XTHtREISTODAY
1JOSEPHINE LAWRENCE
CHAPTER I
» Sarah Daffodil liked the coup
as soon us she saw them, tho’
she hud necr considered renting
an apartment to young people
before. Her other tenants were
middle aged or older ami dreaded
noise. Hut there was something
so oddly settled about this young
pair, a certain quiet serenity, a
Shilling confidence that caught
her sympathy and for her accen
ted their youthful charm.
“We read sour advertisement"
the girl said, and her voice was
lovely, clear as Sarah's cherish
ed crystal bell, but with a golden
warmth denied to tinkling glass.
The young fellow felt his re
sponsibility, his dark, steadfast
rrazc betokened a steady purpose
“It’s a three-room, to sublet? We
want three rooms by March first.
Involuntarily he exchanged a
sparkling glance with the girl.
From her desk chair Sarah
could see the fireplace and the
few pieces of her mothers furni
ture which transformed tile other
half‘into a comfortably, practical
living room Built-in bookcases
replaced the office cabinets, the
clnwl’oot sofa and orumhead ta
ble balanced the break-front with
its treasure-load of old china and
glass. Chintz draperies for all
the windows and two large oval
braided rugs laid on the floor tied
the divergent sections into an
amazingly harmonious whole.
Tenants sometimes said that
Sarah Daffodil possessed two per
sonalities as distinct as this room j
she loved. Undoubtedly she puz
zled this boy and girl who had
come in response to her adver
tisement.
“The rooms are on tIn- top
floor,” Sarah explained pleasant
ly.
"But there is a fireplace?’ The
girl held her tiny knitted pillbox
in her lap and her gleaming
hair, molasses-brown with gold
streaks. swirled in a beautiful,
long, thick bob to her shoulders.
She wore it parted in the center
so that two soft rolls like wings
framed her small face.
Her eyebrows and her eyes
matched her hair perfectly Sar
ah Daffodil thought speculatively
“There is a fireplace in each of
m.v apartments,' she said
The hoy spoke confidently.
“We'd like to go up and look, if
we may. Blit we ought to ask the
rent first.”
"It's a sublet, you know. The
tenants in J5-A were anxious to
move to the coast. They were
ablirvatcd to pat forty-live dol
lars a month until October, but
were willing to dispose of then
lease for forty a month.”
“Could we go up now—while
we’re here?" The girl's cxquiM
•wtely clear voice remained unhur
ried.
^ (Sarah Daffodil rose and thej
stood too, staring a little more
intently perhaps than they real
ized. The woman behind the
desk had not appeared unusual
ly tall, but now that she was
standing they could see that she
was at lease six teet in height.
Althouo-b she wore gray flannel
slacks and a tailored gray and
white long-sleeved shirt, she did
not create a masculine effect.
For one thing she wore her
abundant black and silver hair,
which waved tightly, coiled soli
ly at the hack of her head.
"There's no reason why you
shouldn’t run up and see the ap
artment now — ’ Her firm, long
mouth parted in a smile. "Mrs.
Merding will show it to anyone
before five o'clock. Tell her 1
sent you.”
“You’ll be here when we come
down?” They both looked at her
as if she were a kindly nroini
"1 11 be i in-lit Here.
The desk phone buzzed and
Sarah lifted the handset. "Airs.
Daffodil? T his is Airs. Alerding.
That couple you sent up are on
their way down to your oil ice
They like the rooms a lot.’
•‘Do you think—”
"Well, of coursy they are ter
ribly young.' All's. Alerding con
ceded wistfully, "hut I never
saw anyone so (piiet in all my
life. You just can't imagine them
luring large loud parties — I d
lake a chance if I were you.
“lit fore you commit yourselves
to .easnw. there are some things
aoout the. setup here you should
know,” Sarah drew forward her
small card file.
“And some things about us
you’ll want to know.' L'he hoy s
dark face flowed with swift
light when he sr/iled.
Sarah Daffodil admitted that
the rule worked both ways. “1
think I must tell you my other
tenants are all well into middle
age. You may prefer to by where
your immediate neighbors will be
more likely to hav interests sim
ilar to yours.” ,
“No, that doesn’t matter. We -
11 be so busy. Both of us work.”
Then there was the yard, Sa
rah continued levelly. “I’ll show
it to you before you go. "It’s
large—seventy-five feet wide by
one hundred and fifty feet deep.
Experience had taught her,
Sarah said, that beyond a certain
point community ownership re
trogressed. Four sets of tenants
could not enjoy the garden as
one big- family.
» “They used lo bicker inces
■antly over their washings and
ahere Were times when 1 could
cheerfully have wrapped their
sheets around their necks and pin
ned them all on a good high
*'V.’o read your advertisement.” the girl said.
line " Al ter several years of com- (
plaints and warfare she had de
veloped the present plans.
“K.aeh apartment is entitled to
the full use of the garden and
lawn for drying- and bleaching
clothes one day a week. This in
cludes the laundry room and
equipment in the basement. Of
course if it should happen to
raintorrents on Thursday, you’d
he out of luck foi that week,
you have to expect such a per
formance now and then.”
"Why, that’s wonderful!” The
young people evidently regarded
the ori(vinator of the program
as a genius.
It had worked out fairly well,
Sarah admitted modestly, barring
an occasional controversy when
someone wished to trade his day
and could nil no one willing to
chancre. "With the first four
days going to the tenants, I m
left with Friday for my own
washing Saturdays 1 cut the
grass and tidv up the o-arden
generally and Sundays are for
tlie community spirit, fi it wants
.<> develop. Mostly it’s riding out
in the country, except for a few
hot days in midsummer."
Yes. she cut the grass herself,
she said in answer to the question
mirrored in the twb pair of dark
eyes. She cut the grass, washed
windows, did the small repairs
and all the carpenter work. "I’m
the superintendent and the jani
tor. the fireman (1 have my li
cense) and the handy man. I’ve
always liked to work with my
hands, in fact I helped my hus
band build this house. Mrs. Mel
ding probably told you that I’m
he renting agent and landlord,
since Mr. Daffodil's death ten
years ago."
"She said there isn't anything
you can’t do.' Knot mous respect
made the girl’s face grave.
Sarah laughed and picked up
her monioiaiirum pad. "Stull' and
nonsense! Now if you really wish
to take the apartment—’
Their names, they told her.
were Andrew Thane and Cali
dace Moore. They planned to he
married early the following week
and would like to move in that
week-end
Sarah s pencil wrote the word
"Lease," hesitated. "You’re tak
ing over the Meriting lease, you
know:—it nifis until October.’’
Yes. they knew that.
If you care to slay beyond
September thirtieth, a new lease
will he necessary of course.
From force of habit she glan«cd
at her desk calendar—-Tuesday,
February twenty-fifth, nineteen
forty-one. The something that
had been knocking at the back
door of her mind vague, annoy
in'fv, because she resented dis
tractions, suddenly found its
place, .She said quickly, "Aren’t
you likely to he called?”
Andrew Thane's quiet, dark
face did not quicken. "I’m regis
tered”
"But-—” Sarah looked front
him to the girl. "Aren’t you two
taking a chance by marrying at
this time? Do you mind telling
me how old you are?'
He was twenty-three, he told
her soberly, his fiancee twenty
one. "We’ve talked it over care
iully and we think we’re doing
the ri_--ht thing-.’’
The Meldings were very lucky
to he able to sublet so late in the
season.’’ The little silver choehet
hook in Mrs. Waters’ expert lean
brown lingers flashed brightly in
and out of the intricate meshes
that formed in its wake.
Sarah Daffodil had never seen
anyone whose crochet work equ
aled Mrs. Waters’ in variety and
design. Her closet shelves and
chests of drawers were stuffed
with boxes in which she had
stored bedspreads, table sets,
edgings for bed linens and tow
els. medallions, even several sets
of curtains, all exquisitely made
never used. “I had just a glimpse
of the new tenants—they’re aw
fully young.” Emma waters re
marked hopefully.
King Waters sat at the knee
hole desk, his hack to his wife
and to Sarah Daffodil. lie was
making out the tent check for
March. In the hope of gathering a
little gossip Emma Waters al
ways managed to arrange so the
check must he called for in per
Ovcr his shouldei King Waters
said casually, “That young chan's
probably headed straight for the
training camp. I’m surprised they
married before ids number’s
called. Kids haven’t a grain of
sense when it comes to realities.”
•‘I suppose they’ll be having
late parties,’’ his wife sighed. “I
know young; people—liquor and
everything. They’re right over
our heads too.”
”1 don’t think you'll be troub
led by noise overhead,” Sarah
spoke with authority. lloth Mr.
and Mrs Thane go to business,
From the desk Mr. Waters said
his voice muffled, his pen scratch
ing,, “1 suppose she's keeping her
job because she expects him to
be called for training.”
And from the corner Emma
Waters sniffed, “I've always said
that no woman can do justice to
two jobs—one of them has to be
neglected. Usually it‘s the house
keeping.’’
"Is that a new spread, Mrs.
Waters?” It was of course. Sar
ah recognized the significance of
a single crocheted wheel—all the
wonderful. elaborate patterns
Mrs. Wateis turned out in such
profusion began with a single
crocheted wheel What on earth
could the woman do with anoth
er bedspread?
"There 1" King Waters swung
around and his chair creaked.
“About that young fellow up
stairs.” he said as if the topic
had recently been tabled. "A
year of training in the .Army
would be the finest thing that
could happen to a young fellow
like that. Put him right on his
feet.”
‘Tar as 1 know he's on them
The check fluttered feebly in
Mr. Waters’ blunt-tipped fingers.
He chewed- on his oidighted cigar
with vigor "Do this present gen
eration good to taste a little Ar
my discipline. Win. 1 wouldn't
take anything for the lessons I
learned while 1 was in the ser
vice."
"I could stand it if you were a
little less active right now in
Post work,” Mrs. Waters obser
ved onerously. "Now it's anoth
er faflle and would you believe
it, Mis. Daffodil, they're after me
to contribute one of my spreads.
1 hey say they can sell a thou
sand chances on* it.”
"Well. 1 suppose it's for the
disabled veterans—" Tarah
found herself making wild calcu
lations as to the actual number
ot bedspreads stored in the apart
meat
"Hut it's all handiwork. No one
knows the amount of effort it is
to make a spread, until they've
done it themselves."
Something less elaborate might
be acceptable. Sahar hinted
"\\hy don't you give them one
of your handsome chair sets?”
" t here's a good deal of work
on those chair sets. All filet.'
I he gilt clock atop the radio
tinkled eight times. "I must be
going— Sarah rose gratefully
"Thank you. Mr. Waters—’’ a's
he relinquished the check. “I’ll
be up in the morning to put the
washers on those kitchen fau
"Nothing very cheerful to
read, eh? King Waters un
abashedly scanned the headlines
in the newspaper of the man
whose bus seat lie shared.
The young fellow looked up
courteously. "All war news.”
“Yep. Most of it sounds pretty
familiar to me. I was in the last
fracas. Don't suppose you know
anything about that?”
The dark quiet young man
said composedly. “Only what I’
ve heard.” He dexterously folded
his paper to bring the sports
page uppermost,
(TO RE CONTINUED)
BUY WAR BONDS
"Pistol Shootin' Mamas" Take a Beach On Hitler
ALTHOUGH their duties in the army do not call
for the use of firearms, there are many good
shots among the women who have joined the armed
services in both United Stater, and Canada.
Here we see members of the Canadian Women's
Army Corps who are practicing against the day when 1
they may be called upon to defend themselves in
some theatre of war.
Organized in September, 194!, more than 10,500
Canadian girls have enlisted, thereby releasing over
■P*s*mr
8,000 men within the army organisation. By 194'
Canada expects to have 25,000 women enrolled, it
the CWAC.
The youngest women's service organised to rr'esie
men to more active duties, the Women's Rosa' Ca
nadian Naval Service, had attested 3,104 officers and
ratings, and called up 2,290 by June 26. 1943. n r
year after its establishment. By the end ot June of
this year ovocr 12,300 women had enlisted in the
Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division.
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LEAVES
OF
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ELVIA
ORAH A V
MELTON
TT'r'ri-r* • ..
NEW YORK. N. Y.—Now wo j
propagandize tlio (lOrmans mi j
the actual battlefroni: that is I
really the title of what is about !
to follow.
You, know, of course, about ]
our radio newscasts beamed by :
short wave to all of Europe and
South America You’ve heard too.
about Russian propaganda tech-1
nique by radio and leaflet, on J
the Russo-German front. Alsoj
England has used these tech
niques since the war began. But
did you know that the 1 S. had j
its potent, front-line leaflet pro-j
pagaiula'.’ Leaflets cleverly de
signed to undermine German
morale and persuade soldiers to i
su mender.
Before me, as 1 wiite, I have!
torn, batten'd pieces of our I'.S '
leaflets sent from an actual'!
battlefront fairly recently. Even
a hasty translation will give I
you a thrill over our use of word '
warfare j
You will see that the exam
ples used (only 1 at this writing)
are little masterpieces of stigges_ j
tion as to why German soldiers!
should see that the "game is up’’ j
why desertion from the German I
ranks will mean relief from the ,
terrible strain of lighting on the i
side that is losing the war on ev- |
ery front.
The translations tire made by
two Austrian friends who give
the spirit rather titan the exact
letter. Perhaps more precise
(though not more accurate) ten
derings may be possible in the
minds of readers tvho know Ger
man.
“Merkblatt". for example, has
no exact counterpart in English,
combining suggestion with an
air of authority.
Now for the l'. S. propagan
da leaflets. Following the German
in brackets, is the English trans
MERKBLATT
(Note-folder)
(The Idea is: Please take note)
1. Wonii Du Died rincm alii
iertoil Yerposten f-1 iriiist. hast
I)u niehts x.u hcfuci -eh ten (If
you surrender to an n Hi oil out
post. ilo not ho appi ohensh'c.)
2. I Hi brain list koinop Passior_
sohoiu und koiti I .osunyswoi t.
(You do not nood a pass and a
password. |
d Pass Du Ilicll eryehoit hast,
wild koin .Monsoli orfahrcn.
(That you ha\'e surrendered not
a soul wilt ho told.}
4. Du wirst hoi tins am behan
dolt. Du bekonimsi lias yloiehe
Essen wio iinsiTo Soldaton Du
wirst solorl a lit* deni Kampfye
hiot ytdiruch Du hast Ruho und
kannst Dich sussclilai'en. (You
will lie well treated by us. You
yet tho same food as our soldi
ers. You will ho taken immedi
ately out of the hat ilo area You
can rest and make up for want,
of sloop.)
fi. Mach Krieysondc—sohald i‘S
moeylieh ist—kommst Dll naeli
Hauso. (After the war, as soon
as possible, you will yet hack
At the bottom of the folder
in I a rye hold typo, is a German
Sentence which reads: "(inly one
road loads to the homeland: via”
captivity "
Takiny up the second lot Hot,
which is sliyhtfy smaller in si/.o.
than our paper money, wo fin.il
this deals with a point which lies
in a play on tho word “sttiruoek ’
(ieneralohorst Von Arni.m
Sayt otjoh: ((.ieneral Von Adnim
tolls you:)
"Vor tins dor foindi
11 inter tins die see!
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Ks uil’t k«■ in '/ttruoek meh'r!
(In front of us the foe,
Dohitid us tlii' sea.
Theiv is no 'jiiin" inn-U..'I_
And on the opposite side of
this little leaflet . .
Ivuer Ve» stand $a«t ; (Your
reason tells you :)
Hinter dent feitul: das santntel
laKer. (Itehiiid the foe the eol
leetitijf eutnp.l (Meaning, for
prisoners)
Hintei (lent santmellager: Das
e e la nj*en enlatrer in Knjrland or
A inerika. ( Behind the eolleeting
ramp: the prison camp in Kn<j
I land or Anveriea.)
Hintei- deni sre'itnjrenenlauter:
Hit heiniat ! ( Itehind tlie prison
etunp: '.he homeland.
ks u i 1 • t ein y.urueek! ('l’ltere
IS a come-back.)
If you 'study the foregoing:
examples of our leaflets it be
comest plain that the U. R. has
the “know-how" of psychological
warfare. All through these
words German war-weariness
and the longing for home is
placed up. The messages carry
powerful suggestion and subtly
sap the will to continue fighting
—arid losing
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