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HOUSES FOR SALE.

SILVER SPRING, walking distance to Ga,
and Alaska aves:-.Detached Groom. bath,
2ostory house: oil heat, garage: only &c.
BnNGxIow, near Mrs, ks Tavern in
Silver Spring-Studio living room, fire.
place. frtnt porch, 2 bedrooms, bath. din
ing room. kitchen, garage, stairs to attic
Only $3.50. Call RIA. 4422 or SH. 1921.
Chevy CHASE, d. C.--Near Mckinley
detached frame, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. liv-
Ing room, fireplace. side porch. den, large
dining room and kitchen, pantry, oil heat:
only 81 1880 II YOU can supply 2-bed-
room apt McDEvTTT. realtor, RIA. l422
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CoLORED-Near l4th and Que SITS. NV
nco d0ems baths "a peh dntn 4eaE Me
s saE DE. II6o, DE. 955s.
CoLokED-Near st and Thomas SITS. NV
S GaI Mr.: BAKER, DE; $3.50 De iiso.
CoLoRED-6oo block 14th St n,e-Va-
Sleeping DoTeh ' + 'S W. Pk ssse J Nv BE-
coLoRED-Near 1st and SITS; n.w-s
water heater, full cellar. double Ia' BRICK sce
s ssE fer hne eonGlsl9n terms aTranged
cokoREb-speedyA sale authorized phi NED by
excellent condition throushout; vacant can't
nicating, 4 baths, h. WI. oil burner. con-
tinnous hot water, weather stripped.
san sH leg e9pper screens fire ESCAPES yards,
ton; ideal. for girls dormitory guest
house, tourist home or organization: sub
ga sas2 eanas ME- Hobart Fsa tnspfs
I'VE viii ma y9g home and secure The
rent and help you save every cent. Apply
at 1910 NJ st. NV, or phone Miss Bryant
e aou Sc R aElfsH grR PT 5 oFTc JOHN W.
'COLoRED-2420 K st. n.w:-Colored in
yestment property or home for large fam
cce Stones h snd roems
bath, hot-water heat cleo. 4-room alley
Dwelling on rear of lot: Present income
ST. s7sq re afr yF Ma o T aRAvAE 72s 18th
CoLORED-S St near First; bedrms.,
oil heat; excellent condition. MR.. SILL
Sssk .ssa st pebble BIZ
eto na'sE ipSul' Sd a5s perfect
g-h FRANC building ys. AT Mass. ave. NV,
COLORED-Brick BUNGALOW ne location.
5 rooms and bath. fun basement, coal
hfa ssso v aST q $50 a mGnth s
COLORED-BricE corner house in ne
II rooms. 8 baths. Kitchens, in fine con-
dton and go ov M To be shown By
MARsHALL J. WAFFLE CO, 81. s34S.
COLORED-Vacant. ready to move in, 637
E St. Sc. large rms. bath; garage; $3.50
e eoI6Ri 3D. a'g Hanover p. NV. se,5oo
anEse San Ro sssh h Adv aoo $3.50 cash.
COLORED-Modern brick home, 4Is years
old, completely redecorated. fun basement;
wee TasS me s ssd % ses
from / to 80 pm. sunday. 4ls4 Grant
Shall 81 IL !, w WAs shaF9 co. P bn 1873 3 MAR
iishts: located at iIss 5 st. ne. Prise,
o. $50; $3.50 cash. balance like rent
COLORED-Corner, near 18th and Spring
I'd NV; 6 rooms, bath. modern kitchen,
h;-w:h. loill; automatic storage water
stationary tubs. Possession with deed.
Box 59-Y, Star.
COLORED-Brick house, new. rms, 2
bedrms., h.-w.h., 7-cu.-ft. de luxe cleo.
refrigerator, gas range, full basement
$500 cash. Call Mr.. Adams, GIL. 1851.
REALTY sERVICE CO., 1927 Eye st. NV.
COLORED-Near LIST and W SITS. NV: g.
story brick, 10 r., b.; excel. cond; very
desirable; terms. Mr.. BRADLEY, De
COLORED-Excellent NV location, close
to everything: brick home, s rms, tile
bath e kitchens with 2 refrigerators)
inspect BY appointment; early possession,
Tonight cal la till Pm, DIXIE REALTY
6oioREDe@ssis, 500, three-story brick
house, over 20-ft. wide, on 10th st. north
of Mass. ave. NV. It has 10 rooms and
s es s HR I'll TRUST ito 70 Be beat placed. w ga
possession. VIM. H. SAUNDERS CO., INC.
Realtors. est. 1887. 1919 K st. NV
CoLoRED-Possession with title. LIST block
h-w.h., large basement and sarase; priced ICED
low for quick sale. This house is in good
DU. 6o63. nights. sna Sunday DE 7095.
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CATTLE and LIVE STOCK

A GOOD ASSORTMENT Of work horses
for sale at all times at Shadow Lawn
Gaithersburg 40. w o. DOSH, owner
Horses delivered at no extra cost. Ref
srences, George p Henderson, president
Montgomery County Nat Bk, Rock, Md
FARM HORSES, two, large, 6 yrs old
one mare, one horse, mare lead horse:
full set of wagon harness; l Guernsey COW,
fresh. Call SH. 32lS evenings.
GUERNSEY COW. fresh; T. B, Bangs test
ed, 4th calf, 500. LIVINGSTONE STA
BILE, 5sO6 Queen Chapel I'd, Hyattsville,
Md WA 1898
DOUBLE TEAM SPRING WAGON and COM
plete set harness, perfect condition: pony
harness, buggy harness. WA. 1898, WA.
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ROOMS Observation-Disclosures.
1894 COLUMBIA RID. N.W.-Men; So 80
wk.., single rooms. 10 min. downtown on
carline; Clean cool, 4 baths. c.hw., show
1888 ST. aS young Frs
femployed) to share large front room with
one other girl living room and kitchen
privileges, ample closet space, everything
furnished $50; references. Come any time
S SUNDAY E OF after sIiSil Pm; Tsskdays
near Connecticut ave. bus, 20 minutes
from downtown; all conyeniences; S14 per
Ts ss Ssl9 Military r. Emerson a, 2l23 T..
for sentienen Suitable executive s0s and d0o or
ficerS; refined home; 500 monthly, $40
1eo4 DEIAFIELD pL.-Large single room,
running water. inner-spring mattress, ORR
PsTsh; ! IN = Sh,is$isn home; SO; IL s4sS
room; near Navy Dept. and Govt bldgs;
gentlemen; $50 per mo. double. RE. 1918.
GEORGETOWN, 164s 33rd ST. n.w-Large
GEso3RGiEToWN VIC, 2los a a pl.
toxn senem ssms s hath natl 2 Wo min 5s a0Wn
for gentleman; $50 month; conveniently
100 18th 81 dad wv. Apt. 4l-sinsle room,
500 500, uSBEsWooD ;, st. \; S.w;-gea.llvi
2l10 4 ST. NV, mar Conn. ave, down.
Geo sE6R saff Ap ss2f St nwI La
single room, semiprivate. bath; private
1918 18th NV, Apt. 4-Large front bed
room for rent, two girls preferred: in
private pftsa a apt one other person. $3.50 each
1908 BELMONT ST. N.w.-Modern fur
aished room for a young couple; ref
sai MASS s AVE. SWsa aess room
for, "a ladies or men; private batni $50
s $asa P SEw RHRfh' ST. NV, "a block off
5000 block Conn. ave. in private home,
unlim. phone--Large room, gentleman only,
$ $3.50 h abAm aa74 mill RID. s.w.-Douple
room in apt, adjoining bath, kitchen priv
i afss 4Sth siF S. M AR 1899 for
or 2 men; Simmons davenport bed. break
Gleger Pa Park 81 SO week each. Cali OR.
ffi$S t new IA HaM Pm AVE. N.w.-small
s9S qs T $FS fGGE s. wsNsk Wlyou,.t ,sers+
couple has Iarse TeifaTnishsd soom neV Wisf
solarium, semiprivate bath. phone. Nc
9sss a GSNN xv Two sT sSG Wants
other young lady to share large doubi.
issa COM asos nn0 %sess sTss d eafn
sfa M All Pfas' FI sw sacs bed
tfsnsp pryaata sss e9se 6 hS
FOR lady Govt. empioye. Large single
room, well furnished, plenty air and sun.
shine. On Mt. Plea SAINT carline. $50; ref.
erences required. Box 76-Z, Star
5201 CONN. AvE.-Lovely two-room light
housekeeping unit, transp. at door. unlim
phone; excel. residential section; S65 mo
OR. $780,
HOTEL I440 Rhode Island ave. NV
Nicely furnished, twin beds: sig per wk
with private bath; for or more, SIS PEI
i44o RHODE ISLAND AVE. N.w.-Hote,
rooms for transients, S125 per person;
with private bath, S1.75 per person.
NEW BERNE, Apt. ~; Mass. at 18th
Gentleman, beautiful corner front rm., 3
windows, pvt. bath; commanding view;
24-hr. elev.; no other roomers; $50
>pI. eS<T.
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DOGS. PETS. ETC.

GREAT DANE PUPPY. months, fawn.
pions in eenerations; exeeIen G cb biooe
line: show prospects. Call CHI 4245.
BOXER PUPPIES-Large selection of
lawns and brindles, males and females all
champion sired, cropped, distemper i'm
munized. Falls Church S35-J-1l.
TOY FOX TERRIER, male. ga months;
one left: $50 1897 21st st. NV. DU 2O6l
PUPPIES, ., male. toy terrier type; $40
each. 4l0s goth ST., Mt. Rainier, Md
GERMAN SHEPHERD-6-mo- old puppies.
3. Axe reg: Toggenburg goats Owner
IN service will sacrifice. Hyattsville 1858
MRS. TREYNOR
SCOTTIE PUPPIES, champion stock, 6
weeks. Ii. BOSS. 1905 Morse st. ne.
COOKERS, all colorS S30-S35-S40
Cocker, red, m, Stockdale breeding SIS
DOG HOTEL, 1874 Georgia ave, ia 1921
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ROOMS WITH BOARD.

1899 GIRARD ST, N.W.-Delicious, we'll
balanced meals; maple furniture: double
room, $3.50: 2 vacancies in basement
triple. $50; young lady to share triple
upstairs room. S37 so. Adams 1852
CONNECTICUT AVE.-Young lady to share
double room with another lady: twin beds
unlimited phone; laundry privil.; express
bus. OR. O6S6.
1914 18th ST. Nw-space for young
lady to share large triple room with other
girls. Other vacancies. S42 90 mo.
1914 18th ST. NV large triple rooms
suitable for young ladies or young men;
good transportation; $3.50 mo. each
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WE HAVE SLASHED our chicken prices
for the month of May on both baby and
bargain 5 days to to ! week old Hampshire
reds, Austrav whites and silver-laced Wyan-
dottes, only 25 cents each; barred, whites
Wyandottes, buff Orpingtons, black and
white. giants. silver spangled Hamburgs
brown Leghorns, 3 days to / week old, only
% cents each; and Immediately available
every day in May: Big Tom Barron broiler
ducklings and broad breasted turkey
poults. well started. Telephone Rockville
15s-W. JUDGE HENRY HUNT. POETS
LODGE, west Montgomery ave, Rock
Vile Md
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AVIATION.

AIRPLANE FLYING INSTRUCTION given
daily from am. to 7:30 pm. HYDE
ORDERS NOW BEING SOLICITED for
postwar delivery of new Taylorcrafts,
Swifts and Republic Seabee Amphibians
ARTHUR c. HYDE. distributor. Oliver
ISIS. Congressional Airport.
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ROOMS FURhIsHEp-hortheos

"a 9Th ST. N.E.-2nd floor; furnished room
for 2 ladies; twin beds: near bath: in
private apartment; Sc week each. Call
II QUINCY PL. N.E.-Beautiful master
bedrm., front: twin beds; for 2 employed
ladies: cony: transp.: So each wk. HO. 1914.
oil MARYLAND AVE. N.E.-Larse double
front room, twin beds; conv. transp.: laun-
dry PRIVILEGES unlim. phone; 50 per week.
THE GALENA, 1872 B st. n.e-Large
double rm., new furniture, single beds.
inner-spring, mattresses. adjacent bath:
S26 ca; girls only.
CoLoRED-Nicely furn room for one man
or for 2 girls, home privileges. $3.50 sin
gle, 80 each double. Ii. s254. AIT
coLoREDGioo5 Eye st, n.e.-Two en-
ployed ladies to share large front rm.,
CoLoRED-Large, sunny front rooms.
all home, privileges, choice neighborhood:
couples share or single; S. wk Apply in
person, S-12 am. all wk. 1923 Morse
St ne. MRS. S. RICHARDSON. 1928
front rm with privileges
for refined middle-aged couple, Govt en-
ploye. $50 card pl. ne: SIS ca Ii. $3.50
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ROOMS EURhIsHEp-Mp. and VA.

ROOM, twin beds, inner-spring mat and
housekeeping, privileges in home of elderly
ter and bus lines. for Christian couple or
two refined women. one to do cooking. etc,
and be companion for semi -invaGd; no
smoking. Box 34-Z, Star %
VICAR LANE, Seminary Hill, va.-Com-
Portable room, private bath: 8 minutes
to Pentagon by car; $40. AL. 5677.
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HOUSES UNPUBLISHED.

EXCHANGE two-bedroom unfinished de-
tached home for one bedroom apartment,
modern apartment building, close in. Call
Michigan 1917 after 6 pm
FOR RENT-Attractive Colonial 2-bed-
room house in Alexandria, within 80 min
utes Of downtown Washington. Will be
exchanged for rental of equivalent in sub
urban New York area. Box 59-Z, Star .
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ROOM WITH BOARD WANTED.

ROOM AND BOARD on first floor desired
by unemployed middle-aged widow, near
bus, in South Arlington or suburbs, WASH
lngton. Falls Church 2223-M.
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APARTMENTS UNPUBLISHED.

Mt. Rainier project, rental S62. so, for
2-bedrm. apt. or house, June 10. 27O7
UpShur ST., Mt. Rainier, Apt. 4. Union
LOVELY modern 1-bedroom apartment,
Alexandria: convenient National Airport
or Fort Belvoir, for similar one near
Walter Reed Hospital. Box Az. Star. 10.
1910 GA. AVE. N.W.-2 rooms, kitchen,
private bath. c.h.w., oil heat; utilities in
3I69 MT. PLEASANT ST. N.W.-2 rms.
kit, bath. Can be used for business or
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MOVING, PACKING and STORAGE

AETNA MOVING & STORAGE CO,-Local
and Ion distance: No job too large and
none too small. IL 100.
10000 SO. FIT. available for storage: clean,
bright fireproof bldg: complete storage
service: very reasonable rates. GE $500.
MOVING AND STORAGE, reasonable rates.
payment on your moving. EDELMANS
MOVING & STORAGE CO., ia 2937 los
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1918 2sth ST. SE.@single room, next to
bath, in refined home, suitable for re-
fined lady, $50 mo.
COLORED-Share room for nice reliable
girl with another girl; twin beds, private
porch, light cooking; SIS week 419 4th st.
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HOUSES FUR. OR UNFUR.
HOUSES .WANTEp no RENT.

HILLCREST-Will exchange 8-room brick
detached 2.bath home for Groom home II
Hillcrest. Ii. 1S41
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GOAL. WOOD and FUEL OIL.
POULTRY G. EGGS.

ANDIRoNS, fire tools, screens and all fire-
place goods repaired and reflnished. D. L.
CROMWELL, 723 18th st. NV. ME. 1134
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APARTMENT HOUSES WANTED,

HOUSE BOX 4J-M, Star.
COOPERATIVE APIS. FOR SALE
COOPERATIVE APARTMENT, 2 bedrooms,
Call North 6O24 after 4 pm. IL
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BOATS.
ROOMS Observation-Disclosures.

I8-FT. DECK SAILING CANOE, Lee
cards. rudder, racing and cruising sails,
S175. TIE. 0750 between z and $50 M
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SUBURBAN sALE-MARYLANp.

BUNGALOW TYPE HOUSE, . apis. Is
rms, Scar garage. large porches; S12,.
500. terms. sH. 1872. Seen by appoint-
Silver SPRING, Mn.-Brick home, 9
rms, full basement, oil heat, large lot,
near bus. o. l.. MURDOCH. Kensington
$4,000. 1a-acre lot, h-blk. Conn ave-, in
Kensington-Large front porch, living rrn,,
fireplace. sunrm. with half bath, dining
with l "a baths. o. L. MURDOCH. kens
- CONTINUED 9 Next Pas.5
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TAkoMA PARK, d. C., near Walter Reed
Hospital, transportation, schools, stores
library, etc.-A large detached dwelling with
8 bathrooms, hot-water heat, oil fired: ex-
ceiient porches, garage; reasonable price
and terms; possession now
Detached home on upper 14th st-1O
rooms, baths. hot-water heat, oil fired:
good porches: price, Sl4,T50: terms
JOHN SCR1VENER & BRO. 734 9th st.
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moor apt. mas recreation room); hot-water
with REITzELL 81. 500. Oil woo
Pa AFG Sci op6 Ths a e.srsme1 in
house was built for branches of the
same family: has joint front and bach
pn aPS halls Else and r. n sngs
and bath and the other has I bedrooms
aa bath sRaTy There IS large s al S ste s
ing: the lot is 70-ft; front and has a ga.
rage for l car: The property has thu
The present tenant Of Side s' viii stay i
desired. IT is very suitable for 9 doctor
tamII5ss gh Gd are IS related WILLIAM
P PEW ns sp Il AZ Di l iarse corner
brick home on Illinois ave, consisting o.
floor, new oil burner and many other fin,
features. This property is in excellen
condition and prompt possession is assured
Call MR.. FISHER. DI. 3100, for appoint.
VACANT-chevy Chase, D. C. c.-h. de-
tached home, living room, dining room
ana and sa pa5sh on On
maids room in basement oil h.-.w. heat
e oFsoRT P1 1922 ne home buyers 81 90,
cash, balance like rents 2-6 room, tilet
bath with shower, hardwood floors through
out, lear garage. For further informa.
NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE-Row brick, II
rooms, II bedrooms, 5 baths, lot 1926
Call Mr.. Addison, Ma. $500; ewes ant
Sun. Fairfax 1S1-W-3. BOSS 81 PHELPS
exclusive. 1417 K st. NV.
S S VALLEY One Of the newer
Gated within few minutes walk OF Mass
ave. shopping and transportation; Lowell,
bedrooms, baths, insulated, copper plumb.
years; owner leaving town, possession with
title. Call EN-. 1890 Sunday and weekdays
r. A. TWEED CO., 1904 Conn. ave.
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, for sale b,
owner-S-room brick home. 425 9th st
s.w.; $500 Gown. easy terms. Needs re.
pair: Opportunity for mechGnic. Ma
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/ ol oIu HOOE. All DatTS WOQeT0 IN ever,
detail, House screened. Insulated, weather:
CHASE ssihf5 sasaEes ssI
f9 eGRR en- i eSqoe until brsk abo
On End floor: oak floors. practically nev
up. Large lot, a feet wide. owner st o aeu'
payment; REALTY ASSOCIATES. INC.
NEAR 11tS Sn AND Taylor SITS. NV.
story semidetached brick, about % fee
ead sath sns and
sn l0' IL Isss d Sssoe sfsass fs me
ToX Sflck; rooms. tie bath; coal y +:
suilt-in garage. 8 porches; Price, S9,25O
56oss, - HARTMAN REALTY. INC 1885
GOOD Hope I'd, Sc.
! r.. ., auto h:sh. 81 sps 0s' ss s.
viii sell furn. if desired; owner IN must sell
Call MI. Terms, SHANNON & LUCHs CO.
40, IL 3, H T st; NV u, IA. 2345
Attractive Colonial brick. 8 rms. bath. full
81 sSPd priced Is Only $500 terms 81
@ 4 e ao S f fuT Saoq Brick 1900 bloc,
Sooi Sss p oil nS Neat ideal saase os snd
ST. 200; terms. ''i EDWIN L. Ellis, Real:
tor; 1910 Vermont ave-, RIM. 217. RE
NORTH CREsTwooD. Just of 10th st.
IN q section SURROUNDED by fines homes
prosimatel sn 1885, dining n Toom fS spproa
mately 15x20;. large kitchen with butler
pantry: extra-large sunroom with tile door
powder room and .glass-inclosed sur
bedroo@. eaupped xith nrsplass 'a ana batl
additional bedrooms with full ' bath; 's ais
Sra foor; fun bssement with MAIDS Ps' room %
and bath: 2-car detached garage; lot 81
feet E vide e.; ger fl fgrthsr intormstion; cal
NEAR Me- 18th AND iSy %o SSi. SITS, over
looking Rock Greek Park-Excellehtl,
built hsemids aa. bed. brick Of bedrooms
dining room, den, kitchen and screened
door. Fully insulated, weather stripped
heat Only Sic, 500. caiI CHEVY Isl 9's cHAsI
REALTY Co, 3403 Conn. ave. NV. EN-
r 1s99 until ~ 9 Pm .o,o 49,
Parkway-Charming detached home me- o
HANDICAPPED lot. west Of Chevy Chase coun
aaa ana ss de s sG s'hS Ss
with fireplace. dining rm.. kitchen and sd,
porch; 2nd floor, 3 bedrms., 2 baths; m
ished attic, maids rm., oil h.-w.h., 2-ca
e,ff a eHEts snls
a sYyr nv 4rI ny IL 1899 until pm
oil heat. fnil basement; owner occupied rsI
Priced under $1,000 for quick sale Cal
LucHs CO" 1905 q st. NV pa Ss4s
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Lafayette

The fifth Annual District Meeting
of the Past Matron Circle met in La
Fayette Lodge Hall for an afternoon
business session. Dinner was served
by the Eastern Star. Mrs. Helen
phrey of Columbus Grove was Presi-
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson return
ed from a week at Saskatchewan,
Canada.
Miss Virginia Cloore of Dayton
several days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Cloore.
1t and Mrs. Charles Weaver and
daughter were Saturday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Cloyd Lehman of Shawnee.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Diemer and
Marjorie Savage of Cleveland spent
the week end with DIR. and Mrs. H.
j. Savage.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Sevitz were Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Sevitz and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
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eigners, but Americans, the Ameri-
cans who aren't born yet. We've
been thinking, here in our favored
corner of the world, that we were
safe. Now we've found that we're
not. Not even this country is safe
unless we're willing to fight the
brutes of the world so we can keep
it So"
Her mind yielded, for he was in
contestably right. But she could not
help protesting still.
''What about those children | was
going to have?"
IF we win this war" said Arthur,
you'll have your children. If we
DON'T" he added grinly, ''you won't
want them"
So, after not quite a year of mar
riage, Arthur joined the army. From
the day they were married until the
day Ire left, he and Elizabeth had
not been separated for as long as
twenty-four hours. The first night
she slept alone the bed seemed twice
its usual size and the room seemed
enormous.
Crumpled up on that same bed,
Elizabeth was telling herself the
room would always be empty. She
had nothing. No husband, no chill
dren, no desire for anything else
without them. She was alive, and
that was strange, she thought duly
as the hours of that dreadful night
dragged by strange that when. two
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have real baby OF her. own. They
talked about it eagerly. But Arthur.
who had deep sense of protection,
thought they should wait a year or
two. Elizabeth was so young. Be-
sides, they had been married in the
fall of 1916, and by spring it was
evident that the United States was
about to enter the war. Suppose
should be called into the army"
he said, land have to leave you here
alone"
Elizabeth shivered. Now that she
had found Arthur, the idea of living
without him was more than she
could bear to contemplate. "The
war won't last much longer" she
said. "I'm sure it won't. We don't
have to have children right now
we've got years and years before us.
but you do want them, don't your"
Arthur grinned at her with tender
eagerness. You're mighty right I
do"
Then the United States was in the
war, and there was no keeping Ar
thur back from it. Arthur loved peo-
pie. The people of France and Bel
GUM and Great Britain, cloudy
masses to Elizabeth because she
had never seen them except on
one or two schoolgirl tours of Eu-
rope, were as real to Arthur as the
people of Tulsa, though he had new
er been to Europe at all. While she
had been seeing the war In terms of
newspaper accounts he was seeing
1t as human beings starving and
bleeding before a force of evil that
decent men must stop. Arthur had
registered for the draft, though he
had been deferred because he was
married; but he wanted to go. Ter
riied, Elizabeth pied with him.
Arthur, have mercy on me! Sup
pose / wanted to go out to France
or Flanders-don't you understand"
He doubled up his fists. "Yes, ]
understand"
"Have you thought about It? I
mean thought about it,"
"A lot of times. While you were
asleep. I'd look at you in the dark.
You looked so trusting"
Arthur, you're not going. It's diff
ferent with some men. ! suppose I
mean it's different with some wom-
en-. They've got somebody besides
their husbands. Please understand.
My father was a bank and my moth
er was bell. The bank sent the
checks and the bell rang to tell me
what to do. I'm not trying to say l
was unhappy wasn't, because I
didn't know any better. But then, all
of sudden, you.'
Arthur said, "Do you have to make
it SO damnably hard to do?"
"You don't want to go, do you,
Arthur"
mo, don't. But my darling,
we've got to win this war or lose it.
If we lose it, God help us. Don't
you see it? We're fighting so other
people will have the same chance at
life that we've had-not only the for
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It gave her start, not because
she had thought she was rich but
because in the past few months she
had not thought about it at all. She
had been spending very little, me-
chanically writing checks for such
necessities as food and rent since
it was part of the inescapahle rou-
tine. When a phone call from I'm
Gle Clarence-who had again con-
stituted himself her guardian, as he
saw she was in no state to attend
to her affairs hersef-advised her
that she should meet him at the
bank the next morning, she obeyed
his summons, mildly wondering
what it was about. Uncle Clarence
and the bank vice president told her
il was to make arrangements for
her pension as a soldiers widow.