The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-29
Rg Upton Sinclair
TX


long talked march Berlin! march also to Vienna and to
weakening colapsing surrenderng President Wilson is
sued his fourteen points, the basis Of which the Germans
invited quit There of negotiations
German leaders suggesting tuce There were two or
truce only a surrender; the march to Berlin was on!
day amazing report; enemy had captu
the had signed AS matter of fact
t ead IN ADVANCE that have not vet been
delivered ceremonies yet taken place
reporter let his finger slip the trigger and the
that set all America wild Such spectacle had been
witnessed began every nosemang instrument
conceivable turned loose and and children
the sang yelled until
they exhausted pistols shot flying
by with tncans bouncing behind newsboys and stockholders
wept anothers shoulders and elderly unappoachab
banpresdents danced the with typs telephone
girls day or two later when the real news came they turned
out to do all over again. but never could recapture their first
fine careless rapture.
that course, gone military
ng all the young ocersobe wanted back home go
college their jobs and all who any influence
quickly got urough that understood to be elastic Such
Bunny the blue void welded his
mysterious and he went home to watch the
of ROSS Consolidated which had launched opening
price OF SlO8 per share for the class stock and completely
sold out in two days. and quoted in the market
new device which Vernon Roscoe fancy lawyers had recon-
both
be need to issue stock dividends conceal the the
profit Mr. Roscoe was certainly wizard when to
finances st about the martest teller Dad had met IN the oil
game.
a tremendous load taken Dads shoulders for now
the money Dads job developmensthe part
he really liked He member of the board directors
Of the and also v1cepresdent
he would travel here and there and law ont fh tracts and s
the drilling Sites that every well brought properly
before turning to another executive the superintendent
of operation was Dads idea that Bunny should take po
his father with say thousand year until
everybody satisfied that he business
them would have the time of their lives driving
California and smelling out OIL M like at Paradise Bunny
that sounded good but he'd want little time to think
the idea that going Siberia or to
France Dad said all right course jump things
in hurry; but Bunny could that a little panied
because his son and nameake did not do that thng
They up Paradise Developments and one
of the first developments they Ruth who had their lunch
she looked older than when he had her
her face was pale and her smile was forced She had given
all pretense feminine CHARM her hair tight
and tied in knot top of her head and her skirts her
ankles which half longer the fashion
setting old maid Meeie
of grieving her heart out about Paul
ooh, he's dead" Ruth declared "Just think it's
been five months since he away
would have written me lot of letters in that timer"
1t did strange and Dad thought bit and SAID Yes
we've waited long enough, and now wen ist find out
ooh, Mr. Ross how you mean cried Ruth casping
hands together.
well, amt lost that army altogether Siberia
guess there is some to connect up with it.
Ruth had gone paler than "Oh don't
dare find out! should hear he dead really
know it"
Look here child" said Dad "the troubles you imagine
always lot than the
my boss carpenter, and I'm jist a-goin to-"
Dad the telephone called hay and
store of Mr.. Jake Coey in Rosevie Hello jake began
YES we're all fine hows your Say
stand had the nominating ferg the felers name
the from this district Well asked him
favor but guess right seeing put up
him. Well you send him telegram tell him
to the War Department and inquiry about the
whereabouts and health of Paul Watkins You pencil
Ithere?"
Dad turned to Ruth what is il now? Company 3,
California Two Hundred Thirty Brigade They're
in Siberia and want the War Department cable inquiry
and have the reply cabed wire the twenty-five
dollars the and there's anything
keep the change I'll mail you my check today might
plain, If want to- member of the family ILL.,
matter of life and death TO