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Show Page Seven MIDVALE NEARBY Tbe Gllll • By LEONARD NASON Wustntioaa by lnrin Myers, D. S. C. VI&-.C:atiDuecl ..,p.m -17- Copyttrht bJ Oeorre H. Doran Company. w?ly Ser•lee allllld aud weot out. tired, bla lap ached, aud bll eraved ..eep. Between tbe Getaud bll owu omeera. a man bad time ._ tbla war. OD tq tbe touch. The looks of that thing are what- give a guy the borrora. .. "J get lots o• practlee." said thttlleo. with the eyrlnp. "' do thi• mau At tbe kitchen be lllled bla C!IIJ with two hundred timet a cJny. Gl~" about aud tlle. ~It, wlpllll bll blinds arm an' ru give you somethln· your us hla aproa, tonk off the atoYe a JOU teet better.'' make will IIIIBBklt full ot some ldud of gray Eadie cloeecl bll e,yes lllter thu 1 and lost direct connection wltll events. A tllllr demanded Eadie. ..."Wbat'l long time later be looked up suddenly. "It's &ood tor yuh," replied th!! cook. 'l'lle place seemed changed, there were IL It's bacon grease an' Hour. Dot BO many stretchers there, and ne tl11m pavln' etone biscuits stirred bad the BCDI!'IItlon of havlo~ been lu lt." asleep. 01·er him leaned a man. It Eadie proc-eeded to eat. Tbe atutr was Short Mnck. his child's blue eye~~ good, especially ei.Dce It waa full of tears. Oral real meal In several dQI' "Yon big bum I" said Short. ") bead reeled a ' Uttle bit from • thought you'd croaked. • rau~me and bls lep II~ &l)kl& to ~rm Eadie. answered chance," "Fat htJ He sat oa a n~ttoa to the , . . , . . o1 Ole rollin,: going to spend the winter In bed. aul) Think of me when you're sleeping In liltcheo, aud . -r<di1aDII the mud wltb your feet In water up a~ ..._ et. Jake had tbt> luck a~,-a.!ll . , waa there m to the knees." "Looklt now," said Short. "You'll war Nt Wn! Work and Hglu back to us by tile time we co out be s ..... !ith~ mud and go wltboot lij tlidenled by omcera all to rest camp. Yon ain't got much ot • tblii. 'Tbree days of lighting and a wound after all. You're looklna bet· bJ!II&PI tonight he would ter lllreidy The flrat time I came i ~!l~r, .a the lines again. Winter down here with B•ldy and Bam we on and It was going to thought yon were dead" demand~'! "Wba t•s on your mind day. All honor to and British who had stood Eadie, tor the other seemed to be at ...,.,.. for four yeara. As for his a 1088 for further words. ShoM blew troubles, they wen> his nose and blinked his blue eyes. "Them glaBBes," he BSid "Doo·t ;q,ao;rlna. but not serious. Be couh1 think you better leave 'em wltL you IDI!Ie member ot tbe wtre-strluc· mer· l:la"81 detail, or even Llebtenaut • :·tA!IltlJt)' tor blm. The aeneral would Eadie laughed and made bls wound whl!ther be bod been a goldbrick bart. aot. Be had captured s machine "1 meant to give 'em to you anyalngle.banded. which waa not a way," he said. "but I forgot." Be performed by goldbricks. lifted the strap from his neck and "How'a It gof' aaked the cook. handed rhe glasses to Short. "You "Good," •ld Eadie. "I've en ten lots . see where that leather Is torn?" I wlah I had 10me soft bread he asked. "When you get home yon wipe Out my messklt with." Be can tell your mother a bayonet did II. ap and walfled toward the water It was an American bayonet. hut yon Intending to rinse out bls cup. needn~t soy that.'' WllooOOOOO I A sudden swelling "I'll look after 'em." said Short. ''I'll 11 roar Uke that of a lion a thou· keep 'em lo the fourgon an' you'll times magnified. A shell! A have 'em when we s~e you again." one I Eadie went for the ground "Bring ou1 your wounded!" An am· he felt lrnll' gOing Into him ere be balance rumbled In the road and the orderly thu~ announced Its presence. tblnp cleared a little bit, be They took op tile sergeant's stretch· himself on the ground, lyln~r er and carrying• t.lm down the slope. eyea anrt shoved him Into the ambulance. his side. He about Three more were loaded In, the bock ralafD& Far curtain was .fllstene~ down. and the The ombolance took up Its Journey. The was no amhulance was cold. There was a the other blanket O'l·er Eadl.,, but none under hid the him. and In the dressing of his wound bad been, his clflthlng had been considerably hi&SIDII and disarranged. so that the hltlng wind ,hlfiEaru!d wheel. and that came It> throng!. the 1orlap of te coo lying on the stretcher founll his skin lmmedl· the marmlte ately. The blanket, Dossessed of thnt gone. and dead. deviltry that Inanimate obJects often farther away. ha~e. began to slide off. In trying to replace It the E-ergennt discovered that his feet and lel!s were like thnse of nnnther mao. Be c"uld see them. but he eould not move them. They had plenty of sensation. however, which wa~ thnt of lntPnse. e1·en Arctic, cold. Eadie mu~t have slept or fainted. of a sudden the buck curtain was and the stretcher jerked out. bad a brl~f vlsloo of a tent that tu be white. and then be wus on the ground. Some nne ar· his blanket. some one rend and then 11 mnn apfllared In root. o little sbot of dope?" asked -.,x, -ee. r bluuket·clnd form. and oo his left another. Raising his head. he cruld see a row of etretchere disappearing lo the durkness. The~ wn~ a rlnglnll In his ears nnw 11nd he could not heor 1·ery well. but he wu certn'n thnt the men on the Rfretchera .mnde no move ment, nor uttered 111y word. They mlghl he dead. Prohnhly . man, of them were. "Vnh wnnt these?" A mun stood h~ Eadl,e. holding In his hand a II triP . white bag and In the othPr F.:o<lle'P whistle and collnr ornaments "Sure.• sold Endle, "sa,·e 'em. r·u need 'em 110me day." "What else• yuh got?" ~Razor and stull' In that musette Dump 'em all ln: musette an!) all." "Right. Can yuh rnt~e up a little biU I'll button that shin In hark for yo h If inb do." The 11rgeant raised hlmse!t on bl! elbo'W11. Ue was astounded to see that he 'was undressed anti that a pajama shiM had been put on him. backside front !or ease ln donnln~ and removing. The man. an orderly. deftly buttoned It In bark aod Eadie lay down again. Two blankets tbe) put over him sod left him. The blan kets scra.tched. but tne:v · w~re warm and Eadie felt more comfortable than he bad for a long time. He slept and only awakened once wh('D the nnrae In blue, evldeotly a fresh young thin~~: pinched bls leg and ln'!'akened blm He requested her profonely to leavl' his leg alone. Daylight. An orderly. srno\lng a cigarette, was sweeping the Hoor and "By Golly, This Ia Quick Work!" Said Eadie. "This Is the Fastest I've Moved Since .1 Was In the Army." YONDER ·'Trust me.'' BBid th• mnn at the head of the table. "Now. Take 11 whiiT of If. How's thai?" "Bv f'..-d. It smells ~·~•d f'· replle•t ~~udlne. It diet. too. Tile nrst breatb of It hmught him o plen~nnt senstttlon of Sleepiness end the se<'r>Dcl he drew In deeDIY liP 11 man ml~rht 11 hreese from the r>L't!lln. "Gt'ltlng sleepy, F.adlt?" asked tht mun at the ether. huvln* rend the J18 tiPnt's n11me on the t'llrd. "Yup. Dnn·t start to whittle befOI'f' I get ·rsle+>p. though :" "No. we won't. fuu're goln11 Hne. . Ead(e. (,l't's hl'ar .vno CIIIIOI." There wns a roaring In ~:utile d t'ars nnw. a rushing of muny wuter~ Count'l Let them count ti•Pmselves A hand seized his urm. Ea<tle stru~r gled ur out of the wa,·es or sleep as a mnn returns to the surface after a dive. ''Don., cut yet !" he cried. ~rm not asleeD !" The roaring ln his ears swelled lourter. • By T. T. Muey Tobacco activities produce tlealthy appetites. Generally speaking about 00,000 are on sea duty, the others being aBSigut:d to duty at naval yard• and training stations. The satl£tylng of their appetites calls for 258,000 meals every 24 hours -ao anouul total of 114,1iti.OOO ratlnns, at a gross cost uP!Jroxlmatlng $20.000.· 000. This job, enormous aP II Is, Is doubly complicated becuuse these men are located oo some 420 ves8els uod at 20 shore stations, not locludlng hospitals, which are scattered all over the world. For el'onomy ~'like and l-onveulence of handling, annual tmpply purchases are mad~blds being advertised for and opened publicly. The quality must be high, the character suited to tbe climate where used and all food must meet the requirements of the pure food and clrug :tct. Meats must meet the approval of the bureau of animal Industry. Stocks of "dry'' Items nre malo· tsloed ut Boston, Brooklyn, Pblladel· phis, HamDtoD Rnads, Va., Bremerton, Wash., and Mare Island. Calif., from which points these and other Items ore dispatched to other rtatloos and ships as required In round numbers, 70 can. of butter, 85 cars of milk, 225 cars of sugar, 52:1 cars of tlour, 540 cars of fruits, 1,6!10 cars ot meat ·and meat products on<t 2,400 cars of vegetables-111 trains of 50 cars each. with 15 cars left over tor good measure, are used. And this does not, of course, locludt. hundreds of cars of other miscellaneous Items oot mentioot!d above. ,Crop enlisted personnel of our navy T l:IE numbers ahout 86,000 men whose CHAPTER VIII Treatin1 Gunshot Wounds Eadie began to awaken as a man dOt's after a long night's sleep. Bls Hrat thought was tbqt It was all over. whatever Iron he carried had been removed. and now there was nothing to be done hut to get well. He opened his eyes. There was a nurse beside blm, a young one, who looked at him seriously. "Waked up?" she asked. "Bow do you feel?" "Grent.'' sold Eadie weakly. "What was the matter?" asked the nurse "ADpeodlcltls?" was shot "Appendicitis b-11 through the belly!" The slightest Olcker of annoyance passed over the nurse's face. She stepped quietly to the foot of the bed and read the · card there. When she came back her exDresslon hod changed comDietPiy. "Don "t talk any more I" sold the nurse quickly. Not a word. If you have aoy DDin. put up your hood and I'll come right down to you. Don't groan. Don't drink any water.'' She put a basin on a chair where Ead!P could reach It easily and went S'll"lshlng away. Eadie. thought "Appendicitis I" "Where did she get that~" There wat a rreat wide roll about his middle, a pile of bandages like a feather bed It was satisfying to bn ve a reo! wound for once, a wound you could point to and say, ~There II le !" or "If you don't believe lt. read the card.'' And the whole outfit had seen blm struck down I The major would be sore. Tough on tbe major. Be would S!'nd pompously for Serg!'ant Eadie and would learn that Sergeant Eadie bod been seriously wounded, and the same shell hnd killed two other men. Be slept agalo. came back to consciousness noel found a thermometer In his mouth. and slept once more. H was broad daylight when Eudle opened hi~ eyes ugaln. Be was In a bare wooden structure. a portable houee. one ot those things that are put up by sel'tlons. It had u Hoor that boomed likE a drum. Men In hobnails ran up und down this 11oor In a seemlns enden1•or to mnk~ all the noise posslllle. Doors banged Incessantly. There was u steady llow nf >-tr!'tcher bearers pnst the foot of Eadie's bed. ClumJ•. elumv. clump. 1'he pluce was thir'k with clgurette ~rnok!', umklug th_.e ~ergeunt ('ltllgh. His bend began In spln with the noise and the clgurelle MnwkP- hurued like ti1-e. A clnctnr unci " nur~e uppeured und sturtped at lhe next he<t. They lnnkt'd at the mau there In silence und lheu lhP nurse dill snmethln~ whh th" she!'l. F.:adk turneol for 1 ht>tter look. Th"Y hnd' cm·erefl the other mnn·~ ful'e. "No~> theu." sul<t lhe <lu<"lor. ·'this LLOYD WANER Noted Star of the Pittsburgh Pirates, writes: "When. I arrived at the Pittsburgh training camp I noticed my brother Paul ~moked Lucky Strikes excluaively, and he explained why, You wiU agree that we were in a close and exciting Pennant race and it certainly called for splendid physical condition to withstand the tax and strain upon one's nerves and wind. Like Paul, myfavoriteCigaretteisLitcky Strike." • • • /o/?1'-~ "The Unknown Soldier•: APPROPHIATELY honor · our T Ogallant, unknown. World-war soldiers through the appropriate honorlog of a single unknown, d!'ucl soldier. c'oogress, in 1920. passed a rerol utlou to bring back from "over there" the body of an onkoowo hero for burial. wltb befitting ceremony, In Arlington National cemetery. Accordingly, from among the endless rows In four foreign cemeteries one unmarked grave In each was selected aod the boxes removed. No record showed who these heroes were or whence they came. At Chalons-surMarne, while French troops guarded. a sergeant laid a bouquet on the !lagdraDed box of the hero whlcb he haol relected as the "Unknown.'" This box was placed nuder guurd. enclosed in a metal casket, vlaced in state, borne to Havre, curried aboard the Olympia (Admiral Dewey's flag· ship at Manila); brought to Washington, londecl ou a gun carriage. placed ln state In the Capitol where the PresIdent's wife placed acro~s lhe flag the budge of ownership of the mothers of our lund. Two days later the cnsket wa~ taken to Arlington on the Vi•·ginlu hills across the Potomac rirer from \Vnsh lngton, followed by tile President. General Pershing, membt!rS ol the senate and house of representatives and oth· er distinguished dignita rles. A salute was Hred. the Marine tmnd pmyed. prayer wa~ offered ; the President expre<sed the sentiment of the American veuple. plnn!'d D11on rhe cos· ket the Merlnl of Honur unci the Distinguished ~en·lce ('ross; decoration> or foreign cnuotrles were added by their repre~eutatlves; u_ scriptural lesson reucl, "Nenrer M_v God To Thee" snug. 1 he ca~ket curried tn the sur· cophugus at the umphltheuter nncl raps SOliiHfed. Today. this gru ve Is vue ut the mosl vl~itPII Iff ul! of our pullli< sl1rines. I 1 I of the Feedin1 the Navy picking up blankets and folding th!'m Another nurse a11pen red. an ehlerly one, rubbing her hands with the cold. "Good mo·rnlng," she said to the orderly. "My. It's cold." She took a thermometer from her pocket and "\Veil shook down the • mercury. here·~ the llrst one," she remnrkecl sitting down beside Eadie's stretcher She gave him the thermometer ami began to tuke his pulse. "How do you feel. son?" Shl' wus cognac," an· and grny-hulred and her klndfy.faced "J'm a bit hand. for all It was cold as Ice, fell vt)ry nice, on the SPrgennt's wrist. 8hP It to yuu." suld Sheep"Belly wounds cun't drink. removed the thermometer nnd ~lnm·eol with this serg!'ant. In HI lt. "I feel Hne." sold F.udle. ·'When clu him lr: thnt nllklulance "Get back, men, don't ~~:~ng up they whittle un me?" here I O~t back I Another ·"Pretty quick.'' smiled the nurse. tre·t<·llPr wus sJIZed und may laud any minute 1 Where•e fta 1928 Western NewsuaJJer On lor.' ''J wnulcln't like to he forgntten:· endbegun. Journey doctor?" here heen "I've grinning. of the slldluJ: said Eatlle, doun hands turned Eadie over D~d Great Work man." the streH·her since yesterday." of be could see a circle of white blankets. the llu<·k turu!'d nurse Tht' .. th ~uld wult," to 1-lowe was re~ponsible hard fl's Lucien know Dr. "I front of the amhulooktn~; at him. rneo In the ambo· ::rnrse. "hut 1\'e're doln:: the hest w" polled up E1111le's "hlrt ~n~ •·ut n\vay tor the 11rst law on preveutlng oph· It get yuh!" they cried. can. The duC'tors work twn nnd thrt'e the hnnohli!'C F.adle ral!!ed up unci re- lhulmla neonu1orum. the llt•we low. the aide.~ answered the rer gurcled hlmsell. He hu<t n lun11 st•nm pu~sl'll In lR!lO In New \'ork stxte. clay~ without slt>ep nne! I know a lol Be was surprised to hear bow of nurs"~ lhnt hn~en't harl their in hiP uhrl,nml'll. neull.v · ~PWP<I In criss· ~imilur ilrws rnnklng It ohligatnry for of bls voice llOUnded. There were creaking elothes otT 81nc·e the rlr!vP Rtnrtt>d ·· cr·uss stltl'hes. It looked a lor like lllidwin•s. dortnrs unrl nurses to r!>there he knew, looking at him aP Eadie, She got stlffl.v to her fef't nnri went lhe lul'lng nn H foothull un<t the re- port prmnplly n II cases nf nphtllnlmla he were ~orne strange nod fear· ~emlllnn•·e wus 1he more remurkuhle the to th~ next mnn. neonatorum ohsern•cl ancl a law reeltject. 011' came bls heft. hi~ where? rt wns not vPry long ufter that bP. ht!t·nnse u plel'e of rubht-r prntrnderl <1nlring !he nsP of pruph,\·l:wt!l' <trnps WBF torn open, nt: with thP Tlle fore the strelr!wr wus llftecl aj!'nln frnm one enol of lhe hrC'In~. The doc- In the P:Ve~ nf all npwhorn hahles have and Eadie. raising oL noe elbow. pounded nn noel they hore lhe ser;:ennt Into " tor gu\·e H ll'll!llllve IU~ 1;•Jth A J1Uir ,;nee hPc>n erwded In nlmo~t e1·ery IT. A great boncb like an ID· head. Nu hlnrk ronm Thl~ he knew wnR the llf tougs at this hll nl ruhht>r unci u ~late In the (:nton cup and In tl11 t-enter of thl@ •ixel~· strl'nm of hluud lt'Hr•ed nut ut There wlls X-rny Hnncls fell his rlressln~s. sri• a round jogged hole. with a Ill'! hole Into whieh the r11bher dl~ door wa~ rkne~P ol . sorR snipped. more rolrl hanll!<. "Rialto's" Real Meaning splash of blood on one 11lde. He The <ln~tnr rh.. ,i,terl. llJIJIPil 1·~•1 late twilight, nod thp "Forel~m hncl)'." snlrl n m;vstPrlnus The word "l!lultn" i~ n cm·ruptlon down again uod gritted his teeth "Wheu clo .1"1111 wanl him to .:n?" uf the two wnnls "Hihn Alto," whirh dim Hgure of a ,·olre nnd somethlnl! uhnut cent! the stln~ of the Iodine. lf>'kl'cl the n urS\!. "Look nut !'' meters. literally mean "rleep river." 'fhe ror"Got any more?" asked the Hrst ·aid er man lt>upeo1 .. Ow!" crfed l~ndie. ul.t:t ns know "Lei'~ see. He (''""" in )· estenla~ rupted form wu~ nppll!'d as lhe name who was potting on the bnnduge. unuu. Let ltlw stay 11 duy ur s11. nf an Island In the A oil inti<· se: •. 1\"hi<"h "Is lhHI biHflll ?" the next time .fnu wnnt In rnm an)· "No. thut 'p the only one," BSid Chest~ unci ulttlumells ur~u 1 Sll!tPo~d "It to steP "ke ti1ln~ Into me!" became the husines;; eeuter of the "Did It JO In?" he WII\"Pcl lmmediutel)•.'· to o, month his log ''II ~nfee. till' rl I sa "Steu <l.v now." group ol islnnds oC'cupied hy th2 rlt~· "Yup. It went ln.~ "1'\u. ~Pnrl me uur." requesteo J<.:udle. of Venice. B.v tllP proePs~ of the assot.he delay?" won't hurt yon It you don't tensp ynm don't feel weak or anything, 1 "They're shelfln· 1 Havpn't .vuu rintl0n of l:leas the trrm "ltialto" Is 'Thl~ place will kill me. 1\'11.1'." thnt muscles want to get shoved out wltb a mun other tile said here wherE> ur.t>d as the syuon;vm for rhe hu~lness 'ome\\ tuciUry llnller u !:ttl ~l'r lhp . ttskrrl thrre?" In "Whnt's wound~ UD very rong we'll I cun rest In peare?" gennt. Cl'nter of the rity. earned your ticket to ho>'IJital by the other road." H "Su1·ry we cull 't gh·e .ruu " prinllf' "A little hit of s11rnpnel. You can rflbt.'' said the ftrat·ald man Shelling tt e road 1• 1'1111111 Knd H speelul uur»e. ·· suuppt'd hnrclly 8ee lt.'' "Take him out to the road."' t\ppropriate still In runge I Where the cl11clnr with unnetes>,ll') •urea"'"· re ln." w~nt It hole thP saw "I directed the stretcher bl'arers. Euterlng tl:e music shup. the elder· at da" n? On the lines "Thnt's annul!'h for "'.\'e •lillY ll:lnclle ohuut two thuusund mark~rl F.no!ie. two bearers grunted and Utte(l gun? They had wonted ludy 11 .. 1ul rpd for a ple<·e l'ntltl t-d 19 IU-' It 11UI hllll Send dll.V. II ('llSt'S me.'• burd('D. Then they bPgan their out then tor gas. Wasn't Eu;:lish Summer." The rlerk. "The t~ nn w!'nt <!n~tor The go.'' lu wuut$ Once more F.xrli!' fplt tltP stretch!'! progress across tile tleld, down had walled I Now be was in vain 1111 the ple<·f>. seurehlng after seized. n door ha!l;.:ed. nnrl he wn~ in the next case. some dugouts, and so out to the wltb a real wound. su~·lng rllat n•nnusl'rlr•t. ~ her o!T~red Tlw hau;.:iug dotH'S uucl till! clatrer· a surlrlen glare of llghl. \Vhlte wnll• It was enhad. he nearest the was by a mno WBII getting In lll:; h11huails 111111 the smul;e nnd the a hoRt of people In while l'lllfh!n;. ..:'l~er-e waa a row of !Den or stretch· Dny." ~'ine "One tltleol, coal. Bloog I A shovelful wunld land shuuJiu)! ruen •·untMued. hut lute In beside the ruud, waiting for an In the chute a od go rattling down. and n cold tnhle on whlrh h~ w~" tlte da.1· •rretc·her henreo·s uppeared h~nt 4'"r) hPnrl serg!'!tnl'• The l11ld. Eadie Will laid down here. Bh!ug! Anuther one. It wasn't coal. Money lor Pensiona unrl lm•ught lhelr we(tpnn nlongsi<IP wa~ thl" for while. little a for fast 11 11octor Uflpeared. It was s11ells lapdlog. Endle wae glad the cnttln~ room A 1nnn with •peo· I The pei1slon bur·eau suys that no l~r.rlie · s hed. out a tog oow," suld the doc- the curtain was down lo back so that "By golly. this Is fiUiek wurk !" suld spetlal or sepurute tuxes are mndp to "Wire It on him BO It won't come be could not see the tlnsh '" them. If t..,cles looked nt Endle with great In "Tills is the ra"test I've secure money for pensions. They are ~~£die. That's a good dreaBJng, we woo•t he ever suw a shell explode a~rnln the terest. I wns lro 1he army I puld from the general funds In the slute :um·ecJ "I rhlnk you're a got.1hr!Pk.'' · ~nld t~ tollch II. Gun-shot wound abeh:~ck would kill blm. from here?" go we lln Where Ruclrl+>nl~ treasury of the United States. oo matthe man with spel'tarl~<!l put do'll·n. A. T. S I think There was a light In the ambulant-e "You don't look as If 1011 we~ "Hospital train. Take you to the ter from what source derived. blm a little morphine, too.'' oow, a lone bulb that bung from the base." slightest bit." turned bls bead at that and ceiling. A se~ond look around showed wounded the ('fO BE CONTINUED.) Eadie. grinned though.'' am. "I 11!01ren!d a mau holding a huge 13'1' the sergeunt that his journey wu Freaks of Torn~doea "So It appears," mattered the do~ ol nickel. The man made the onr. Be was oot In the ambulance, Tornadoes play many freuklsb an· Agea ol Presidents equltt tentatively. It waa s but In a room or a barrack, or a shed. tor, rending Eadie's C'ard. "How long According , to the Natlooul Geotics. The oldest President of tbe United were wounded?" he asked. ,sJrlnae. so huge tbat the man Anyway, something wltb a roof on it. since you society, the tremendous vegraphic In the States at tbe time of taking omce wu~ "Yesterday, some time. In two hand& a tornado often drives quills of locity Men m()\'ed about. their shirt sleeves morning. Jt's on the card," replied William Henry l:iarrisoo, according to Into boards and planks straws nod fo' JUb," said the man, rolled to the elbow, appearing and dis· Eadie. an answered que~tlon In Liberty Magof trees. trunks the through ~!IDe Eadie. "It's BO IUh won't appearing out of the darkness like "That's the time you were treated azine. Be was sixty-eight years and phantoms. There was 1 nurse there that's marked on the card. You might twenty-three days old when Inaugukl a blue Dnlfonn, who walked up and have been wounded last week. Well. rated. Andrew Jackson r.ttaiued the Radio Salles Hoaaea 4olfn. She spoke to the men from It's long enough, anrway, Go ahead greatest age In olflc~slxty-nlne years _. lightning storm In Mlddlesbor· U$8 to time, but Eadie couli not bear with that ether." and three bundred and fifty·four days. eugh. England, l'ecently hit four ' •hat abe .aald She aeemed to be Vll'J "Slow at fll'llt oa that ether stulr," bouse, These were In the midst of a Only children play bill!. Men make •ectlqn 1 hlcl• with aerial e. but wel'e said Eaile. "I "on't ftgbt It If 10u baud waa a llleat, 10 a little 1111 on lt." Eadle'l ( a business of lt. the dpt~ four that bad no rad.!o. ~ Cream ..It's toasted" ~Throat Irritation-~ ©1928, The American Tobacco Co., Program lor Evening Forhtally Called OH A well-known radio announcer was spending the night lo the home of a friend. The host did oot know that he was 8D accomplished snorer, and had gll·en his guest the adjoining room, from which uny sound was perfectly audible. They were just com· fortahly settled for the night when the announcer started "broadcasllog." 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