Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-06-21

BOer war ofiicer, was wise 10 them all,
and II took a new and clever russ TO
make him afilx his signature 70 the
coveted slip Of paper.
As soon as II would get dark many a
patient climbed over the wall aud went
''on his own" regardless Of many signs
sinf1nR himln the face, "Out OF bounds
for patients" Generally the nurses
were looking the other way when one
of these night ralds started. / hope
this information will get none Of them
into trouble. but ] cannot resist the
temptation 10 let the comInandant
know that occasionally we put II over
on him.
One afternoon I received q note.
through our underground channel, from
my female visitor. asking me to attend
party at her house that night. ]
answered that she could expect me and
to meet me at n certain place on the
road well known by all patients. and
some visitors, as "over the wall" ]
told her would be on hand at seven
thirty.
About seyen-ffteen ! sneaked my
overcoat and cap out Of the ward and
hid Il 10 the bushes. Then I told the
nurse. a particular friend Of mine. that
I wns going for walk In the rose gar
den. She winked and I knew that ev-
erything was all right on her end.
Going out Of the ward. ! slipped into
the bushes and made for the wall. II
was dark as pitch and I was cropping
through the underbrush, when sudden
ly stepped into space and felt myself
rushing downward. q horrible bump
and blnckness. When came to my
wounded shoulder was hurting horri-
bly,. was lying against a circular
wall Of bricks. dripping with moisture,
and far away could hear the trickling
Of water. had In the darkness fallen
into an old dlsused well. But why
wasn't I wetf According to all rules
should have been drowned. Perhaps
I was and didn't know II.
As the shock Of my sudden stop
gradually wore on II came to me that
] was lying on ledge and that the
Least movement on my part would pre-
cipitate me to the bottom Of the well.
struck match. In Its faint glare
saw that l was lying In circular
hole about twelve feet deep--the well
had been filed inl The dripping I had
heard came from water pipe over on
my right.
With my wounded shoulder II was
impossible to shiny up the pipe. /
could not yell for help because the
rescuer would want to know how the
accident happened. and I would be
hailed before the commandant on
charges. just had to grin and bear
II. with the forlorn hope that one Of
the returning night raiders would pass
and could give him our usual signal
of "siss-s-s-s." which would bring him
to the rescue.
Every half.hour I could hear the
clock In the village strike, each stroke
bringing forth mufiied volley of
curses on the man who had dug the
well.
After two hours I heard two men
talking In low voices. I recognized
Corporal Cook, an ardent might raid
err" He heard my "siss-s-s-s" and
came to the edge Of the hole. I ex-
plained my predlcament and amid lot
Of impertinent remarks, which at the
time l did not resent, was soon Hshed
out.
Taking of our boots, we sneaked into
the ward. l was sitting on my bed In
the dark. just starting to undress.
when the man next to me. "Ginger"
Phillips, whispered, "'0p 1t, Yank, ere
comes the matron." y.
Immediately got under the covers
and feigned sleep. The matron stood
talking in low tones to the night nurse
and fell asleep.
When I awoke in the morning the
night sister, an American, was bending
over me. An awful sight met my eyes.
The coverlet on the bed and the sheets
were mass of mud and green slime.
She was good sport all right, and
hustled to get clean clothes and sheets
so that no one would get wise, but ION
her own" she gave me a good tongue
lashlng but did not report me. One Of