Show YOUTH BAITS GENERAL GENERALI I Pompous British Officer Fails to Impress Ameri American can Lad 7 Br Dr Universal Santee London June 7 Heres Here's Here's Heres a good one I on Slim Gardner sun BUI of r a prominent Chicagoan o n. who baited a 1 t British imperial adler general brigadier the theother theother other da day and got ot away with It Gardner an officer In the ilo Royal al Air Mr r. I Force I is famous amou in flying corps circles in England as well as Texas Texa and amI Canada Can- Can ada adu where he lie obtained his i early arly trainIng training trainIng train- train Ing as ay an aviator Ho lie has ITIS b been cn flying Im I'm iii England dui during Ing tho the war and is now awaiting repatriation home While he hc Isn't wandering around the globe globo fighting his own and other otner peoples people's battles Slim lives JIves on tho the south side of Chicago Slim was making malins a beeline down Regent street th the other d da day iy In search of or a pub lie He was thirst thirsty and it was as near the ma magic le OUr nour our o of six sK thirty to stand time In London MIH UtI meaning meaning- that they open at III hit thit lIe Ho was Intent on OH his mis mission lon nd didn't notice a rather pompous khaki khaki- clothed Individual Slim hurried b by with th the tho baleful eye ore of or orthe the other upon him Lieutenant chortled the pompous one his heel Slim n wheeled heeled a 1 on throwing a lonin aye yo over o tho the crow crowd of people hurrying in both lions 1 Como Come hero or 1 orel tho the other Slim SUm recognizing authority in tl the c stentorian tones marched back thinking thinking think think- I I in ing rapidly back over his crimes and wondering which onA he was be being being heing he- he ing called for or this time He lIe faced the thc theother other Wh Why dont don't you OU salute demanded the other Salute Why should I salute you questioned Slim innocently I I Why hy Yh Why should you salute me me Dont Don't you ou salute your our superior officers officers I cers What hat kind of or a sol soldier l' l r are arc you vou vou Salute me mc By y this time his voice had attracted attention of ot the crow crowd and Slim and he hc were ere tho center of or a 1 scorn or more Slim considered Coolly Cooly and carefully carefully care care- full fully he ho 1001 looked er the thc other over over o noticing ing inS his re red tabs denoting a staf of officer or- or fleer but he hc was unable to Plod in any aly marks of or rank on oa the trench coat the theother theother other wore III Hit face fc cleared Pardon me me but Just what rank are arp you ou he asked aske suave suavely I am ant a general brigadier snapped the other Slim smiled Sorry he said Im ImanI anI only saluting full gen generals genera's s toda today Hope you'll excuse me now non And before beCore tho the general brigadier could regain his goat Slim had turned turne the corner coiner and was lost In the crowd |