The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-15


/, | was fortunate enough 10 md
number of fallen pine tres from Tel
; 70 iwenty fe~t hong. ! selecfei TWO o
. them which seemed sufficiently sfroni
and broke or all the branches, whscl
used as rangs, tying them 10 ih'
poles with grass and strips froEa n,
hsrdservhef and shlr, IS best
conla.
II was not q very w~rkmanlik.
looktne ladder when ! finally sn'
thrvugh With IT, leaned II seainsi
q tree 10 test II and Il vvohhlsd eons8d
{ erahly II was rScFe Ike rope lad
der than wooden one. but | strength
ensi II here and here sad decided
thal i, would probably serve the pur'
l-aSe.
keps the ladder ia the woods all
3ay and cuuId hardly wAlt until dark
20 make the supreme lest. II il proved
srcvssful my troubles wer~ ever ;
z within 8 few hours | would Re ia a
nsuiral country out a. an danger. II
4 / fAlled-i dismissed the Idea sum-
naarily. There VAS no use worrying
atou, failure: The thing 20 DO Was 10
srcceei
The few hours that were 70 pass
before night came on SEEMED endless
but ! Utlh1~d them 10 re-eRfogce my
ladder, tying the FaaSs more sevnrsly
with long grass WISH | r.cked in the
woods
Az lxst night came aHf With my
ladder n hand l .ae far the barrier
In front of Il there was cleared
space 4 shou, enc hundred wards.
which hai heen T.-erarei II make the
WORK of the guards easier IN watch
ing H.
waited in TIE netghs-orho~si until
heard the sentry PASS the sTot where l
was Ia hidlag ans then / hurried
acEuss the clearing. sfoss-d my lacder
unter the taFisei wire and end,zy.
cred 10 fS4lo~ H. Mr. clothing caught
In the wire. b., wrenched myself
clear and crawssi 10 the electric bar
-ter
NJ plan Was 70 place the ladder
ssAinsg one ~ ise pests climb Up 70
the top and then sumI. There would
te a fall OF nine or Ten feet. and |
lsht possibly spr&lu a. ankle CT
hre4k my LEG. hn, II that was al thai
stood between ne and freedom
wasn't going 70 siop 10 consider H.
/ -; my ear e. ihe ground 10 listen
FOR the coming ~ the ssuiry. There
~as no; s sound Eagerly bot care
fully ! PLACED iAe ladder against the
Fasi and started - Ouly few feet /
me fam liberty. and my
heart hs4, fast.
| had climbed re-hsps three runss
" ms ladder when became aware
D. al unlocked ~ dsaculty.
The ladder VAS sllYias
Just as took tie next run-. the
adder siirp~l cane IN contact with
he live ~lre. and TIE currrn, passed
Areush The wet sticks and into my
eos,y. There Vas blue fash. my
bod IN the lst,se- rsisxeA and ! fell
.e-yily IN TIE ground unconscious.
of course. / had rut received The
nil fcroe = the current Or I would
80 low - h-re. must have re-
ualDed urco1s.ious sor few mo-
seats tui cane TO JUS, IN time 20
.e1r TIRE German guard coming ard
Be thoushi came TO me II I dida', eet
Aat ladder eeaa-aled az czce he would
- il eyea ihoush. foriu' stely for me.
was an unusually dark night
l pulled t1e adder out Il lis Path
nd lay down fat or the ground not
even feet away from his feet. He
Sssed - ci1se that could have
ushei tie adder ol, and iripp<-i
An Up.
Il occufret % me thu, I could have
l.Ioed hack under the t2rhei wire
ence and waited for the sentry 70 re-
srn .rt then felled him With . blow
= the had. - be had 10 idea. q ,
ourse. that there vas suyc0e IN the
icl1iiy. ! wcnldnr have hesltzisd
} take lie. t-a,zuse my oaiy thoughi
a. 90 80 into Holland. baI ihoGghr 4,
sst - lc1- - he didn't bother me
erhlTs The safest thing 70 % wss lot /,
; bother h,-1. but 20 continue ny e.
srts cu-1n- RS periodic stserce.
His beat a. his point was spTsrent- :
fairly icrs and allowed ne more
ne 20 work thsn had hoped for. !.
Ny uishap ~ith the ladder had coz :
need ne thzt ny escape n thst way :
as not feasible. Tie shock that
d received I'D unne-ved ne and
as sfrsit q risk Il again. parrico- :.
-iy a. ! reai1ed that I had farec
ere fortunately than I coait hope
again II net with a similar MS }.
-. There AS no way q uskinr I
~ ladder bold and gave Up the idea /.
using L.
vss now right n frucs ~ this :
ect-lc barri~r and as studied Il !.
- ssother way of getting BY. III
.zlen't ~ ever Il. What uzs the
after sifh getting under ~ :
Tie bc-fc- wire vas oriy two =
49, from the groune a,d q cou-se. =
couldn't torch Il. tut ~ vlzn wss y,
tiS un1e-rezfh Il and thea crawl y
-p1Sh The hcis IN fhe gro1ni .
I Rad only ~ kznts % az ri-h.
Z ! we1f a. I. with q uiIl sEt for-u-
teiy TIE cocnd vas 10, very hard =.
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