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Show The Caehe American. Logan, Cache County, Utah WNKLE Kathleen Norris Says: &S THEODORE PRATT pre-prtrt- d a aallrd. CHAPTER II! The telephone's been ringing ever since the paper esme out. she announced. "People I havent seen or heard o( in years have called. One woman I didnt know at aU I mean, she was a perfect stranger. "What did she want? asked Mr. Winkle. Amy looked baffled. "I dont know, she replied. "She said she Just felt she had to coll. As If oh, Wilbert as If you were dead el ready. Mrs. Winkle had often glared at him as if herself wishing him dead. The Pettigrews were first to d rive. Mrs. Pettigrew was from weeping. ar- red-eye- and now her concern that he might be killed seemed a little outlandish. Mr. Winkle merely said, Well, Im not dead. Wilbert, how do you really feel? This morning there wasnt time to find out. Mrs. Winkle gazed at him doubtfully. Again, at her hesitancy, at this suggestion that the upper hand was being returned to him, Mr. Winkle had an impulse to remind her of certain things. And again he refrained, not thinking the urge was quite decent. But he did protest, "Amy, dont you look at me like that. "Like what? she asked. he ac"As if I that mouse-look,- " cused. She looked abashed. At first Mr. Winkle could not accept the fact that the expression was on her face. "I didnt mean to, she replied. She sounded humble. I cant help being the way I am, Mr. Winkle stated. "Of course, dear. No one can. Mr. Winkle was amazed. But still he didnt say anything about the miracle occurring before his very eyes. He didnt care to embarrass Amy. "I feel, he said in answer to her previous question, "like taking two doses for my dyspepsia. He fumbled in his pocket for his pills and brought them out "Some people are coming in tonight, Mrs. Winkle revealed as she bustled to get dinner. Just the folks on the street. Astounded, Mr. Winkle asked, "What for? Well, they wanted to see you. Especially the Pettigrews. Their boy, Jack, has been called, too. Hes twenty, you know. Hell be going off with you. The evening, when it came around, was something of a combination of a funeral, a wedding, a family reunion, and a celebration for a person about to leave on a dangerous expedition. The Pettigrews were the first to arrive. Mrs. Pettigrew was from weeping, and she burst into new tears when she saw Mr. Winkle. They probably wont take you, she wept, but Jack Jack they'll take him, and hes only a baby. Mr. Pettigrew himself said, This is crazy. Winkle. Heres Jack, hardly over sucking his thumbs. And heres you, old enough to be his fared-eye- d ther. Mr. Winkle and Jack eyed each other. The boy was as the young are in the presence of their elders who discuss them. Mr. Winkle, in his position as an adult, felt called upon to say something even though he really had nothing to say. Well, Jack, he told the boy, "it looks as if we're being called by cur country. !! could make no more of Mr. Winkle being "Ye, air." Jack said. him than Mr. Winkle could make of Jack being (elected along wiut bint. Mr. Winkle wlihed that the boy wouldnt be quite 10 respectful. More people came. They chattered, end gazed curiously at Mrs. Winkle, as if they couldnt believe what their eye iiw nor what their ears heard. Some of them were earnest about Mr. Winkle predicament. eome wondered, and other were amused. Mr. Winkle Ukcd the lest least of alL He didnt ae why people should laugh at him. neighMr. Wescott, their next-dobor, a rather pompous Individual, cornered Mr, Winkle and stated, "If you're the kind of eoldier were going to have, Cod help us. He stared at Mr. Winkle aa if to ask him bow be ever got himself Into thii. Mr. Winkle didnt think thle was very patriotic. Mr. Wescott, who was prone to tell anybody all about bow anything was conducted, and who could well afford to Inform Mr. Winkle about hi future because he was over forty-fiv- e and not subject to military duty, went on to aay, "Of course, you know they won't use you as a combatant. "You dont think so? Mr. Winkle asked hopefully. "Think It out for yourself, man, Mr. Wescott lectured. "Theyll have enough young fellows to do the actual fighting. They want men In their proper place, according to their abilities. That why they're calling you in the first place, so you can release a fighting man to fight Mr. Winkle wae encouraged. They wont waste you as a killer," Mr. Wescott assured him. Mr. Winkle didnt know whether to feel flattered or insulted. His neighbor looked at him critically, as if gauging him for the fltst time. "You wouldnt be any good, anyway. Theyll use you In some kind of mechanical work. Well," said Mr. Winkle, "I could handle that His courage took hold of him at this talk. But understand me, If I thought I was capable of using a gun, I'd do it anywhere they say. No, sir," Mr. Wescott went on. youll never see active service. I can tell you that You dont have to worry about that for a minute. Mr. Winkle ceased to worry, but only for the allowed minute, for Mr. Wescott then looked thoughtful and amended, Of course, men of your age are being used for combat in all the other armies, and if things get to that stage with us, I suppose youve got to consider that you might have to do a little shooting or bayonet work. When it was time for their visitors to leave, they shook Mr. Winkles hand as if bidding him goodby before he went Into action. Mrs. Pettigrews tears had dried, but her perturbation remained. She pleaded of Mr. Winkle, Youll look after Jack, wont you? Mr. Winkle, despite all his timidity and ineffectual outer character, could appreciate the humor in a situI think, he said, "Jack ation. ought to look after me. He and Jack glanced at each other, and both smiled. The condemned men had at least that mutual understanding. It was nearly eleven before the last of the guests left. Penelope came out from the comer where she had sulked all evening at the invasion of her own peaceful life. Mr. Winkle, out of habit, took her to the back yard. When he came in again he started for the radio, to turn it on for the nightly war news broadcast he usually favored. Then he stopped and didnt go near it, but turned toward the stairs. Arent you going to listen to the war news? Mrs. Winkle asked. I dont think I will tonight. But why? Mrs. Winkle began to speak as if she were the same person as of before this morning. But she caught herself and then said merely, Oh. Mr. Winkle felt like pinching himself to be sure he was awake and that this was Amy showing such tact and consideration. He. smiled a little, but not so she could see him, and he decided that it was very nice indeed to have her this way. They went upstairs and there, while they prepared themselves for the night, Mrs. Winkle commented in a small voice that seemed to indicate she had other things to say but couldnt say them, It was a nice party, wasnt it? said Mr. Winkle, I Except, dont see exactly why it was held. Mr. Winkle found his imagination running away with itself until his mind was possessed of a nightmare. He saw himself packed into a troop transport. He had seen pictures of how it was done. The bunks, one on top of another in many tiers, w'ith only a narrow aisle between, made the men look like sardines. Across the ocean the ship throbbed. And then in the night there was a dull, jarring thud. The ship shuddered. It began to list. Its engines stopped. Flames rose and men pushed and fell end screamed and struck and jumped. Mr. Winkle was in the water, which was covered thickly with oil. Thp drafted . V eiong 1th oilcaught Making Slip Cover: Is No Trick at All The Strangest Problem W.N.U.RCltA$C THE ITORT THll TAR: Hubert Winkle, abo li U of raerl repair shop la Ik alley kark at bit borne, la eotiSrd ky kli draft boar A that ka la la IA. Ha kad ikoaihl Ual Ik doctor aka dam-lorkia aoald aol evertoob kia dytpep-ala- . kia aad kia need-leke it. Ha krtaka tka kad aaaa to kia alia, Amy, aad aea to uorb aiikout klaa lot her (eadky. Tka aad day a aew. paper photographer tatla aa kina at kia a bop aad takea kia ptclara, a kirk appears talar aa lha froal page aadar tka captloa, "Winkle Praad to Fight." Tka a tory aaplatea tkal Wtakla aa tka drat married selectee la Iprla(vllla to ka Pape Seven Ball Syndicate. Are and the flames raced WNU GT27 feature. toward him. He tried to blot out this picture. But It came again, and made him cold all over. He wee bathed in He began to shake perspiration. slightly and found he couldnt control It, no matter how much be tried. At that he learned how far Amys reformation had gone, and how real It wat, hnd that she wet all along aa he always knew, and that now he was to become a soldier, she was willing to express her feelings about it, even 11 only silent- good-hearte- ljr- - a word. Mrs. Winkla in the bed beside him. She Without turned slipped a soft warm arm under his neck and put the other over his chest, and held him tightly. Sha seemed to understand. Mr. Winkle was ashamed that aha did, but greatly comforted, too. The President of the United States, To Wilbert George Winkle, Greeting: Having submitted yourself to a local board composed of your neighbors for the purpose of determining your availability for training and service in the armed forces of the United States, you are hereby notified that you have now been selected for training and service In the Army. I Mr. Winkle had never before received a communication from the home-decorato- President. Following hii prominent newspaper appearance and the gathering of the people of Maple Avenue, he would look very foolish indeed if he were turned down and returned home after being sent to the Induction Center. He understood that, even though accepted, he had the privilege of returning home for a week to put his affairs in order before leaving again for good. But his fellow draftees had all announced their intention of waiving the week's furlough, and now he followed suit He bad heard the jokes to the effect that if you could breathe or were warm, the Army would accept you, and though he didnt like to believe them, he prepared for going away and staying away. As a precaution against a drastic circumstance, Mr. Winkle made his will, a ceremony that not even Penelope regarded as a happy one. He finished the few jobs he had in the shop aad would take no more. He packed away his tools in grease and oil, and tacked up heavy pa- - In its place over the doors he placed a small sign "Closed. per over the windows. He took in his sign and placed it on the floor with its face against the walL In its place, over the doors, he placed a small sign saying, Closed. He reflected that people who didnt know his establishment wouldnt know what was closed because he had taken in the other sign, but finally decided that this didnt matter in the least. He was ready to leave. The evening before his departure he investigated the bag Amy had packed for him and brought downstairs. In it she had put those few articles listed in p pamphlet Mr. Winkle had purchased at a newsstand for guidance. Travel light, Mr. Selectee," this advised. Dont load up with baggage because you wont have any use for it. The Army is going to clothe you, Mr. Selectee, complete to underwear, socks and handkerchiefs. Only on one point had Mrs. Winkle deviated from the instructions. Upon examining her packing, Mr. Winkle found that she had included his rubbers. He now took them out Firmly, showing a sfark of her old spirit Mrs. Winkle put them back again, rewrapping them in the tissue paper he stripped away. With the rubber shortage, she said, the Army may not have a pair for every man. I dont think they have rubbers in the Army, Mr. Winkle protested. They wont let me wear them. (TO BS CONTINUED) Making Slipcovers 'kNCE you know how to go about It, Its really no trick at all to make your own slip covers Thousands of American women are becoming expert and upholsterers the slipcover Instructions in this design will show you how to cut, fit and finish covers for your chairs and sofa. Keep Cyrus with you. Civ hint this next yecr wholly; reading to him, doing his lessons with him." , To obtain By KATHLEEN NORRIS I SON COMES FIRST vUR problem is a very I peculiar one, writes Vy Jean Morgan from Both Hartford, Connecticut. Howard, my husband, and I are teachers, but we havent been able to find any solution to this particular puzzle. son When our first-bor- n was two years old we lost another son, an infant. Our grief was great, for an injury to me just before the childs birth cost not only his life but the possible lives of other children I might have had. We determined to adopt a baby girl. ,rWe went from place to place, finding a great shortage of girl babies. But in one place we did finally find a weazened baby boy a old, with a mop of fine black hair. The unfortunate little fellow made an Immediate appeal, and we brought him home as a baby brother Tony for our own small Cyrus. As the baby grew the dark hair disappeared, giving way to beautiful chestnut curls. With his big black eyes, warm brown skin and Irresistible smile we discovered that we had a child who literally stopped traffic. Gay, endearing, intelligent far beyond his years, Tony has from the beginning eclipsed Cyrus, who is a somewhat timid, quiet child, not jealous, as far as we know, but willing to let Tony win all the prizes and be captain of all the games. Tany Attracts Attention. "Howard and I have scrupulously tried to balance the affection and attention we give the two, but visitors always single out handsome engaging little Tony for especial notice. He is quite unconscious of his charm he is now eight years old but we feel that there is no question that his enthusiasm and plans discourage Cyrus from making any attempts of his own. "Cyrus has a lovely, generous nature, but just of late both his father and I think that he carries too far. We want to enand courage him to individual Interests and friends, but he seems already to be solitary in his tastes. "Now my husband is going overseas and we are giving up our big country place and plan to place the For Tony boys in boarding-schoolI have no misgivings, but I am wondering if Cyrus does not need special understanding and possibly special handling. Our original purpose in finding a little brother was to make Cyrus happy: it will break both our hearts if this very brother is the cause of any real injury to his spirit When the boys go to school apartment I will take a in the city and perhaps find war work to do until Howard comes back. Keep Tony from Cyrus. I think the time has come now when you must separate the boys, perhaps for years, certainly for a long time. Find the right school for Tony, not too near, and see that he has few-week- s s. five-roo- m Sxv -- Sometime the most generous and seemingly sensible actions result in unexpected difficulties. A rare problem faces the mother in this article. She adopted a baby boy to be a companion to her little son then two years old. Unexpectedly the little orphan, Tony, sickly and undersized as a baby, developed into a handsome and charming child who quite outshone Cyrus. This mother watched her son Cyrus, retiring and unselfish by nature, gradually give way before the engaging little waif, Tony. Now Cyrus is ten and Tony eight years old, and she thinks it is time to think of her own sons best interests. Her husband is soon going overseas, and she is planning to put both her boys in boarding schools. Miss Norris points out that this is not just the right course. occasional weekends at home, and plenty of affection and amusement at those times. In summer put him in a camp; he will always find friends. If you can, discover before the fall term begins some family whose own small boy is in that school, go see that boys mother and make with her a financial arrangement that will mean that Tony spends most of his holidays there. This will not be easy at first, but you owe it to your own son to see it through. Dont put Cyrus in boarding-schoo- l; keep him with you. Give him this next year, wholly; reading to him, doing his lessons with him, taking him off with you to the mountains or the shore in summer. Let him know that he is the dearest interest in your life. You may be amazed you almost certainly will be amazed at the way this shy, backward little nature will develop under the stimulus of games, books, work, meals with you alone. You are fortunate to have this particular opportunity to give him his chance. Be careful that the boys themselves have no suspicion of what is motivating you and what your object is. Above all dont let Cyrus feel himself an object of pity or solicitude. You can simply enough give him reasons why Tony goes to one school and he to another, if indeed, at the age of ten, he will ask for any reasons at alL Unwittingly, you did your own boy an injustice eight years ago. You were in no way to blame. 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