The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-20
oic1i ACKNOWLEDGMENT
lCensinucd Prom Yesterday
CHAPTER VI

bnAAuufA Eftft t'EtSthttN
CHAPTER VI
Thls frisstfui war; on his brain
nke a weight. on bis hcart like a
pressing hand.
Came Christmas by which. al the
outset. ever, bo.ly knew it would be
over. ana Il was not over. Came
lime. 1918, concerning which. az the
outset. he had Joined with Mr.. For
tune, Twyuing and Harold IN laugh.
Ter Al hts own Erotesaue idea OF the
var lasting 10 the dramatic effect %
a eliminating battle on the conte-
nary q waterloo. and the war had
lasted. and was suli lasting.
- This frlehtful war; The words
1ere constantly upon hts lips. ejacu.
hica 10 himself Ia reception OF new
manifestations % It's eruptions; for.
ever IN his mind. like living thlne
rnawing therr. other people seemed
10 suffer the war IN spaSms. isolated
amidst the round % their customary
routines. OF detection or % optimistic
rrassurance The splendid sent.
ment % business as usual" was IN
many valiant mouths. The land. In
% ar a. provisions and prices were
concerned. cenunned to flow IN milk
ana honey a. the British Isles had
aiways flowed IN milk and honey
In July a rival multiple groccr's shop
op~ned premises opposite the mul.
tiple grooer's shop already estab-
iixhe1 m the shopping center % thu
C1rden Home ana Mabel told sabre
how very exciting II was The rivals
piled their windows. ono against the
other. with stnpendous stacks Of
margarine and cheese al seven. pence
~ pound each. and then one day.
whatever DO yoa think tho new
nan Interpreted his mountains Of
Margarine and cheese with wooden
hrwls running over with bright new
pRnnies. and famed his windows
vssh announcements that this was
The Money Back shop You bought
3 pound 81 margarine for seven.
p<nce and were handed a penny with
your purchase And the next day.
only fancy the other man also
hal bright new pennies On bursting
Ax~ from the bank and also bel
lowed that he too was a Moncy.hacx
shop.
The fact 10 the war really hasn't
msfter-d a bit" Mabel said Il think
MS wonderful. And when you re-
MEMBER al the beginning how people
rushed to buy W food and what aw
ful IDEAS Of starvation went about:
you we're enc Of the worst
And SABRE agreed that II really
vas wonderful: and agreed too with
Eaesfs further opinion that he
reAEiy ought not TO get 20 fearfully
depr,xsed.
But be remained fcarftiliy de-
pressed The abundance Of food, and
ensh manifestations Of plenty as the
bowls and bags OF bright new pen.
mics mean; nothing to him. lie knew
nothing about war. Very possibly
ne prophecies OF shortage and re-
strictsorz and starvation were. In the
rrccf. TO be refuted as a thousand
other prophecies Of the early days.
optimistie and p@=Sirnistic. were be-
ng refuted. What had that 70 do
WITH IL Remained the fr!ghsfui
facts that were going on out there
b Belgium and In Galllpoii and Ia
Russia Remained the lncrea sing
ssselatson Of Cermany's enormous
might IN war and the revelation Of
what war was az she conducted IL.
Remained the sinister revelation that
~ verv not winning az IN the past
vs bad always won Remained
ks enlargement OF Engiand--Eng.
understanding four-square to her
eneEnies. but standing as some huge
80 splendid animal something Devil.
dsred By the fury Of the onset upon
r. shaking her head uhereon had
fallen stunning and unexpected
ciows. as it might be a lion enor.
rnusiy snaShed across the face.
rusring her defiance. barring her
f2nxs. tearing Up the ground before
hsr. ereadful and undauuted and tire.
mendous. but stricken: In sore agony:
IN heavy amazenent: her pride
tnrusi thru with swords. her glory
ansvered by snoiher's glory: her do
nlnion challenged. shaken. bleeding.
England 20. This frightfui wari
II
Remained also. blowing about the
streets IN the newspapers and at
neeiings. In the mouths OF many.
and in the eyes Of most. the new
popular question. why aren't you
" Khaki The subject OF age, al
Ways shrouded In a aeerniy and
cseorous modesty In England. and
especially since. a few years pre-
''ously. an eminent professor OF
meaieine had unloosed the alarming
usory OF Too old at forty" was
Msderly ripped out OF its prudGsh
cpFerinss. One generation OF men
oegtn 70 talk with thoroughly ensag.
ING frankness and Iaraeness about
'heir age. They would even an.
ncunee IL in \ foffd .otge IN sros.ead