The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-08-22

| councilmen so-called society of the
| -four hundred" in the small precise
communities was joke and just as
-, absurd as the cynic intimated when he
! watched the cows chase the Sunday
school lawn party from the minister's
| yard.
| Doing society" in France has EN-
all showed off the map.
Take the case of Pvt. Percy Noodles.
He's head -over-heels in love with a
affection herself Websters lnterna-
tional Dictionary has made their love
| as binding os the signature of pay
roll. Incidently, Percy has answered
understand, there's no telling what he
has promised everything from the
family cat to mama.
That is only human nature, When
beautiful young thing looks up in
your, eyes appealingly. spells out a
preston whether bird understands
it all or not, it is more than right as
gentleman and a Judge of egg
omeletts, to say, 'Ah. Our promptly.
without a paddle. The poor boob has
gone and got engaged: Yep and the
old man is grasping the spirit of the
East ide Yiddish, following the law as
laid down in safety First" He's
writing American Headquarters to get
=
Percy isn't really to blame. The boy
got lonesome, found an Air Service
cook that could parley-voo French
lingo and met this charming madem-
started hoofng it down to see her two
or three nights a week, then four or
five and maintained his batting aver
age.
Neither could speak the other lam
guage, with exception of a few words
So she could kid him in French about
his pinch back coat and the way he
parted his hair. and he in turn would
suggest she try Ivory or Sapolio on her
neck Both enjoyed their own joke and
the affection grew.
When mama came in Percy would
pull this ah -donttcha- know dainty
handshake stuff and tell her how to
reduce by drinking. buttermilk. And
mama would Flip him gently on the
cheek with her fan and tell him not to
get too fresh with her darling,
They, too, both thought they were
passing something by each other,
Jumping up to greet the old man,
Percy would sling out his hand slap
chow are you, you old son-of-a- gum"
The old man, in turn would ask in
French, why the thunder he didn't
bring in some tobacco occasionally if
he intended to camp permanently on
his sofa.
SO the plot thickened, everybody
kidded each other and love grew by
leaps and bounds and twenty three
hour passes. Percy was ordered to the
front. At a general conference the
old folks decided it was time to take
action. They laid out a big spread
with plenty Of chemical refreshments
and told Percy to get on the job.
Just as Percy labored earnestly with
the drum stick of a turkey the old man
arose and, lifting his glass poured out
tribute from the bosom of his heart
Percy "Ah, Oui'd" to everything said
Mama could stand it no longer; she
kissed her darling on both cheeks and
the darling in turn became tlustered
and kissed Percy, whereupon the old
man came and shook hands with the
darling hero of this narration.
The cake was cut and the diamond
ring papa had given mama thirty
years before was placed upon the hand
of the beautiful young creature.
Percy could see nothing to say but
"Ah, Our again, when they called for
a toast, so he quoted from the famous
kitchen sink scene of Shakespeare $
Maneuun. Hast Thou Seen Inc Far
Opheia Pass This Way"
The poor boy has gone to the front
A letter lies before me on the desk
from Percy asking that | find out Just
how and why. or if he is obligated to
any attachment in this neck of the
woods katherine will be heart
broken should she ever hear of it, He
continues
Yea, verify. lay off the "Ah, our
stuff unless you speak fuently.