New Britain herald., 1918-05-30
BOO! FRANkENSTE|N
 LOSES HIS SCARE
Son Of Militarism and Kultur
 FleeS Before Blonde Beast
(By Kenneth l.. Roberts,


 Down to the banks of the Rhine tramped a hideous creature, eight feet in height and of tremendous strength His yellow skin was stretch ed so taut that the muscles and arteries beneath could be discerned. His watery eyes seemed almost of the same color as the soiled gray sockets in which they were set; his complexion was shriveled, and his lips were horribly straight and black. So frig}1tful was his ap- pearance that the little birds f1uttered terror stricken from the trees and bushes as he passed while the very leaves turned themselves upside down in digust.
 The creature . was about to drink from the river, when his attention was diverted by blonde giant who sat on nearby rock and regarded him from little 'piggish eyes with irri- tating calm. The blonde giant had A- bull neck, small, mean features and a fat, soft body, and was clothed in garm ents of a strange green-gray color.
 An expression of indescriba ble ma levolence swept over the countenance of the hideous creature. He. contorted
 
 thrust out his tongue at the blonde giant and roared in terrifying tones: "Boo!"
 "Pfui!" responded the blonde giant phlegm atically, drawing a piece of sausage from one of his capacious pockets and devouring it with relish.
 The hideous creature stared at him in amazem ment. Aren't you terrified up my ugliness he inquired.
 The blonde giant shook his head coldly. Not at al," he replied. you wouldn't look badly if you wore a uniform like mine"
 But, protested the hideous 'crea- ture, you are the first living thing that has ever looked upon me without being frig1a tened into convulsions. Surely my fearful reputation must be known to you.'
 You have the advantage of me-" replied the blonde giant, cramning his mouth with sausage.
 The hideous creature sighed. And I thought I was famous,"' he moaned. 1T am Frankenstein's monster A young man named Frankenstein built me in his laboratory; but he made me so repulsive in appearance that no human being could endure me. Re- buffed and despised by everyone, declared everla sting war against the human race, and especially against Frankenstein, who was responsible for my misery I murd dered his little brother, then his best friend, and finally his bride on her wedding night"
 Sol" said the blonde giant with in creasing interest. What other crimes did you commit %
 No others" replied F'rankenstein' s monster in some surprise. Aren't the ones I name sufficient to make you tremble before me?"
 The blonde giant laughed merrily. You are 8 cheap piker', said he. If you want to frighten me, you'll have to get reputation
 Frankenstein's monster peered at him curiously. "Who are you, any way? he asked. and what have you done to lead you to view my murders with such contempt?'
 "I am the Blonde Beast, replied the bull-necked one. My father was German Militia rism and my mother was German Kultur. I have murdered thousands upon thousands of women and children, and millions of the worlds finest and bravest men have filled unmarked graves because of me. have torn innumerable innocents from their homes and sent them into radiation and hopeless slavery. l have massacred myriads of helpless Armenians without giving them a chance for their lives. I have shat tered international law in every con- ceivable way, and I have violated every known tenet of decency and chivalry. I have rendered my country barren of composers dramatists, and poets: I have supplanted love with hate: I have caused art to descend to obscenity; I have sent my hirelings into every nation to debaucll and defile whomsoever was so weak as to listen to them or to accept their bribes Some day I hope to destroy my parents and even the entire world"