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The Unknown Soldier (C()lI/imtrd from f'o.Iyc Ji~'C) ~h u ddered as Georgie told it:; realitie~. .\nd the\\ told each OIher that Ihe\\ th.1nked \the Lord that Lincoln had ~topped all t hi~. But as their lips ~poke oi happiness. their little hearts knew bet- ler aHeI Ihey both pra)ed that God would make OIher people see lhal while iolks weren't any heller lhan darkies. Xow Charlie's seventh birthday ap- pro.1ched and he was to have a big birth- day pmt)\. All the bor~ and girls of the neighb(lrhood were inviled. hUl ~uddenk Charlie him~eJf 10:.-1 all interest in the coming party. \ If I can't have Georgie al Illy partv I don ' l \\,ant a parh',\ he exclaimed t o hi's m Olher . and stamp~d his feet . \Y ou jml can'l in vile him. dear:' his m other explained. \You see, other people do not fee l a~ we do ahol1l darkies. The o t he r children might not speak to Georgie, or if they did. it might only be to make (un 01 him; and Ihat would hurt him more Ihan if he didn't come at all. You wou l dn't want lhal 10 happen. would you, dean\t :\ \ Xo. of L\Om.se not. But couldn't G(\f) r gie (!.Il(l I h.wr a party all our own? I don't like those other bovs am'how:\ \ Some olher lime. htU ~'O\l know the imita t ions ha\'e all been s:ent,\ said his mothe r hoping to seule the question and ..a t is!)\ the hoy at the ~me time. \ \ \ ·ell. I hupe nOlle of them call come!n he :>aiel and trailed moodih' over to the corner of t he yard w here: Georgie always sIOPl>ed. Geo r gie: was nOI coming today, h il t I t made Charlie feel closer to him to s it t here . He thought it all out-he was alm os t seven yea r s o ld now . it wouldn' t be l ong before he would l>e able to do what he w anted to--and then he'd be near Geo r gie all the ti m e. no ma tt er wha t people \'1id . The day of the pa r ly found Charlie: resig n ed to the \i t llation. But it was :-' I onrlay. and he w a,.. determined to.> watch for his chum and gh'e him a pit\ee (,f his hirthday cake. It was a gorgeous day and SO the gallic\ were: pla~\ed on thr lawn. Right in the middle of a game of ·'1 spy\ Charlie re m embered that he ..... as going to w atch for Georgie. hut in the excitement o f gening !;() mnny presents and seeing so many hoys, he: had forgotte:n all about him. How could he e:\'er have: dOIle: th .. 1t? He glanced ove:r to their corner, There was the lad crouched down on his knees with his head re:sting ill the hollow of his ar m , and Charlie was ~l1re he was crY- i n g. He: ran into Ihe: house and careful!v w rapped up a piece of cake:. \Vhen hOe r enchcd the corner Georgie w a s just j:e'et- li u g re n dy 10 start home, \ 1 ' 111 ,.a rr v I couldn't Invite vou hilt :'Ilon\ie say's that it wouldn't i>e 'righl and that someday w hen we're oleler we'l1 THE GLEAXEH understand why .\nyway. here':; a p i ece oi cake I sal\ed for \·Otl. Sometime: we:'ll have a party al1 ou~ own, ju~t yOll and I. and there won't he anyone to stOP us,\ • • • • • • The year\ pa~sc:d rapidly, one after annther and ,;(I()II Charlie was eighteen. :'Irr. Clayton'~ term had expired several years before:, but the family had become so attached to Washington that Ihey re:- mained there. Then Georgie's mothe:r and iather were carried off by a di!'eaSe that the: doctor cal1ed influenza: Georgie: was left al1 alone. Charlie's chance: had come . ··:-'lother, you know we'll need some- one to take care of the garden a n d do odd johs aroulld Ihe house. now that o l d Jones can't do it any more. \\'on't you I!ive CC<lrgie a chance?\ And :<0 i t wa~ that aiter thirteen years Geor~e nr~t ~tepped in~ide the Clayton's hou~e. He: lived there now, in the scr - vallt~' ql!..1rter~ to be ~ure, but still tinder the ~me roof with Charlie. Then thei r happill~s~ was indc:ed great, but it wa- not 101lJ:\. The war cloud lowered deepe r over the country. Charlie: was preparing to go as a matter of course, One: day he: was milch surprised when George came to him and annoullced his intention of enli~ting. \Why George, that's certainly great of yOll---especially when you consider all the: heartaches thaI thi~ country has caused you.\ \ jes' ha\\e t(l. Charlie, ah je~' have to, Ef l.incoln halla·t freed Its. we'd be je~' ~Ia\\es still. httt hc did free: liS an' now we ough t to help free oders, Yas ~uh! Ei your mah kin spare me, ah'lI leave tomorrow.\ . \nd '-0 it happened that black and white we r e fighting for the same cause. Charlie wrote home occa~ionally, but George had no one to whom to write. and ;:0 he ~penl his time Ihinking Olll the question that was still lIJ>i>ermost in his mind, ··Can a negro ever be: hOllurcd and placed on a Icvel wilh a white man ?\ But he came to no condu~illn. ,\n1 fillal1y the war wa~ ended. Tri- umph ami \\;ctOJry were wrinen in the: hearh of thot allies. Then aftotr months the bop begall to come home. But GI.:()r>.:\ie came not. Charlie IIpon hi~ n·tllm hac! a due. Imt il ~a\r nQ definite kn<lwle(\ge:. \\\\e were a(h-ancinl{ toward the e:llem\\ il~to a ~torm of ~hdb when during one ot tho~e lulls I.lt:twecn e:xplo~i()ns I heard a fer-hie voice n_I·. 'Charlie!' There: at Ill\\ feel was Ceorge, his face drawn with pain. 'Goorlbl\e Charlie: he said, ',\h reckon we'll Illeet at the: Golden Gate:.' I ,I()]lpeel for jllst a o;econd trying to easc his position. hut he had a hullet wound ((~olllimfCd Oil pllflr right) PO!IC Sc-:.-'CII JOHN R. WARD PL U MBIN G, TIN S M I THING a n d HARDWARE 561 Je fre r son A ven u e R oche s te r. ~. Y. Geo. p, Burns Pr e ss, I nc. P~in' tn ~ PLlI>! i .1t ~ r l 4 9 - 51 Nort h Wa ter S t re e t P ho ne , S tone 5316 C ompliments of BAUMAN & BAYNES 333 Driving Park Ave. TOWN TALK BAKERY J. J . 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