The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-09-21

I excited except for a few minor mat
tiers. OF course we were knocking
| splinters off our teeth with the chat
tering wesfelt 1t our duty to do; we
were a trifle pale, say as pale as fresh
snow. Aside from this with our
hearts beating so they sounded like a
dilapidated cannon engine, with our
hair standing out like spines on an an
cry porcupine, our appearance and
bearing were normal.
MGoina Back7" "Sure."
With nonchalance we filled our ton
neau with supplies.
Going back Z" somebody asked.
The driver looked at me and i looked
at the driver.
| "Back?" said he.
ooh, he means back" I said easily.
"You understand back. That way"
They're Smelling the road" said the
manager Of the warehouse.
Indeed" said /. Smelling? Why,
we hadn't noticed it. Regular shells2
We just come down the road. 1t was
peaceful-peaceful as a--cow pas
| ture."
$50 you're going right back, Ell?
"Sure," said the driver, standing
with his legs far apart so his knees
couldn't hit.
"Of course" said !, hanging onto
the seams Of my pants for the same
reason.
sect In" said he.
/ never saw car SO difficult to
mount, so high to climb, but got
there. The driver cranked 1t and we
started away with gay, nonchalant
waves Of the hand.
We had to climb a hill. suggested
that maybe the engine needed a little
tinkering before we tried 1t, but the
driver thought not. could have
found troubles In that engine that
would have held us there a week. But
we went on.
All Of sudden the air filled up with
the holler Of shell. 1t busted vehe-
mently, but didn't see it. was where
couldn't see, with my head down
among the control levers. A few
pieces Of roof and debris settled OH
my back, but was not annoyed. The
more that settled there the better !
would be protected.
"Shall we go on?" the driver asked.
"I'm just passenger" said ! with
steady courage. II can't jump out
while you are moving at this rate,
anyhow"
Knew IL Was 4 Roof.
Another shell landed, this time on
the roof at our very elbow so to speak.
i didn't have time to Join the levers
again, so saw 1t. 1t landed on a roof,
because j saw the roof just before it
minded. will never see that roof
agtin. Our acquaintance was brief
AS / looked the roof moved away
from there hastily. 1t sought divers
destinations. many Of which We're in.
at or around us. Tiles and plaster and
dust filed the air.
Mister" said ], "step on her. She's
standing still"
"Were doing sixty an hour II We're
! doing an inch,' he said.
p II WIS IiOt lTue. Ctu pIOSC II. ~
took us II minutes, actual count, to
pass tree. Afterwards the driver
told me it wasn't a tree, but woods
several kilolneters long, but he was
mistaken. l know single tree when
I see 1t, and counted that tree again
and again.
II hope" said, shat the soldiers
get this tobacco. I hope they get 1t
soon. Let's see, they're in dugouts,
aren't they? You don't need to bother
about taking 1t to them. I'll do that.
/ haven't chatted with these boys for
quite a. while, and much as l dislike
the closeness Of dugout think
can sacrifice myself today and stay
down with them little while. By the
| way, it's a dugout with thick roof,
isn't it?"
Mister" said he gravely. "the man.
that gifts into that dugout first is the
fastest runner In the A. q. Fly. NJ. O..
A."
Which was true. am the champion
Splinter.
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