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Show The Cache American. Iijran. Cache Countv, It.ih Patre Seven .y THEODORE PRATT THE STORY Till I FAX: Forty tour- Mllbrrl Winklr. oho uprrsirt a repair thup In Hi alley karlt of kit fcl.iue, I BuliUed by kit dult board lha M li la 1 A. lit break lb a bad eras to bit dumloerrmt a ilo, Amy, a bo tow bale to part aub him. tin arritini at camp Mr, W inklt It liven hit pbyairal and to bit treat turprlto and dumay. It arrrptrd lor trrvlrt. Ho It teat la Camp Squibb, a Utoutand lallrs from burnt, hero b merit Mr. Tinker, a man ol After murk bard tralnlni, bit Mr. ttinklo I called la brlnro bit odirer tod told he It ever U and caa 10 borne II be cbootet, bol Winkle tayt hell tlay la the army. He graduate! Iron Motor Mechanic! school. yrtr-ol- d iti at. CHAPTER IX Mr. Winkle peered at him through hi glasses and blinked. He hai seen the Army work other wonders, even on himself, but never a miracle like tin. "That all right," he mur-inure- d. 'I suppose, Freddie went on, "I'm responsible for you being called 'Pop,' too. "I dont mind, Mr. Winkle assured him. "In fact, I rather like it" aid Mr. Tinker. "I don't "Me, believe it It's somebody else pretending to be him. "He's a reformed character, Jack agreed. Freddie looked at the bar. "I'm not ao reformed 1 wont buy everybody a drink. Over their glasses, in the noisy bar, Freddie explained how he had "Im not so reformed I wont bny everybody a drink. come to see the light He was articulate about it "The kid here did it he said, indicating Jack. "When I figure the Army made him almost up to licking me, I thought it must have something. Even for me. I got a look at myself, I mean, what I had been. I didnt even like my mustache. "What about the Alphabet? Mr. Winkle inquired. "He isnt so bad, Freddie answered, "when you get to know him. You see? Hes Jack asked. got the right attitude. Of course, he may still need a little polishing here and there, but Im doing that." Jack gave a practical demonstration of this when Freddies gaze wandered to girls in the bar. "Come he told Freddie, on, youre a strictly USO type now. The next day Mr. Winkle was given a weeks furlough. The permanent post to whibh he and the other Motor Mechanics School Graduates were to be sent wouldnt be ready to receive them for this length of time. He could, if he wished, return home at his own expense. He sent Amy a telegram and then boarded a train. Amy was at the station to meet him. At first they just stared at each other without being able to do anything else. It was an awkward moment. Then Amy cried, Oh, Wilbert, I didnt think I would ever see you again! They embraced. He felt clumsy when he kissed her. It was almost as strange coming back to her as it was leaving her. Why, said Amy, I hardly know She seemed surprised. you. She touched the buttons of his uniform. "How are you? he asked. Im fine. She examined him again in some admiration. "I never thought youd look like that in a uniform. And your stomach its gone. You'll have to have your picture taken. "Well, he asked again, how are you, Amy? "Im fine, she repeated. Mr. Winkle drove, for the novelty uf feeling a regular car under his nands. It seemed light and danger-su- s after the trucks and command tars with which he had dealt lately in his field training. He sensed Amy looking at him. Youve put on weight. She ipoke in an aggrieved tone. "I wrote you about it, he reminded. "At least ten pounds. "Twelve and a half. You never did that before." She sounded suit more hurt. "No mat. ter how much I fed you. "It isnt the cooking." he mured Tl the exercise end being her. outdoor that makes you eat more. Though he knew she felt better after he said this, a restraint remained between them. They found they could not at once, and easily, take up where they left o(T. The months in between, during which each had had another life, interfered and came between them. They had to get to know each other all over again. Mr. Winkle sensed her staring at him anew, in a different way. He glanced at her, and law that her gaze was contemplative, searching, a little suspicious. He feared that she was reverting to being a termagant, and that the effects of his suddenly being made Into a soldier were wearing off. He supposed he couldn't be sure about that until after the war and he returned, if he did. to his regular life. "Wilbert. she asked, "did you see any women? "I told you I'd send you a postcard when I found comcbody else, he said. "You didnt get one, did you? "No, she admitted slowly. She sat staring at him and he turned to look her for an instant straight in the eye. "I'm glad I didnt, she told him in a low voice. Mr. Winkle wai happy when the dropped the subject. It was bit turn to feel hurt when they reached the house and sneaked inside so none of the neighbors would see him. Penelope, instead of greeting him joyously, as would have been expected, scrunched down on the fioor, growling and barking, and glaring at him with disapproval Mrs. Winkle scolded her, but it made no impression. Even when Mr. Winkle spoke to her coaxingly and let her sniff his hand, she wouldn't accept him or have anything to do with him. So far as Penelope was concerned, he was a stranger in his own house. It was barely daylight when he awakened. He expected to hear the bustle of many men moving and cursing and the bugle tootling its dreadful call. He listened, not quite sure of where he was. He heard Amys light breathing. He looked at his watch. It was exactly 5:45. He tried to go back to sleep again. This was the morning of his king-shiBut the king couldnt sleep any more. Harsh habit interfered, refusing him his crown. It being also his accustomed time to eat, he felt hungry. After a time be got up quietly, put on his bathrobe, over his pajamas, and went out Downstairs, Penelope growled, snarled when he spoke to her, and snapped when be made to pat her. He wandered outdoors just as a strange newsboy delivered the paper. The boy looked at him, startled, then interested, then wise, and went away whistling. Mr. Winkle didnt approve of such precocious behavior in one so young. He investigated the kitchen, over Penelopes continued protests, and devoured odd assortments of food. He had an idea that tickled him. Sometime later, with a daintily prepared tray and the newspaper resting at one side of it, he went in to awaken Amy. Her eyes went wide and staring as he saluted and announced: "Breakfast in bed for you, queen. Mr. Winkle visited his shop to see that his tools and machines were in good order. He made small repairs about the house. He had his photograph taken so that Amy could have him up over the mantel while he was away, or if he didnt ever return. He talked with Mr. Wescott, who first laughed outright at the sight of Mr. Winkle in his uniform and then was prone to be triumphant about his prediction for him. "What did I tell you? he crowed. Youre being used as a mechanic, just hke I said. Youll stay right here. Formerly he and Mr. Wescott had considered together the large and broad scale aspects of war, and now his neighbor expected that, as an actual military man, he would have some expert ideas. "Our antitank guns, Mr. Wescott inquired, are they going to be able to stop the Germans? "I dont know a thing about them, said Mr. Winkle. "But surely in your training Mr. Winkle coughed apologeticalI never saw one. ly. Mr. Wescott considered. A little of his pompousness left him and he proposed, Perhaps I shouldnt be asking such questions. You probably have your orders not to let out any military secrets. "No, said Mr. Winkle, that isnt it. I dont know any military secrets. Tanks? asked Mr. Wescott. "Ive never seen a tank. Mr. Wescott stared at him. He dropped the subject, and took up the Mediterranean campaign. How is it coming along? Mr. Winkle asked. "Do you mean to say you dont demanded Mr. Wescott know? "Well, said Mr. Winkle, "I hardly ever saw a paper in camp. Since I've been home I've glanced at the headlines a little, but I havent read the details much. "You. spluttered Mr. Wescott "bov slf people, you, in l!, service "There isnt much time to think about It," Mr. Wmkle apologized, "But you dont even sound Interested, Mr. Wescott complained. ' 'Somehow," said Mr. Wmkle. "Ive come to leave that up to the generals." "Of course," said Mr. Wescoii atiffly. "Ves, Of course. He gathered the forces of hi ind.gnation nd scolded pettishly. All I can say is that you arent any more of a soldier than I thought youd be Too late, Mr. Wmkle realized that he had offended hia neighbor, that Mr, Wescott thought he meant to squelch and ridicule him as an srm-chai- r strategist. That had not been his intention at alL It was simply that he and Mr. Wescott had grown apart, that they had become strangers. Domestically, the Winkles were as happy as they ever had been. They lived the few days he was home like a honeymoon taken up from where it was dropped many years before. Amy seemed intent on making up to Mr. Winkle the period she had been shrewish, and he decided to enjoy this, no matter what might happen after the war. She sewed on several buttons for him, and though her way wasnt exactly the manner in which he had learned to sew, he was delighted to have her do It After that first morning, Mr. Winkle managed to stay in bed long enough for Amy, by getting up very early, to bring him his breakfast there. The weather was fine and Mrs. Winkle squandered her gasoline ra tion by going on a picnic with him every day into the woods. On these trips even Penelope agreed to wag her tail sluggishly at the soldier, though she still wouldnt accept him wholeheartedly. They spoke little of the war and his portion of it Not that they took it for granted, or had become fatalistic about it but they wished to forget it during the time they had together. Only on the day of his departure did the war come again between them. Once more he held her in hit arms. She wept and he felt like crying, too. Then, when they parted, for a fleeting instant before they spoke or moved again, he saw that she looked at him defiantly, nearly with antagonism. But it wasnt a lIKCIMt By He)od by Wirn Nxipr Union. most ONE of the war's ventures, the drive of General "Vincpar Joe" Stilwcll to retake the Burma road, is shown in this months "March of Time." It's called "Back Door to Tokyo." Youll see American boys flying the "hump," the ' I .-- rjsZL-iW"11 r. I Js$i - But the King couldnt sleep any more. It was like the unreasonable anger of a person who loves another a great deal when the other has put himself in mortal danger. hen-pecki- look. 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He formed a vaudeville act with his sister, things went well, then she married. He returned to radio, and real success came quickly after that. ODDS IMPROVEMENT e s Technician Wilbert Sergeant George Winkle would have preferred to be alone in one of the upper berths rather than occupying a lower berth with Corporal Technician Tinker. But that was the way the Army said it was to be on the troop train roaring through the cold night, and that was the way it was. Mr. Tinker, besides taking up most of the space with his bulk, leaving only a few inches for Mr. Winkle, was in addition restless because, having boarded the train at night, none of them even knew in which direction it was going. All they were sure of was that they were being shipped to an embarkation port Mr. Tinker twisted, nearly knocking Mr. Wtikle out of the berth, and stared out the window. "Not a star, Mebbe I couldnt read he said. them anyway, but you say you can. I think were going south, the man above them called down. What do you think were going someone deto, the Civil War? I hear they aint finished manded. fighting it down there yet Its another differed. Naw, east. That means England and the Nasties." This was for Mr. Tinkers sake, to devil him about being sent to fight the Germans instead of the Send your order to: Vy K a tne "Days of Glory Isnt a world-bestin- g picture, but RKO fctls pretty sure that it launches a new msle star Gregory Feck, who has ears like Clark Gable, and is too tail and broad shouldered to be com- - After years of diligently preparing himself for that elusive motion picture break, a young Oakland Junior college graduate got it; he's Greg McClure, 26, and he landed the role of John L. Sullivan in The Bing Crosbys production, Great John L. He's worked as a salesman, longshoreman, laborer on a railroad, and farmhand; finally he went to dramatic school at night and worked during the day. Vw apron. Make the apron In colorful checked cotton it's a splendid kitchen "shower gift! 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S" the directions on the label for a period of only ten days, 80.6ft of the cases showed clinical improvement of an infec- which is most stubborn to control." ttion were shown in the of Athletes Foot the itching, I redness, etc. The report says: In our opinion Soretone is of very inite benefit in the treatment of bum-in-g, def-- I this disease, which is commonly known as Athletes Foot if Athletes Foot troubles you, dont tern porize! Get soretone! McKesson & Rob-- ! bins, Inc, Bridgeport, Connecticut. So V, s. |