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;At Kansas City�察�Gregorian 5 April 1917
;Dearest´Lor and Laz��
;EMERGENCY。 I need to be picked up。 I hope to be at
the impact crater by Monday 9 April 1917 repeat nine
April nieen seventeen。 I may be one or two days late。
I will wait there ten days�察�if possible。 If not picked up��
I will try to keep the 1926 ��nieen twenty´six�� rendezvous。
;Thanks��
;Lazarus;
´ ´Lazarus typed two originals of this�察�then addressed two sets of nesting envelopes�察�using different choices on each and addressing the outermost envelopes one to his local con´
´ ´ tact and the other to a Chicago address。 He then wrote a bill of sale��
;For one dollar in hand and other good and valuable considerations I sell and convey all my interest�察�right�察�and title to one Ford Model´T automobile�察�body style 'Landaulet��' engine number 1290408�察�to Ira Johnson�察�and warrant to him and his successors that this chattel is unencumbered and that I am sole owner with full right to convey title。
´´ ;��s�� Theodore Bronson
´;April 6�察�1917 A。D。;
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He placed this in a plain envelope�察�put it with the others�察�drank a glass of milk�察�went to bed。 ´
He slept ten hours�察�undisturbed by cries of ;Extra� �Extra� ─�along the boulevard�察�he had expected them�察�his subconscious discounted them and let him rest´he expected to be very busy the´ next several days。
When his inner clock called him�察�he got up�察�quickly bathed and shaved�察�cooked and ate a large breakfast�察�cleaned his kitchen�察�removed all perishables from his icebox and emptied them into the garbage can on the rear service porch
and turned the ice card around to read ;NO ICE TODAY; and left fifteen cents on top of the icebox�察�emptied the drip pan。
There ilk by the ice。 He had not ordered it�察�but he had not specifically not ordered it。 So he put six cents in an empty bottle�察�with a note telling the milkman not to leave milk until the next time he left money
out。
He packed a grip。´toilet articles�察�socks�察�underwear�察�shirts�察�and collars ��to Lazarus�察�those high starched collars symbolized all the tightminded taboos of this otherwise pleasant age���察� then rapidly searched the apartment for everything of a personal nature。 The rent was paid till the end of April�察�with good luck he expected ´ to be in the Dora long before then。 With bad luck he would be in South America´but with worse luck he would be somewhere else´anywhere´ and under another name�察�he wanted ;Ted Bronson; to disappear without a trace。
Shortly he had waiting at the front door a grip�察�an overcoat�察�a winter suit�察�a set of chessmen in ivory and ebony�察�and a typewriter。 He finished dressing�察�being careful to place three envelopes and his ticket in an inner pocket of his suit coat。 The money vest was too warm but not unfortable�察�the distributed weight was not bad。
He piled it all into the tonneau of the landaulet�察�drove
´ to the southside postal substation�察�registered two letters�察�went from there to the pawnshop next to the Idle Hour Billiard Parlor。 He noted with wry amusement´ that ;The Swiss Garden; had its blinds down and a sign ;CLOSED。;
Mr。 Dattelbaum was willing ´ to accept the typewriter against a gun but wanted five dollars to boot for the little Colt pistol Lazarus selected。 Lazarus let the pawnbroker conduct both sides of the dicker。 ´
Lazarus sold the typewriter and the suit�察�left his overcoat
502and took back a pawn ticket�察�received the handgun and a box of cartridges。 He was in fact giving Mr。 Dattelbaum the overcoat´ since he had no intention of redeeming it´but Lazarus got what he wanted plus three dollars cash�察�had unloaded chattels he no longer needed�察�and had given his friend the pleasure of one last dicker。 ´
The gun fitted into a left´side vest pocket Lazarus had retailored into a makeshift holster。 Short of being frisked´ most unlikely for so obviously respectable a citizen´it would not be noticed。 A kilt was better both for concealment and for´ quick access´but it was the best he could manage with the clothes 'he had to wear�察�and this gull had had its front sight filed off by some practical´minded former owner��
He was now through with Kansas City save for saying good´bye to his first family´then grab the first Santa Fe rattler west。 It distressed him that Gramp had gone to St。 Loui�殖察�but that could not be helped�察�and this one time he would bull his way in�察�with a convincing cover story�此�The chess set as a present for Woodie was reason enough to show up in person�察�the bill of �ale gave an excuse to speak to his father´No�察�sir�察�this is not exactly a present 。 。 but somebody might as well drive it until this war is over 。 。 and if by any chance I don't e back´well�察�this makes things simpler´you understand me�察�sir�拭�。your father´in´law being my best friend and sort of my next of kin since I don't have any。
Yes�察�that would work and result in a chance to say goodbye to all the family�察�including Maureen。 ��Especially Maureen�。� Without quite lying。 Best way to lie。
Just one thing´ If his father wanted to enlist him into his own outfit�察�then one lie must be used�此�Lazarus was dead set
on joining the Navy。 No offense intended�察�sir�察�I know you're
´ just back from Plattsburg�察�but the Navy needs men�察�too。
But he would not tell that lie unless forced to。
He left his car back of the pawnship�察�crossed the street to a drugstore�察�and telephoned��
;Is this the Brian Smith residence�拭�
;Yes�察�it is。;
;Mrs。 Smith�察�this is Mr。 Bronson。 May I speak to Mr。 Smith�拭�
;This isn't Mama�察�Mr。 Bronson�察�this is Nancy。 Oh�察�isn't it terrible� �
;Yes�察�it is�察�Miss Nancy。;
;You want to speak to Papa�拭�But he's not here�察�he's gone
503to Fort Leavenworth。 To report in´and we don't know when we'll see him again� ─ �
;There�察�there´please don't cry。 Please� �
;I was not crying。´ I'm just a teensy bit upset。 Do you want to speak to Mama�拭�She's here 。 。 but she's lying down。;
Lazarus thought fast。 Of course he wanted ´ to speak to Maureen。 ´But´ Confound it�察�this was a plication。 ;Please don't disturb her。 Can you tell me when your grandfather will be back in town�拭─。�Could he afford to wait�拭�Oh�察�damn�。�
;Why�察�Grandpa got back yesterday。;
;Oh。 May I speak to him�察�Miss Nancy�拭�
;But he's not here�察�either。 He went downtown hours ago。 He might be at his chess club。 Do you want to leave a mes~ sage for him�拭─ �
;No。 Just tell him I called 。 。 and will call again later。 And�察�Miss Nancy´don't worry。;
;How can I help worrying�拭�
;I have second sight。 Don't tell anyone but it's true�察�an old
gypsy woman saw that I had it and proved it to me。 Your
father is ing home and will not be hurt in this war。 I
know。; ´
;Uh 。 。 I don't know whether to believe that or not´but it does make me feel better。;
;It's true。; He said good´bye gently�察�and hung up。
´;Chess club~´; Surely Gramp would not be loafing in a pool hall today�拭�But since it was just across the street�察�he might as well see 。 ´ before driving out to Benton and waiting in sight of the house for him to return。
Cramp was there�察�at the chess table but not even pretending to work a chess problem�察�he was simply glowering。
;Good afternoon�察�Mr。 Johnson。;
Gramp looked up。 ;What's good about it�拭�Sit down�察�Ted。;
;Thank you�察�sir。; Lazarus slid into the other chair。 ;Not much good about it�察�I suppose。;
;Eh�拭─�The old man looked at him as if just noticing his presence。 ;Ted�察�would you say that I was a man in good
physical condition�拭─�
;Yes�察�certainly。;
;Able to shoulder a gun and march twenty miles a day�拭�
;I would thinl��so。; ��I'm sure you could�察�Gramp。�� ;That's what I told that young smart´alec at the recruiting station。 He told me I was too old� ─�Ira Johnson looked ready to break into tears。 ;I asked him since when was forty´five
504too old�拭�and he told ´ me to move aside�察�I was holding up the line。 I offered to step ouside and whip hii~i and any two
´other men he picked。 And they put me out�察�Ted�察�they put me
´´out� ─�Gramp covered his face with his hands�察�then took them down and muttered�察 �I was wearing Army Blue before ´ that snotty little shikepoke learned to pee standing up。;
;I'm sorry�察�sir。;´
;My own fault。 I fetched along my discharge 。 。 an4 forgot about its having my birth date on it。 Look�察�Ted�察�if I dyed
´my hair and went back to St。 Looie´or Joplin´that wQuld work 。 。 wouldn't it�拭─ �
;Probably。; ��I know it didn't�察�Gramp 。 。 but I think you did manage to talk your way into the Home Guard。 But I
can't tell you that。��
;I'll do it� �But I'll leave my discharge at hom