The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-23
4 Thrilling Coincidence
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He knew no more Of boxing than a
ten year old boy.
| Joan had fled to the door where
joined her. My clothes were more OF
less wry but had my feelings well
! in hand. She trembled as | explain
cd the necessity OF the undignllled
scene and gave d gasp of relief when
we found cab waiting outside.
Gets Second Beating.
Just as I was ready tn step in after
Joan I felt q tug on my arm and turned
10 find the manager OF the place choking
with indignation. He was typical
German.
You in mine house haf very great
disturbance made" said hc One Of
] mine best customers hat been inSultcd
'Oh. go 10 the Devil. / snapped n
him. The fellows drunk. insulted the
lady with me- and got off ID lightly
1T that"
You know not who ne vos,- he
stcrmcd back At me. At that instant
the subject of our discussion reeled out
Of the door and onto the sidewalk
We're ISIS he. der schoundrcl?" he
sputtcrcd "Eerc iss nc? We're iSs he ="
Tho shcndeman is here. mine Herr.
said the manager loudly pointing 1T inc
DO you want mo" I asked. rcprcssinG
the Impulse TO jump in the cab and beat
Il strategic retreat
do I? Dat vos vat I do! You hat
struck-me! You do not know who
vos. I vos der BARON Won RudcSchwcin
Now you know me-jaT'
might have known that the blich ter
would not understand when l told him
! did not but that I thought him WEI
named.
Dot iss so great name N der Va
! terland. I riff you my cart" And he
handed me his card.
AS hastily aS could ! told him that
could not trust him with my card but
! that l WIS Captain John Strange. avi'
a;or. Il h. hal any further remarks IL
! make wh.n he became sober.
! 'N1cin Gott:- he screamed "Me sober
dot vos anodder insuldt. ReSus hat
made vot you call der goo-Soo eyes n
! your woman. you
! gave him my fist straight in the
mouth at that and T. did not stop unit
a hobby pricd mc Off tho Brighter. liz
was no match for me and I WIS glad nj
! it for it gave me an almost unrestricted
chance 70 hammer his not unhlndSnmr
face.
Hun Filler Attacks.
! Tho hobby hustled us all--includint
nv crying Joan-to the Vine street sta
ton. There It was learned that Eor
| Rudcschwcin was attached to the Cor
! man Embassy. Whercupon We wrr" al
released and tho affair was reported tc
| our foreign office.
My senior gave me perfunctory eau
! ton but l was neither called upon. mol
! gave, tho apology demanded by the
! Blonde Baron.
Then the war broke out and tho incl
dent was forgotten by all concerned fr
! il except Coincidence. The E:Lron. al
COURSE went back To Germany with thu
embassy. went 10 France with the
, first air squadron.
More than three weary years passed
! Part of the time was instruc;ing
! the other part was spent in active scrr-
ice.
Long patient Coincidence suspended
its surprise until the very day before
my "RlGhty" hogan.
was giving one nf our now scout
ing machines a thorough test that day
high up over n German sector Some
where in Rrlcium." My observer had
his man nut and between us We notice
the activities behind tn" Rochc sup
ports Flying at 1O.non feet. III" anti
air craft squads only CO. prHrii"" II;
n,,r expense and tho German arrnl"a
seemed not to car, how lnnE We flaw
over their lines.
We had been M Cor thru" hours.
was satisfied with XII" behavior ~
: tho machine. The observer had j"'tcd
down everything worth while. Now
our patrol WIS getting low.
pointed coward our lines. The OBJ
server nodded So whisk"d around,
shut off the engine and clid"d down
straight in the face Of Ia" sun.
A 5000 foot glide never gets stale.
! 7 had gone down just ahnut that dis
tarce whom saw Il Ion" F"kkrr on y
! level with mo. and less than IA half
mile. away. A lucky observation thar
with tho sun right in my eyes
Nv observer mad" HIM "ui a. M
same instant AMI un!n"dIa'"!E hun"h"d
IN In his machin" =un. Then ! dropped
uuirk To- &c; HIM between ~" and tn"
sun. At Ion yards ~. und" a SHARP
dive for me and uuIrk"r :Aru tell II
VIC were both blazing away NJ Il IN
gard rang.
"Kamer1d"
Thor. WI lI'rI.. to ..h""S'. between ~.
Tho Iurhr WAS gu. {" night - Il finish
So w.rr ~" Til. l;',h.- lI!nl. h"w''.'r.
L.; m, -, my lrIrk !" Tin sun: other
wise | VA. M NOR icIrky than H..
Both machine guns w,rc going tho