The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-29

var was on, and here was 10 ths
United States and neutral. For thIr
teen YEARS had been soldering bul
had neeer been under Ore. III ms
imagination could hear the guns
booming "a tho western front. / nd
mig ! WAS q tFifie afraid nevertheless
4 had q great desire 10 set Into tho mix,
up Hew could Ret oYerf planned
Qua mHny ways. but none OF them
werv practical.
t4ne day while walking down Green,
wien street. New York. passed 10
employment agency. staring me ID
fhe face Was & great tiaring sign
"tierses for France" Under this
ssisn Wanted Here was my chance.
Upon returning 10 my Office / smine-
aAatsiy SEA Ia s1ach oyer the Telephone
With iws prominent men Ia New York
vAsag ! knsw 10 bp Distinctly pFo.ally.
After 9ntllnlng my desire. an appoint.
Hseat Was nsade for nae IL meet q eer-
tain gentleman M the Hotel Aator at
f0ur o'clock thar afternoon. I met
hsnh iss Introduced tho III u French.
man. Al that sime Ia my eyes A
Freedman was d hero, man 10 30
looked W tos man lighting % the
Great Caaae but now Frenchman
81 me Is more thar d hero. After
being introduced / weat Vi into the
Ffeaehnans room and talked over
The 'hatter Of horses for France fof
abpsa twenty minutes
upen leaving the Fsenchman was
told 20 report 10 him three days later
~ the same time and place. left,
huhbilng over with enthusiasm aud
anticipation.
During this interval Of three days
mapped osit Story IL my lsfe 70 pre-.
Nens - hin upon our second interview.
The evsntgut dag IL saas eamAs, ana
ssnes tnase 1 VISA cfnA@teA with hafn. .
started % tell him my story. He
interrupted me by waiting hia right
hana % The right and left II ~.
nilaGsa me ~ the butts on d target
range during rifle practice. when the
man marking the target wIgWags
mlss q the aFing line NY heart sank,
al8gB be spoke, and was carried
from dependency 20 the greatest
helght 81 expectation, Ills words
Pardon me. monsieur. / already
know your lIfe. and IN an amazingly
short tlat be- told ,ae more than
knew about myself had been care.
fully Investigated
aiy Instructions received from him
nFe confidential, 50 | will not go into
lhem. Anyway, ~ handed me an co.
felepe and taid me 10 follow out eare-
tnilg ala details IA contained theFeln
1 immesilatsly scent back 20 my ef.
hee. opened tle envelope ana on 4
tspewrsisen sheet / rtads Report at
Galdsmlih's Employment agency No.
Greenwich street Ship us an
ordinary hngseman aud during voyage
eayrhlis follow the verbal instrne-
tione resolved by sen during our In.
teFtieW making careful note Of all de-
tails immediately after happening. lie
cautious - doing this, Upon landlnE
ii France report % the prefecture ~
pOiiee Berdeaux. and 10 The letter
aipy hl# instructions. Good luck
iwent home and put On my oldest
eistt'seaa cid alaek suit olive drab
tlft. 4 palg ~ heavy army shoes and
Wpaisn cap. I had lst my beard grow
el.a certainly looked rough
GetH9 down Greenwich street.
fioaehins alons. locking at the ground.
! Ean plump into q young iady of my
acquaintance. l had fsailug 81 az.
fsetiea Tor tfls particular young lady.
hut it seon died pat upon hearing her
EeHaFk a. | solhdea with her. III you
eaanet iook where You are kolng /
via have you arrested OF course,
abe did DOT recognise me and took
% pasns % aFEus the matter wlgh her.
j was Etaa enQagh ~ stink hy.
WHEN | eatne 10 the agency there
WA iaug ilNs q bains. two ana three
daegs trying . ship as hoFSenen for
EfMnee
Il wauld b. inipasRible 10 get d
rogaxster sna fnaFe uHkeRlpt gathering
~ msn. 4 hpQkea as II s0tae hugs
giant had taken 4 iios eumh ane cars
falls eoHihea the CUTTERS 81 New
York.
I fen into this llne nmd waited my
tafa rp0n arriving ii the desk. IN
ffrnt Qf ne sat d httie fat. greasy
Jew. To describe his manner u han
dllnk the nlen a. being lmpollte would
BE- a Ereat exageoratgon. The way be
handled that llne 81 human cattle
would % sbe kalsers heart good.
Il came my turn. and this converse
sion ensaeds
-what % you know shout horsssy
] answered SIX yeass Ia the United
States cavalry
The Agent what regiments7s
Eleventh and Twelfth"
you're a har You never saw the
cavalry
! felt Ike punching him 90 the nose
but did not 10 50. ! wanted 60 ship
as horseman. ] showed him any