The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-18
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Ne turned away. lie absolutely
eauld not bear n. lie walked a few
paccS and equally could not forbcar
"a stop ard look again. The men
wsrc nearly all laughing and whist
ling and singing, This bursting
sensation in all eis emotiensi IL waa
hcseud anything he had ever expert
enccd bcferc Rut he had expert
encsd something ike 4 before. It's
mind threw hack across the years
1 And presented tho occasion 90 him
/ I'd was when he was very small boy
n his first term az ridborough. The
'IEhrsstmas term and he was CA ths
STRIP. trying fuantically hehind =
crowd 81 boys 20 set a glimpse Of
<she match IN progress Of the
Ixroat matches ~ the season, vs.. It'd
borough Town. one of the boys
| against whose waist his frantic head
| was buttinx turned and said In a
lordly way. -f.et that Kid thru" and
/ he was roughly bundled 90 a front
i posstion. The boy who had com
mandcd his presence tolted him IN
II the back with his knee and said.
using the school argot fer 20 cheer
i or shout "Swipe up. you CHASTITY
II young ass Swipe up, Can't you
n 80 they'rc pressing usf"
III Couldn't he sesl lie felt that the
end Il the World Was coming AZ what
he saw The enormous. fun grown
tosn men were almost on the school
/ xpalhne. the school team ellngtng 70
thsm and batting with them like
tixereats. lie had only been az Tabor,
cazxh month. but no felt he would
e Il the line was crossed lie swiped
u Ne thought his throat muat crack
vhen his cracking throat inccntt
4 uyed to God for the school. vision,
III - God on hts throne on the school
ralpoSts and mentioning to Him ths
ayers whose names he knsws
81 #rOh, let Barnwell get Ia hts kick
q. DO let Harris see they're heelins
q ball on. help Tunnel 10 get tina,
ma Help hunt Help him
| Seceoool. schoo oo-ooli Schoo- 90
lue1A loo-1a4 Dayt
BIS bursting heart was now say.
E England. EnglandF'
III "
Tns column passed and was gone.
Be- wAs left with his r1ost frightful
1 fsstaxA HE could do nothing now
| / -Four o'clock IN the morning But he
must DO something now. lie could
MOI 50 home tan he had. HE must
lie followed to the STATEN. The men
we're ensraininx ia the goods yard
h valtsd about. not trusting him
- 10 speak 10 Otway or any OF this
eAcrs who we're gong. Presently
hn opportunity came Ia n sight oi
olonel RaftFay. who commanded the
&pcs and vas not going. STANDING
Rsckly 10 him and they exchanged
Destinsz and said the obvious thinxa
Drop~r to the occasion Then Sabre
Id. feeling extraordinarily emhar.
nssed. Il say. Colonel. want TO get
,nto thia | absolutely must set into
1hls.-
En- Into whatr
III -Ths war II was eaAer after
ne plunge. and he went ON quickly,
Z y see In the papers that civilians
{ ~ beng given commissions. gettsns
Dem BY recommendation. Can you
~ me c0mmissiong Can your"
Colonel Rattray showed surprise.
Hs TUNED squarely about and faced
s&sre and locked him up and down.
NJ not 10 the way In which soldiers
| hoked civilians up and down rather
Rfsr on. Wen. don't know.
HlEht- I've no doubt I could. II
oure eligible. How old are ron
shref-
Nj Thirty-rx-
III Colonel Eattray said doubsfufiy,
It's BIT on the steep side for q
! oFnnizsion-
vi well. Id 20 In N. ranks- 7 must
- in absolutely must
The soldier smiled pleasantiy. -Oh
7 wouldn't get thinking about this
nnks. Sabre. Thsrs're heaps befors
ycu, you know. SIN. wouldn't stof
any man getting into the Army 10 !
tould help him. IN see what car
90 Certainly | Will Mind you. lin
cosbtfgi. Are you fit7"
Ill think I am. I'm supposed tf
hsys a BIT o. a heart. But it's abso
hss rot. Il never affects me In the
Mghtest degree. can do anything .
Well, thaLs the first thing, YOU
kno~. Look here. I'm wanted. Cons
% TO the Meas IN the morning and
~ get our doctor 10 have a look si
5ou Then wen see what can b
cone. All right. eh7"
i'll v
re rode home much relieved from
ne stresses he had suffered in thai
sTful business Of watching the regi
Aent march out. He felt that II only
! = could be lin II" he could equally
ndure any Of these things that wer,
; Appening and that would get worse
: | he had just 70 stand BY and watcf
: Htfn his portion would be insupDort
@le England Other people whon
- knew could not possibly feel II ir
NE way he felt IL IEla historv Will