Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-17
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June, why aren't you in kbaki1" was
blowing about the streets. Certain men
avoided one another. And in June young
I Harold Joined up Sabre greeted the
news with very great warmth. by
Jove, In glad Well done. Harold
That's splendid. jolly good luck to
you"
Inter in the morning Twyning came
! in. His air struck Sabre as being de-
( liberately aggressive. We'll, Harold's
gone" he said
Yes, I'm jolly glad for the boys sake.
/ 7 was just CONCENTRATING him. I think
it's splendid Of him"
Twynng breathed heavily through his
nose. Splendid? Huh! Well he's gone
! now and I hope you're satisfied"
Sabre turned IN his chair and ques-
Toned Twyning with puckered brows.
Satisfied? What on earth do you mean
satisfied ?"
'You always thought he ought 10 go
My boy saw it"
You're talking nonsense. I've never
80 much as mentioned the subject to
Harold"
Twyning always retracted when Sabre
showed signs Of becoming reused. "Ah.
we'll, what does It matter? He's gone
now You wait till you've got son
than you'n think differently. perhaps.
You don't know what my boy means to
me. He's everything in the world to
me. got him in here so as 70 have him
with me and now this cursed wars taken
him. You don't wnow what he is. my
boy Harold He's better man than his
father, I'll tell you that. He's a good
Christian boy. He's never had a bad
thought or said a bad word"
Not very long after this incident oc-
CURED another incident. In Its obvious
aspect 1t was also related TO the Why
aren't YOU in khaki" question; Sabre
apnrehended IN it a different bearing.
One morning he stepped suddenly from
his own room into Mr.. Fortunes in
quest Of reference Twyning and MI
Fortune were seated together IN deep
conversation They were very often thus
seated Sabre had noticed. AT his entry
their conversation abruptly ceased; and
this also was not new.
Sabre went across to the fling cab
met without speaking.
Mr.. Fortune cleared his throat. "Ah
Sabre ave were just saying what q
very deeply unfortunate thing IL Is that
none OF as principals are Of an age to do
tho right thing by the firm by joining
tho Army"
4eB, II 8 Il pity SaDr0 salu
I'm glad you agree. I knew you
would. For myself, Of course, I'm out OF
the question. Twyning here Is getting
on for forty and of course he's given his
son to the war. You--of course, you're
married, too, and there we are! 1t does
as YOU say, seem great pity"
Sabre spoke very slowly. Most furious
anger was about to burst when there
had suddenly come to Its control the
thought, These two aren't getting at
you for any love of England, for any
patriotic reason. There is another rca
SON" He said very slowly, Il never
told you, perhaps l ought to have told
you at the time that l was refused for
the Army some while ago"
Twyning spun around from the book
case. Really? BY Jove, and you look
fit enough, too, old man. Fancy-Jolly
sporting Of you. Fancy-Oh, l say, old
man, do let's have a look at your paper
II you've got it on you"
Sabre was at his door what paper q"
Your rejection paper, old man. I've
never seen one"
II haven't got one
Not got one! You must have, old
man"
I'm rather friendly with them up at the
barracks"
ooh, yes. of course. Wonder they
didn't give you a paper though"
Sabre paused on the Threshold. He
perfectly we'll understood the vilainous
Implication. Vile, intolerable! But of
what service to take it up?
Ii
In August the anniversary month of
the war, he again offered himself for en-
listment and was again rejected, but this
time, after a longer scrutiny; the stand
ard was not at its first height Of per-
lection
He was enormously cast down by his
rejection. When he got back that night
he went straight in to her II say.
they've rejected me. They won't have
me-" His face was working. Its that
cursed heart"
She slightly puckered her brows. "Oh
d you know, for the minute, l couldn't
think what on earth you were talk
ing about. Were you rejected? Well.
I must say I'm glad"
He said fatty, why are you?"
well, do just Imagine what you'd
look like in private soldiers clothing"
she laughed very heartily again.
lie turned away
CHAPTER VI.