F Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, September 13, 1945 . A Bell Jòr Âdano^ JoJin Herseg A Doll Playmate as Big as Life «* M. U. IR » * :* ’ Xn. ' body bad in this town. Think if they “I’m glad." the Major said. got a dope like that fellow up at At a few minutes past one o'clock, Pontebasso." Major Joppolo went home to his v il Borth said: "You don't like your la to take a nop. He wanted to self much, do you?" save up some strength for the party Major Joppolo said: “ Oh lay off. —but he also wanted to think a lit Borth, sometimes you aren't fun tle about his speech about the bell. ny." He lay down on his bed. At first At 12:25 Zito came running down his thoughts were confused, because to the Albergo dei Pescatori to tell he was excited. But gradually the the Major that the bell was uncrat- ttoughts began to sort themselves ed. " I t looks nice," he said. out, and everything came very The Major tried to get Borth to straight to Major Joppolo. He would say a few words, he go up with him to look at the bell, but Borth said: “ This eggplant is so thought, about the removal of the good, I don't see how I could leave old bell. Then he would tell about how the people of Adano had in it." CHAPTER X X II So the Major went up with Zito. terested him in trying to get a new On the way the usher said: “ Be one. Then a few words about Co M ajor Joppolo was excited. He fore I forget it. Mister Major, the relli. and what he had done for called up Lieutenant Livingston and officials are very anxious to meet Italians in the last war, and then thanked him for his part in getting with you at four o'clock. They said the meaning today of the inscrip tion on the bell, America ed Italia, the bell. -Why hell." he said, " it it was important.” ought to be up this afternoon. May A moment of worry showed itself America and Italy, and then per be we can ring it for the party to on the Major's face. "Is it about haps something about the Ameri cans’ Liberty Bell. After talking night. You're coming, aren’t you?" the fishermen, Zito?" “ Wouldn't miss it. M ajor." Zito said: “ I am the usher. Mis about it that day. the Major had “ Well, see you there. Captain. ter Major, the officials do not tell been curious about the Liberty Bell, Thanks a hell of a lo t " me what is on their minds.” Then and he had written a letter back to Ç^HE’S as big as life and twice as Amgot headquarters inquiring about natural! Wears the size 3 “ Don’t mention i t Say. there's it, and now he would be able to ex clothes that a youngster has out just one thing. M ajor." plain the crack, and he would tell grown — has yarn hair that kids “ What's that?" the people of Adanq the inscription can braid. “ I ’m a Lieutenant. It takes a on that bell, the words from Leviti long time to get to be a Captain in cus: "Proclaim liberty throughout the Navy." Lazy B irds of Paradise the land and to all the inhabitants "Is that a fact?” the Major said. thereof." “ Well, you ought to be a Captain Birds of paradise, kings of the And then everything was wonder soon,” and he hung up. bird realm, are the laziest—as fully clear in the mind of Victor Zito moved near to the desk while Joppolo. He knew exactly what he well as the most beautiful crea the Major read, and when he was would say. Words came to him tures of the species. Male birds, finished, the usher said: “ We have which were beautiful and were the with their colorful features and a new bell, Mister Major?” truth about the new bell and its plumage capes, lead an easy life “ We have a new bell, Zito." meaning for Adano, and about what in their native South Pacific is “ Is the tone good enough?" he. Victor Joppolo. wanted for the lands, where all they ever do is “ I hope so, Zito. I think so.” people of Adano. The words were eat and look nice for the "ladies.” “ Is there some history to it?" Female birds of paradise aren’t as clear as anything can be, and as “ Yes, Zito, I 'll tell you about it true. as beautiful as the males, but the when the bell is up. Do you think I boys still are greatly interested in ought to make a little speech ex At about two o'clock the courier winning their friendship. Elabo plaining the bell to the people here?” came by motorcycle from Vicina- rate courtship rituals often have “ Oh yes, you should. Mister Ma mare. From his office Sergeant ten males paying tribute to a single jor. The people of Adano w ill be Borth saw him throw the pouch onto g irl friend in the same ceremony. curious about the bell.” the sidewalk in front of the Palaz- “ Zito, do you think they w ill un zp. Mail, even official mail, was derstand all that the bell means? I enough of an event so that Sergeant mean that it stands for the things Borth got up and went across to that I believe in? Do you think I the Palazzo and up to Major Jop- could explain that to them?" polo’s office to see what there was. " I think so. Mister Major. I un There was nothing for Sergeant derstand what you mean, and Zito Borth. but as long as M ajor Jop- is not very clever.” polo was out. Sergeant Borth de A few minutes before eleven cided to riffle through what there o’clock the funeral procession of the was. three fishermen who had been killed In time he came on a paper ad in the explosion went through the dressed to Major Joppolo. He read Piazza. M ajor Joppolo went out it: onto the balcony to watch i t At “ 1. You are authorized to pro the head of the procession there ceed by first available transporta were three carts. The first two car tion to A.F.H.Q., Algiers, via port ried the bodies of Agnello and M er of Vicinamare. endino. Their coffins were small ’We have a new bell, Zito.” "2. Reassignment of station w ill dinghies such as the fishermen used be made by A.F.H Q. to get out to their boats, with the Zito seemed to think better of what “ 3. Reason for this order is that tops planked over. The third c a rt he had said, and he added: “ No, reference (1) did w ilfully and with which was for Sconzo, carried a it is not about the fishermen.” The M ajor said: “ Oh, so the ush out consultation countermand orders dinghy which was not planked over, er has ways of finding out what is on issued by General Marvin. 49th Di but was filled with flowers. vision. re entry of mule carts into the officials’ minds?” town of Adano.” Zito just smiled. Long before eleven thirty. Major And the order was signed by Gen There were quite a few people Joppolo was out on the sidewalk be eral Marvin. side the crated bell, waiting for the standing around watching the Engi Sergeant Borth folded the order, Engineers to come. He poked and neers working on the bell. One of put it in his pocket, and left the shoved at the crate affectionately, them was the ancient Cacopardo. building. He went directly to the as if there were something delicious Because he had spoken to the Major M P. command post in the Fascio. about the bell on the very first day to eat inside it. He said to Captain Purvis: “ The The gang from the Engineer bat of the invasion, he had appointed M ajor’s been relieved.” himself a kind of supervisor of the talion was surprisingly on time. The Captain Purvis said: “ What do Major explained the job. pointing to work, although non« of the Engi you mean?" neers could speak Italian. the top of the clock tower. “ Just what I said: he’s been or As soon as the Major came up, “ How long do you think it w ill take?" he asked the old buck ser Cacopardo said: " I have sent for dered back to Algiers for reassign Guzzo, the bell-ringer at the Church ment.” geant in charge. “ What for?" “ Well,” the sergeant said, “ some of San Angelo. He w ill be able to "Insubordination. Countermand days the boys gets cramps in their tell just by looking at it whether it ing an order by Marvin about mule is a good bell. If it is not, you dt-ill stomachs and they claim they carts. I guess it was after that af shouldn't ought to hurry when they of course have to send it back.” The bell stood on the sidewalk fa ir of the mule the General shot has the cramps. Other days they don’t get no cramps. It all de just where the Navy men had put outside town.” Captain Purvis had forgotten all it down. The crate had been peeled pends.” about the report he had sent to Di down from around it. “ How long do you guess?" It was bronze, and the men of the vision. Now that he remembered he “ We'll have it for you today or Corelli had taken the trouble to pol didn’t have the courage to say any tomorrow. It all depends.” ish it, so that it was like gold in the thing about it. A ll he said was: “ Try to finish today, w ill you?" " I t all depends,’r the sergeant midday sun. On one side there was "What a hell of a note.” Borth said: “ I'll say. The Major’ s said, and he turned furiously on his this inscription: just begun to accomplish things in U.S.S. CORELLI men, who slowly gathered them this town.” America ed Italia. selves for work. Captain Purvis said: “ Yeah, I When Cacopardo saw the Major Major Joppolo went to lunch at noon. Sergeant Borth was already reading the inscription, he asked: guess he has." A suspicion crossed in the Albergo dei Pescatori when “ Who is this man Corelli, and how his mind: this fellow Borth had a the M ajor arrived. The Major sat does he happen to get his name on way of knowing too much. “ How did you know he was ordered out?" down with Borth, as he often did, the bell of Adano?” The Major said: “ I w ill tell you Borth said: “ I saw the order up in spite of his rank. He told Borth about the bell, and later, when the bell is hung." Then in the M ajor’s office." "Does the Major know about it his excitement about it gave Borth he got a little stone out of the street and tapped it against the side, then?” something to tease. “ No, the M ajor’s out. I have the “ You’re worse than the first day but of course there was only a dead we came here,” the Sergeant said. sound, since the bell was sitting on order in my pocket. I took it. I ’m “ How am I worse?” the Major wood. “ I wonder how the tone is,” not going to tell him about it until the Major said. after the party tonight." said. “ Guzzo w ill know,” Cacopardo “ You’re so damn sentimental." said. The Major got back to his office “ Oh, cut it out, Borth." In time the bell-ringer came. He at about a quarter to four. He went Borth’s teasing cut a little deep. “ No, I'm serious,” he said. "There’ s was almost as old as Cacopardo. His through the courier mail and worked a war going on. Fishermen get hands and forearms looked very for a few minutes on a report to blown up in the harbor here. Chil strong, but the rest of him looked Colonel Sartorius. Promptly at four Zito came in and said: “ Will you dren get run over in the streets. as if it were long overdue. Cacopardo called him to the cen see the officials now?” ’ There’s one case of malaria in ev “ Yes, Zito.” ery six people. And you can’t think ter of the crowd and told him to ex Now when the officials came i n - about anything but tinkling a bell.” amine the bell. The old bell-ringer M ajor Joppolo said: “ I ’m worried walked round and round the bell, old Bellanca first as usual, then the about those fishermen, Borth. I looking at it. Then he leaned over others, Gargano, Saitta, D’Arpa, Ro- could get in trouble over that. Do and ran the flat of his hand from top tondo, Signora Carmelina Spinnato, you think I was guilty of careless to bottom. Then he stood up and and Tagliavia—Major Joppolo could ness about it? You know I forced seemed to read the inscription over see by their cheerful expressions and over. He looked once up at the that there was to be no unpleasant the Navy to let them go out.” top of the clock tower, where some ness in this interview. Purely by way of teasing, Borth engineers were rigging a hoist. He Old Bellanca spoke: “ We have said something he had cause to asked that the bell be turned over something we wish to give the Mis regret later: "Sure,” he said, “ you and when some of the engineers had ter Major.” could catch hell for that. You could turned it up on its side, he looked D'Arpa could not resist saying In get sent back to the States.” inside. his high voice: “ We wish to give the And M ajor Joppolo said: “ They He stood up finally and shrugged Mister Major a Mister M ajor." The wouldn’t do that, they couldn’t.” his shoulders and said: “ It is all others snickered. Borth said: “ Why couldn’t they? right.” Bellanca said: "Please get it, Zi I heard about a fellow in airborne Cacopardo was delighted. He said to.” Zito went out. who got sent home just for getting to the Major: “ I know old Guzzo. F irst the usher came back carry drunk.” He does not exaggerate. When he ing an easel. He went out again. M ajor Joppolo said: “ They says something is fair, he means it Then he brought In Lojacono’s por couldn’ t, Borth, there’s so much to is perfect The bell w ill be very tra it of the Major. 4o here. Think if they got some- good." T H E STORY THUS F A R : The A m eri can troop« arrive« In Adano, with M a jor Joppolo, the Amcot o ffltrr la charge. B e rtram Rorth was In charge of securi ty. The M ajor « a t determined to hold the ronlldenre of the people and to re place their hell itolen hv the N a ils . De spite orders issued by General M arvin, barring carts from the city. Joppolo re called the orders, to perm it food and w ater to enter the city The people ol the city had arranged a party of appre ciation for the M ajor. The bell arrived, as did also orders from General M arvin relieving the M ajor of command Un aw are of the orders the M ajor continued his work. He made arrangements to at tend his party that night. ! They Made a Meat of Reci pieni'» Sel f-Esteem SEW INC CIRCLE NEEDLECR 4FT Girls who broke off their engage A rcul life-size playmate — 32 ments to servicemen in a certain inches tall in stocking feett Pat o u tfit in th e S o u th w e s t I ’.ie ille re tern 527 contains pattern of doll ceived a severe shock. only; complete directions. When a man out there received Due to an unusually large demand and a letter from his girl friend, say current conditions, slliihtly inure tim e Is ing she was tired of wuiting, he required In lining orders for a few ol the didn't, ns a rule, retire to nurse most popular pattern numbuis. Send your order lu: his broken heurt in solitude, lie would pin the letter on the camp Setting Circle N erd lerratt llepl. notice board. líos .1217 San Francisco S, Calif. 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