The Colorado statesman., 1916-03-18

hausted. and of course we all were. /
cannot imagine. even now. how my
mother and got across that open
space without being hit
My husband will be one of the first
to cross the border with the troops on
the regular expedition when the order
comes | suppose he is already in Mex
ico. Isn't that the word from Washing
tony
But. of course could stay no ion.
ger nth the baby. My home 's in
Norfolk. Va. and | am going there"
On the Rock Island train en- route
to Chicago the Williams baby had be-
come a general favorite with the pas
sengers He never tired of giving his
version of the, raid.
His Uniform Like Fathers.
At the station. while the party WIS
waiting for a taxicab. he proved a
picturesque figure in his brown khaki
uniform. an exact .eplica of his ia.
thcr's. and his huge Mexican straw
sombrero.
He walked up and down the waiting
room waving a. little American flag.
and announcing to all comers that his
father was "a big sojer" and was 60
ing to kill those Meyans"
Baby. where - daddy?" asked Mrs
Williams. halting his sentry duty for
moment.
oh. he's in camp" said Worthing-
ton promptly.
What's he doing?"
'Fightin the Meyans.'
Who is your daddy?"
why don't you know? He's a bi.
soJer an cap'n"
Spend Day in Seciusion.
When their taxicab arrived the party
went to the Virginia hotel. where Mrs.
Williams and her mother spent the dT y
In the seclusion of their rooms Worth.
ington. however. 7ent out with his
nurse for a walk and kept up run
ming fire OF comment on the street
cars. the big buildings. and the other
things he had not been accustomed to
encounter in Columbus
Neither Mrs. Williams nor her
mother were inclined to discuss their
experience in detail. After their brief
ir' erview with reporter they denied
themselves to callers as far as pos
sible. receiving My ii few intimate
Chicago friends.
News of their ARRIVAL quickly spread
among the guests and attaches of the
hotel. however. and when they entered
the dining room for dinner they were
freelv II discreetIy. stared at. An
early morning train took them on their
way to Virginia.
Nurse Very Modest.
The nurse was modesty taciturn
about her part in the escape from the
Williams home in Columbus. and even
reused to give her name to reporters
Il hardly felt the b ''lct wIen t hit
me-" she said. Il was so excited. and.
of course, was thinking Jn.y of get.
ting to the camp But it seems like
Gods mercy that It hit me instea of
the baby I'm pretty glad of that |
can tell you.
It'll he a story to tell when Worth
ington grows up. won it,
Girl Describes Onslaught.
How entire families took to the
roofs for safety when the Villistas
made their descent on Colimbus was
train by Frances i.igGon a young
,oman who went through the raid
ard was repeated ny Horace M Ser.
her and William b Beckley OF Mil
waukee. They reached Chicago yes.
'e' ay morning M.es Higdon stopped
at her home n st Louis.
Miss HiAdon said she wa s.1pping
AT boarding house called the Hotel
Nacionale." declared Seroer - was
slee .Iing In the room next to Mrs.
Taylor when the reports of the guns
"eached us. she narrated. The at.
tack seemed to hav, centered several
blocks away Everyone came run.
~i1. into he hallway went to a
window. when heard the sound of
hard riding along our street. ami saw
a band Of villistas riding through.