The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
BY Upton SimCIair.
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Copyright. 1926. BY Upton srnclairI

Up at Paradise things were booming All the men were back
at workeven the backsted at dollar day more and
rise promised good just
his weight gold. -four men,
listened gladly the oil workers patriotic would
have enlisted but they needed this jobhere
nothing important than ell and the way them
their country keep the stuff flowing and
for fires for distractions dropped wells
acts of vandalism by enemy agents.
Paul back as Dads builder then came the
first draft and Paul had of the lucky numbers Dad
Ito him exempted for obviously there
house the drill operate wells
Dad had power to arrange mattersou can understand that
when learn that the chairman of the exemption board
Mr. Carey the rancher who had accepted from Dad
the road built for the drilling But Paul said there
ried with families who knew much about building
as he did, so Paul would do his share in the field
Bunny again. had no end of argu-
ments Paul wasn't nearly keen for the Bunny thought
ne ought to be- ne agreed that we had to win since in
put ne wasn't sure was necessary for us to be in Bunny
had to rete the he heard from the
That made lively times at the Rascum cabbecause strange
may SEEM Ruth was taking exactly the same attitude to the
war Grandma, whom Ruth had
all wicked and she would anything
with But you really meant
she didn't want Paul taken away and killed!
there nothing that would pacify chung to Paul
owing he should not she would die of grief he did, when
she realized that he actually going she about her
Paul went away to tranngcamp and after that paleness
and silence became the dominant She
went back her fathers stay night meant
that on sundays she had to 90 to church with them and cit and
bite her lips while Eli preached For prophet
old testament model calling down judgment
the Lord shifting hip thigh leaving not one alive not
even the little ones the "spawns of the devil Eli heinz
preacher did not have this killing himself he exempt
and his sister Mee who the problem
self by marrying derrick getting
him foreman and have him kept home Meeie was
chattebox young thing to Bunny that Ruth
ought to find herself husband instead mourning Pau
maybe the day would Bunny want to be e
epted and they might both solve the problem the me
That summer in Bunny lfe between the war
and his rapres with Eunce He spent deal of time
Beach City, because he had the military work and
because the girl mperous demands Indeed the
in their happiness came because he would pers in
ing visits to Paradise where very well come
She took Berties phrase that Bunny oil gnome
what do YOU want with so much monevq" she would aroe
My God let get from Papa you need tio Tommy
Hoy it seems had made huge killing buying down
ported he had cleared cool three million been
lot about in the papersa complimentary
everybodys dream of glory
How explain that wasn't the money but the
TACT that the country had have OIL he do his
share what kind Of preternatura soemn youth
needed his and became issue Bunny care
for most his Dad his sweetheart? grab him by
the shoulders and shake him. she had to take
10 dance and II he went on and buried himself in the desert
she would get another fellow
She Unsuitable pleasure she never knew
Wnem 10 STOP Whatever might be- One dance more! Just
she would Plead and then would be or one
her eengs hurt because he refused How could he
promise to his father than his promise pal? And
how could she take him with crowd he PLAYED the mart
of skeleton at feast?
Not for long to lose themselves in the sand
and share their secret with the Eunice
prg the tree and conspicuous spending of Paps
wealth. They would drive Angel City where in fashionable
notes We're paatial dinngrooms, with azzorchesas
CROWDS or revees celebrating
coups The flags of all the allies and
the men the uniforms all the what the
war meant 10 ounce to be in this shining company
up while the orchestra played the Spanged Banner and
after that to dance all night while played me- honey
papy or Ioodleums too whatever cajolement
the saxophone might She aggressive little dancer
cnging to her partner her body fitted had been
moulded there Bunny would not have thought quite decent
TO behave like that in public but it the the time
and no one paid attention to them especially hours
had passed and the drinks had taken effect.