The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-07-12
CHAPTER XXI

About Turn.
The next evening we were relieved
w The 18th brigade, and once again
returned q rest billata. Upon arriving
ne these biilets We we're given twenty
four hours Ia which 10 clean up. hnd
juss finished getting the mud from my
uniforn when the orderly sergeant 10.
formed ms that my name WINS In orders
20 laaye and that ! was 70 report 10
the orderly room 10 the morning for or
ders, transportation aud rations.
! nearly bad az. hustled about
packing up, filling my pack with SOU
venirs such az she'll heads. dad homhs
nose caps ehrapnsi balls, and a Prus.
stan Kuardsmar's heimes. Ia fact, be-
fore turned Ia that night. had every.
thing rvndy to report at the orderly
room ~ nine the next morning
1 waa the envy OF the whole section
swauklnE around. telling ~ the good
time was going 30 have. the places
WOULD visit, and the READ, old English
beer I Intended to guxxie. Sort of
rubbed Il into them, because they sit
DO Il. and new that Il was my turn.
took pains % set my own back
AZ mint J reported to the captain, re-
eeiylne my travel order and pass. He
asGed ms how much money | wanted
g draw, | glibly answered. "Fhree
hundred frames, air be just as giibly
handed me one hundred.
Reporting al brigade headquarters.
with uas pack weighing ton, | waited.
with forty others. FOR the adjutant 20
inspect as, After I'm hours wait. be
came aul must have been sore because
he wasn't going with Us.
The quartermnsier sergeant Issued
us 3wo days ratl0ns, la a little white
canvas ration bag. which we tied TO
our bvlts.
Then two motor iorsies cnme along
and We piled in laughing. joking. aud
Ii the bess of spirits. We even loved
the Germans. we were feeling So happy
Our Journey % seven days bliss IN
hglghty had commenced.
The ride Ia the lorry lasted about
two hours BY this time We were COW
ered with fae, white dust FROM the
Ftad. bat didn't mind. even Il We were
nearly choking.
A. lhc railroad station ~ F--- wi
reported 10 an officer. who had white
band around bis arm. which read ar
r. 81 tlioyai Transportation ohlcerl
10 Us this officer was Santa Claus
The sergeant Ia charge showed him
our orders he glanced through them
and said "Make yourselves comfort
able on the platform and don't leave
the train il liable 10 - along IN fiys
nilnutesar Eve hours
& came IN avs hours. a string d
eleven match boxes On biz. hlEt
wheels drawn hy alnky little engIn'
with The scpn~ These match boxes
we're cattle ears. On the slides ~ whiel
WIS painted the old familiar sign
Iipmmvs 90 Cheyaax e.
he Il. 4. q. stuck ia ail into oni
ear We dlah't care; Il was as go0s
o. FHiiuaa 70 W
rwo Gays We spent oa that train
Dumping stopping. ierkisg ahead an,
saosulses Sliding back AZ three sta
ttpas We stopped long enough 10 max
komtF tea. bgt were unable % wnsh. 81
heB NJ urrivea 1T B. where NJ
we're % elsbark far Bughty. We wer
ss hlark ns TureOs ard with cur as
si,z3eu faces. No looked like lot Q
tpuls Thgnge tired gus. we wer
bappy
So bed paeked an. preparatory I
aeffnalng shea n. r. q held up n
hahd f9y ns 70 stop WHrre We wef
AID easne 0ser Thls Is what be said
"Hays rm sorry. but orders haze iai
been received raheeliins al leave.
goH ina been fhree hoars earlier 80
aDlid haTe Eottsh away. Just stay
that ,rAn IS 4 Is g0lng back. RatioI
Wili b. issaea % you Tor your feiuI
Journey ~ eDur respective station
BsaTtIy rotten, know Then De lel
A dead silence resulted Then ms
starfed 10 curse. threw their rifles
the ficor II the ear; others said not
ing, segmesi te be stupefed. while son
had tbe ffaFs running ao8n tas
eiiesks Il uas bitter disspDointme
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