The Nevada County picayune., 1918-05-02
BILL BRADSHAW BUYS
 THIRD LIBERTY BONDS
By ANNA STOKES.

not wealthy, just an ordinary countT! town, but with lots of patriotism which bubbled forth with energy al the approaching sale of Liberty Bonda. which marked the entrance of the United States into the world war.
 Bill Bradshaw looked at all the preparations with smile He did not intend to buy Liberty Bonds. That s4,000 lying so snugly In the bank should not be disturbed. He guessed he was loyal enough without buying bonds.
 Just before the sale of bonds for the Third Liberty Loan started Miss Ames the compositor in the little country print shop, said to Bill, They'll make you buy some bonds this time, won't they, Bill?"
 Not me; I won't invest a dollar"
 Bet you g that you buy at least one bond before this sale is over.' said the editor. rubbing grimy finger re Gectively over his long nose.
 Take the bet!" snapped Bill.
 Bill left the office, and MT. Rich, the editor, got in communication with Mo Eamara the head of the selling com mittee As they talked low, the young lady in the bank could not hear the conversation.
 A week after the campaign opened Bill Bradshaw had bought no honda It was well on Into the third week when MT. Rich met MT. McNamara coming to his office.
 Hello, Mac. Any news from friend Bill?"
 Yes and no, Fact Is called on him last night, and told him un. derstood that he had repeatedly re fused to buy bonds. Now I was re- quired by the government to fill out this card Then l pulled L.y yellow card on him and began to ask ques tions.''
 MeNamara paused Rich waited then asked: What then?"
 His wife said: Bill. you'd bette; buy bonds than to let that go to ttc government.
 Did he?" asked Rich.
 No, not then, but he asked me nc to send the card until tonight, whicl, of course, agreed to. l think heIE see the light"
 McNamara went down the stree while Rich went into his office with 2 smile on. Late that afternoon, q Rich went by the bank to the pos, office, Mir McNamara called him in
 Bill bought thousand dollar worth of bonds," he said with . broad grin.
 Scared, was he?" asked Rich.
 Pretty badly rattled."
 It was fully two weeks before Brad. shaw called at the Criterion office and when he did he walked up to the desk and. laying down t2, said:
 "I am e man of my word. bought bonds, for I considered them . good investment. One does not lose any. thing by such an investment, and he has tbe satisfaction of helping his government"
 This was said in . very patriotic way, but Miss Ames, who was sharr of tongue and not at all particular about peoples feelings. aid "BiIl Bradshaw. bet they pulled . yellow card on you"
 "l don't know what color the pesky thing was" admitted Bill. But if one of them cards would 60 to Uncle Sam, with them questions filled out like Mac wanted to. I'd be arrested fer pro-German. The whole trouble is Mac knows to cent just how muc. ]. money l have, and there's no gettiz round it''
 Bill remained and was unmercifuH roasted by the sharp-tongue6 your woman, but for all that Bill Bradshaw N was the only man in Cedarville wae had yellow card pulled on him.
 Alter he left Miss Ames turnos upon her boss.
 "Mr. Rich, did you tell McNamar to 20 after Bradshaw"
 No; told McNamara what he sal about not buying bonds. and that had bet with him on the result, but no stakes were up-it was just a veN bal bet-but a yellow card would bring him quicker than anything"
 And so 1t came about that Bill Bradshaw displays in his window a Flag of Honor" and tells all his neighbors what good investment he considers Liberty Bonds.