A Bell Jòr Adano^ J o h n H e r s e q ** T H K STORY T H V 8 F A R : The A m eri­ can troops arrive« at Adaao. with M ajo r Joppolo. the Amcot officer la charge. Sergeant Rorth was la charge of securi­ ty. It was the hope of the M ajor la build ronffdenre and replace the Iowa bell stolen h> the N ails. He arranged with the navy to permit the Sshermen to return to the w alrrs. Despite orders Is­ sued b> General M arvta. barring carts from the city. M ajor Joppolo recalled the order to perm it food and water ta entei the town. Nasta, form er mayor of Ada­ ao, retarned from hiding, but was placed under arrest by the M ajor to save him from an organised mob. He was o r­ dered to report daily and repeat his sins. CHAPTER XI •* H U here. Mister Major. That wet stone” —she pointed at Tomasino—“ al­ most refused to go and ask you.” Captain Purvis said: “ Where are these pretty mackerel the old fish- hound is supposed to have? Say, Major, we got to make a deal here. Giuseppe here says he thinks I'd like the dark one best.” Giuseppe put in a word for his loyalty: “ I'm a save a blonde for you, boss." Major Joppolo really didn’t know what to say. Giuseppe said quickly to the fat Rosa, "Where are the girls?” The mother said: “ If you think you can hurry two pretty girls try ­ ing to make themselves prettier, you'll find them in the bedroom.” Major Joppolo was alarmed to see Giuseppe get up and go into the bedroom. He wondered what kind of girls these were, anyhow. But in a few moments Giuseppe came back, leading a girl by each hand. He had apparently explained the situation to the girls, because Tina went directly to Major Jop­ polo. shook his hand, and sat down beside him, and the dark one. Fran­ cesca. went straight to Captain Pur­ vis. shook his hand, and sat down by him. "M m m ,'' said Captain Purvis, "not bad.” He felt secure in the certainty that the girls did not speak English. "Take it easy,” Major Joppolo said. Tina said in Italian: “ I heard you breathing in church last Sunday. One morning Tomasino the fisher­ man called on Major Joppolo at the Palazzo. As he entered the building, and even as he walked into the Major's office, he looked like an American sight-seer. His neck bent back on itself and his eyes wandered around in dull amazement. Major Joppolo was pleased to see him and said cheerfully: "Good morning, Tomasino.” But Tomasino's face changed from curious to sullen, and he said: "1 did not want to do it.” “ Do what, Tomasino?” “ Come to the place of authority, this Palazzo. 1 have never done it in my life. My wife made me do it.” “ Why? What did she want?” “ She said that if you had low­ ered yourself to come and see me on my fish-boat, I could lower m y­ self to gd and see you in the Palaz­ zo. She wanted me to invite you to come to our house tonight to help eat some torrone which my daugh­ ter Tina made. My wife is a d iffi­ cult woman. I hate her. She thinks she is the authority in my house.” Major Joppolo said: “ Please be so good as to tell your wife that even though her husband was so reluctant in the delivery of her mes sage, the M ajor would be delighted to accept.” Tomasino said: “ 1 am of half a mind not to tell her. I hate her.’ Promptly at nine o’clock Major Joppolo knocked on the door at 9 Via Vittorio Emanuele. Tomasino opened the door, but did not show the slightest pleasure at having a visitor. “ Come in,” he grumbled. The M ajor stepped in and tried to shake his hand but could not find it in the dark. "We have to climb many stairs," Tomasino complained. As a matter of fact, there was only one flight. At the top of it they turned into a brightly lighted hallway. Tomasino led the M ajor through the hallway to a narrow par­ lor. This parlor belied the unsocia­ b ility of Tomasino. for its furniture consisted almost exclusively of chairs—a sure sign, in Adano, of frequent and numerous guests. Be­ sides the chairs there were only a large Italian radio in one comer and a round table in the center. The “ I ’ve never bien so happy in my room was so narrow that from the chairs on either side one could reach life.” whatever was on the table. You ought to take more exercise. Two guests had arrived before Mister M ajor.” the Major, and their identity sur­ Major Joppolo said: “ I was late. prised him. I was very late. I got working on “ Hi, M ajor,” said Captain Pur­ something, and I lost track of time. vis, who looked as if he had been I had to run to church. It was very into a couple of bottles of wine, embarrassing.” “ Giuseppe told me the old fish- Tina said: "You had Father Pen- hound here had a couple of pretty sovecchio worried. I could tell by daughters. I was getting kinda lone­ the way he got mixed up in his serv­ some. Giuseppe here told me he’d ice.” bring me up. Good old Giuseppe.” Major Joppolo said: “ Do you go “ Good night, a boss,” said Giu­ to church every Sunday?" seppe. He was much embarrassed; Tina said: "O f course.” he had had no idea that the Major M ajor Joppolo was able to talk would show up. with Tina, interrupted only once in The M ajor was just as embar­ a while by bursts from the mother rassed as Giuseppe. He was think­ and gales of laughter all around the ing of those sentences from the Am- room, except from Tomasino, who got notebook: "Don’t play favorites. stared moodily at the floor. . . . Be careful about invita­ The M ajor said: “ Do you always tions. . . . ” go to the Church of San Angelo?” “ Why, hello," the Major said. This time it was Tina who “ Haven’ t seen the quail yet,” Cap­ blushed. "N o," she said. “ Giu­ tain Purvis said. “ The old lady’s out seppe told me you were going to in the kitchen. She's a honey.” be there. I wanted to see what The M ajor sat down stiffly. the American M ajor was like. Most Captain Purvis said: “ Say, I Sundays I go to the Church of the didn't know you were an old hand Benedettini.” around here, you dog. Why don’t Major Joppolo said: "What did you tell me about these good things? you think of the American M ajor?" You old bum, I thought you never Tina said: “ He breathes very did anything but work. Tell me, loudly, like the leaky bellows of the how are these chickens?” pipe organ at the Benedettini.” Major Joppolo said weakly: “ I The Major laughed. haven't seen the girls, except one of “ Have a piece of torrone,” Tina them in church. This is my first said. “ I made it.” time here." One could not very well turn down Captain Purvis, who was unques­ an invitation put just that way, so tionably tipsy, said: "Hey, speak­ the Major took a big piece. The ing of chickens, I heard one the oth­ candy was passed all around the er day. You remember where Hoo­ room, and for a time all conversa­ ver said once that he was going to tion stopped. Nothing could be fix it so there would be a chicken heard except the crunching of nuts in every pot? Well, I heard the oth­ between teeth and the smacking er day that after the U.S. Army was sound of boiled sugar coming un­ around these Italian towns for a stuck from teeth. During this time while there was going to be a chick­ of chewing. Major Joppolo couldn’t en on every lap.” help thinking how strange it was to The Captain roared with laugh­ build a whole evening around the ter.- Giuseppe, although he had no eating of torrone, but that seemed idea what the point was, laughed to be the program. politely. The M ajor was horrified. When he dared, Major Joppolo Tomasino sat in depressed silence, said “ Good.” understanding nothing. Captain Purvis could afford to be Tomasino’s wife came in from more honest in English. He said: the kitchen with a platter of tor­ “ What did we come to, a glue fac­ rone and saved the day. She must tory?” have weighed two hundred and fifty “ Another piece,” Tina said to the pounds. She put the candy down. M ajor cordially. Giuseppe Jumped to his feet and "In a few minutes,” the Major Introduced the M ajor to Tomasino's said. wife. Her name was Rosa. "We must have some wine,” the She said in her husky fat lady’s fat and happy Rosa said. "Go out voice: " I am delighted to see you in the kitchen, fool,” she said to r ik lU K U T T r Î'^ f CLASSIFIED D E P A R T M E N T .1580 A. going slock ranch, deal w ith owner. I l o an a., possession lim e B o a 093, A ltu ra « , Cal. 1120 Acre ranch, 700 acres Paalu re, good b u ild in g - Sos 337. W itter, Oregon. la n d F< IB in aaaoatial iaduatry w ill aot apply without at at a- ma at eZ a va ila b ility Itam tbair local U nited Stataa Em ploym ent Service. • F e rre«« now Tomasino. "and get a bottle of Mar­ sala.” Washington, I). C. Wine on top of torrone, and prob­ ably mixed right up with it. Major 'GOOP BOMBS' HIT JAPAN HELP WANTED—MEN Joppolo could think of nothing less WASHINGTON.-The Inside story tempting, but Captain Purvis, hear­ of how the army und navy are burn­ W A N T E D i Suddlw m u k e rs . ra w h id e etltc h ing the word vino, shouted: "Vino, ing up Japan's main cities, block by ere a n d tre e n u ik e rs . Journeym en and ap­ p re n tic e « . F x r e lle n t p a y . good ho ur« and hurray for vino." block, may now be revealed at least ■steady •m p lo y m e n t F in e m o d ern p lan t v a c a tio n w ith p a y a m i o p p o r t u n i t y f o i a d Major Joppolo stood up and said: in part. vancerfkent. W r ite o r w ire K e w e ll Maggie 20.000. n a if cash , balance Francesca, and Major Joppolo with try to confine the area in which it a«y te rm s . M R M . A R N O L D R E N H O N Tina. They stamped and laughed burns, not put it out. le u t« t A n s e e rte s , W ash (M a r c h 's P o in t) This Is one reason for increas­ and talked above the music until ing optimism about an early end Tomasino said glumly: “ You are of the Jap war. making too much noise. You w ill MISCELLANEOUS wake the girls.” M E T A L C IG A R E T T E R O L L E R Tina ran over and toned the radio M a k e s p e rfe c t c ig a r e tte » use any tobacco. CONTINUED CENSORSHIP 25c P os tp a id , down a little. With the European war over, ev­ C IG A R E T T E M A K E R . Ros « I. L in d » « , N . J “ The girls?” the Major said. eryone expected press censorship to Tina blushed. She said: “ My ease up. In some respects, how­ REAL ESTATE—HOUSES sister's daughters.” ever, especially in the Pacific, it is "Francesca's?” getting tougher. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON “ Oh, no, of my sister who is in M o d e rn B ric k 32 A pts, n il fu rn is h e d bui Not only are newspapers barred tw o. S te a m h e a t. W e ll k r p t . c le a n . E le c tr ic Rome.” ran ges and i < f r in n it o r t . In co m e >15.300 from even speculating regarding rly. M oat prosperous s m a ll to w n in Major Joppolo did not think to certain international phases of the N ••e o a rth -W e n t. S u n s h in e .ill y e a r C a ll, u i i t r ask why the daughters were in Ada­ Pacific war, but the navy for some EDA M ARNTER4 IM S S. E . A»h Ml. P e r lla n d . O re g s a . no and the mother in Rome: or why weird reason hushed up the bombing Tina blushed; or why she did not of the airplane carrier Franklin seem very anxious to talk any more from April 26. when she got to New WANTED TO BUY about the sleeping girls. W IL L P A Y T O P P R IC E fo r w e ll-h a n d le d York, to May 17, when the dis ra b b it hides. A lso m in k or m u s k ra t. Send “ Let's dance some m ore," she aster finally was announced. There o r b rin g them to . CO. said. were obvious reasons for keeping the 141? F s s r T lh H E A v I e D . E A L M F M G eattle I . W ash. So they danced until they were news quiet while the ship was en both sweating in the midsummer route through the Panama canal heat. But once it passed the canal and RABBITS & SKINS It was Tina who said: "Some was safely tied up in New York, all IV E rab bit» 4 # I. tin 24c. W a n t rab fresh air, Mister M 'ljor?” danger was past, however, the navy bit akin», p o u ltry , veal, «11 meat« He said: “ That would be a good still invoked censorship. paying good price» B a b y • Co., »35 8. W . F ro n t. P o rtla n d . Oregon. idea.” • e • Tina said: "We can go right out HELP W A N T E D AMERICA'S NO. ONE HEEL here.” Former OPA Administrator Leon i W O O H A D I'A T E nurse». one n ig h t She slipped out through wooden Henderson is a sad man these days n u n te 1180.00, on« d a y nurm i 1165.00. shutter doors onto a parrow bal­ Every time he picks up the news Hoorn, b o a rd a n d la u n d ry . T. B. P a v ilio n , T r o u td s l,, O ra. Phono cony over the dark street, and the papers, he reads story after story O renhsm 5239. M ajor followed her. telling how Washington has given Tina closed the shutter doors be­ some manufacturer permission to FO R SALE hind the Major. produce again. N IV E R 8 A L T O O L S : Dandy to piece The two stood against the cool iron M t : R ig id Pipe W rench, C hannel- Henderson recalls how he gained of the balcony railing and looked lock F ile r» , A d ju n ta b le W rench, C EK TEE P liers, D iago nal C u tle r, up at the sharp stars. Tina said: the reputation of being "Am erica's lla llp e ln H a m m e r, P lan tlc Screw No. 1 heel," by cutting down the "Do you like it here?” d riv e r, W a te rp u m u F ile r» , H acksaw American civilian consumption to al A m ade. Cold Chine, 11» 85 IM Major Joppolo said: "I'v e never M E D IA T E S H IP M E N T : O v e rn ig h t most zero. been so happy in my life .” by A ir to A n yw h e re t'S A . Price 1.1st and O rd er B lank Free: R E ­ “ If I could only change all that,' “ That seems strange,” Tina said, M E M B E R : W e have I t — Can get It — "when you're so far from home.” moans Henderson. “ I f the President or It l»n't made. R em it O rder T O DAY: V B IT B B B A Z . TOOL COM “ Im not so far from home, in a would onfy give me a job for one P A C T , O. B. D e m a ttele , P re sid e n t, way. Florence is almost a home week—just one short week—in which 1537 Grand W3TU. B anana C ity, Mo. to me. My father and mother were I could give the people back some ( T E R N A T IO N A L E I. E C T I I I C from a little town near Florence.” of the things I took away from them PBNCB CO. M ild the h ighest v o lt age and m oat auccennful fence con “ Where are you from, in Ameri­ Then folks wouldn't think I ’m such (ro lle r« . G u aran teed to o u tp e rfo rm a bad guy after all.” ca I mean?” any o th er m ake regardlena o f price. Service on a ll make». 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