The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-04
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Twers Brown. hooking around him
furuVcly and lowering his voice stlli
more. "iiut I may tell you this
much. the Information came origi'
naiiy from high authority
That settles it, Who Is there 20
dispute high authority Some
thing like groan IL In the deep
niEhH Of tho eight firm friends. and
the silence II broken BY tho harsh
hoarse voice OF Doofiab. saying
Lego a. my coat" For Doofiab.
jolly dispoaed fellow. from his
round face. and fun OF many mcr.
- quip ard jcst. IL now pasty. and
can't breathe
"it's those Judas Runrisnsr'
comes hollow voice from near tho
end OF the table White. with all tn.
gold teeth. and he has lines each
-.d- Of his nosr which were not there
when he dropped off tho train IN
Paris. and looked around for the
war.
What Has lie Heard'
Russia Terrible. menacing Rus.
ala' Tense faces and strained eyes
turn Anriouniy toward white. and
Brown. releasing his hold on the
wrinkled apcin. pushes IN on tho
plush bench beside little DinEeat.
what moro can White have heard
about the Boinheyiki since noonT
ny GEORGE Jones slams his TN;
on the table 30 hard that the soup
in the plates jumps into little peaks.
and pinRbat spills his wine ordinary
aa an turn feverlahly 10 tho r-dhrad.
d Now believe g. boys. man told
me something this morning. In strict
confidence. which 1 couldn't s~al.
low. In spl,. OF tho fact that the
thing cano almost directly from
high authority. but now that ! know
this Russian situation I sec that he
was right The Italians have secret.
ly coded TO tho Germans all their
territory down TO. and including.
Romc' And the canal IL 20 be COM
pieted cutting across below Rome.
which sill leave the whole southern
part Of italy an Island. under the
professionals Of the German Empire.
with the capital at Naples
"My Cod voices little DlnEhat
TREMENDOUSLY II have my steamer
tickets for the twelfth. and / hope.
1 only hope. that Paris viii DO safe
until then
Wen. I'm here and I'm going 20
stick declares Jones. his frcckies
becoming more intense. as his good
Jaw squares
There il general reflection OF the
spirit OF Jones on every face. except
that 81 little DinRbat. who cllnKa
tsnaclously to tho fact that he hates
TO die
Maybe the British can keep them
out" suggests Brown. They did.
you know"
The DritlHhf" Gray looks around
at the boys meaninKiy. ana they
turn plying eyes ON Brown
Gray Knows Something ~
Haven't you heard about the Brit.
IshT' inquiries Smith. shocked that
there should be such ignorance in
Paris. Tell him. Gray
'Oh. nothing. says Gray. affecting
an extreme nonehalancc Of manner.
He's a rough sort Of citizen. is
Gray the kind who wears a soft col.
ar and n fuzzy hat. and speaks hard
and laughs loud. and conveys a gen.
rial impression with his shoulders Of
being ready 10 fiEht at any and all
lines. and IL always dragging sick
ats home. Scarcely anything.
Brown, Only this: An that remained
y the British army was wiped out az
'ambrai. There's nothing left Of It /
iut the officers you see In London
md Paris. They're going 70 form
themselves into "A regiment. and go 1
~ there for the honor of tho British /
nation. and all be killed of in one
aAt forlorn hope dash. next Tuesday.
Il 2i5 p. m
Brave fellows. the British" OBJ. |
erves Jones. with the aolemuity Of
ihurch, and his sentiment IL reflect.
d on every face except DinRbat's.
Who Is too much shocked TO have any
ITS rough that We don't get the
ruth at home" Dooflah pours the
vine from the big fitting magnum
With firm hand. tho his face is still
TASTY However. we're In this thing.
nd were in IL to stay, and, by
we'll do something We're
overlooking the fact that our fine.
Iusky United States soldiers are
cady 10 go into action. and hungry
or ~ I've heard. on pretty high au.
hority, that We have something like
900 900 here now
Five what" Agonlzod little Ding
at violently plucks out one of the
TX hairs OF his mustache is that
What you're basing your hopes on?
low, III tell you what found out.
nd from "A very high authority, tho
wouldn't repeat IL except here
monR friends whom ! know and can
rust" His eye wavers with merely
slight flicker OF dubiousness to.
ard the man who had come over on
mother boat The American army
\ France consists OF exactly ,427
sen! And there isn't bean 10 feed
IN With They have nothing but to.
acco! They were dumped out In the
reezing mud up near the front, with.
ut arms. ammunition. clothing or
heller. and they're dying OF starva.
on and exposure Mt the rate OF 100 a
ay. You can figure IL for yourself.
n 14h days"
RumOr Follows Rumor
And 40 II goes. Among the newly
rrived In Paris. rumor madly fol.
,ws rumor. each more wild. moro
lntastic. moro silly and absurd
han the ono upon the heels OF
'hich II treada The trouble in sud.
en- proximity. Those fresh from
cross the raging sea approach