The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-22

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CHAPTER II: At the start OF World
War /. Elizabeth had married. Her hus-
band soon sailed for France and later
was reported killed in action. Spratt was
her second husband This memory al.
ways returned when she thought OF DICK
going to war
CHAPTER III: Spratt phones Eliza
beth that he is bringing Kessler, one
of his new writers. for dinner the follow
ing night Kessler. a German refugee
who had been injured in the first war.
was. unknown TO the Heriongs, Eliza
beths first husband.
CHAPTER ~: Elizabeth mad been or.
phaned as a baby and raised by her
aunt and uncle in Tulsa Sne had been
sent away to college, but during one
summer vacation she went out TO the
country club to swim. There she had
met Arthur Kittredge.
CHAPTER v: Elizabeth and Arthur
had many dates the following days
swimming, dancing and hiking. They
found that they we're meant for each
other, and despite all objections were
married Then the United States entered
the war, and Arthur enlisted. After less
than a year of married life, Arthur was
off to the war. Then came the wire
that Arthur was killed in action
CHAPTER VI: Elizabeth refused the
pension. She then determined to leave
Tulsa, to try and realize that Arthur
was dead, and she must start new
life. She sold OF gave away everything
that would remind her of the life she
had lived with Arthur.
CHAPTER VII: Elizabeth and Spratt
were soon spending several evenings a
week together. She told him about Ar
thur. Spratt understood her feelings. He
asked Elizabeth TO marry him.
CHAPTER VIII: Elizabeth one day
heard the children reading and laughing
about the editorials and advertisements
appearing In print during World War ].
They told how the war would make the
world safe for the future generations.
There was a shuffling sound as they
began to restack the magazines,
evidently concluding that these had
provided as much amusement as
hey could afford. This is a fine
way for two fellows to be talking, !"
advised Julia, who'll probably be in
the army this time next year"
mo, you don't get it, Julia" said
Dick. "I'm not as pessimistic as
Pudge, | think the next inter-war
period is going to be a lot longer
than this last one, why it's got to;
by the time this war is over every.
thing will be blown to powder and
there'n be nothing left to fight with.
But we're a lot better off than
those moony-faced laddies who went
off full of molasses about
the brotherhood of man and all that,
We won't be disillusioned when it's
over because we haven't got any il
Iusions. We know it's all BLOODY
mess and we're in it because our
elders didn't have sense enough to
keep us out of it. Well 60 into the
army and they'll train us to be kill
ers whose business it is to shoot other
killers before they have a chance to
shoot us first. And that's that"
"But gosh, Dickl" Julia ex.
claimed in a shocked voice. We've
got. to fight! Don't you hate the
Japs?"
"Of course I hate them. I'd like
to wipe every one of their monkey
faces off the earth. Oh, that's okay
by me, I'll shoot 'em and be glad
10 do it. But that's not the idea
meant the difference between this
var and the last one is that this
lime we know what we're doing.
We're fighting to stay alive, period.
We don't expect any brand-new
world"
Lucky we don't expect it," OBJ
served Fudge, because it's a cinch
we're not going to get one."
"Mr. Wallace" Cherry said wise
y, thinks we're fighting to provide
milk for the Chinese coolies"
Pudge chuckled at her. "Withou,
even asking the coolies if they want
any milk"
you know" said Cherry, ''it's
really pathetic the way some of the
propaganda leaders are trying to sell
Us on that idea of a brand-new
world. Just get this over, and the
Russians will love the Chinese ano
the Chinese will love the British and
the British will love the Italians"
Fudge interrupted, still chuckling,
Just picture anybody actually low.
ing the Italians"
"Oh, but they will," Cherry as
sured him cynically. Haven't you
read some of these postwar plan.
ners? Everybody is going to get
along with everybody else, even the
"The State Department" Dick re.
minded her, gets along beautifully
with the Spaniards. /"
Now that Chamberlain is dead >
said Cherry. somebody really
ought to send the State Department
a lot of umbrellas for Christmas. Oh
It really does make you tired,
doesn't it? Ever since I can re.
people have been talking
about the next war, and nobody die
about it except TO 90 or
selling the Japs and Germans things
to blow US up with. And now thai
we're in it they're trying to hand uS
that same old fluff
4 guess you're right" Julia adj
mitted. shivery. isn't it,"
Dick retorted, 1T doesn't. make
sense except the way 7 said it the
first time. The Japs and Germans
say. We're going to kill yoH anc
take what you've got. We say. Like
hell you are So we get up anc
bang it out. We keep banging til
they're so Sluonltty they have to lei