Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
THE COMPLETE BEST SELLER
No Time For Sergeants
By MAC HYMAN
Copyrisht 1854 by Mac LYMAN
THE STORY UP TO NOW


copyrisht 1854 by Mac LYMAN
THE STORY UP TO NOW
wal Stockdate'S Pa had his fun defying
the Draft Board but Will finally goes to
totun- on toot-to report for induction His
dim ioitted pal Bart ,Oho 1odnts to be drafted
too dte suspects Discrimination. makes
commotion at the home OF Mckinney. the
Draft Board chairman. and the police threiD
both Will and Bart in jail. In the early
morning Will goes, under guard, to d,Dait the
bus for the Army reception center. An ROTC
man named Iruin is put in charge OF the
drnttees and Is harmed about wa.
CHAPTER VII
So didn't do nothing, and then McKin-
ney got in front Of them and made little
speech. saying as how Irwin was in charge
and for everybody to do just what he said
and all like that, and then he said Good
luck" to everybody and raised up two fingers
and went on off down the street. And then
everybody got to joking around again, and
then Irwin got in front and made speech
too about how he expected everybody to be-
have and how he was going to assign seats
to everybody and all like that So then they
joked some more and took on good bit and
there was this one fellow called Lucky that
kept everybody laughing all the time. When
Irwin said he was going to assign seats to
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seat all right but just got to find place
to put it." and everybody laughed good bit
about that one. He told it few more times.
and then he told the fellow next to him. II
want q seat for my seat" and said a lot of
crazy things like that that just kept every
body laughing all the time
So kind Of got to enjoying it and nearly
forgot about Mckinney. and when seen Irwin
heading over toward me, nodded my head
and smiled real pleasant at him. And stood
up too. even though it did make the guard
Jump. But then Irwin walked right UP to me
and said pretty rough, "Stockdale, I don't
want any trouble out of you, you under
stand that? I don't want one peep out Of
you. You get on that bus and sit down
don't open your mouth until we get out. You
might as well start learning something right
now-when you're in the Army, you do as
you're told"
"Sho. will, Irwin Whatever you say"
MY name to you is Blanchard" he said.
"Oh." said We'll whatever you say
:. :. I'll do whatever you say" 1t did kind of
get away with me, though. because I had
been smiling so pleasant when he lit into me
that way.
And then he kind of cooked his head to
one side and looked at me kind of funny
and said. you amt trying to get smart with
me. are you?"
mo. amt Just want to tell you
about Mckinney. He
Not One Peep. He Says
well. don't" he said. and then started
to turn away and walk off. but then he
stopped and said. And thought you was
90 tough !. :" but then he caught himself
and said, mot one peep. you understand?"
And I said, Whatever you say :"
and set back down because by that time he
walked of and I didn't have chance to
explain nothing to him.
So then I set back down and everybody
went over and crowded around irwin asking
him all sorts of questions and things. And
after that they kind of started making re-
marks at me. They kind Of held back at first
until irving stepped up and said kind OF Short
Hey, boy, you amt planning to go AWOL
are you?" s@as
So looked up and said Whats that?"
and he come back with. "You wouldn't know
II you went. would you?" Then everybody
kind Of laughed. and then come ganging
around. and all Of them got started on me-
I mean they would ask me things like had
I ever rode in bus before, and things like
that. And then Lucky asked if I had rocks in
the bottom OF my shoes to make me think
was barefooted, and everybody laughed and
hee-hawed about that one. and did too be-
cause thought 1t was right good but then
they got rougher and rougher. so got where
finally wouldn't say nothing at all. l mean
irving was standing there and he was in
charge and ALL and I warnt going to cause
him no trouble II could help it. So finally
just wouldn't say nothing and set there
smoking like didn't even hear them So
they let me alone for a while but when
the bus come UP. Irwin give me a shove and
said. Lets get moving there. boy" and that
kind OF set them all off again.
An Enjoyable Trip
But anyhow. kind of enjoyed the trip
up there. got me seat in the back of the
bus and after while they sort of forgot
about me and I got a kick out of It, had
been to Pinehurst but that was as far north
as had ever been. but that day we went right
on through Pinehurst and come to another
town Just as big, and then another one that
was as big as Callville and Pinehurst put
together, I bet. And in a couple of hours
we went through Macon and bet it took us
half an hour to even get through the place.
Then after Macon there were some more
towns and looked like we never would quit
going through them all. Anyhow, l really
enjoyed 1t that way but somewhere between
Macon and Atlanta, ! dozed off and didn't
wake up again until we was finally at Fort
Thompson.
Anyhow, must have been sleeping pretty
hard at the time. remember was dreaming
about fishing down on the creek and all of
sudden this moccasin come Swimming across
the water and bit me right on the leg 1t
really made me hop because the pain was
running all through it and when come to
and seen Irwin and all the others standing
there over me, 1t was just like he was the
snake and had changed into man all of a