The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-09

| al night. ne asked. WHO - IL
who has ordered all the sweat
ers and blankets in Norway con-
fiscated so we can freeze to
death this winter? Who teaches
our children in school the most
hideous untruths? Who has stol-
en- our food, our factories, our
money, even our skis for their
army? Do they ask your per-
mission? No, they hem you in
on every side. so that not min
ute of the day or night is your
own. What we're you born for?
Are you a human being, or a
cat, to be dragged in or out ev-
cry hour whenever your master
pleases? Why do we have black
ing in the windows and guard
at the door," he asked. Have
you always had to do that when
you wanted to speak your
mind?"
ITO be d free man." said Gerd
Bjarnesen harshly, lis a right
that nobody ever gives you.
You've got to work for it your
self"
Il know" said Kjerlof, "but
it's a great sacrifice. And how
can we be sure, even If we make
it,"
1--WE can't" Hammer snapped.
"And anyway, what sacrifice is
it? What are you giving up?
Your life? Maybe they'll take
that from you whether you fight
or not. Your farm? It's not yours
anyway until you fight for it.
Your peace? What peace do you
have when a body of troops can
come in the middle of the night
and arrest you as a hostage, to be
shot for something you never did
and never even heard about?
Think of that. Asleep in your
bed at 2 in the morning, and
they come and tell you, We
know you didn't shoot the cap
tain, but somebody did, and so
we're going to shoot you. You
call that peace? You call fight
ing that a sacrifice?"
as time we talked business,
said the doctor.
CDR. Stensgard is right" said
Gunnar. He saw Solveig nod to
him, and plunged on. Ever
since he told me this morning
what happened, I've been think
ing it over. l think ! have a
plan whereby we here in Troll
ness can hold our own when
the trouble comes"
ga" said Kjerlof. But what
for? Understand, I'm only ask
ing"
Hammer had heard dozens OF
such conversations. He thought,
$50 it comes now. That is the
man they wait for. There is al
ways one" He sat down. The
fishermen drew closer. Gunnar
had gone over to the table.
Lets get to the point" said
one of the fishermen.
well" said Gunnar, look
here" He pointed down at the
table. Here, this line is the
coast" He traced it with his fin
ger. Here is the place where
the ford cuts inland. Here is the
town, and here, at the end, is
the bridge going south"
Lars Malken came forward
and stood at Gunnar's shoulder,
looking down at the pointed fin
ger.
Here is DR.. Stensgard's little
summer house, and two row.
boats he keeps moored at a pill
ing. THE Germans will never
bother about them"
ia" said the doctor, nodding
gravely, that is right"
Lars, do you remember that
this morning l asked you to hide
three cupboard motors?"
Motors said the old man.
Yes, you did. Of course I re-
member"
where are they"
"In hte cellar of my shop"
Good. Those three motors
must be moved out to the sum-
mer house and buried in wooden
boxes, or hidden SO we can get
them in hurry when we need
them"
Hal" cried Malken. II mis-
Judged you, Gunnar. Good.
Good"
Every one of us must give as
much gasoline as he can spare.
That, too, must be hidden in
drums down at the summer
house. 1t can be moved there at
night"
1--WE must delegate men to do
that" said Stensgards.
"You see," Gunnar went on,
lone thing that wins battles is
being able to move with more
freedom than the enemy. So ]
first want to make sure we are
not trapped the way they were
in Stoksund. That we do now.
And second, / want to make
sure the enemy cannot move.
If we can do both those things,