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  ´ 499Lazarus gave little attention to foreign affairs。 He continued to buy the Kansas City Post because the ne*sboy at Thirty´first and Troost regarded him as a regular customer´ a real sport who paid a nickel for a penny paper and did not expect change。 But。 Lazarus rarely read ´ it�察�not even the market news once he pleted his liquidations。
  
  The´ week starting Sunday the first of April Lazarus did not plan to~ see his family for two reasons�此�Gramp was away�察�and his father was home。 Lazarus did not intend to meet his father until he could manage it naturally and easily through Gramp。 Instead he stayed home�察�did his own cooking�察�caught up on chores�察�did mechanical work on his landaulet and cleaned and polished it�察�and wrote a long letter to his Tertius family。 ´
  
  This he took with him Thursday morning�察�intending to prepare it for Delay Mail。 He bought a newspaper as usual at Thirty´first and Troost�察�after he was seated in a streetcar�察�he glanced at its front page´then broke his habit of enjoying the ride by reading it carefully。 Instead of going to the Kansas City Photo Supply pany�察�he went to the Main Public Library's reading room and spent two hours catching up with the world´the local papers�察�the Tuesday New York Times where he read the text of the President's message to Congress´;God helping her�察�she can do no other� ─�and the Chicago Tribune of the day before。 He noted that the Tribune�察�staunchest foe of England outside the German´language press�察�was now hedging its bets。
  
  He then went to the men's toilet�察�tore into small pieces the letter he had prepared�察�and flushed it down a water closet。
  
  He went to the Missouri Savings Bank�察�drew out his account�察�went next to the downtown office of the Santa Fe Railroad and bought a ticket for Los Angeles with thirtyday stopover privilege at Flagstaff�察�Arizona�察�stopped at a stationer's�察�then on to the monwealth Bank and got at his lockbox�察�removed from it a smaller box heavy with gold。 He asked to use the bank's washroom�察�his status as a lockbox client got him this favor。 ´ ´
  
  With gold pieces distributed among thirteen pockets of his coat�察�vest�察�and trousers Lazarus no longer looked smart´he tended to sag here and there´but if he walked carefully�察�he did not jingle。 So he walked most carefully�察�had his nickel ready on boarding a streetcar�察�then stood on ´the rear plat
  
  500form rather than sit´ down。 He was´ not easy until he was locked and bolted into his apartment。 ´
  
  He stopped to make and eat ´a sandwich�察�then got to work on tailoring�察�sewing the yellow coins into One´coin pockets of the chamois´skin vest he had made earlier�察�then covered it with the vest from which it had been patterncd。 Lazai~us forced himself to work slowly�察�restoring seams so neatly that the nature of the garment could nof be detected by anyone not wearing it。
  
  About midnight he had a~other sandwich�察�got back to work。
  
  When he was satisfied with fit and appearance�察�he put the money vest aside�察�placed a folded blanket on the table where he had been working�察�placed on it a heavy�察�tall Oliver typewriter。 He attacked the clanking monster with two fingers��
  
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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
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