"That Damn Y" Volume 285; A Record of Overseas Service
"That Damn Y" Volume 285; A Record of Overseas Service
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Author: Katherine Mayo
Page Count: 128 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Format: Pdf
ISBN: 9781235957482
File size: 13 Mb
File Name: That.Damn.Y.Volume.285;.A.Record.of.Overseas.Service.pdf
Download Link: That Damn Y Volume 285; A Record of Overseas Service
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...twitching, was moving down on him like a spirit of clear wrath. "You--damned slacker!" he gasped, almost weeping with rage. "You filthy hound! You--ah--ah! If I could only kick you across the ocean into your hole!," But the end of his utterance, so the enchanted bystanders say, was addressed to an empty door. They almost think the gentleman went somewhere and died. We are a sanguine people! John Martin never preached, never scolded, never even reproved. He simply reached for every chance he saw to give help in any form to any member of the A.E.F. And his working hours were twenty-four to the day. He would leave the club after midnight, a hollow-eyed spectre of pure fatigue; and then, instead of making straight for bed, would stand around on a street-corner watching American boys. Soon a pair would saunter by--another--another, some of them merely scouting about in harmless curiosity; some showing signs of trouble; some, having somehow missed their proper billeting, looking for beds. And John Martin, picking the neediest type, would invite two of them home. He had only a little room, in a little hotel. But by giving up all his own comfort, he could make beds for two others there. And scarcely a night in the season would these two beds go unfilled, while often boys slept on the floor beside. "You are foolish, to lose your night's rest. Those fellows are old enough to take care of themselves. Consider your future. You are going to break down," the dodoes quacked. But not twice the same dodo. Not always--not often, did his guests quiet down at once to sleep. Rather, having found a friend, they wanted to begin the night afresh and talk. Sometimes the talk, coming out of a super-excited mood and experience, was rather rotten. In whic...
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"That Damn Y" Volume 285; A Record of Overseas Service. Katherine Mayo
Author: Katherine Mayo
Page Count: 128 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Format: Pdf
ISBN: 9781235957482
File size: 13 Mb
File Name: That.Damn.Y.Volume.285;.A.Record.of.Overseas.Service.pdf
Download Link: That Damn Y Volume 285; A Record of Overseas Service
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...twitching, was moving down on him like a spirit of clear wrath. "You--damned slacker!" he gasped, almost weeping with rage. "You filthy hound! You--ah--ah! If I could only kick you across the ocean into your hole!," But the end of his utterance, so the enchanted bystanders say, was addressed to an empty door. They almost think the gentleman went somewhere and died. We are a sanguine people! John Martin never preached, never scolded, never even reproved. He simply reached for every chance he saw to give help in any form to any member of the A.E.F. And his working hours were twenty-four to the day. He would leave the club after midnight, a hollow-eyed spectre of pure fatigue; and then, instead of making straight for bed, would stand around on a street-corner watching American boys. Soon a pair would saunter by--another--another, some of them merely scouting about in harmless curiosity; some showing signs of trouble; some, having somehow missed their proper billeting, looking for beds. And John Martin, picking the neediest type, would invite two of them home. He had only a little room, in a little hotel. But by giving up all his own comfort, he could make beds for two others there. And scarcely a night in the season would these two beds go unfilled, while often boys slept on the floor beside. "You are foolish, to lose your night's rest. Those fellows are old enough to take care of themselves. Consider your future. You are going to break down," the dodoes quacked. But not twice the same dodo. Not always--not often, did his guests quiet down at once to sleep. Rather, having found a friend, they wanted to begin the night afresh and talk. Sometimes the talk, coming out of a super-excited mood and experience, was rather rotten. In whic...
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