Show T TT rf sausages for breakfast sau sail sages for breakfast I 1 can smell amel eral small joe came tumbling downstairs fastening the belt of his shorts horts as lie he came lie he made a beeline for the kitchen pop was already sitting nt at the ithe table reading tile the paper while mom held the handle of the frying pan over the stove small mail S joe came close and sniffed the delicious smoke wriggling all over with early morning joy better be thankful for them thein w while title you can still got get them 0 one no glance at moms face told small joe this was one of her tight lipped days not a drop of coffee in the house and no sugar left to put in it if there ther was some warl sma 1 l joe kept still letter for you son pop said in his quiet voice small joe i made a leap for his place at table there it was a private personal letter for him alone propped against his milk glass hey popl pop its from br brother otherl small joe was pulling the envelo envelope pe apart and diving into the contents hey look what he sent me he M passed over an oblong of thick N 1 crinkly paper pape r while he leaned over tile the sheet of writing paper A twenty five dollar war bond pop said slowly mom turned and looked at it over ove pops shoulder with the frying pan in her hand usten listen what he says how are y you ou doing kid hurry and grow up so you can help me slap the japs arent you most big enough to get into the army 7 heres something for you in your name lets the whole fam family ily gang up and help to win this war pop and mom were silent but small jue notice that ile ho was full of his letter and his war bond gee pop in six years I 1 could get antu inti the army 1 I pop gee pop I 1 want to be a soldier like brother and fight in this war gee that bond nifty look it was issued in honolulu its mine but pop was looking at mom and mom was looking at pop there were tears in moms eyes she shook her head sharply pop reached out and patted her hand gently well cant let our soldier boy beat us to buying war bonds can we old lady was all he said she shook her head again 1 I guess if he can give up his job and and go oft to war I 1 can do some fighting back at home she said in a queer voice small joe looked up at her in surprise she saw him looking nt at her and spoke sharply well vell joe were about ready to eat say grace small joe fa folded id d ills his hands and bent ills his head as he had been taught oh lord WE thank thee for this food and all thy bountiful gifts amen pop said amen mom said now eat your good sausages story from an actual I 1 report in the flies of the treasury department amen S say ay yes talce take your change in war stamps stai bips the least you can do Is tile the most you can buy in war I 1 L S |