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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
A Loss Not Without Compensation

The July 10 number of the Champion of Fair Play in bold
heading the of Chi
who voted the law enforce
bill in the legislature Let look and who these
are the Champion so that the people of the whole
grossly betrayed them 1t is long
with them hence let them feel the lash of ndg
citizens them the cold shoulder and the other
of be contaminated by the pased hand
of the of the peoples trusor what Let their
guilty conscience speak,
Whatever the who voted dry suffer from having the
friends of the liquor traffic by the other side of the street
will be than made for by the satisfaction which
theirs when they read the wonderful decrease in drunk
and crime since the law for which they voted went into
effect.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01

Mexico to make that country atone
for all of the sins which it has COM
mtted against the United States. We
have thought lately that when the
boys have all come home from over
there, we ought to take an army of
about one hundred thousand picked
men and go down there and give
Mexico her trimming. After all the
punishment which an army could in
flict with its swords and guns, its
tanks and poison gas and bombs
from airplanes is nothing compared
with what the arid curse of Prohibits
ton would infict. The way to get
even with Mexico is to give them
Prohibition. That would be getting
even with a vengeance"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
He Got the Kick

A Chicago saloon advertised:
"Provino-the Drink with the
Kick"
A delighted passerby went into the
place and ordered a drink of this
wonderful beverage. He paid 10 cents,
gulpcd down the liquid, and waited.
Nothing happened. Absolutely MOTH
ing.
where's the kick?" he asked.
20, you want the kick, do you?"
said Peter Boschelli, and he came
from back of the bar and kicked his
customer.
There it is" said he; "have an
other?"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
THE BEER FALLACY
(Danville Com. -News)


to in Denmark gallons of
United
addition used 8l gallons
And through this sistcd
the quan
OF well
alcohol than which
moderation
II liquors.
buzd unnd retards France Docs the United States
take chance?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
LARGE CITIES MUST OBEY THE LAW
,iolators and their friends.
Thirty-Two Dry States
(Galesburg Republican Register)

(Galesburg Republican Reeter)
In
o
vastly minority
would think that the whole
making all trouble. like
Chicago San Frencisco drinking
They
vertab1e plague
% will
United They the law. They
Any multiply aw-breakers bring
of country the Boshevk
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
Wives Profit
Under Dry Law
Only One Woman Complains of
Non-Support in First Week;
Crimes Dwindle

Chicago Herald Examiner, July 14)
All the ills to which suffering NOR
tai is heir are on the decrease, &C
cording to the statistics of the first
seven days of Prohibition given out
yesterday by First Deputy Chief of
Police Alcock. Chief Alcock at
tributes the rs per cent decrease in
crime and domestic troubles which
his report records solely to the fact
that Chicago is dry.
But look at the fguresl Burglary,
robbery and larceny came into the
police records 339 times in the last
week of June. In the first week OF
July they decreased to 200 cases.
Confidence men operated on twelve
who reported to the police in the last
week of wet June. Only six were vic
tirnized while sober in the first week
of dry July.
Wives Get Support Now
The most remarkable falling off
was in the cases of non-support be-
fore the Court of Domestic Relations.
Twelve married males were found
guilty of failing to provide the where
withal in the first week of the report.
In the second, one woman reported
non-support. E
From the Bridewell hospital comes
the report that the cases listed as
alcoholic" have decreased 90 per
cent. DIR. Karl A. Meyer, head of the
County Hospital, states that for the
first time in the memory of man a
Saturday night passed without case
of experimentation for treatment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
OSHKOSH JAIL GOES
DRY JULY FIRST;
ONE LOGGER SINCE
By international News Service
(The Chicago Evening

by international News Service
CThe Chicago Evening
American)
Oshkosh, Wis, July 21.--
Since July /, when the war
time Prohibition went into eff
feet, there has been but one
occupant of the city Jail over
night.
He was a volunteer ledger,
man who lives in Oshkosh and
who offered to pay for his
lodgings and breakfast. Neither
has there been an arrest in
Oshkosh for drunkenness since
July |.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
Labor Resolution Not Representative

At the Atlantic City convention recently held resolution
adopted condemnng Prohibition
shows that proportion of the membership repre-
that the
from territory Atlantic City In the states where Prohibition
has been adopted is shown that the labor has been
factor winning dry victories This has been shown
Seattle Portland Denver and Youngstown Ohio In the latter
city, OF the Of the steel industry labor responsible
for dry majority
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01

enforce the law the ground that Prohibition local
temporary restriction The Prohibition of the traffic Intoxicating
liquors permanent law of the and the nation. 1t be
enforced Responsible officials who fail do their duty
ready willing and able support the constitution
and to carry out the will of the people.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
Inconsistent Arguments

having trouble these days harmonzng
arguments against Prohibition Some said
successful liar should have good 1t be the
memories of writer's but something when they point
Maine which allows per beer for
ting point drunkenness in Maine argument
against Prohibition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
ANOTHER STEP FORWARD
Sullivan, ILL.,, Progress)

Sullivan, ILL.,. Progress)
wartime Prohibition into will
Prohibition
Americas influences
discard feel
can M o subjects of King
legislation liberty is
with of American
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01

state law defining does not much determine
alcohol beverages without intoxicating the
the legislature that passed the
the legislature the more alcohol
the limit
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01
The La,D Must Be Enforced

There whatever for lax enforcement of Pro-
hbon The Illinois enforcement law gives officials adequate
absolutely the sale Of Intoxicating liquors No Off
ea give for ncon that the law does enable
him get results Neither any officer explain his failure
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01

A travelling man named Smeltzer
Said to the barkeeper; well, sir,
I'd like some Old Crow"
But the barkeep said, No;
Settlers the strongest we sell, sir"
Northwest Tribune. sti n,,r5 s4o
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-08-01

good for us beer such beer contains
enough alcohol affect should be prohibited 1t 1t
does why the drinker should want IT.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-06
BASEMENT BARGAINS

6 white cups and saucers. value
$3.50; set of six =. =. -. 500
zoe Copyright Books. . for $1.OO
75c Dolls :. -. 2 for $1.OO
45c fancy cake plates. 3 for $1.OO
Csc fancy cake plates = for $1.OO
$3.50 cut glass dishes, special $f.OO
7 in. white dinner plates, per set
of six -. -. =. -. $l.Oo
White soup plates. set of six. 100
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-06
UNDERWEAR

Boys Cotton Ribbed or Fleece Lined Union
Suits; sizes to 16 yrs; values to $780,
per Su :. =. ..... =. Sl
Misses Cotton Ribbed Union Suits; sizes to
Ia years; values to $1.45 per suit. :. :. 81
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-06
FOOTWEAR DEPARTMENT

One lot mems rubbers; large sizes only;
Two Pairs 70
One lot ladies' rubbers; size to 5, 2 pairs 70
One lot Child's Rubbers, sizes from to 1O1I
Two Pairs 70
One lot of ladies' shoes and slippers; small
sizes only; per pair =. ........
One lot Children's Shoes, sizes to T. pair
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-06
DOMESTICS

Pepperell R. ga Bleached Sheeting yds 81.
Hope, Daisy, Fruit or Lonsdale Muslin, 4 yds ST..
Daisy Tissue white or flesh, yds. . " 81.
3Oc and 35c Nainsooks and Cambrics; 36 n
wide, yds. for. :. =: -. 81.
q inch Fancy Outings; very heavy; sold in
most stores for 4Oc; 4 yds. for. -. 81.
sc inch Fancy Outing; heavy weight; yds. 81.
81 in. White Daisy Cloth, heavy weight; yds$l
One LOT of Dress Cirghams; best quality; fast
colors; special yds. for 81.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-06
HARDWARE DEPARTMENT

49, quart Heavy White Enamel Coffee Pot :.
Quart Heavy White Enamel Double Boiler .
No. 6 Heavy White Enamel Tea Kettle -.
6 quart Berlin Kettle -. :. -. =. ......
10 quart Heavy White Enamel Water Pail . :.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-06

One Misses Coat; Age -. :. =. =.
One Misses Coat; Age 16. :. =. -.
One Child's White Corduroy Coat;
slightly soiled !. s.. - 49,. ......
Two Ladies All Wool Navy Poplin
sizes sc and SO; skirt leach ......
Coats to above skirts, per sleeve.
Three Ladies' Kenyon Slip-on Raincoat
ues to $3.50; somewhat damaged; eacl
$1.25 & $3.50 White Wolfe Waists; good
White Waists; good styles; special 2 !
Two all wool flannel waists; sizes 81
each. -. " =. =. :. =.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1919-12-24

zen.
"Gdelam, 90 mi Dude mozuo.
StaGi-li l. tomu me umeni, nevim, >
Tres se pred mou pomstou, ne
pomhles.li mi Piiidu 81 Ease -
zahrozil pobocnik a odesel.
Mara spokoiene %oddechla, kdy3
kroky ieho zanikly Y dali.
Provazen hlidkou. EiSenschwefi
mrauie kratel zpet do peynosii a
uyaloval, co po6iti. 0kamlik pc
myslel ma to, Jill do domu plukoy.
nikova a vyiddati 81 dovoleni, a.
by smell prohltdnonti komnrku
karacsonovu, Kdyby voiak posud
.byl We meste, byl by ztracen. 80.
VSak COZ kdyby Karacson liz byl
ma SVEN mist6 a klidne spal, To
iiz'kdyby 81 stavel, iakoby spal ?
Pobocnik nebal Sc ami TAX nemi.
lostiycho pohledu plukovnikova,
jake myslenky, ze by nenavident
voiak mohl Sc mn yysmati.
Spokoiil Sc tedy Einsenschwer.
tim, ze 5 hIidkami .ieste dlouho do
noel p%rochdzel vSccky ulice V biz
ko~ti klukovnikova dom.u, lkdy.
by snad karacson pfece nekde SO
byl opozdil.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1919-12-24

ny Sllad h~hfacsol pfece llekde ~
byl opozdil.
l;yla nedtlc, den "cirkevni pa.
rddy,' kdy Y nedostatkn dosiI
velktho kostela, ktery by byl pc.
jail ccly pluk i Sc vsemi dhstoini.
ky a poddGstojnickymi rodinami
%slouzena byla pro vojaky "a me.
stem ma rozlchlem cvicisti polni
mise.
Ma nadvofi kasaren staly ji2
vsecky setniny Y pine zbro.ii a PEEK
ne y%yfadeny. Ma vojacich vSecko
Sc jen tfp.ytilo jake ryzi zlato,
cerStvf nalakoyant femeni Zafilo
.iak benatSka zrcadla. Radost bylo
podivat Sc ma Svarne .iunaky po
veiSinf 5 cernymi, navoskovanlmi,
IN a tam jiz prokyetaiicimi knl-
ny, $ billmi vlascnkami, .jez wa
du koncily copem. zapletenym
stuzkou cervcne barry regimentu
PAM dIstojnici a sikovatele pro
bihali horlive kolem rad. pfihli
zcjice k tomu, ably vzdy celia ceta
stala muz vedle muze We tfech fa-
dach, jake kdyz biGem mrskne,
ably kazdy zadni muz kryt byl
svym predakem, ably vsecky CO.
panky byly stejn6 vysoko, vsecky
pazby pusek a ohby loketni PEEK
ne V .iedaie rad6. Stale to dosti ma
mahani pfipraviti kazdeho jed
notliycc k tomu, ably stall tax, jak
predpisoyal novy reglement o ne
scctnych paragrafech, mezi nimiz
.ieden zadal. by vojak "jak Sc SIN
81 ma muze, jenz nosi cisarsky ka.
bat stall s hlavou vztycenou.
" zatazenym' bfichcm "a vyp.jat!-
ma prsoma.
Tomuto paragraph vojackove je-
Ste dost radi howell, pon6vadz
chapali, re ma takovych muzne hr-
dych postavach, jak je reglement
chtel NIT spocinuly zadostive po-
hledy cetnych krasotinek, jez pfi
zadne parade neschazely, S tim
vetsi dychtivosti. Ia to vsak ne
chiefly jim jlti ma mysl cetne jine
novoty. Mladsim, zejmena rekru-
tim, jiz byli posud %nevpravili do
stareho nevazaneho zivota voiacke
no, slo vSe konecnG lehceji, ale
start kozaci, jiz prodelali nekolik
valecnych tazeni, nemohli pocho-
pitt, proc by nell vsichni ma powell
~vykrociti zrovna levou a necht6li
uyeriti, re by bylo pro zdar clsaf-
zbrani TAX d~Glezito, ably pfi
vzdayani pocty nebo jinych vyko-
mech vojak nemel ruku v kapse,
COZ zejmena novy reglement pfis-
ne zakazoval.
"vsak al Ease poEeneme ne
pritele pred sebou, nebudeme dr.
stejny krok," broukali 81 sta
tecni hajduci pro sebe, ponevadz
mIuviti Sc sousedem, kdyz stall "
fad6, bylo novym reglementem
jiz take zakazano.
Ma pravem kfidle prvni setnl-
ny, jez tehdy nesla cestne jmeno
" obristovy t6Iesne kompanie,'
stall desatnlk Karacson. Vysokd
jeho postava vynikala mad vsecky
ostatni s%oudruhy, ba j mad sameho
praporecnika, az byli tn prve
hajdukn SAM vybrani CHA
pici, ze bylo radost ma ne Sc po-
Karacson znepokojen udalostml
noel, stall tn zamyslene o.
prem 0 svou p~artyzanu, a teprve
ma opetovany powell setnlka, kdyz
liz plukoynik v prfvodu vyssich
dhstojnfkG Sc blizil, vytrhl Sc re
myslenek a yypjal Sc Poole
R~oztrzitost nensla poor
nosti plukoynika, jehoz zrak Jlz
Z dhlky $ potssenim spocinnl ma
syarne postave oblibeneho yoja
ka.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1919-12-24

veru take hrsti zlata." yzdyehI
kterJs. PozoroyaIi jste, Re dnes
, Ease oba diva z%tratili Sc kamsi do
%2ahrady! Stastn5 Eisenschwert -
"A neStastnh Irtna, odyatiI
,ldruhJ.
Rinkot Sayli dozn9I a Y dome
lplnkovnikoyf zhaSinali Svstla ~
Temud noe 2ahaloyala celt me.
Stecko.
vsecko spalo nebo priprayniit
>e k Splnku, Shrom1id6no bylo We
Sylch pfibytcich. .len IL a tam
Ipytilo Sc Syettlko y okncch uclo
zacazenlch syitilnach ina ~rozicIl
uliack upernenlch ChyiIemi kla
Ill Sc ulici notni chodec, jenz Sc
byl u krone opozdil a ted special
domU ably nebyl pfistizen a ire
Stan pro p~fekroeeni ~pfi>nfIo pcy
nostniho radu.
Cd domu plukovnikoya plizila
Sc temna postava lehklm krokem
pfeehazela proStfedkem ulic n xii
Iovatek, kradouc Sc dale kolem.
rad nizkych budoy. liz dospeld
nepozorovana ma okruzni ulici.
ktera kolem .vali meStskfch vedla
Nocni chodec patrn6 2nal kazdy
kdmen. Ize $ takoyou bczpeGno-
ISti v n%aprostf temnotd ku pfedu
kracel.
DoSed az KIN meStSkfmu valu.
Ipiikreil Sc ku stromn a Gekal.
20 nfiakf civil ozvalo Sc jed
notyarnf. ospalf volani straze Z
neyelkt yzdalenoSti. IA okamzil;
b druht strany ozvala Sc odpoy6G'
a tichou noel noel bylo slyseti,
.iak oStatni straze op6tujf volani.
Temna postava Sc vzchopila a
.plizila Sc ku predu. Ma nestfeze-
mem mist6 vylezl Aladar, nocni'
ten chodec. ma hradby a proplizil
Sc mezi budoyami a kolnami AL
TX hradebnimu pfikopu.
Znal dobfe cestu, nemohl zblou
dit. a tax nasel j po tine mfsto,
kde pc vylamanJch mistech We
hradni zdi mohI spustiti Sc do pfi-l
.kopu. Dole y pfikop6 yiddl kmi-
tati Sc nepatrnt syfttlko. Mara
.tedy nespaIa, mohI k nj bezpec
ne, beg obagy, Ne 5tGkotem psf
.bude prozrazen.
Postaviy Sc iednou nohon ia o
kraj zdi, yoiak bezdetn6 Sc z@asta-
vii. Jakasi divna Gzkost Sc no zmocI
Mia. Bylo mu, jakoby V nejbli2-
sim SVEN okoli citil lidskou by
tost. Zatajil dech a napjal sluch,
ale kolkolem mic Sc nehlbalo vi
nocnf tichosti.
"JakI jsem zbabelec," zahuGcl
vojak.. "Tak caste jsem tou ce-
.stou V noel kracel - a dnes Sc
lekaml \ echo? KIDD by ty stare
valy hIidal, kdo by tn obchazel?"
A zachytiv Sc rukou "a okraj
I'd, sponstel Sc lehce dolil. He
dial nohou We zdi otyor pc vylo-
menem kameni
V tom zdalo Sc mu, re nahofeI
mad sebou slySi jakesi pohnutl
Bylo to jake chfest zbranG.
Neytda, mali spustiti Sc doln
Il yysinouti opet ma hradebnI zefI
yojak ma okamzik stanul. V temzI
okamzikn yztycila Sc skoro mad
MIN jina postaya.
Byl TO plukoynf pobocni, jenz
sahaI pc sye sayli. Jedine SEX
mutt, a nenavid6n{ sok valel by
Sc pod hradebnl zdi We sve krvi.
Pobocnik chvili rozvazoval, vsak
nahIe op6t sklonil zbran.
Aladar neslyse mic vice, scstu-
poyal bezdecne doll, al ocitl Sc
y hradebnim pfikopus A ' femze
okamziku. go Oh kraCeI k obydllI
Mary, vzdaloyal Sc pobocnlk smG
rem ku straznici.
Y okenka zaskleneho j papirem
zaIepeneho vojak Sc zastaviI.
I've vnitr ozvalo Sc tiche zayyti
PISA. "Kus - lehnes!" slysel A
Iadar - a vse Ease bylo ticho.
Zlehka zaklepaI vsemi prsty M o.
kenko, nacez stara rychle Sc vzcho
pila. Sy9tIo zmizelo a dyifka Sc o.
teyfela.
"Chval kazdy duch Hospodi-
ma" pozdrayila stafena do temne
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1919-12-24

.iejl mu byla letmo pfislibila. =
Dlouho nepfichazela, lee mladl
muz obrnil Sc trp6livosti, yeda, h
nemIle snadno Sc yzdaliti nepozo
rovana 2 otcovy s%poleenosti.
Koneen6 ozvaly 81 lehke krokA
a We tine, ji2 zahalena hyla cell
zahrada, spatfil kmitnouti Sc syd
tly Sat.
"Prichazim icn ma okamzik
fekla pritlumenim hlaSem. Pr.
Sly iakfsi tainf rozkazy Z Vidne
Nyni tam Sedi Wnitf otee S ycI.
tell praporu . radi Sc Suad Dude
yojna
"A nastdya nam tcdy rozlou-
"Nikoliy! Rekla .isem Ii, ze otec
a tebe neopustim. P6idu 5 va
mi -'
''Plukoynik nepfipuSti. abys w
stavila Sc ~nebezpe6i -'
Jake tn ~nebczpe6il Do ohn6
nepnidu a y lahore nebo Y zadnimI
voii ME Sc mi nemjize staff. Les
nemluvme 0 mn6, nlbrz o tob9 a
otei. IIofim touhou pc p%fflezito-
sti, abys mohl Sc vyznamenati, ale
pfece vzmaha Sc mne Strach r.
strach o tebe, 0 tyilj zivot!'
AZ posud Sc mi kulky TyhIba-
" --"
ITO fika mii otoc tn, a pre-
&c Sc bojim.'
Bud beze straehul Mi dobrl
andel Dude Sc mnou."
"Slysela isem - vsak co to9?''
odmlcela Sc Irena a zatajivsi dech.
pozorne naslouchala. "Zdalo Sc
mi, iakoby Sc nekdo sem phil!
Neslysis nic2" septala, tulic Sc bi-
olive k Aladaru.
"NeslySim! To suche vetve pra-
skaii. Nuze, 60 cht6Ia isl mi RI
ci?"
"slysela jsem, ze ' hradebnim
pfikop6 zije stara zcna - kouzel-
nice --"
''Ano, stara Mara 49,"
"Ty j znas?"
"yice nee to: stard Mara ie mi
dobrou pfitelkynl!"
"A pravda TO, ze Garuie2''
"Vyzna Sc Y mnohem, cemn j.
nj nerozumejfl'
CA varf pry zazradne mastig''
"vaff masti a jine lekvary, jez
pomohou vice, nez mas felcar do
vede -"
"Masti, jez uGini voiaka nezra-
nitelnym?" nalehala lIrena neu-
stupne.
"Jsou takova kouzla, ale ne
vim, ida j Mara je INA"
Una a dovede pry %budoucnost
pfedpovfdati. Jdi k nj, .jdi, milac-
ku, a primes pomoc pro sebe i pro
otce. Bojim Sc -"
"Pa.idu, a 60 Mara dovedc, Use
mi rada da."
"Zde vezmi pro nj. Zlato --'
"Netfeba mi zlata -" fekl
Aladar, odstrkuje rnku dlveinu.
"P1jdes tedyg"
"Jeste dnes V noci.'
"V noel? Ne, mel Tot nebezpeG-
MOI"
"Jak caste jiz jsem tam byL,"
zasmal Sc Karacson. "Znam tn ce-
stu a ! potme j najdu."
"vzdyt nepusti tie straze 2 me-
stag"
"Nephjdu branou; IMAM jinou
cestu -"
"Nuze, tedy jdi a Ultra mi vse
povis, Dobrou noe
Jako stin zmizeIa Irena a o chvil
ku pozdeji PHIL Sc "a nj Aladar,
ably zahradnImi dvlfkami vloudil
Sc do domu. Teprve kdyz oba ode
sIi. odd6IiI Sc cd kfovf, "a MIMI by
Ii stall temny stfn a pllzil Sc zpGt
k terase domu.
Ell" mrucel 81 spokojene Eli
senschwert. "Me tusenf mne tedy
prece nczklamalo a milostiva slee-
ma milkuje Sc $ chlapem! Mohl
.jsem strhnouti pokfik, a zahanbi-
ii j, ale takhle to Dude lepsil"
la chyilku ma to kdyz Irena We
sla do salonu, nasla pobocnlka re-
braneho we hfe. Hral naruzive,
vyhraval i p~rohrayal, al ma konec,
kdyz starsf PAM dokoncili pora
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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1919-12-24

lJ'HiuE 1d'ifai ~ Wv 49, 'E' w
ieho tSrati mlade yo.iaky u
casem blyalo zle tomu, kdo nc
snesl pronikaveho pohIedu veliie
Iowa n sklopil oci, Lee karacson,
ne nemel dnes este svedomi, Wy
drlel barondv pohled, eiml vsalt
Iyyyolal dalsi zkousku sye statec'
nosti.
"Co zde stoii, jake sedlak, jc.
mui kroupy potloukly9" obofil Sc
ma naho plukovnik, lisa dnes v oh
zvlaSte dobrtm rozmarn. "Hlava
nahoru, prsa vent Jako yoiak u
ne jake stara babal - Ct name
snad ntiakt .iine starosii V hlave,
nez svt povinnosti 49, co.." kfitcl
plukovnik po SVEN zpilSobn, ami
by vSak h~asiereni yazne myslil.
Jak Stoji voiak Y iade, ma IN
ma vsecko ~oStatni, stat
jake zed a tvafit Sc, iakoby chtcl
lcelf sy6t snist!''
"karacson odvyka sluzbel'' po-
dotkl veliicl prvni setniny, by lel
Intco rekl. "Od tech dob, go neii
n kompanie, ncni jia tax dobr}m
yoiakem."
~ ccrta," pohneval Sc nyni
plukovnik opravdove. "Chce tia
pan hoffman Snad rici, re Sc voja
lei pod mym dohledcm kazi? Ne
pozoroyal .isem toho pfi karacSo-
nu. ien Sc mi zdalo, ze tn stoii ne
.iak %sklicend, kdczto voiak elm
'blize praporu, tim hrd6ji Sc ma
vypnoutil"
"KaracSon Dude asi maven pc
dnesni noel" .iizlivd nadhodil po-
hocnik.
Plukovnik prudce obratil Sc K
mluvcimu. go 10? Go ze prayi.
"Raftc Sc no, milosti, sam zen
tail, kde a .iak Stravil dneSni
noc?"
"Toulky nfjakt? Prohyfene no.
ri, co." rozkfikl Sc baron ma de
satnika. "Kde Spal dnes Y noel he
Eeumi mluvit?"
"Spal jsem We sve komirce, od-
kud mne vase milost rano SWIM
rozkazcm odvOlala." rekl Aladar,
sebrav nasiln6 vsecku svou odva-
hu. ably snesl pronikavy pohled We
litele.
Plukovnik v6da, ze Karacson
nedovede hiatt, obratil Sc zostra
ma pobocnika. "No - tn TO slySi-
mel"
"Budu vasi milosti hlasiti pFi
plnkoynim raportn, 30 dnes v noci
Y hradebnIm pfikopn Sc d6lo,
odv6til sm6le Eisenschwert.
gu certa, panel Wy mne lcka.
zhroziI Sc plukovnik. "Mluv-
te hned! Kozel at Geka do plukov-
niho raportu! Co Sc stalo?"
Pobocnik strucne povedel, 60 Sc
bylo V noel d6lo. Nahodou spatfil
V noel kohosi pliziti Sc k hradbam.
Nemoha nocnimu chodci, V nemz
tusil vo.jaka, zabraniti V ceste, IL
81 ~prekaziti mu navrat. =
Vyboufil USE mstraze, stihal nocni
no tulaka, lee tomuto podafiIo Sc
lniknouti.
"A kdo by to tcdy mohl byti?"
bouril velitel. 81 mych vojaki
prece zadny? Co by ii, II vsech
vsudy, tropili V noel Y bastach?"
~ voiak6, .jez .isme Y noel pro
hlizeli. nikdo to nebyl. Sli isme cd
k setnine a vsecko spalo.
ami stopy a take straze IL
kasaren nikoho nevidely.
Vsak pfi zafi svltilny zdalo Sc ne
kterym, ze poznali Karacsona."
Phi tonic pfimem obvineni Ka-
racson zbledl a zachv6l Sc ma celem
teIe. Plukovnik pohledl nan a We
del dosti.
"Slysel svou obzalobu?" fekl
velitel mad obycej vlidnIm hla-
sem. "Pov6del nam pfece, byl-li
to on a proc Sc V hradebnlm pff-
kope potuloyal?"
Cd toho okamziku zavisel bu-
donci osud KaracsonIly. Doyede-li
a snese-li pfisny pohIed We
ie z%achrancn, ncbof plukoy,
nix jiste spise uverf jeho tvrzeni,
nez d~omnenkam vojakG, jiz Sc W
tine mohIi myliti. Karacson dobfe