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Show oo FIFTY-FIFTY In the big preparedness parade which took place in New York in May. and which set the example for other preparedness pre-paredness parades all over the country, Digby Bell, the comedian, led a company com-pany made up largely of actors, theatrical the-atrical managers and playwrights from tho Lambs and the Players' clubs The marchers moved in wide lines twenty abreast, extending from curb to curb of Fifth avenue All went well with Captain Digby Bell's squad until they reached Forty-second street, Where an isle of safety for pedestrians stands in the middle of the asphalt roadway. Ho knew there must be a military command for dividing a column so aa I to pass about a fixed obstacle, but ho didn't know what it was. For just a moment confusion threatened his group. Then in this emergency an inspiration in-spiration camo to the leader. He swung about and faced the oncoming on-coming formation. "Fifty-fifty!" he blared at tho top of his voice And. splitting In the center, the line flanked the safety isle without missing a step. Saturday Evening Post. |