Word: ll
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...secrets are hard to keep in Bonduel. The oldsters soon realized what was up, and campaigning began in earnest. Hot Rod made a speech: "Some of these Bonduel people must have been born old. All they do is sit on their fannies. Elect us and we'll do something." "These young fellows haven't got enough experience," replied John Froelich. John's wife added her two-cents' worth at the dinner table: "Lorenz, you quit this silly business. You're getting too big for your breeches...
...games of schmere and sheepshead. The count: 118 for John Froelich, 48 for Hot Rod. Said 51-year-old John as he began another term: "I guess I showed that young whippersnapper." Hot Rod's grandfather added: "I didn't vote for Hot Rod [but] he'll be all right after a while. He's like...
...They'll be playing the "fastest game on two feet" down on the Business School field at 2:30 p.m., but the spectator public will be watching the baseball game, or the internationally-minded rugger team over on Soldiers Field...
...liked to have her read the Bible aloud to him, or sit with him when he was troubled about something. One such time, Belle remembers, she caught him in a mistake in solitaire. "Do you accuse me of cheating?" he thundered. "Well, then . . . I'll begin again." On that occasion, he had been thinking of what he would say to the houseful of bankers who were there that night to discuss how they could stop the market panic...
...Anyhow," commented one prospective racer, "If I get there first, I know I'll have a sure thing...