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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-30
Strah

Ona: "Jezes, jezes, Nina
On: 'Kaj pa tako zijas? y
Ona:: "Gori, ali ne duhas ?'
On: Hudir! Jaz sem Sc p;
e ustrasil, da je ugasnilo!'
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-30

kupuJtc vojne b0nde IN yojno-vsr6e-
yalne znamke, da bo 6imprej poraxeno
osisce in vsc. kar ono prcdstaylia!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
3322-Houf Strike
At Rouge Ends

Work was resumed today tn the
Ford Rouge plant following a y
hour strike Of open hearth workers
whieh made 1875 employees die
and caused a loss of more than
2 200 tons Of steel needed Tor war
production.
The stoppaCe, which was pre-
ciptated by the disciplning of a
UAW-CIO steward for allegcdly
causing a disturbance al the plant
gates by refusing 10 show his
badge, was ended AZ tho insiStence
OF union officials who hold a
lengthy meeting with the strikers
on sunday
For time the dispute threat.
ened production 90 Whitney
aircraft engines because of the
diminishing stocks
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Auto Injuries Officer
On Duty Near School

Pafrolman Alvin Rainbow. AZ. of
The PeioSkey station. was injured
seriously shortly befohe 8 a. m.
today when struck by an automo-
bile while on school traffic duty
, at Linowod and Ia Sale Gardens.
Dr. 5. S, Wittcnbcrg Of 2635
Burllngamc driver Of tho car. told
police his auto skiddcd into the
officer as he tried to avoid strik-
ing pupils Of ST. Agnes school as
they were crossing the street.
Rainbow. who lives al l57i7 Oak.
neld, is in Harper Hospital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Youth War Club
To Be Enlarged

Me~hcrShip in the Northwest
War Councils Youth Guidance
Group. now NUMBERING 800. viii
be enlarged 20 1000 boys and girls
in Wayne County II was an
nounccd today by Adam McNutt,
council chairman. The group. with
the dual purpose Of combating
juvenile delinquency and collect
ing salvage materials for the war
effort already has established A
salvage collection rate Of more
than quarter Of a million pounds
a month MCNutt said
Additional adult leadership for
the group is vitally needed IN the
project which is supported by
Sheriff Baird Councilman Rogell
and Probate Judge Healy, IT was
pointed out
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Col. A B B Morrill,
Home on Leave

Il Col Arthur p Morrill, ON
i ic7r-7r- az cr1--rrrr nj ri79 Detroit
sewage plant was back home from
China and India tnllN- after haL-
rg spent TWO years n Tie OTIcnr
supervising Watcr supplies for
American soldiers
lie was a member Of a group Of
doctors. engineers land cntomolo-
gistS attached 10 the l.. s Army
In the Far East whch worked on
the prevention Of yellow fever
malaria and cholera
lie said that n India they found
water conditions extremely bad
with the result that malaria was
prevalent IN most sections of that
country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Times Phone
Aide IlclircS

After is years Of service on The
Detroit Times telephone switch
board operator Gladys Gift is
retiring
She and hcr husband. Raymond
Of 1851 Lannctte, Will 90 10 live
an their 60-acre truck and chicken
farm near ColdWatcr.
Mrs Gifts voice is known 10
hundreds Of Times advertisers and
subscribers She came 10 Detroit
from Port Huron. whore she went
10 high school, TO take a position
on the switchboard of the Checker
Cab Co. and came 10 the Times
IN 1924 a son, Raymond, Is an
MP in the l.. :. Army.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
HEART BLEEDS

with a bleeding heart. I am
resigned 10 the decision that the
war against Germany demands
prior consideration. But has
not the time arrived to drive
the Japanese out OF the Philip
pines? Remember, only i'm the
Philippines has the American
flag been Inundated. Let us
aVenge Bataan now"
Il is mcaningful that President
Quezon should AZ this time break
his silence OF many months and
make Sucn an appeal He tells
the American people that
after the revelation of the
unSpeakablc atrocities perpe-
trated Ivy the japanese upon
American and Filipino prison
erS Of war. the American people
can gain some idea Of the SUI
feringS that the Japanese have
also inflicted on the nun-Com-
blatant elements of the Philip
pine population.
1T il true that the Japanese
government and its high mili-I
tary command pursued a policy
of attraction, appealing 10 racial
affinity. and granting the Pill
pinos a So-caIled independence.
SCARCITY OF EVERYTHING
These receptions have failed
10 win the Filipinos because Of
the many and frequent cases Of
cruelty committed nv japanese
Soldicry which include. the rap
ing of helpless women"
President Quczon reveals that
there is scarcity of everything
now IN the Philippines - food,
medicine, clothing. and other eS-
sentials" He continues;
Peaceful and dcfensclesS peo-
Pile are at the mercy Of Japa-
neSe soldiers - the Filipino
people are indeed enSlaved.
"The war in the Philippines is
going on despite Japanese re-
taliatory measures such n
burning entire villages and kill
ing civilians Unfortunately"
II is not only Col DyeSs and Col
Melirik and Comdr Mccoy who
are talking 10 the American peo-
pie II is nov the leader Of seven
teen million Fliipinos who reveals
TO America the burning Of entire
villages IN the Philippines. the
raping " helpless women. the in-
discriminate killing Of Filipino
civilians and asks point-blank.
How long are the Filipinos
going 10 be lcftDalope 10 fight
the japanese in the Philip
pines ?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Pedestrian Killed
Hit-Runner Blamed

A hit-run driver who struck him
al Ten Mile road and Harper Sum
day today caused the death OF
Joseph F. Peters, %. 1929 K. Ed
wards, Center Line. There were no
witnesses 10 the accident, police
said. Peters body was found by
his wife, Viola. Is, shortly after
she left a nearby lodge hall.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
Kelly 10 Attend Drill

a demonstration Of maneuvor,
and riot drills VIII feature the
celebration of the first anniver-
Sary OF the Michigan State Troops
al the Piquctie Armory this az
tcrnoon ar 4 O'Clock. Gov Kelly
and other civic and military lead
erS are expected 20 attend
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
BY COL. CARLOS p. ROMULO

NEW YORK, Feb. (INSl-Mariano Pobre his
When he brought to headquarters in stretcher
he did not know his name. He was babbing like child.
He had been rescued by Filipino patrol after the Japanese
lines had been thrown back that night lie wounded in
the thigh during engagement four days earlier he
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07

IL in the, slightest. and he has
consistently remained silent on
controvcrsia al subjects about the
prosecution Of the war since has
arrival here Sto.cany ne has re-
fused 10 allow any bitterness 10
creep into any OF ms public Ut
teranceS
But as the leader Of a people
for whom an sConIzlnC march
of death continues day in and
day ou' for more than two years,
he says 10 America nov;
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
EiIipinO Buried
Alive by .DaIss

EDITORS NOTE-Beaianin9 tomorrow the Times
U eTtfEd tbs geTeg jap c1IHtE 01f UtI0cft1C8 n
2t9I44- faltdt 4t44+ r. 77t7 II.
Col W MeHink l. s. Arnlg rim lcee the 2Eor Officers
IN The party Of n AmcricoHs (Hcitding HcH-CGpt.
lEilop f. Dyess) Who escaped from jap prison camp ~
the phthppfnrs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
- Honor Roll
- Official Casualty List

Isis FOR Michigan after next Of kin have been
notified by the government
ARMY PRISONERS or WAR N GERMANY
Begin sgt. Clarence J-Nlrs. Johnson I'd It. owen w
Gecea Begin. mother 2olL William O. Johnson, father,
Dethle,en, sgt. Brunette W PETER. Sgt Wilbur A.
Mrs Laura c. Dethef- Mrs j. Golfer mother.
sen, mother, Gowen. Pontiac.
ARMY MISSING N ACTION
European Area
Alard. "a 1t. Edward W Hel>om, sgt. Maurice F.
mother Menominee motpcr 1916 Nineteenth.
Bingham I'd Robert - Detroit
father l2s59 strat6mocr Mr., Bonnie jsiue vie,
Detroit Benton Harhor
Belly. I'd 1t Curtis C. Mcnamara sgt Thoma,
2l5i Doris Detroit Eamsra mother Grand
Bills, INLAND w Rapids.
f.>'hcr bllS mother Law i'rtN' 90 ~ bu"ara p
renee Mr.. virginia G Peters
Chase ID Philip Mrs p mo,her Iandalia
Cloycrlavn Detroit kasNera RunceL mother,
Dare, sgt. Melvin M.-Alrs s,,,,,n,t e. C, y :,
(ooiGla sloan mother, Mrs, DInrlis SuImpfie
'',po.' mother 400 Lakewood, De
rraaci, Ms Nina ysa Hne9err 7 sgt Theodore y
Garland Detroit. mother Pontiac
Mediterranean Area
Sonasha I'd It. John l. Thompson PIC Charles F.
la mother Iron Mountain. wife Port Huron
Southwest Pacific Nrca)
Patterson. sgt Leonard g. Stor ID It. Robert II
mother Port Huron. 25o59 Meridian Rd Crosse
NAvl MISSING
Row Fireman &c Floyd William Mrs. Ida Saiminen
MARINE WOUNDED
Nzarelo Pfc. Anthony Bush Sgt Bernard VI Mrs
Mrs Frank. Alzarelo Mary L. Bush, mother.
Bartkus, Pfc Charles p c..ou - -
y Mrs Charles Barai. 1>',' ~ ar ,239
Btodov,l,i STANLEY A.. Pen''oau. Detroit
Mrs Ma.gsy. szykulA Patterson nc William J..
Detroit Notre DANA, lnkster.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
4-Yedr Boom
In Auto Plants
Seen byHoI|er

Detroit f, auto plants Will have
10 work at top speed for NJ least
four years to restore the nations
depleted auto stock, 10 their pre-
MAR paak= aa= - 1aa-aaa- eap>- VII,
Liam l. InLl-I- -salcz- manager eI
Chevrolet estimated today Should
production hoe resumed by July
1918. HolIcr predicted hat II
would not bo until July l949. OF
possibly january 1856. before tho
cars on the road would again be
at pro-Peal Iiarbor levels
Passenger car registrations
at the time Of Pearl Harbor
totalcd 21,70O,0OO, he pointed
eHf To-day there are about
5000 600 cars registered. III
there i no production until July
J. 1875. actuarial studies show
there viii he only 2T150,000 left
on the road
14-NEAR GAIN LOST
Industry records show that
on July !, 1890 there were FL
300. 900 carSl -nder prevailing
conditions. by next July we will
have Wiped out all our gains
since 1890.
Even though il is expected
that demand and sales in the
postwar period will be far above
any previous level in history, we
estimate that 1t will be not until
July, 1919, and possibly January
1880, before the car population
i restored 10 the 2T,100,00
pFHis- '-- -------=====-==
Holcr forceaw a combination of
factors shaping a great era of
prosperity for the nation He
pointed out that high employment
and wages. plus shrinkage supply
of available goods, was enabling
The public 10 eliminate personal
debt and accumulate savings.
100 BILLION SAVED
I'm lust two wears. about 80
per cent of All consumer debt
has heen liguidated," he said.
BY the end OF 1914. IL il esti-
mated that the total savings will
reach 100 billions. More than
80 per cent of all American
families are nnW- in he-S2 .On0-
and nNer yearly ipcome bracket.
THE automotive industry will
90 intn-t the postwar period with
plant capacity greatly expanded
And with demand ti1c gryatrst
ever known, sales may he ex-
pected to proceed at an in
creased pace. The total meter
vehicle market should he able
eventually 10 absorb more mil
lions of ears and trucks than
any Of the peak markets of the
past"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
MUST HAVE DISCHARGE

In genera. qualifications for re-
Ccivlng the pay are
vice overseas I'm on or
women with honorable discharge.
Service IN the L s by men or
women over 30 honorably dis
charged not their own request.
Service IN The army. navy.
marine corps or coast guard by
mon or women. enlisted or com
miSSioned. with honorable dis
charge
Women who left the former
WAC must have been honorably
discharged for disability to be
eligible
Eligible veterans arc advised 10
secure photostatic copies Of dis
charge papers or service cerufi-
Gates before sending the originals
with their applications for protec-
ton IN case the documents may
be lost
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07

Order War stamps delivered
10 your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
OPEN EVENINGS

open from . 4. m until . D. m
the f. jefferson office from 9 a. m
until 4 30 p m.
Application forms arc simple
asking only # the veteran was
honorably discharged and If he OF
-SpINed- nICrSEaS,
Application forms should be &C
companiod by discharge papers or
certificates OF service and mailed
as follows
Army officers and enlisted per
sonnet, residents OF Detroit or
Michigan az The time Of induction
or enlistment Finance Office L.
s Army, Livernois and w Jeffer-
son.
Navy and coast guard enlisted
personnel: Field Branch Bureau
OF Supplies and Accounts. CleYe-
land
Marine corps enlisted personnel
ard officers Marine Corps Com
mandant Washington. y c
officers ff33t4t-estts ct My t'sy-
Personnel, Navy Dept, Washing
ton y c
6oayt quart officers
Coast Guard Headquarters Wash
IVUtO0 ID
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
BURY HIM ALIVE

BlR HIM ALIVE
Bleeding profusely from his
thigh wound-he was given no
medical several Of his
teeth knocked out, half conscious,
he realized that his tormentors
were beginning 70 throw earth on
his PROSTATE body.
That was all ne knew Mercy
came 10 him IN the form OF dizzi-
ness first, then he tainted When
he regalned consciousness. he
thought all ne had for a body was
his neck. He was numb from head
30 foot. But he was choking and
he could not open his eyes
This was his story put together
from isolated statements taken
from him during seven days in
the field hospital before death
released him from his agony.
The boys OF the patrol said that
they found him accidentally They
saw some CigaretS on the ground.
CiCarcts were AT premium in
Bataan, and when one OF them
tried TO pick them up tthey were
japanese ClgaretSl. inStlnCtiVely
they Sensed there was something
abnormal in that patch Of newly
upturned soil. They had heard Of
other cases Of huddies being
buried alive hv the japanese.
They heard what they thought
were fnunled means Feverishly
ih~y dug and found Mariana
Pobre.
This was in March Of 1912. I
saw Mariana Pobre before ho
died That was one time | PRAYED
that fellow soldier be taken
away by the Lord.
HOW LONG" QUEZoN ASKS
Through our intelligence we
learned that the japanese were
committing the same atrocities in
the barrioS and towns wherever
they encountered civilian resist
ance.
Is it any wonder then that the
leader of the Filipino people.
President Manuel l.. Quczon. from
his Sickbed in Miami Beach. know
ing how his countrymen are
under such bcStial atrOc-
tics. should from his anguiShcd
soul address himself 10 the Amcri-
can people and say in statement
released today through the Inter
national News Service:
How long are the Filipinos
going To he left alone 10 fight
the japanese
After tho failure Of American
help TO reach the beleaguered
Filipino and American defenders
of Baiaan and Corregidor. II was
understandable that President
Quezon. who shared their hard.
ships and privationS in the bomb
blasted tunnel Of Correcidor.
should have been disappointed and
heartbroken.
If. he was, he III not show
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
zoo Vets File
For Muster-0ut
Pay in 1st Hour

Two hundred veterans Of World
War III. wearing CT shoes and
mixed uniforms, made appllca-
tons for mustering-out pay dur
ing the first hour the downtown
office of the VIEW, p Cadillac
Square, was open this morning.
WheNlbere was little activity
1.-THE Stabe Office, 7O4 F.. Jefrer.
son, a constant stream of ex-
service men continued 10 pour
into tho Cadillac Square Office
throughout the day.
Buy War Bonds
Almost without exception. the
men announced that they would
use part OF their pay 10 buy a
war bond
There was a sprlnkhng Of over
seas veterans bHt the-vaSt ma
jOrity had served only i'm tho
United States. No man over 80
had applied during the first rush.
MemhcrS of tho WOmcn's Aux
lllary of the WV. under the di,
rection OF Mrs. Dorothy Mann,
1929 Steadman, Dearborn. arc as
Sisting vcteran&EH- filing out the
forms.
The Mome=RMeEe engaged in re-
crhllng work but discontinued il
10 aid service men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07

captured by The Japanese.
When he refused TO give
them any information, they
struck him repeatedly, kicked
him into a hole in the ground,
and warned him that If he per-
sisted in his silence, he would
be buried alive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07

Johnson. I'd 1t. Owen w
William O. Johnson, father,
Plymouth
PETER. T sgt. Wilbur A.
Mrs p j.. Golfer mother.
Pontiac
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07

Begin. sgt. Clarence Mrs.
Cecilia Begin. mother Pol
FaUNcw. Detroit.
DethlefSen, sgt. Burnette W.
Mrs Laura G. Dethlef-
sen. mother, GoWen
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07
MN PRIsoNERs on WE IN GERNANY

Isis for Michigan issued Of kin have been
notified by the government
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-07

6uayt guard uffTCCrv; T. s
Coast Guard Headquarters Wash
Evening star., 1944-10-15
Peae II

No Jerry will "strow foot" in
these shoes oeoin. Pvt. Pot
rick }. Mcdonald of Grond
Ropids, Mich, stonds in the
strow overshoes captured from
the Nozis in fronce.
Signal Corps Photo.
Evening star., 1944-10-15

list that includes Studebaker-built
Wright Cyclone engines for the
mighty Boeing Flying Fortress
and heavy-duty, multiple-drive
Studebaker military trucks.
Evening star., 1944-10-15
6y StudeDaKef anu pOWereu Dy
Studebaker Champion engine

ment, Army Service Forces. It's
powered by the famous Stude-
baker Champion engine 1t
adds another important unit of
war production to a Studebaker
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-07-13
(Nadaljevanje)

"zena, dusica!' vzdiha Eliza,
ida, vse je propadlo, vse. Gubec
ie umrl. Brata so mi obesili vi
Brezicah, Tahi nam je upepelll
hiso. Sam sem komaj odnesel
glavo. Izdal mas je prokleti hui
dobnez Drmacic, tidal n a jeI
Molina. Tu ne morem ziveti.
Bezati moran, preganjajo me,
sicer je po meni. Ne brigam Sc
Ease, pac "a tebe, Kata, "a te
nedolzne otroke. Grem proti
Turciji. Ondi divja. boj. Nihee
me ne pozna ondi. Ko 81 ondi
kaj pridobim, bonn bezal k Be
necanom. Ma, vzemi to mosnjo
zlata, varuj jo!'
"Elija! Moi soprog!" je pla-
kala v strahu zena, "brez tebe
mai ostanem tn - brez tebe,
mole zivljenje, JAZZ uboga siro-
ia? Kaj maj recem otrokom, ko
me vprasajo po ocetu? Oh, O.
stani, "a Boga, umrla bonn. A
ne, ne, bezi "a Boga! Lahko te
vjamejo, ubijejo te,. o nesrecna
matt, zakaj 81 me rodila?'
81 Bogom!" zasepece Eliza,
~ Bogom," in poljubi mlado
dete, prime decka "a glavo in
pritisne svoje ustnice ma nedolz-
no cello, objame zeno, objema jo
dolgo, dolgo in prisrcno, kakor
da jo objema "a leto dni.
"Z Bogom!' Sc mu izvije glas
med jokom in Eliza Sc odtrga cd
Kate. 81 Bogom, do svidenja,
dusica!'
81 Bogom - Bogom!' sto-
ka Kata noe in pritisne k sebi
mocneje svoje dete, ko sta oba
iezdcca re izginila V teml.
Zopet je noe. Pri gradu Jasa-
novcu hitita po poti diva oboro-
zena pesca - Gregoric in Guse-
tic. Konja sta pustila pri plemi-
Gu Rozalicu, svojemu znancu v
Zagorju, maj jih vrne stajerske-
mu zupniku, ker ko sta jahala
ma konju, Sc je OZiralo vsako O.
ko "a NINA. Hitro stopata, gle
data pred Sc, ne govorita mic.
Dalec V stran Sc ogibata vasij,
XII Sc svetijo il daljine, bojita
Sc, da ju izpoznajo Uskoki, ka-
terih je tn dosti.
"Elija," rece Gusetic, nisi-li
lacen?'
"Sem, a ne menim Sc "a to-
"A JAZZ Sc menim; lacen sem
in zejen. Drob mi gori.'
"Pocakaj nisva vec dalec cd
meje, ondi Sc lahko najes do
sitega ma turski racun.'
"Toda pref lahko .umrem tu
cd lakote."
"Si-li baba? Ne ves-li, da ma
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-07-13

zavrela celia kraljevina, ko so
Sc sodniki ze sami zgrazali mad
posledicami svoje krivice. Sele
ko :ie zakrieal grozni vzkiik O.
bupnega srca, strtega cd Dive
ga Taha, ko je pred ocmi l]ud-
stva zazijala sramotna propast,
ko je dremal zakon in red in Sc
dvignila zavest kmetov, da po-
konca protinaravni greh, pred
pravice plemstva, sele tedaj so
zapustili plemiei stranko Fe-
renca Taha, XII je sameval sredl
splosnega meteza krute duse,
togotnega srca, uvelega telesa,
tulec cd mucne bolesti ma trd-
nem Susjedu, kakor onemogel
volk sredi svoje JAIME. zolc mu
je kipel, bill je divji, ko je gle
dal z visokega stolpa, kako Sc
povsod naokoli dviga proti ne
bu plamen kmeckega srda, -
a Sc bolj divji, ko mu je' javil
ban, kaj je izreklo sodisce, ka-
ko zahteva kralj pod ostro
pretnjo nemilosti, da Sc vrne
Heningovici polovica imetja, o.
nj Heningovici, XII je bila z MIN
boj ma zivljenje in smrt, XII je
ranila v srce oholega plemenita-
sa S tenn, da je obetala svojo
hcer njegovemu sinu, a jo po-
zneie omozila malim, neimovi-
tim plemenitasem. Komisarji so
pripeljali Ursulo zopet ma grad
Susjed.
Visoko je dvigala ohola vdo'
va svoj glas, ko je stopila '
grad, il katerega jo je bila H.
Ignala krivica, a Tahi je cepel s
sklonjeno glavo pri svojem og,
njiscu, strmel srpo v gladka
kamenita tia in skripal Cd togo
te. Diva sovraznika sta stano
vala pod emo streho, dvoje div
jih dus v enem peklu.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-07-13
ZADNJA KMECKA
VOJSkA
Zgodovinska povest IL leta 1873
Spisal August SENOA - IL Hrv. poslov. L. J.

ju zalezujejo?
"Napni svoje moci."
"Ne morem. Nisem baba, a
nisem pa tudi nebeska ptica, Xxi
jo hrani Bog ma svoj racun."
"A kaj hoces? Da jim pride
va v pest?"
"Nocem. Poslusaj me. Tam
"a gozdom stoji samotna krc-
ma. Poznam jo Cd prejsnjih ca
SOW. Zloglasna je, brlog razboJ-
nikov. zaviva tia. Napijva Sc,
preskrbiva Sc, naspiva Sc do
dneva, in zopet bonn pri moci."
Eliza Sc je obotavljal nekaj
casa, nato pa rece:
"Pojdiva, maj DO po tvojem,
samo, da naju ne zaloti nesre-
ca"
"Kak vrag te je obsedel,' Sc
nasmehne Gusetic, "jesti in pitt
vendar nj nesreca."
Oba kmeta kreneta pOti in
stopita hitreje. Mesec je stal vi
soko ma nebu in v daljavi Sc je
razlocilo cd neba suho grmovje
gozda, med drevesi pa rdeca i
skrica, luc IL krcme. Tu krene-
ia cez polje in izgineta kmalu
med drevjem.
Cez cetrt ure prijezdijo konje-
niki. Stirje so bill, Uskoki ma
konjih, eden S sirokim klobu-
kom, podoben castniku, poleg
NIGGA pa je jezdil majhen clo-
vek, XII je bill potegnil klobuk ma
cello, da mu nj bilo videti obra-
"a. Ceta Sc ustavi sredi pota.
"Obrnimo SCI" rece nevoljno
castnik, kaj mas mucis tn sredi
blata in snega? Pusti Elijo, te-
ga ne vjame niti sam vrag. Bog
We, kje je. Gotovo je k je ma
Turskem zasuznjen. Glej, tu no
dino, Sc vlacimo in lazimo ka-
kor medvedje pod tvojim vod-
stvom, pa nj mic. Obrnimo se.''
"Ne, gospod porocnik," Sc u,
pira clovece, 'dosti napora mas
je stale, da smo jima prisli ma
sled in pri Pisecah, kjer stanu-
je njegova zena, bi ju bill kma-
lu zasacili. Ne more biti dolgo,
kar sta sla tam mimo, sedaj no.
dita pes. Dobro veste "a zapo-
we'd Turnovo. Moramo ju vjeti
Pocakajte malo," nadaljuje in
razjase konja, "da pogledam
Evo snegu dvoje moskih sle-
dow. To sta ia diva! Glejte, tn
sta zavila ma polje," nagne clo-
vece glavo. "Ostanite nekaj ca
sa tn in podrzite mi konja. Sam
grem po sledu, da vidim, kje Sc
konca.'
"Pojdi, vrag maj tie nosi," "a
mrmra porocnik in Sc mocneje
zavije V plasc, "a tt, Jovan, po'
drzi med tenn konja tega lopo-
va
Clovece Sc oddalji po polju
proti gozdu, gledajoc vedno v
tia konjeniki pa stole ma cesti,
zvizgajo skozi zobe pesmico in
gledajo "a MIN. Cez cetrt ure
Sc je videlo, kako hiti mala po-
stava Cd gozda preko polja.
"Ha, glejte ga!' rece Jovan
"skoda, da 81 nj zlomil medpoto-
mu vratu. Pravi ogleduh je."
Clovece dospe.
"Evo,' zaklice, "dober nos l.
nam. V krcmi "a gozdom Pile.
ta."
"Resnica ?" vprasa castnik.
"ziva, COLA resnica," potrd
mali. "Videl sem ju cd zuna.
nENE - Ali veste. da