The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-05-17
BILL BRADSHAW BUYS
THIRD LIBERTY BONDS
BY ANNA STOKES.


not wealthy, just an ordinary country
town, but with lots of patriotism,
which dubbed forth with energy at
the approaching sale OF Liberty Bonds,
which marked TIE entrance OF the
United States into the world war.
Bill Bradshaw looked at all the
preparations with a smile He did
not intend 10 buy Liberty Bonds. That
$4,000 lying so snugiy in the bank
should not be disturbed. He guessed
he was loyal enough without buylnS
bonds.
lust 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, Bfll?"
mot me; won't invest dollar
BET you 81 that you buy at least
one bond before this sale Is over" said
the editor, rubbing a grimy finger re-
flectively over his long nose.
Take the beti" snapped Bill.
Bill left the office, and Mr.. Rich, the
editor, got in communication with Nc
Namara 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 bonds.
1t was we'll on into the third week
: when Mr.. Rich met Mr.. Mcnamara
coming to his office.
: Hello. Mac! Any news from friend
Bill?"
Eyes and no. Fact is called on
, him last night, and | told him l I'M
3 derstood that he had repeatedly re-
!. fused to buy bonds. Now | was re
: Quired by the government to fill ou'
;. this card. Then / pulled my yellow
card on him and began TO ask Ques
n tons"
/, Mcnamara paused. Rich waited
g then asked: What them"
His wife said: Bill. you'd bette
buy bonds than to let that go to thu
. government
!, did he?" asked Rich.
mo, not then, but he asked me no
:, to send the card until tonight. which
:. Of course, | agreed to. l think hel
see the light"
. Mcnamara went down the stree
: while Rich went into his office with
smile on. Late that afternoon, q
Rich went by the bank to the pos
office, Mr.. Mcnamara called him II
:" bill bought thousand dollar:
worth of bonds" he said with broa
a grin.
Scared, was he2" asked Rich.
Pretty badly ratified"
1t was fully two weeks before Bra
:. 80 shaw called at the Criterion offic
- and when be did he walked up to Il
:. desk and laying down 81, said:
!. Il am a man of my word. bong
w. bonds, for | considered them goo
investment. One does not lose an
- thing by such an investment, and
-. has the satisfaction OF helping b
w government"
This was said In a very patriot
"a of tongue and not at all particul
about peoples feelings, said: "B
;" Bradshaw, | bet they pulled yell(
20 card or you"
% II don't know what color the pes
,u' thing was" admitted Bill. But
n0 one Of them cards would 90 to Un'
III Sam, with them questions filled {
like Mac wanted to. I'd be arrested
tic Cor. IT, whole .roub1o
III Mac knows to a cent just how mu
- money | have, and there's no gett
round it."
n' Bill remained and was unmercifu
~ roasted By the sharp-tongued you
eo woman, but for all that Bill Bradsh
~ was the only man in Cedarville "
yes had a yellow card pulled on him.
al After he left Miss Ames turn
upon her boss.
CO "Mr. Rich. did you tell McNami
to go after Bradshaw"
.e mo; told Mcnamara what he s
r'o about not buying bonds, and tina
'ne had bet with him on the result.
no stakes were up-it was just a '
VI bal bet-but a yellow card wo'
NC bring him quicker than anything.
" And so 1t came about that
Bradshaw displays in his window
y" Flag of Honor" and tells all
quo neighbors what a good investment
eu- considers Liberty Bonds