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Show : GOOD REASON, TOOI - It happened at a Red Cross tea held f at a country club. The fussy old gen- tleman of the white vest tapped the tweed-clad youngster ori the shoulder. "My boy," he said, "why are you not In the army?" ....... , The boy smiled. To be frank with - you, Blr," he said, "I don't like it There's all this business of sleeping . f ; In the mud, and uncooked food, and rain all the time dashed uncomfortable, uncomfort-able, you know." , ' "Uncomfortable 1" The white vest-front vest-front heaved Indignantly. "Are you not , Of age, In good health or physically : fit?". . r ' "Yes sound as a drum. Just twenty-two; no dependents." The young tman was still cheerful. The inevitable inevita-ble group gathered about them. J , "Disgusting 1 Have you no patriot-' patriot-' . ' , Ism no love of country!1 What is your season for not being in the army? Lr '1 Confess, coward 1" '. "I can't be," said the eheerful youth, Tm In the navy. Eighteen hours' leave and special permission to wear clvles.' " |