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doubted whether the General would pardo said. "F ro m my home, Ada-
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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
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” 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». He was determ ined to aid
the American» agalnal the Saxla-
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