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Show ; THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Bell for Adano! JA ftffr John Hersey w. N.u. fCATURCS THE STORY THUS FAR: The Amerl-ca- n your authority seem to spring from the very people over whom you have authority. And after a while, Tomasino, it actually does spring from them, and you are only the instrument of their will. That is the thing that the Americans want to teach you who have lived under men who imagined that they themselves were authority. Tomasino thought a long time and then said: "It is too good. There is troopi arrived at Adano, with Major the Amgot officer, in charge. Sergeant Borth was in charge of securiout to win the confity. The Major set and promised them citizens of the dence to replace the town bell stolen by the Nazis. General Marvin ordered all carts kept out of the city. Major Joppolo, however, hearing that the city would not get water without the carts, permitted them to continue to enter Adano. The Major went to see Tomasino, head fisherman, and arranged with him to start the fishing boats out in order that the city could have fresh fish again. The navy Issued a chart showing where the mines were planted. Joppolo, The Major said: "Why do you have to go running to the Admirals? Dont they give you any responsibility at all? Lieutenant Livingston spoke very You wouldnt underpatiently. stand," he said. "This is a Naw , problem." "Listen, Captain, were in this war together. Whats itching you? "How do you know this man isnt in the Italian Navy? How do you know he isnt being paid by the German Navy? How do you know he just wants to fish? Major Joppolo was too outraged to laugh. "Tomasino?" he said. "Have you ever talked with Tomasino?" Tomasino saluted. The Lieutenant said: "Can he speak English? Major Joppolo had had enough. He said: "Listen, Captain, this town is hungry. It needs fish. If it doesnt get something to supplement its diet, people are going to die here of starvation. Are you going to let these men go out fishing, or arent you?" Lieutenant Livingston was sur--j prised by the Majors vehemence. "They might hit loose mines and! be blown up," he said defensively. "I dont care. This is a war. Some peopleve got to get killed so others can live. Are you going to let these men go out fishing, or arent you?" Lieutenant Livingston said uncertainly: I dont think I ought to. Major Joppolo said: "Captain, unless you give permission for these men to go out, Im going to send a separate letter naming each person who dies of hunger in this town to your commanding officer, and in each letter Im going to say its your fault. "Maybe we could work something out, the Lieutenant said. "You know we could, Major Joppolo said. By day after tomorrow I want you to have six charts ready showing exactly where these boats can go and not run into our mine fields. They dont have to .show where the mines are, all they need show is an area where the boats can go. Ill see that these men stick to that area. Have it ready day after tomorrow. And before he could catch himself, Lieutenant Livingston of Kent and Yale had said to Major Joppolo of the Bowery and Tammany Hall: "Yes, sir.. Major Joppolo left with Tomasino before the Lieutenant could catch his wits. Outside, Tomasino said: "I hate him. What did he say?" A lot of foolishness, except for one thing, the Major said. "If you go out fishing, Tomasino, you may get hurt. Your boat might hit an American mine. "What do I care? said Tomasino. "I am going fishing. Mister Major, if you could know how unhappy the fishermen of Adano have been, All we want in the world is to go fishing. We will go even if we have to pay graft to the men of authority. Now you say we dont have to do that. Thank you, Mister Ma- a trick." CHAPTER IX Tomasino was shaken. "Protec-iiohe said. "Before you came to pay protection money to had we the Supervisor of the FisherEnea, ies, an evil man. In return he protected us. Hah, Fiorentino said one time that he did not feel the need of protection, and the next week his boat, the pretty Matina, burned up as it lay at its mooring." The Major said: "There will be no such thing under the Americans, Tomasino. Thats the kind of thing we want to eliminate." Tomasino said: "You are lying to me. There is a trick." At this moment Captain Purvis swung into the . port area in his jeep. He jumped out and ran into the delighted crowd, shouting as he ran: "Scram, you. Get out of here. He pulled out his automatic and fired six shots into the air. The crowd broke instantly. "The Germans, the Germans," one shoutn, "Yes, as a matter of fact there is a trick, fisherman. The trick is that some men are not good enough for this thing, and that makes it fall down. Right here in this invasion we have a general who is nbt good enough, General Marvin. He imagines that he is something that ought to be worshiped. Also we have one who may not be good enough, Im not sure yet, much closer to us than the General. I mean the Captain of the Navy who runs this port. He is a young man and very fond of authority. And Tomasino, we have to get permission from him before you and the others can go out fishing. "Who is this young man of authority? Tomasino said with a sullen face. "I will bash his head in with my gaffing hook. And the fishermans face looked as if he meant it. "Lets go and talk with him. And so the Major and Tomasino went to see Lieutenant Livingston in the Port Captains office. The Lieutenant was feeling very grumpy after the brush-of- f Major Joppolo had given him because he was in ed. "The Fascists have come back, someone else shouted. a woman "Its all over, screamed. "Ive been wounded, a man moaned. Of course he had not been. All of Captain Purviss shots went into the air. Within twenty seconds the entire crowd had disappeared into the streets of Adano, and there was nothing left at the head of the Molo di Ponente except the smoke from Captain Purviss Colt. The Captain got into his jeep and drove off. Tomasino was alarmed by the shots. "You have come to shoot me," he shouted, springing to his feet. "I knew there was a trick. You want to kill me. But Major Joppolo calmed him. That was just to get rid of the crowd. I dont want anything except to send you out fishing, Tomasino." Tomasino said: "There Is a trick, but he sat down again. The Major said: "Tomasino, we will need about half a dozen boats. Can you help arrange this? To whom will the tribute be paid? How much will it be?" "You wont have to pay any ute to the Americans, Tomasino. No protection. No tribute. .1 do not believe it. And how much tax must we pay on the gross weight of our catch? "There - will not be any tax on your catch, Tomasino. You will only have to pay the regular taxes. It is true that your profit will be limited to fifteen per cent of what you take in. The rest you must spend in wages to your fishermen and upkeep on your boats. "No protection, no tribute, no special tax. You are making fun of me, American. "Why should I make fun of you, fisherman? It is my job to rim this town. I consider it my job to keep the people of this town alive. They havent enough to eat. I want fish for them. I want you to go fishing. Why should I make fun of you? Tomasino stood lip. "American, he said, "I begin to think you are different from the others." The Major ignored this concession and said: Tomasino, I want you to be the head of the fishermen of Adano. There will no longer be a criminal like what was his , "Scram, you a hurry. Lieutenant Livingston was in no mood to grant requests to an Army man and a meatball. Major Joppolo, being was not to say absent-mindenot in the least conscious of Lieutenant Livingstons mood. "Hi, Captain, he said blithely when he arid Tomasino walked in. "Back again. "So I see," said Lieutenant Livingston without pleasure. This is Tomasino, the head of Tomasino, the fishermen here. Lieutenthe his name, gave hearing ant a Fascist salute. Lieutenant Livingston said: "Would the old fisherman mind taking a seat out there in the hall? I have a rule that no Italians are to come in this office." Major Joppolo said: "Tomasino wouldnt mind, but I would. What kind of way is that to run an office Tomasino, " in an Italian, town? name?" Lieutenthe his gave name, hearing "Enea. salute. Fascist "There will no longer be an Enea ant another The Lieutenant said: "What do over the fishermen. I want a fisherman to be in charge of the fisher- you want, Major?said: I want the Major Joppolo men. permission to send out six Navys almost broke face Tomasinos sad to get fish for Adano. boats into a smile. "There would be jus- fishing Lieutenant Livingston said: Im-tice in that, and we fishermen arent very well acquainted with justice. said: "Whats Then the morose man thought a PMajor Joppolo it? about moment. No, he said, "I cant The Lieutenant said: "Wed have do it. to get permission from ComNavIt "Why not?" to refer it to ComNav-Na"I would be a man of authority. and hedandhave theyre both Admirals. I would be the thing I have hated chance. a all my life. The other fishermen Not all Major Joppolo said: Whats would laugh at me for becoming mean? that gibberish the thing I had always hated most. The Lieutenant said: "Commandad"But Tomasino, youve just and Commander Navy mitted that I was different from oth- er Navy Itaiy Waters. Is that gibAfrican er men of authority. Yoif could be North different too. It is possible to make berish, Major?" single-minde- d, d, . I , im-rossi- w jor. "No, the Major said, and he decided to try something. 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