The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-04
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somewhere. oh. my dear, you
mustn't take on like this! Don't
give up hope. Everything may Be
all right"
But Sybil knew better. Hes
dead!" she shrieked through her
tears. Dead. ! tell you! know.
He came to me In . dream. all
blood. So I know. you see. that
he 10 dead"
A FTER the war life mad been very
"A gay for SYPHILIS crowd. John
Lawrence was 10 months missing
then. Presumably, dead" the rec.
ord said.
Tad came home. Economically
bronzed and different" looking.
Something about his eyes. and the
gray streak that ran through his
hair. He was very sweet TO 6ybil.
and talked to her Of "deathlese
glory" and ''heritages." He gave
her Z bit Of verse Of Alfred Noyes'
that be had clipped from an English
paper In Paris, and Sybil carried It
In her purse until It crumtled to
pieces. BUT Ill the time she knew
It was Z Grand Pretense, The world
was full OF noble words and llnl
phrases. People thought they
meant them. but they didn't really.
They could tell her, John died
for humanity till they were black
In their faces. She knew he didn't
want to die for humanity. or glory.
-or anything else. He wanted q
live-for her. II wasn't. fair. All
the talk about sacred trusts" and
making tho world safe for detnoc-
racy"! People couldn't really mean
It. or they wouldn't forget 20 Soon.
Nothing seemed to make much dit
ference. except having . good time.
Everybody wanted = good time =
Even Tad. He looked % ha6d.
some In uniform. with his swaSger
English cap and his silver shoulder
bars. Tad had come home Z cAp-
tain. with Z Croix dc Cuerre and
two wound stripes. His mother
was tremendously proud Of him,
and wanted him to 90 everywhere
with her. She hated to have him
get back to civies. but tho second
day home he went to his tailor tor
some new clothes.
1T you knew how I hate tho
sight Of the damn things!" ho said
Of his beautiful whipcord breaches
ana his gorgeous blouse.
sybil wanted to wear mournlns
for John. but the family had dis-
suad4d her.
"sincs your engagement was
never announced. dear" coAxed her
mother. n really think It would b
rather poor taste. Nobody really
knows. you ~, that you were &C.
tually planning o b married"
"Dut ] want them to!" cried
sybiL I'm % proud Of having
been his sweetheask ! WANT
everybody 70 know. And 'tAstA1
What DO ! care about ttaste'!*
Cant you try 70 Dnap out q Il.
6is7" b1eeed Tad. 1T Isn't deing
John any good. you know. He
wouldn't want you % take o. like
this. And IT, pf1tty tough on
Mother. You're too darn smart to
50 dragging round like a old
woman. It'll I good old world. aft6r
I'll. And we're only young onee.s
He brought men 20 the house
and urged her TO make up partjob.
. .
THE Eighteenth Amendmeat had
= been passed and drinkins NA4
becoming lamentably smart. Dla1ks
had come In. and Z really 6arlno
present for Z man 70 give Z Girl Wa1
aq enemeled naconette for her bAg.
Girls had begun to smoke. too. men
vert saying you never knew
whether : girl would D insulte6 Il
you off4rsd her ! cigarst Or o9o1oed
4 you didn't
ooloiero everywhere had ben
muetor16 ont o1 services and. women
were Still toelne them. Dou9hboys
valtel where angels t6ared to