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Podcast: The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences & Observations of Peter Leroy
Episode: 🎧 279: Early one afternoon ...
Description: EARLY ONE AFTERNOON, about two months before the Armistice was signed, Lorna sat in the lunchroom in the mill, reading a pamphlet. What she read struck her with such force that she pounded her fist on the table, spilling her soup and startling the women around her. “Damn!” she said. “What’s the matter?” asked Elsie Hensel. “Oh, I’m furious with myself for being so—so—childish!” cried Lorna. She stormed out of the lunchroom and strode through the building. She hesitated for only an instant outside Luther’s door; then she knocked, with sharp, rapid taps. “Come in,” said Luther. Lorna opened the door and...