolerate labor
"supposing I 'm out to a stalled tru c k lim e . He could, if he wished, r e ­
M r W inkle visite d his shop to see
L ieu te na nt advised. He sm iled. " I f
unions. You d o n ’t strike under a Hitler or a Mussolini unless
w ith the enem y a fte r me. Do I go tu rn home at his own expense.
that tus tools and m achines were in
you
'd
told
m
e
you
w
e
re
n
’t
a
fra
id
.
you wish to face a firing squad.
He sen, A m y a te le g ru m and then good o rd e r. He m ade s m a ll re p a irs
through the procedure and get cap­
I would have know n you w e re n 't
tu re d . o r do I ad ju st the c a rb u re to r boarded a tra m .
Il labor is wise, it will do nothing to undermine the future
about the house
He had his photo­
And I d u n 't
H e clung to the trig g e r d esp erate­ speaking the tru th .
and escape?"
A m y was nt the station ,o m e t, graph taken to th a t A m y could have
of private enterprise. And if industry is wise, it will be ag­
m
ean
you
alone,
but
a
ll
the
m
en
in
­
ly , hoping to do w e ll, if only by
A t firs t they Just sta re d at h im up over Hie m a n te l w h ile he wue
He knew by now i, was heresy to h im .
gressive in securr that its story is told in (¿very possible way to a ccid ent.
clu din g m yself. It's a n o rm a l thing,
m ake such in q u irie s, but the answ er each oth er w ith o u t being able to do aw ay, o r if he d id n 't eve r re tu rn
•very citizen. Free labor and free enterprise can only rise or
lik e being nervous before m a k in g a
to this one w o rrie d h im ge nu ine ly. 1 anything else, ft was an a w kw a rd
He ta lke d w ith Mr Wescott, who
fall together, and it is foolish for either to do anything that get. He sliced those ru n n in g across. speech. U su a lly you m ake a be tte r
Then A m y crie d . "O h. firs , laughed o u trig h t a l the sight o f
The C o rp o ra l re g ard ed h im w ith - m om e nt
He
cut
to
rib
bo
ns
those
m
a
rke
d
on
a
speech because y o u 're nervous. I t ’ s
destroys the other._____________________
e rin g ly . "M a y b e y o u r skin w ill te ll W ilb e rt, I d id n 't th in k I would eve r M r W inkle in his u n ifo rm and then
slant.
• the sam e w r y w ith fig h tin g . F e a r
you th a t if you th in k it's w o rth sav­
When he was th ro u g h he asked m akes you m ore aw are , keener,
DOUBLE DEALING
i?
* ‘ ru im p h a n , about
T hey em braced. _______________
He fe lt clum sy i his
in g "
p re d ic tio n fo r him . "W h e l did |
triu m p h a n tly o f the Sergeant, "H o w
a le r t—-a b e tte r fig h te r.
No soldie r
when he kissed her
i t was alm ost le jl y o u ’ " he crow ed. "Y o u 're be-
has eve r gone Into b a ttle w ith o u t
Commenting on the uncertainties of the "new ord er” in do you lik e y o u rs e lf n o w ? "
M r. W inkle and his frie n d . M r. as strange com ing b a ck' to her as mg us - d us a m echanic. Just lik e I
The A lp h a b e t re g ard ed the ta rg e t being a fr a id —if he has. there was
domestic economy, Wheeler McMillan, editor of the Farm
T
in
k e r, w ere in tow n to celeb rate it was leuvm g her
said. Y o u 'll stay rig h t h e re ."
w ith re g re tfu l a d m ira tio n . " I f th e re
" W h y ," said A m y. " I h a rd ly know
Journal, one of the most widely circulated agricultural inonth- was som ebody else than a ra t who som e th in g the m a tte r w ith h im "
th e ir co m p le tin g the M otor M echan­
M r W inkle d id n 't argue this be­
M r. W in kle 's eyes opened wide.
you
"
fthe
»eemed
surp
rised
She
i( s. says: "W h en a law is passed, most ot us ordinary citizens did t h a t. " he observed, " i t would be He realized th a t the L ie u te n a n t had ics course and ha vin g received th e ir
cause the discussion took place in
touched ttie buttons o f his u n ifo rm .
Am y s presence, lie had explained
issunie that it says wdisit it means, and means w hat it says. . . . One-A n ice und I w ould send h im a observed the th in g In h im th a t he c e rtific a te s o f gra d u a tio n .
"H o w ure y o u ? " tie asked
They stood outside the b a r M r.
to her tin- various things th u l m ig h t
We are not as smart as the new kind of bureaucrats. They gold e n gra ved in v ita tio n to jo in the thought he ke p t hidden. He saw
" I in tine ” She exa m in ed h im
lave what they call ‘ administrative interpretation.’ That is a m ach in e-gu n crew I th in k the L ie u - then that the oth er m en w ere a fra id , T in k e r pa tro nized. M r. W inkle was (gam in some a d m iru tio n . " I ne v­ happen to turn, arid knew she was
fancy phrase for twisting the law to let you do what you want le na nt s going to le t me make up." too. but kep t it to them selves be tte r about to be on his w ay down the er Ih o u j.iil y o u 'd I ails lik e tha t in a p ity in g for h im not to be sent o v e r­
street alone, as usual, le a vin g M r.
seas.
than he did.
o do, regardless of Congress, and tln re has liecn much of it.
flrs t M r. W in k le knew o f it
T in k e r to the a ttra c tio n s w ith in M r. u n ifo rm . And you r stomach it's
F o rm e rly he and M r W escott had
"D
o
n
’
t
connect
m
y
le
c
tu
re
."
the
Supreme Court J.isjiee F ra n k fu rt,;r encourages the admit,is- fW
r"
gone. You II have to have yotu p ic ­ considered together the la rge and
L ie u te n a n t went on, " w ith the fa ct T in k e r had been w ishin g that he tu re taken "
rative interpreters. In a decision he wrote; The notion that. ning out witb other men he dj$cov. th a t I'm re co m m e n d in g you fo r the would Join h im this tim e .
broad scale a v p ic ts of w ar. and now
How
" W i 11." he asked again, "how ure his neighbor expected tha t, ns an
»(•cause the words of a statute are plain, i t ’s meaning also is ered that Jack h a d n 't waited to get M o to r M echanics School. I sim p ly about it ? " he in qu ired .
n
you. A m y ? "
plain, is merely pernicious over-sim plification.’ ”
F re d d ie av.ay fro m cam p.
actual m ilita r y m an, he Would have
"N o .” M r. W irk.'e re p lie d Judi­
feel th a t's where you belong, by p re ­
" I 'm fine,"' she repeated.
some e xp e rt ideas.
When M r. W inkle rushed fo rw a rd
Is it any wonder that some of the Supreme Court justices
vious experience, and at yo u r age. cio usly, " I d o n 't th in k so "
They stood on the ra ilro a d sta tio i
"O u r a n tita n k g u n s ." M r W escott
" I know you're m a rrie d and all.
have openly expressed the fear that public confidence in our to stop it, he was caught and held And you m ay have to fig h t there, o r
platform in th a t • tale u l m in o r e m ­ inquired, 'are they going to be u b l.
by
one
o
f
the
huge
a
rm
s
o
f
M
r.
T
in
k
­
but
that
a
in
't
any
reason
you
c
a
n
't
be
so
close
to
it
th
a
t
it's
v
ir
tu
a
lly
highest tribunal is being shaken?
b a rra ssm e n t when firs t greetings to stop the G erm an s.’ "
who advised fie rc e ly , “ L e t'm
the sam e thin g.
T h a t's a ll. and enjoy y o u rs e lf."
‘ 'Adm inistrative interpretation” of laws permits public er,
are o ve r und they had to proceed
a lo n e ."
I d o n 't know u thin g ubout th e m ," i
good lu ck to y o u ."
M r. W inkle shook his head.
fro m there. To fill the gap he asked. suld M r. W inkle.
agencies to commit acts which would be illegal if practiced by
The b a ttle was pro g re ssin g on
" I a in 't try in g to gel you to do "W h e re 's Penelope' "
I t was a m om e nt be fore M r. Win-
" B u t sure ly in you r tr a in in g —'*
'
private citizens. When expedient, ‘ ‘ administrative interpreta­ p re tty m uch of an even basis by k le could scra m b le to his feet and a n yth in g you d o n 't w ant to d o ," a r ­
M rs W inkle, us they w a lked to
tion” finds monopoly that violates the Sherman anti-trust laws, the tim e the A lp ha bet a rriv e d on the salute. "G oo d luck to you. s ir— gued M r. T in k e r.
M r W inkle coughed a p o lo g e tica l­
the ca r, explained th a t she hadn't ly
" I never saw o n e ."
'Adm inistrative interpretation” of the interstate commerce scene. A fte rw a rd . F re d d ie cla im ed th a t is, tha nk you, s ir . "
W hile they stood discussing it, w ltli
bro u g h t Penelope
She wanted to
M r. W escott considered. A lltlle
clause has been .stretched until a man who eats a Kansas C ity l*lat he w js sw in g in g at Jack when
M r. W inkle fe lt tiia t the A rm y had M r. T in k e r m a k in g m ost of the co m ­
have h im a ll to h e rse lf a t firs t. She 1 of his pompousness le ft h im and he
som ething o f a soul a fte r all. W hile m ents. th e y saw tw o soldie rs com-
iteak with Idaho potatoes, is in danger of being in interstate be *’’t
Sergeant. Ja ck recounted
h a d n 't even told the neighbors that
proposed, "P e rh a p s I sh o u ld n 't be
commerce.
tbe »a m e ta le when one o f his blows
be d id n 't e x a c tly w a lk on a ir, w hich Ing along the stre e t One was Jack,
he was com ing, and w o u ld n 't un­ nsking such questions. You probs-
caught th e A lp ha bet instead, and
but they c o u ld n 't believe th e ir eyes
was
im
possible,
an
yw
a
y,
being
an
European dictators never devised more cunning schemes i in his case he wag sin cere but not
t i l to m o rro w .
bly have y o u r ord ers not to le t out
a t firs t when they recognized the ,
M r. W inkle drove, fo r the no velty any m ilita r y se cre ts."
for dominating their citizens than have been developed in our ap p re cia te d by the h ig h e r a u th o ri­ A rm y m ech an ic was w o rk he would other.
lik e b e tte r than m a rc h in g o r shoot­
of fee lin g a re g u la r c a r under his
>wn country by the ‘ ‘ administrative interpreters.”
" N o ," , ui(1 M r W in k ,p ..lh a ( U n .t
ties.
They h a d n 't seen Jack o r F redd ie
ing. At least it found a round hole
hands. It seemed lig h t und da ng er
IL I dun t know any m ilita r y is .
As the y were led o ff to the L ie u ­ fo r h im to fit in m o re co m fo rta b ly since the fight. In c re d ib le rum ors,
ous a fte r the tru c k s und com m and c r e ls ."
'
H . 'ir i'* ’— I just "-(»I tnvsclf V me Victory underwear. Jerry — ten ant by Sergeant C zeideskrow ski,
w hich they refuged to accept, had
than the one he naw occupied.
cars w ith w h ich he had d e a lt lu te ly
"N o t any at a ll? "
\\ lint’s difiecont about that* H arrv— One deep breath ami yon Jack ca lle d to M r. W inkle, "P lease
M r. T in k e r, on the o th e r hand, reached them th a t F re d d ie hud fin a l­ In his field tra in in g .
M r. W inkle reflected. " W e ll." he
d o n 't - - "
when the re c la s s ific a tio n notices ly been broken in to s m a ll pieces and
ipen a second front.— Pennsburg. Pa.. Town & Country.
He sensed A m y lo okin g at him .
said, I could te ll you about the ef-
" I won't.” promised Mr W inkle. were posted on the b u lle tin board and was being put tog ether again in a n ­
"Y o u 'v e put on w e ig h t.”
She feet o f various t y p e / o f rough 1er'
He d id n 't even w rite home about
nam e was lis te d w ith th a t o f M r. o th e r fo rm .
spoke in an a g g r ie v e d » , . .
- r# ln (ln
(rf
Overheard nt the Inis depot: During a discussion on pills, the in cid e n t when both the w a rrio rs his
Now the s o ld ie r on Jack's a rm
W inkle, was not pleased.
" I w ro te you about i t , " he re- clc».'
one soldier remarked: ‘ I like the shy. demure tyne myself. You were given te rm s in the stockade.
He was confident,
" M e ! ” he com p la ine d.
" I a in 't stood s tra ig h t.
m inded.
know, the kind you have to whistle at tw ice.” — Wichita. Kans.,
''T a n k s ? " asked M r W escott.
M r. W in kle was ordered to re p o rt
in the A rm y to be any n u rse m a id to but not a rro g a n t. And no m ustache
" A t least ten pounds."
Democrat.
to the o r d e ily room . V/ondering
‘ ‘I've nevor seen a tank."
a jeep. I t a in 't r ig h t! I t a in ’t right*! W ackencd his upper lip , w h ich was
"T w e lv e and a h a lf."
M r. W escott stared nt h im
lie
w hat serious breach o f m ilita r y e t i­ lo r a m in u te !"
< »haven clean.
"Y o u never did th a t be fore.” She dropped the subject, and took up the
qu
ette
he
had
c
o
m
m
itte
d
,
he
de­
"Y
o
u
b
e
tte
r
w
rite
to
the
S
ecre
tary
M
r.
T
in
k
e
r
was
the
firs
t
to
speak
car
door.
His
car
was
also
badly
STO R EK EEPER
IN J IR E I)
sounded s till m ore h u rt. "N o m u t­ M e d ite rra n e a n cam paign.
pa rte d to the acco m p a n im e n t o f en­ of W ar about it . ” advised one of his to F redd ie .
"T h a t a in 't you. T in
damaged.
te r how m uch I fed y o u ."
"H o w Is It com ing a lo n g ? " M r
c o u ra g in g re m a rk s fro m his com ­ squad who was re m a in in g an in fa n ­ d a ll. "
J. P. K uni o f Gulp Creek, who
It isn t the c o o k in g ," he assured W inkle asked.
rades.
M
r.
W
inkle
stared,
perplexed,
try
m
a
n
.
"Y
o
u
Just
w
r
ite
to
him
operates the commisary at the
her.
"
I
t
's
the
e
xe
rcise
and
being
" B o you mean In say you don.(
" I t was nice kn o w in g you. P o p ."
fro m one to the oth er o f the young
and h e 'll fix it up fo r y o u ."
Bohemia Lum ber Company m ill,
outdoors th a t m akes you eat m in e ."
Htm»
know.’
dem anded M i Wescott.
"W
he
n
you
get
to
E
ng
la
nd,
drop
m
en.
"
I
t
c
a
n
't
h
e
,"
he
said.
The
M
essrs
W
in
kle
and
T
in
k
e
r
was injured here F riday m orning
Though he knew she fe lt be tte r
us a c a r d ."
" W e ll," said M r W m kle, " I h a rd ly
Ja ck laughed. "S u re it is. H e's
m oved in new circle s.
when his car was struck by a
a fte r he said this, a re s tra in t re ­
........ .
" ■ • '« 'a iiii re
ever saw a paper in ca m o
sn7
M r. W in kle faced the Lieu te na nt.
T hey changed to b a rra c k s at one an A rm y lug n o w ." He nudged F re d ­ m ained betwe
south bound fre ig h t as he was
’een them . They found I'v e been home | Ve g K d u'? , *
He had n e ve r objected to the L ie u ­ of the fa r ends o f C a m p Squibb, so die. "G o on, y a rd b ird , speak yo u r
PERMANENT WAVE KIT
crossing Ihe tracks on Main street
they could not
iot ul once, and ea sily. I headlines a little hut l . C
tbe
Ç«w»plH«wi(h e a rlem, g -..J
tenant. as oth ers had done in w his­ m an y m il»» aw ay th a t it m ig h t have piece .”
ere thev
n ,- , the d e ta il, " m “ uch
“ V b.u
' » p o o '“ s - n J d ----------*
w iv e K i.
K O i
d rivin g west. K uni was badly cut
ta ke up w here
they le
le ft
ft o/r
off. - The
" l 1 »•»*•«» I read
•h a fii'“^
pers,
re
fe
r
r
in
g
to
h
im
as
a
shave-
F re d d ie had been »bin din g w ith
been a d iffe re n t w o rld. T h e ir asso­
ry ly p o or oJU>r
about the face when he was said Í , S . . . í ' • . • . í s 1* y . to d o sod w M s u k l t o (<» - b s « ve sura
m onth« in between, d u rin g w h ich 1
lo s s *
L-il a rd calling h l bars diorer effig. cia te s were a ll m e c h a n ic a lly inclined his face s lig h tly H u sh e * m a k in g no
io have been throw n through a lu i (.la t r a i M u r . O r a r S s ilU lou sold.
s Kt
u , .
.
eu c h K a (J K u d u 11 o t he r I i f c. I r 11 e r f e r ed
in d lvW ya JK These
their Ian- - j r m f ir u . j^uw.h£ labEcd lU s rp ljk and cams between them. They had |
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milage b e tte r than hud th e ir pre vio us
com panions, and ove r them a ll was
a s lig h tly te ch n ica l aura
M an y o f
them w ere m ore n e a rly th e ir own
ages, w h ich m ade Social ga therings
en jo ya b le
T h e ir office d u rin g business hours
was a la rge , h a ng ar lik e b u ild in g
T w o lines of engines, m ounted on
high wooden fra m e s, were placed
down its length.
On these they
w orked. In select groups o f four,
w ith a T e c h n ic a l C o rp o ra l ove r each
q u a rte t, and a su p e rvisin g C a p ta in
m ira cu lo u sly cla d in c o v e ra lls lik e
th e ir own.
M r. W inkle, who could re p a ir a n y­
thin g. here re a lly leu m ed about
A rm y re g u la tio n s, w h ich presum ed
that he knew no thin g ubout a com-
bustion engine They also held that
the re was only one way to do a
specified Job. the A rm y w ay, and
th a t a n y th in g else m ig h t as w ell
not e xist
"W e w ill n o w ." le ctu re d his Cor
p o ra l in s tru c to r, "lo c a te the troub le
in th is engine, w hich w o n 't ru n " To
illu s tra te , he turne d on the ig n itio n
and pressed the s tu rtc r w ith his
hand
The m o to r turne d over, but
refused to s ta r,. The C o rp o ra l looked
about a , his fo u r men. peering ul
th e ir nam eplates.
"W in k le ,
you
take It "
Mr Winkle, w ho had been reg ard
¡ng the engine id ly , had o h e u d y no­
ticed the tro u b le
" W h y ." he said,
"th e c a rb u re to r's out of a d ju s t­
m e n t."
He sw iped b rie fly but e x p e rtly at
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