"And I'm glad that you didn't go riding off down there," she said to
Lorry. "The paper says men from all over the State volunteered."
"So am I," said Shoop promptly. "I was readin' about that strike when we was over to The Junction. Lorry and me been over that way on business. I seen that that young fella, number thirty-eight, was one of the men who went after that machine gun."
"How do you know that he was a young man?" queried Mrs. Adams.
"Why—er—only a young fella would act that foolish, I reckon. You say
Jim is feelin' spry ag'in?"
"Oh, much better! He's lame yet. But he can ride."
"That's good."
"And did you see that the paper says men are volunteering to go to
France? I wonder what will happen next?"
"I dunno," said Shoop gravely. "I been thinkin' about that."
"Well, I hope Lorry won't think that he has to go. Some of the boys in town are talking about it."
"It's in the air," said Shoop.