The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-10-17
CHAPTER III.
Spotted" by q Bluejacket.

CHAPTER III.
spotted" by q Bluejacket.
~ course We ran at night with ali
our portfolios masked. and no
smoking was permitted either on
deck or below after dark. II the guard
caught O soldier sneaking q flag he
tagged him and forced him to do guard
Suty until be In turn caught another at
a. The system worked pretty we'll
1he boys could smoke all they wanted
70 on deck In the daytime. After the
lights were out our sleeping quarters
were absolutely dark. and there was
severe penalty for lighting even a
match. The portfolios were open to
hsep the men from suffocating.
Before dark ] carefully located my
husbands bunk since knew ] would
have to travel by dead reckoning. and
I couldn't afford to stumble over some.
thing, because that would get Snithers
and my husband In bad and lead to my
1lscovery. Before going to bed took
% my heavy shoes and carefully hid
them. ] was going to make the trip In
ny stocking feet
Shortly after lights out ! felt q gen
tje push on my arm, and Smither
whispered:
"An right, kiddie. Go up forward"
! sneaked out Of the bunk and
reached my husbands berth without
mishap. He was glad to see me. and
tor awhile we forgot the ship and the
var and the dangers and were our
selves. But, soldier-like. he suddenly
came down to cases.
1--we got to report you, kiddie," he
said. you can't 60 on or you will get
us all In bad"
pleaded with him. He insisted that
be owed 1t to his country and his uni
form to report me.
Forget you have seen me-" I urged
"and let me go along. l will join the
Red Cross as soon as l get ashore in
France"
Alarm Interrupts Talk.
He finally agreed he would not re-
port me until just before we arrived,
n got away with It that long. but he
Insisted he must do 1t then. However,
We agreed to see each other the next
night TO have another talk, and I
thought, with the whole Atlantic be.
tween us and France. ! could persuade
him In the meantime. Just as I was
getting ready to 60 back the submarine
alarm sounded which broke all the boys
out Of their hunks. seasick as most of
them were.
ran back to my place just In time
70 hear the rookie quartered over me
arguing with the sergeant.
Get up out Of there!" shouted the
'.30n com" That's the boat alarm"
~ don't care whether we sink or
not" answered the poor boy. II hope
she does Don't bother me-"
The sergeant routed out the rookie
without much ceremony. and follow
ed along to a place assigned to me on
hfe raft. putting on my life belt as
went. All the men had orders to don
their life preservers first and then go
In an orderly manner to their places.
Already there had been two or three
drills In the daytime. and the disci-
plined man soon catches on.
When ! reached the deck there was
NJ confusion and no excitement In the
pitch black darkness. The men were
proceeding quietly to their places. fas-
tening on their life belts, although most
Of them had been Weakened out of snOr,
Ing sleeps. and ! was proud of the be-
havior of the soldiers Uncle Sam was
sen,ling to the trenches
ir all our boys who are going tc
France obey Instructions as well as
that shipload did there will be no cx-
r,Ise for the loss of life. II all moved
like rlockwork. No one lost his head.
My seasick rookie. however climbed
int" the wrong boat and got call from
the corporal
Don't you know" beloved the cor.
Uoral that lifebOat IL reserved for Of.
n'ersi Get out Of there
= don't think this Is very demo
e" ariny" grnmbled the youngster
II they're fussy what boat you get In
q such time. I'm going to Russia t.
enlist. where there's soma freedom, II
they don't drown me. and I don't care
II they do"
The alarm was only Intended as a
night drill. and we were soon ordered
back to quarters. ! trailed along with
the rest. almost boldly because there
was little danger OF detection In that
tnky darkness. ! rolled into my bunk
and WAS soon as sound asleep as any
body. AS ! dozed OF knew ] was not
afraid Of submarines. for the alarm
had not scared me at all. and thought
we had sighted sure enough U boat.
After that We had many Of these
drills at all hours. Most Of the men
soon became calloused to the danger Of
submarines. and some Of them got 90
they would sleep through the alarm
that Is. they would sleep until the SER
geant. whose duty II was 10 see that
every one was out. came along and