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The next ymnasium on West Fiftyseventh Street and paid a private instructor to do so about his, physical condition For three eneral fitness He boxed, wrestled, ran, juhts and starved When he was down to one hundred and fifty - five pounds, the instructor assured hi to beoffice and filled in the same foreant was a lot ave hi to be called up

’But I want to go to war now,’ said Abel ’I want to fight the bastards!

’We’ll be in touch with you, Mr Koskiewicz,’ said the sergeant ’Please keep yourself fit and prepared You can never be sure ill need you’

Abel left, furious as he watched younger, leaner A readily accepted for active service, and as he barged through the door, not sure what his next ploy should be, he walked straight into a tall, ganglinga uniform adorned with stars on the shoulders

’I’ away

’Youngthat the officer was addressing hirn, as no one had called hi, despite the fact that he was still only thirty - five

The general tried again Toung man,’ he said a little more loudly

This time Abel turned around ’Me, sir?’ he asked

’Yes, you, sir’

Abel walked over to the general

Vill you coht Abel, this ht in this war The general’s te, a sreen paint and an open door Abel would not have allowed a junior s