The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10

mirror Wnicn l no0 picked up IN tn0
house and used Il to amuse myself
for an hour at time shining It In the
cats eyes across the street At flrst |
the animal was annoyed BY the relec- |
tion and would move away. only to |
come back q few moments later. BY |
and BY, however. It seemed to get |
used to the glare and wouldn't bulge |
no matter how strong the sunlight was. |
Playing with the cat in this way got |
me into the habit Of watching her
comings and goings and was indi-
rectly the means Of my getting food q
day or two later-at Q time when !
was so fsmished that I was ready to
do almost anything to appease my
hunger.
It was about z o'clock in the even.
ing. / was expecting Huyliger at 8.
but hadn't the slightest hope that he
would bring me food, as he had told
me that he wouldn't take the risk OF
having food In his possession when
calling on me. was standing at the
window in such a way that could
see what was going on in the street
without being observed by those who
passed by, when noticed my friend.
the cat, coming down the steps OF the
| opposite house with something In his
mouth. without considering the risks
ran, I opened the front door. ran
down the steps and across the street.
and pounced on that cat before 1t could
get away with its supper. for that. as
I had imagined. was what had seen
In its mouth. It turned out to be
piece Of stewed rabbit, which confis-
Gated eagerly and took back with me
to the house.
Perhaps I felt little sorry for the
cat. but I certainly had no Qualms
about eating the animals dinner. l
was much too hungry to dwell upon
niceties. and q piece Of stewed rabbit
was certainly too good for Q cat to eat
when q man was starving. I ate and
enjoyed It and the incident suggested
to me q way In which might possibly
obtain food again when all other ave.
nues failed.
From my place Of concealment I fire.
gently saw huge carts being pushed
through the streets gathering potato
peelings. refuse Of cabbage and similar
food remnants. which. in America. are
considered garbage and destroyed. In
Belgium they were using this "gar-
bage" to make their bread out Of. and
while the idea may sound revolving to
us, the fact Is that the Germans have
brought these things down to such a
science that the bread they make this
way Is really very good to eat. know
1t would have been like cake to me
when was In need of food; indeed
would have eaten the garbage" d.
rect. let alone the bread.
Although, as have said, suffered
greatly from hunger while occupying
this house, there were one or two
things observed through the keyholt
or from the windows which made me
laugh. and some Of the incidents thai
occurred during my voluntary impris
onment were really funny.
From the keyhole I could see, for in
stance. a shop window on the othel
!. side Of the street. several houses dowI
the block. All day long German sol
Q diers would be passing In front Of tn
{ house and noticed that PRACTICAL!
every one Of them would stop In from
q Of this store window and look In. Oc
+ casionally soldier on duty bent woult
hurry past. but I think nine out Of tel
!. of them were sufficiently interested Il
Q spend at least a minute. and some o
them three or four minutes gazing q
Q whatever was being exhibited in tina
Q window. although noticed that
e failed to attract the Belgians.
p have considerable streak Of curl
n Osity In me. and couldn't help won
,. deriEg what It could be In that window
which almost without exception
seemed to interest German soldiers bu
p failed to hold the Belgians. and afte
conjuring my brains for while on tn
/ problem I came to the conclusion tina
It the shop must have been book-sho
= and the window contained Germal
+ magazines. which. naturally enough
would be of the greatest interest t
g the Germans but of none to the Bel
p gians.
e At any rate resolved that as soon a
q night came would 60 out and ir
. vestigate the window. When I got tn
I. answer laughed 80 loud that wa
X afraid for the moment must have a
p tracted the attention Of the neIghbori
Q but I couldn't help It. The windo,
% was filled with huge quantities Q
d sausagel The store was q butche
; shop and one Of the principal thing
n they sold apparently was sausage. Tn
. display they made. although 1t cor
. sisted merely of sausages piled in tn
y window. certainly had plenty Of ''pul
G ing" power. 1t "pulled" nine Gel
It mans out of ten out Of their course an
ID Indirectly ''pulled" me right across tn
ID street! The Idea Of those Germans b.
ID ing 90 interested in that window dii