Argosy All-Story Weekly, November 12, 1927 — page 106: what you’re looking at

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580 “What do you America?” “It is too soon to express an opinion.” “What do you think of the radio?” “1 do not understand it.” “What are your plans, colonel?” “T cannot answer that until I have con- sulted with Mr. Galloway.” “Ah!” breathed Larry. “Listen, boss,” the faithful McWhorter interrupted him, “let me skip down and cook you up a mess of eggs and fix you some coffee.” “Go to it,” said Larry, and read on. “Were you in love with Martha Custis or Sally Fairfax when you can last remember anything?” ‘“‘T refuse to answer any questions.of that nature.” “What do you think of modern women?” “The few I have seen are charming.” “ What do you think of the short skirts the girls of to-day are wearing?” ‘‘T won’t answer such questions!” “ Good boy!” murmured Larry. “ Are you glad to be alive?”’ “No normal man wishes to be dead.” “Vou said last night over the radio: ‘Why was I brought to this?’ ” “ That was last night. I was bewildered. To-day, I am beginning to find myself.” “Would you rather be alive in this age or in the eighteenth century?” “T would rather not answer that kind of question.” “Ts your memory a perfect blank, colonel, after that day in July, near Fort Duquesne, in seventeen fifty-five?” at Je. “ You haven’t the slightest recollection of being the first American President or lead- ing the Colonial forces against the British?” <4 None. >? “Have you any recollection of any kind of your existence since then?” “ None.” “But you must have been existing some- where, colonel. Do you think you have been in heaven or hell or where?” “J have no means of knowing where I have been. My memory, all consciousness of my existence, ceased one hundred and seventy years ago.” think of modern ARGOSY-ALLSTORY WEEKLY. “Would you accept the Presidency of the United States if it were offered to you?”’ ‘“‘T will not answer that question.”’ “They can’t rattle him,” Larry approved. ‘““ And they won’t rattle him.” ‘What do you think.of modern men’s clothes?” “T thought at first that they were ef- feminate. I think now that they are sensible. ‘They are comfortable.” “Would you prefer wearing the costume of your own time?”’ “No.” “Does it surprise you to know that you have been, since your death, the idol of all Americans—that upward of one hundred and thirty millions venerate your name; that your birthday is a national holiday?” “It does, naturally.” “Do you know that the principles of American democracy you laid down have, in many cases, been violated?” Washington did not consider that an answer was necessary. “Do you know that your last speech to the American people is chiefly remembered because you said that America must enter into no entangling alliances?” Washington seemed greatly interested by this question. “Did I say that?” he answered. “What do you think of it now?” “If I said it,” was his grave answer, “ I must have meant it.’ “What do you think of the prohibition amendment?” “What is the prohibition amendment?” “A law that prohibits any one in the United States and its possessions from drinking, buying or selling any beverage containing more than one half of one per cent of alcohol by volume.” “What do the American people think of it?’”’ Washington countered. “Some of them are for it and some of them are against it.” “Ts the law being obeyed?” He was puzzled by the outburst of laughter that answered him. “Tt is being violated,” he was told, “in every city, town, village, hamlet in the nation. What is your opinion of that?” He answered slowly: “ I have not been in ~ DOOKS (C@) AAG (E(0)