The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-02

:" I and three other of the boys con- | cealed ourselves in a small building, the back of which led into a garden. Here we remained hidden for time until we thought it safe to clear out. All being clear we made our way out of the small building, and along with a Frenchman I started off over 1 the marshland.
 1 The first night was one of a series Of adventures on account of the rough, i dangerous nature of the marshes. Several times we were on the point i of being captured by sentries or civil i ians, and once dog started the whole of his species in the district bark ing, but we managed to escape detec- ton. Despite these drawbacks, how ever, we covered almost half the dis tance that night, and when daylight came we made for a wood, which was quite dark inside.
 Then the rain came down in tor rents, and when the leaves of the trees were soaked through we got the whole issue of the downpour. We therefor sought shelter under a can- vas cover, and the Frenchman at once fell asleep. Every minute seem ed an hour, every hour a day.
 When night came we were a little late in starting, and we had a terribly hard task in finding our way out l have been in some rough places in my time, but T was never in such a deso- late wood as this one.
 Ultimately we did reach the edge of the wood and were on the point of clearing it when we almost ran into two civilians. To have stepped back would have probably meant cap- ture, so we just stood still. I heard the footsteps coming nearer, and then the two people walked right past us without noticing our presence. Heav- ing a sigh of relief, we then moved of in another direction across the moor
 Trapped in the Swamps
 After crossing small river we rar into the most difficult part of oul Journey, that of crossing the marshes which form natural bar to the from tier. We could not see a foot in front
 of us, and all the time we were travel.
 ling we were over the ankles in the :. swamp. After several attempts VIC , struck what we thought was the righ road, but it led us right into the mid
 
 was impossible to travel.
 . We therefore decided to retrace oul steps, but to our horror found we : could not get back. We had lost the } road, and were surrounded by the l treacherous swamps. I threw mysel on the firm ground, telling tn, } Frenchman we would rest until tn, t break of day, and then get out of i u,it hn hn1 Of ? there was a little undergrowth whicl : formed a bit of shelter. Then tn, g rain came, but throughout it all : slept like a top for two hours. I awok, t to find myself drenched through, ant ] I had to dance about to get the warn
 blood to run through my veins. @ With the first streaks of dawn W, s picked our way through the marshe l until we were pulled up by a river. Knowing that we would be riskin; I too much to travel by daylight, W o concealed ourselves under a willoy e bush, where we were almost bitter ,. to death by mosquitoes.
 As we were lying there I saw a, 5 cid farmer and a youth coming in ou s direction. I watched them com b nearer, and they seemed to be n,ak = ing for the very bush under which W e were hiding. I gripped the French y mans arm and told him to keep lo7
 whilst I watched, for I was prepared U if it came to the worst, that I woul " make fight for it.
 a I made certain that we had bee q seen, for the couple came straight fo d us, and I lay flat on my back await et ing their arrival. I saw the farme d step right up to the tree, stand for n few minutes, and then put his col a fee-can at the edge of the bush. Tn d youth followed suit. and then both ( n them took off their coats and thre' 7t them down near their hats.
 Narrow Escapes From Discovery. 'e I hardly breathed during this e5 m citing and trying moment To ha1 V shifted my hand or foot would ha1 ie meant certain discovery. I was It k lieved when they walked away an
 commenced their ploughing. H. After the farmer had got to wor
 I looked out of the bush to see if thel lg was any chance of getting away fro V our none too secure hiding-place, ar es what should I see but a number re farm-Workers, probably a dozen (
 sixteen, coming into the field. On the getting to WOIk they separated, ar TX in whatever direction I looked I sa fix I man working. With the river hoI he ing us up at one side, and every oth l road barred by those workers, mt seemed impossible to get away Flo l tunately, my comrade and I never lo f. heart
 To add to our predicament we ss h. .e man gradually working his v