The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-21
CHESTER TELLS STORY
Morale Of Soldiers Kept at
Highest and Home Folks
Should Not Worry.
Continued From Page One.h

tables. smiles encouragingly; he is per-
fectly willing to let that trifling error
make no difference between them.
Verbs Meaningless.
Roland. however. feels that his repu-
tatton Is at stake. He's put too much
time on the verb "ayoir' to permit him.
self such carelessness: 50 he colors.
though he tries to smile and clutches
his forelock.
How in thunder does one say I'VE
shall have?"
is we" all right. All. 1t comes to
him in a flash.
Nous auvrons. s'il vous plat" he
again begins. glibly, then brings up
with sudden stop.
He has forgotten the word for some
in fact, he can't remember that he ever
did Know word for far; far be it from
him TO say leave out anything he had
started to put in, since he is perfect so
far: far be it from him to say merely:
We shall have, If you please, cheese"
Plenty Cheese.
Sc he sticks, and turns red behind
the ears. and the hand-to mouther-
Wen call him Jim-grins in fiendish
glec. and the waiter completes the Job
by saying. cncouragingly: "oui, mon
sieurc"
Now Is the time for Jim to come to
the rescue. With a confident smile
he leans back, and looks the waiter
calmly IN the brown eye and says,
just like that;
"Fromagc."
"Oui, monsieur" The waiter turns
10 Jim in delighted relief An, He
got II! Jim sWells with pride and
Roland greens with envy
Just then the waiter pours forth an
unexpected stream Of French, which
sounds like one word two yards long
and waits cxpectantly; even eagerlss
VI The academician and the hand to-
mouther gaze at each other In blank
! TerpleSity. ''0s ssSsss s5<assaas
Nothing Comes.
Jim feebly repeats "fromage," and
its meets with the same success as be-
fore 30 far as understanding goes,
but It brings no cheese.
What's he saying anyhow; that
they have no cheese. that its for
hidden to sell cheese at this hour. or
what?
A little pink comes up In the cheeks
Of Jim.
Somehow he feels that his rights as
an American citizen and soldier are
being infringed. so he straightens, glares
and. with a sweeping gesture of his
arm which says plainly Bring it
here" forcefuliy reiterates:
"F'romage." Then he adds, for il
has been drilled into him: "Sil vous
riait'
Some Delay.
"Oui. monsieur" agrees the troubled
waiter, and hurries away.
Time passes; minutes. seeming
hours. days. weeks. Across and across
and up and down the cafe. go swiftly
carried platters of cheese, and boards
laden with many kinds of cheese.
Diners finish their wine and their cof-
fec, and pay their checks and leave in
chatting ease, until. just as despair
settles ON the academician and the
hand-to-mouther. the waiter brings it;
six kinds on board.
1t is late that night when Jim figures
it out. It's Jim. because Roland Is
fiercely going over the top on u list
Of adycrbs and propositions.
Found the Reason.
Il have it," says Jim. That guy
was trying to find out what kind Of
cheese We wanted. II we had told
him, he'd have brought it right away.
In place of waiting for one of those
busy boards with the assortment on
it,"
SO cudeth the first lesson. This
n strange people and strange customs
a strange people and strongc customs
and strange language, is a circus" for
the average American, and accordingly
you need have no worry about your
boy.
He's getting along" and anyhow,
he's among friends.
He likes the French people, and
they like him.
They like the way he carries himself
his erect shoulders and his well-poised
head and his free and easy stride; they
like the intelligence and the courage Ia
his eye: they like his face. good face
with no habitual evil thought in it
and they have an earnest conviction
that when enough of our boys. with
that sort Of stern eye and nose ant
chin and jaw. get over here, We'll wiz
the war: and they like his good nature
and they like his manners He's pc
lite, this boy OF ours He compares
most advantageously with the men o
any nation. in that fundamental polite,
ness which is based on consideration
for others. Add to these things TN
fact that he is jolly and generous, AM
there is small wonder that the boule
ward girls, when they are looking 70
someone to entertain. should prefe
these handsome. distinguished lookin
bpys Of ours.
t No Need for Worry. -
You needn't worry about that ethel
in spite of certain stories enaanatin
from sensation mongers who should b
in n better business
They'd have. you believe that Ne ca