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. vTTTTTTT TTT LEAVES OF LAUREL 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! ALKA - SELTZER ofieri I«lt relief for Headache, Simple Neuralgia, "Morn ing After”, Cold Distreas, Muaeular Pains and _ Acid Indigestion. Ask your Druggist — Alka-Se 11 z e r Dr. Miles Nervine for^ ToJ.plTrn7.‘hiiur.Y WhenYoiT Excitability and I ArO SSlrSaV*mm •• directed. ZEcsnznl Clot your daily quota of Vitamins A and D and H Complex by taking ONE* A-DAY (brand) Vitamin Tablet*. Economi cal, convenient. At - your drojr store— Look for the hi* 1 on box. ONE-H-DAY 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. 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