The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-04-08

CHAPTER v
This frIghtful war, on hIf
brain like % weight on his
heart like o. pressing hand
Blowing about this streets. In tho
newspapers and at meetings. in
the mouths OF many. and in tho
eyes Of most vac the new popu
lar question Why aren't YOU in
khaki The subject Of age. al
ways shrouded ~ "a secmly and do
curous mode-ty. was suddenly
ripped out of ~ prudish COVERING
That was In the third month Of
the war But by juno. 1918, tho
position ON these little points had
hardened In June. Why aren @
YOU iu khakif was blowing about
the streets. Certain men avoided
one another And in June young
Harold Joined up. sabre greeted
the news with very great warmth
BY Iuvc. I'm glad. Well done.
Harold That's splendid. Jolly
good luck to YOU
Later In the morning Twynlng
came In. Hin air struck Sabre ns
being deliberately aggressive.
We'll. uaroid'a gone. he said
Yes. IA joliy glad FOR the hoy 3
sako. was just cougraunlatinr
him thirk it's splendid u
him
Twyniug breathed heavily
through his nose. splendid
Hur' Wen hos gone now and I
hope you re- satisfied
Sabre turned in Dds chair and
questioned Twyuiug with puckeryd
brows. Satisfied What on
4 earth do YOU mcan-ntisncd7
You always thought he ought
90 go. My boy saw II.
You ro talking nonsense. I've
never so much as mentioned the
subject 90 Harold.
Twyuing always %retr1ctcd whom
Sabre showed signs OF becoming
reused. All. well. what dues 70
natter lie r une now You
wait tll YOU 'Ne got e son. then
youn think differently. perhaps.
You don't know what uy boy
means to me Res everything In
the world to me I got him Ia
here to have him with me and
now this cursed wars taken him.
You don't know what he Is. my
boy Harold. Hes "a better man
uhan HE father. in tell you that.
Tie a good Christian boy Ho T.
never had "a bad thought or said
a bad word.
Not very long after this incident
occurred another incident. In lts
obvious aspect II was also related
go the why aren't you In khaki
question; Sabre approhcndcd in Il
"a different bearing
one mornidg he stepped sud.
denly from his own room into SIR
Fortune 3 In quest Of "a reference
Twyning and Mr.. Fortune wcr.
seated together in dcrp %onversn
lion. They were very often thu
seated Sabre had noticed. AZ Mi
entry their conversation abruptl'
ceused; and this also WINS not new
Sabre went across 10 the filnl
cabinet without Speaking
Mr. Fortune cleared his throat
Al, Sabre. We were Just aayini
what "a very deeply ~unfortuna,l
thing % Is that mono of us uriu
cipals are % an age n do tho RICH
thing by the firm by Joining tn
< army
Yes rs a pity. sabre said.
I'm glad you agree. I knol
you would For myself Of course
I'm out n the question Twyn
ing here l. getting on Tor forty an
= ~ tOurse he's given his son 10 III
. war Nou-of course. you &C. maj
ricd. 90. ana there we urD' 1
, does a. you ray. seem "a grcn
Q pits
Sabre spoke very slowly Mo.
furious anger was about 60 bur,
when there had suddenly come {
is controls the thought. Thcs
two aren't getting az you for en-
: love 81 England, for any patriot
reason. Theirs "a another rea
!. son lie said very slowly
have never told YOU. pertains
ought to have told you ,at IN
= time. that ! was refused Tor IN
army some whilH x
> TWyBing spun around from N
bookcase Really Ky Low
, and you took as enough. too oil
man, Fnucy-Ioily sporting
~ you Fltncy-Oh. I say Old NAL
y do let have a look at your ia
per " YOU We got lt on Won
= sabre was at his door VIII
% papCre'
y |. Your rejection paper old maj
a I've never seen one
haven got one
d Not Eot oncl You must hay
Old man.
u Well ! haven't was sea
a privately TIN rather friend
y with them up at tho barracks
u Oh. yes of course Waudt