The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-05-01
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 the entrance Of the
United States into the world war.
Bill Bradshaw looked at all the
preparations with smile. He did
not intend to buy Liberty Bonds. That
$4,000 lying so snugly in the bank
should not be disturbed. He guessed
he was loyal enough without buyinr
bonds.
Just 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, Bill?"
mot me; I won't invest q dollar"
"Bet you 50 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 bet!" 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 hey 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.
It 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 I called on
him last night, and told him | I'M
derstood that he had repeatedly re-
fused to buy bonds. Now / was re-
Quired by the government to fill out
this card. Then l pulled my yellow
card on him and began to ask Ques.
| TONS"
Mcnamara paused. Rich waited
then asked: what them"
"His wife said: Bill, you'd better
buy bonds than to let that go to the
government
did he?" asked Rich.
"No, not then, but he asked me not
to send the card until tonight, which
of course, agreed to. think he'll
see the light"
Mcnamara went down the street
while Rich went into his office with
smile on. Late that afternoon. q:
Rich went by the bank to the post
office, Mr.. Mcnamara called him in
bill bought a thousand dollars
worth of bonds" he said with broad
grin.
Scared, was he?" asked Rich.
pretty badly ratified"
It was fully two weeks before Brad
shaw called at the Criterion office
and when he did he walked up to tn
desk and. laying down 81, said:
Il am a man of my word. | Dough
bonds, for | considered them goo
investment. One does not lose any
thing by such an investment, and h
has the satisfaction of helping hi
government"
This was said in a very patriot
way, but Miss Ames, who was shar
of tongue and not at all particula
about peoples feelings, said: "Bi
Bradshaw, bet they pulled a yello1
card on you"
81 don't know what color the pesk
thing was" admitted Bill. But
one Of them cards would go to Uncl
Sam, with them questions filled OF
like Mac wanted to. I'd be arrested fc
a pro-German. The whole trouble
Mac knows to cent Just how niue
money have, and there's no gettil
round It,"
Bill remained and was unmercifull
roasted by the sharp-tongued youn
woman, but for all that Bill Bradsha
was the only man in Cedarville VIII
had yellow card pulled on him.
After he left Miss Ames turne
upon her boss.
"Mr. Rich. did you tell McNamar
to 60 after Bradshaw"
mo; | told Mcnamara what he sal
about not buying bonds. and that
had bet with him on the result, bl
no stakes were up-it was just We
bal bet-but a yellow card woul
bring him quicker than anything"
And so 1t came about that Bi
Bradshaw displays in his window
Flag of Honor" and tells all h
neighbors what good investment |
considers Liberty Bonds.