The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-15

major producer of motion pictures. He
called Elizabeth. his wife, to join him
atrlunch Elizabeth knew that something
was not gong right at the studio and
that her husband desired her presence
more to talk to her than to receive any
real assistance n
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 Sprau 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 writer's. for dinner the follow
ing night Kessler. a German refugee
who had been injured in the first war;
was. unknown to the Herlongs, Eliza
beth's first husband.
CHAPTER w: Elizabeth had been or
phaned as a baby and raised by her
aunt and uncle in Tulsa She 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
naQ many GdteS LllS lOAoNhi5
swimming, dancing and hiking. They
found that they were 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
Che fhpY determined tn leave
Tulsa, to try and realize that Arthur
was dead, and she must start new
life. She sold or gave away everything
that would remind her of the life she
had lived with Arthur.
81 bet every one of ems in the
army now," said Dick. "Take a
peek at this. A picture of lot OF
soldiers ready to go abroad, and
the line under it says, "A payment
on our debt to France -"
"Any time France feels like max
ing payment on their debt to us, "
said Cherry, I'm agreeable" There
was another sound of rustling pages,
and she burst out laughing again.
Listen, everybody. One of our
greatest aims in this war is the re-
construction of Europe on such a
basis that future holocausts like this
one will be impossible. Out of the
worlds anguish must be born a new
Germany, a nation in which democ-
racy shall rule, where no tyrant and
no group of bloodthirsty lunatics
shall ever again have the power to
plunge a whole continent >" The
rest of her words were lost in con-
fusion of laughter.
"For the love of Pete" murmured
Fudge, incredulously.
"It's right here in print, only you
didn't let me finish and the last sem
tence is the funniest of all Ger
many will be defeated, but their de-
feat will bring the German people
one tremendous gain: it will mean
for them the complete and final over
throw of autocratic government.
How do you like that?"
81 get it." said Fudge. "We were
just fighting the Germans for their
own good, were we? Gee, when
they look around they must be so
grateful"
81 see by this paper" said Julia,
''that the International Sunday
School convention planned for 1916
has just been called off because the
delegates are too busy shooting each
other to attend this year"
where were they going to hold
it," asked Cherry.
Don't look now, dear. In Japan" F"
They began to laugh again. Fudge
exclaimed, "Be quiet and let me
read you something funnier than
that. These editorials about the first
air raid on an open city. 1t seems
the Germans had things called Yep.
pelins-that's a kind of blimp-and
they sent some of these Zeppelins
over Antwerp and dropped few
bombs, and here's what the Amer
lean papers were saying about it
The attack upon Antwerp, made
without warning to its innocent popu.
lation, is completely contrary to all
rules of civilized warfare"
"Rules?" Dick interrupted mirth.
fully. You'd have thought it was
a football game"
4" 'Zeppelins have dropped bombs
on an undefended cityi' Fudge
continued reading with mock horror
a" This is not only contrary to the
laws of war, but can serve no legiti
mate military purpose
What is legitimate military pur.
pose," Dick inquired, "unless it is
to kill everybody you CAM"
"Shut up and let me read this. As
those who were killed or injured BY
the bombs were women and male
non-combatants, the airship attack
was nothing but plain act of say
agery. This is not war, but mur
deri'"
Ibid you ever hear anything Sc
naive?" asked Cherry.
WAS that first attack bad one?'
asked Dick.
II was saving that for the last,
answered Fudge. IF you can be
heve it, that first air raid, that das
| tardly, bloodthirsty, savage raid tha
made everybody sit back and vel
with horror-that raid killed tel
people and wounded eleven"
Holy smoke!" exclaimed Dick
and the others joined in his derision
A moment later Dick added, Here.
swell side angle on the air raids
It says the men in London were TAX
ing to wearing paiamas instead O