The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-11

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lln,ls RS chun,, lisysenars Raney.
before and I had sometimes started
again before IL vas quite dark. rely
ing urmn tie fact 1haf ] would prob
shly he mistaken fer Belgian nl his
way to or from work. as the case
might be. Prom row ON. resolved.
however, ! world take 10 more
chances.
That evening came 10 river per
haps seveniy-fse yards vloe and l
was getting ready to swim 1t when /
thought ! woua wsik little Way 10
find. II possible, s better place 10 get
10 TIE river from the bank hac not
walked more than S few hundred
Yards when ! ssw boat. Il was tbe
first time I Aad seen E boat IN al ny
experiences.
i was frnlT chained, Int as the
stakes were sunk In The soft hank 1t
WAS not nnrh of 3oh to pull them
ont. 70, IN. drank 70 my heart :
content. showed over II The other SIDE,
cot ont. drove s-ke into the ground
and moored the boat. Il would have
been : siufse mat'er 20 have drifted
down Tie r.zer. bat Tie river was not
shown on tie map an6 I had no idea
where il u rht lead me. Very rel1e
lanily. therefore. had 70 abandon
ihe boat and proceed on foot
made several niles that night and
before dsy Fhi found sate place in
which IL h.de fdr ihe Gay. From my
hiding Place ] could see through The
bushes II hezry thick wood only &
Short distance away. ! decided thAt
Houla start earlier than usual. hurry
over io The wood and perhaps. II that
way. ! could cover two or three miles
in lie DAYTIME a.a gan Just 50 much
nno. TRAVELLING through The wood
uould DE- Comparatively safe. There
was 2 railroad esaHE through the
wood hui ! did n1 figure hat that
would make Il any rhe less safe.
About three O'olock that sfterDcon,
therefore. ! emerged trom l1y hiding
pace l1i hurried .Lio tAe wood.
After proceeding Tor h4t & nile or
So came 10 tie rr4raaL. ] took &
sharp jock Ia both directions sni sec
ing nn s -ns 81 frains or soldiers l
walled hacly over The tracks and
eunfirped on ny way.
selu came upon clearing sne
knew thst someone musi te living in
fhe YicuIiy. As ! turned e group 81
trees ! saw srn.r house ard In the
distance an cid man working IL &
gsr6en. I decided 20 enter TIE house
snd ash Tor food. hEurln- ne wcnsn
would rrobshiy be old and would Re
20 match for ne even Z she proved
hosrile. The old woman Who cane
~ tie door in reS70lse % rry knock
was oder than ! expected II SIZE
wasn't ciase 20 8 hundred. ! miss ny
guess very much.
She cru-d not speak English and I
couil ~ speak F7euish, = course.
but uess-theless made he- undsr-
siau6 iisi ] wanted sorneshin- 10 eSi.
She cane cot q TIE door and hai-
loed for her husband IL & sfI-4l v1scs
that wo-id have done credit 20 e Elri
. of eirh-arn- The old nan cane il
fro-, the Garden and i.e-veer TIE fzo
Of then hey nsraged 70 - he sees
that wss hunrrT and ffFT rzve ne
piece q brad very s11sl I4ece-
-ffrl .-.rr ~~rf-p ~re1.
The h1use they lived II cc-sisied of
.us. iv0 roo-ns-the kitchen and .
bedroom. The kstcben vss perhaps
four-een feet square. el-At teet q.
o-e sids Icing taken ~ bF al eno--
nous fireplace. What vas IN TIE bed
room I had DO way q telling. ss ]
did nat ds-e 10 be TOO i1quistive-
r.a5e the cd courle u1ee-Stzne
thsf vouid Ike 20 stay 81 Tier house
al rirA-. hut the cd nan shook h-s
hszd ! hade then xcod-hy snd d.
appeared i1to the woo1s. leaving thel1
q Speculate IS 10 lie strz1Ee 1Q--
eiE1er theT had eotertzi3ed-
Fro-n TIE great density q the I'0T1-
ia-isa IL thls secrioa through which i
u1s -0r passing ! realized that i
rrst - n the 0u-skirts C ths hi<
cifv VIA tbe Bel-izn had rnsDlooed
a-t rts-e I vzs 70 7-oc-re = pass
po-r-
TIlare sf.er village i1-srcspted ne.
AID sithcuxh I trsed 10 skirz iheD
vbe-evs- possible / REALIZED that 1
vcrid uerer make -7och progress Y
I ca-u-1s.1 DAT cour=e- To rain 3
--fis I ue-lf soDetines have - make
Z 5u-o-- x furo o thres- ] oef19ed
rh.-s zo1l1 tn NJ l1ck l. EosEz