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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1945)
T H U R S D A Y , JU N E ilM E S . WILLAMINA. OREGON - «s., gs r*. «4 <% r» «*- <* <*• r* <4. <4- <*• <*• <*• ^* ASK ME 7 ■ ANOTHER ANOTHER ! r I : i L m doubted whether the General would pardo said. "F ro m my home, Ada- — •• no. be free to see him. was referred to _ "Adano," the General shouted. Colonel Middleton, the General's something about that Chief of Staff, was questioned by “ There's Colonel Middleton's secretary, who place. What is it about Adano, M id thought the Colonel was busy, was dleton? What is it?” “ The cart. General.” Colonel M id finally admitted to Colonel Middle- ton. who. after an argument, agreed dleton said. Colonel Middleton would to see whether the General would never forget Adano ns long as he lived. see Cacopardo, which he doubted. "The cart? What e a rt' Don't talk At the moment. General M arvin was playing mumble-te-peg with in riddles, Middleton. What cart?” "The cart that we threw off the Lieutenant Byrd, his aide. They had found that a certain mahogany road, sir. The mule we shot, s ir." General M arvin remembered, and table took the knife beautifully. The General had just reached the double the memory turned his face a shade darker, “ So that's the M ajor who flip off the forehead. Colonel Middleton walked in just sent you." he roared. "W hat was CHAPTFR XIII as the General let the knife go off that name again? 1 want to rem em his forehead. The surprise of Colo ber that nam e.” "O h.” said the sentry, “ why didn't nel Middleton's entrance was just "Joppolo," Middleton said. you say you had a pass’ Sure, the enough to throw the General off General M arvin shouted: “ Joppo General's here.” And he shouted: his aim . and the knife clattered on lo. W rite that down. Middleton, re “The Old Man's in. ain't he. Burk?” the table and did not stick in. This m ember that name That M ajor's a wop, too. I remember now. he's "Yeah. I think His Nibs came in annoyed the General. a wop himself, isn't he. Middle- about half an hour ago.” “ H aven't I told you to knock. Mid ton?" “ Yeah, he's in,” the sentry said. dleton?" In the interests if justice. Colonel “ What you want to see him about?” “ Yes. sir. There's an old Italian Middleton said: "1 don't remember, Cacopardo pulled out the tissue here wants to see you." s ir.” paper. " I can tell you where are "Middleton, what's the m atter General M arvin shouted: ''W ell, I the Germans.” he said. with you? Didn't I tell you I didn't do. Now throw this crary Italian “ Right up there." the sentry said, want to see any more Italians?" "Yes, sir But this one seems to out of here, and if you let any pointing up the driveway to the mam be above the average He was sent more Italians In here. Middleton, door of the villa. “ Right in that to you by one of our people. He I'll break you back to a second lieu there door.” tenant .” The Jeep drove up to the main says he has some information you Behind M ajo r Joppolo’s back. would w ant.” door. There was another sentry Captain Purvis was very critical “ Well, show him in. What are you there, When Cacopardo tried to go of him . To his face, the Captain standing there for? Show him in.” in. the sentry put his bayoneted was cordial, even friendly. And so Cacopardo was finally rifle across the path. Cacopardo The two men now had. besides jumped back, alarmed. ” 1 am no brought into the presence of the i their mere community of tongue, enemies," he said. “ I have the General. By this tim e he was just another thing to draw them togeth paper to see General M a rv in ." and as angry as the General, and being er: they both knew the same girls. he stretched out the pass. Caco In a foreign land, that is enough pardo learned quickly, for a man to make Damon and Pythias out of his age. two sworn enemies The sentry took the pass. “ Broth One day at lunch they talked er, I doubt if you can see the Gen about the girls. They talked as eral right now,” he said. “ He don't American men do talk about girls like to see no one in the mornings. when they are abroad. You stand here a minute.” The The Captain said: “ That younger sentry called the corporal of the one, that Francesca, she sure is guard. nice.” The corporal of the guard came "Just a m atter of taste,” the M a right back. 'T h is way. brother," j jo r said. he said. " Y e a h .” the Captain said. "W hat He led Cacopardo to a man at do you say we go up there tonight a desk and see 'em ?” “ N am e," the man said gloomily. 1 “ Let's do that,” the M ajor said. “ Cacopardo " '"That would be fun.” Then he won "Is that a first name, or a iaM dered why he had reacted so quick name?” the sour man said. ly and so happily to the Captain's “That is the name of my fam ily," : suggestion. The Captain's attitude Cacopardo said. toward these girls disgusted the Ma- "Hew you spell that?” ' jor. The Captain regarded the girls Cacopardo spelled it out The man as trash; he seemed to think of wrote laboriously: Caoapcrato. them as something to buy and sell, "F irs t name.” the unhappy man like Italian watermelon and grapes said. and red wine. The M ajo r refused to ' Matteo.” believe that he was falling into this “ You get to spell those Dago ' way of thinking names.” The fam ily of Torn anno and their Cacopardo spelled it and the man guests spent the next five minutes misspelled it. on their hands and knees picking up the chicken feathers. When that "Who you want to see?” was done Rosa said to Tomasino: “ General M a rv in .” “ Sad one. put the girls tc bed.” “Y o e haven't go: a chance of see Tcm.asino led the little ones out ing h im .” the man said. "There's a without gentleness. Rosa retired tc war going on. Dago. What you want the kitchen with the feathers and to see the General about? ” the bird, to finish her job. Caccpardo reached in his pocket As soon as the two officers and for the tissue paper. " I can show the two girls in pajamas were left you where are the Germans,” he atone. Tina said: “ M ister M ajo r. I V I'4 ” lo 8 are a b arbarian .* be said. want to talk with you." and she “ You'D have to talk with G-twc stretched out her hand for hi* and about that." the man sa:d. and he seme twenty years the General's led him into her bedroom. Captain pointed with his pencil. "F irst door senior, he considered it his privilege Purvis's sober shout* followed them on the right, where it says Cclorel tc vent his anger first this tim e: “ Hey, don't desert me. I Henderson.” He feund perfect expression for cas t talk tc this lovely thing. Where Cacopardo went to the doer his anger in what he saw on the sur you gong?” And he subsided, and m arked Cc.cnel Henderson, and be face ci the mahogany table. settled down for an evening of des knocked. "You are a barbarian.” he said. perate sign language. “W a lk in." a voice shouted. Tina sat down on her bed and "A what?” the General beGcwed “ General M arvin?” Cacopardc in his famous voice. the Mayor sat down on a chair by asked. " I said, you are a barbarian Hew a wooden dressing table. "Upstairs, upstairs,” the impa dare you chop and pick at the sur “ I want to ask you something, tient voice, which belonged to a full face ci my friend SalatieDc's table?” M ister M ajo r,” Tina said. colonel, said. Cacopardo started out. “ Y e s '” the M ajo r said. He did For the sake of argument, it would •"Say, wait a minute " have made ac difference whatsoever not knew what to expect, but he Cacopardo turned around. The if General M arvin had known that expected it would please him, what Colonel said: “ Who are you. any SalatjeDo had been thirteen years ever it w as way?” “ How long do you think the war dead. The General could not pos “ Cacopardo Matteo. I was sent to sibly have been mere outraged. He w ill last? Here on Italian soil, I see General M arv in .” bellowed at the walls, •‘who is thus m ean.” “ General M arvin doesn't like Ita l wcp. anyhow?” The M ajor found that be was not ians." the Colonel said. “W hat do "Th at table was made circa 1775. pleased. " T h a ts a very serious you want to see him about? You when your country bad net even be question.” be said. "L et's not talk better net ask him for any favors. gun tc existed, barbarian. It was about war. T h at’s all I have all be’C kick you cut. persccaliv. him carved by Vmcenmc di Lucca of day long. war. war, w ar.” self.” ' But I have a special reason for Parm a. I cannot calculate the Caccpardo reached in his pocket values ci that table. You are a wanting to knew." Tina said. "How for the tissue paper “I can shew pug tc chop and pick at it." long do you think it wiD last?” you where are the Germans,” he "Hew shouid I know?” the M a The General shouted: "Take this said. crary wcp out of here.” jor asked. His voice was a little "You've got no business tako-g Cclcoel M.ddletcc and Lieutenant testy. " I f I knew that, I would that kind of thing tc General M a r Byrd rushed into the room. They hare to knew a lot more about our vin. What do you think we have a grabbed old Cacopardo, and started plans for the campaign, and if I G-two section for around here? You , to push him out. , knew the plans. I would know m ili can Just shew that tc m e.” " W a it!" the General roared. tary secret*, and I couldn't tell you “ I was sect to see General M a r •W ho sent that idiot here. Middle- secret* if I knew them .” vin. That is the one I am going tc ton?” "But you can guess. Mister Ma see.” "I don't knew, sir, ft was seme jor ” A fte r an argument with Colonel M a jo r." “ AD right, I guess more Henderson, Caccpardo was sent up "You don't knew? It’s your busi I m octns” stair» under guard, was stopped and ness to knew." "And bow long do you think it sriD questioned by a sentry at the head Colonel Middleton asked Cacopar be after those two mactha before cd the stairs, was sent downstams do: 'W h o was it who sen: you our Italian p ra -^ e rs of war are re because be did not have a proper here?” leased’ " Divtsjcn pass, was given a pass, “My friend Major Jeppolc, who is M ajor Joppolo got the point very quickly, and it did not please him was taken upstairs again, was ques net a barbarian.” Colonel Middleton said: "What in the least. "You have a sweet tioned as to age. religion, political behefs and sex by a sergeant, was BCit is this M ajo r from?" heart wbc ha* been captured?” Interviewed by a r a f f officer who “Adanc. from Adano,” old Caco pro ex uuaruauKX» T H E STORY T H I S F V R : The A m erl- ra n troop» arrived a l Adana, » il k M a jo r Joppolo. the Amgot o « c e t In charge. Sergeant Borlh w s t In charge ol se c u rity . The .Major wa» determ ined to hold the confidence ol the people and Io replace the town hell «lolen hy the N a il* . Despite order» l»»ued hy G en eral M a r vin, barring carta Iraan the city. M a jo r Joppolo recalled the order, to p e rm it food and w ater to enter the c ity . M . Cacopardo came to the M ajor asking tor permission to aee G eneral M a r tin , and deliver Inform ation no Im p o rta n t G er m an troop movement». He waa given hta past and »el out lo t the G eneral'» head quarter». 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