The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-13

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One ~ my chief occupations during
these days was catching flies. would
catch a fiy, put him In a spiders web
tihere were plenty of them in the Old
housel. and s.r down FOR the spider 10
come down and Set him. BBi alwsys ]
pictured myself in the same T.eylica-
ment and rescued the hy inst SIS The
spider was about TO grab him. Several
tines when things were dull ! WAS
tempted 10 see the tragedy through.
but perhsT,s the same Providence that
guided NE safely through aIl perils
was guarding. too, the destiny of those
fsles. for / always weakened and the
fies never did suffer from my lust for
amusement.
The house was well supplied with
hccks-in fact. one Of the choicest IL
brsries I think / ever saw-hut they
were ell written either In Flemish or
French. ! could read no Flemish and
very little French l might have made
a little headway with the latter, but
the books all seemed too deep for ne
and gave IL Up. There was one hing
thourh tha. | did read and rercsd
from beginning 70 end. that vas
New York Herald which must have 81
rived just about the time MAR was de-
clared. Several things in this In
teres-ei me. and particularly ihe Nase-
bah scprcs. which ! studied With as
much care as q real fan possibly could
al up-,o-date score. couldn't refrain
from laughing when ] came 20 an &C
count Of Zimmerman tof ihe Cuesl
being henched for some silaf w4ih the
umpire. and (, afforded me just IS
much interest three wears after Il haa
hsppened-rerhaqs nore-ihan some
current item Of worldwide Interest
had al that time.
Vummaged the house smaHy times
from cellar 10 garnet in - search tc-
something 10 eat. but the harvest q
three years ~ war had made any sue
cess along that line impossible ! WAS
like the man out in she ocean in q boat
and thirsty with water everywhere but
not drop 70 drink.
WAS tempted while in The city 70
70 10 church one sunday. bur my better
judgment told ne Il would De q useless
risk. OF course. someone would surely
say something 70 ne and d.lu
know how many Germans would he
there or What migl. nappen. 50 gave
Up that idea
During ail the time I was couceslet
In THIS house / saw tuI one automobile
and that was = German sta@ cfleer's :.
Thst same afternoon had one q re
frighis q my young life.
Ihad been gazing out os the keyhole
rs usual when ! heard coming down
the street the measured tread cf Ger
man soldiers. ]; didn't sound Ike very
many. bat there Vas No colhi ln fny
mind that German soldiers were
marching down The street. ! went UP
stairs and peesei through ihs window
and sure enough q squad = German in-
fsnfrr was ccuir. down the stree,
scconpsriei ty military motor
truck. hadn't the slightest idea ihai
they vere coming after me. but sin
the possibilities of the situation gave
me more or less aiaru. and ] consid-
cred how ! could make uy escape 4
hy chance I Was the nan they We
after. The idea % hiding 10 The vine
ceIirr sppealed 70 ne a. the most
practical: there must have been
plenty a. places suong the wine kegs
and cases where q man could conceal
himself. bot. IS q matter o. fact. I did
nc, believe that any such contingency
would s-ise
Tie marching soldiers came nearer.
ccuid hear them 81 the next house.
In a moment would see them rass
the teyhoie through which was look.
inS.
Halt
AT the word of Command shouted ~
q turSor oficsr the squad csrne 70 al
tennon right II iron; q The house.
r~eited 10 longer. Running down ths
stairs feE into the wiue cellar aid
although Il vas Amos; pitch DARK
the only ugh; co-nirE from = g-z-ire
whfch led 20 the hsckyard-I soo1
found q satisfactory hicinE place Il
THE extreme rear q the cellar. ] bad
had the presence q uird - leave The
door of the wine cellar ssAr. 1gurins
thnf II the soldiers found . closed docf
they would be more a.; 20 search 20
q furstive behind u tan Il TIE dccf
were Cpen-
NJ declsie0 20 rss sway froz tbs;
rrun- door had beea mace and carmel
ouf rone too soo1- for hsd Only 11si
located urself between rwo bg vios
czr< uhen / heard The tramp q sol
diers' feet marching u he frc1t stoo7
0<sh a. the fror; coo-. few hAs-y
words q command which id not ID
derx.sn6. and then tie noise q sczr-
ring feet frOzn rcorn 90 room ard s1ch
hanging and hsuner1ng ard s-1sst-
ing and crsshia< that c01ld Lot make
out what VAS Eoiog O.
N Huyiirer had revealed ~ hitins
Place 10 the Huns. ss WAS uo~ con
eden- he hst fs,f TAT rbH~s vss II