The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-07


of course. and then he made a sound
as II 10 call a dog, and realized that
his theory Of the noise he had heard
was that dog had made its way
through the fence
For perhaps five minutes / didn't
stir. and then figuring that the German
had probably continued on his beat 1
crept quietly under the wire again.
this time being mighty careful to hug
the ground so close that wouldn't
touch the wire. and made or In a diff
ferent direction, Evidently the barbed
wire fence had been thrown around an
ammunition depot or something of the
kind. and Il WIS not a feld at all that
l had tried to get Into.
figured that other sentrics were
probably in the neishborhood and I
proceeded very gingerly.
After I had got about a mile away
from this spot came to an humble
Belgian house and I Knocked at the
door and applied for food in my usual
way. pointing TO my mouth to indi-
cate ! was hungry and to my ears and
mouth TO Imply that | was deaf and
dun,b. The Belgian woman who lived
In the house brought me piece OF
bread and two cold potatoes aud ns
sat there eating them she eyed me
very keeuly.
havep'f the slightest doubt that
she realized was a fugitive. She lived
so near the border that II was more
for that reason, appreciated more
rnIiy the extent Of the risk she ran. for
40 doubt The Germans were constantly
watching the conducf of these Bel
-ians who iived near the line.
Ny theory that she realized TINT
sas not q Belgian nj all. but prob
iby some English Fugitive. was con-
1ria.d N moment later. when, as
.nade ready TO go. she touched me OF
he arm and Indicated thar I MAS &c
sait moment. She went 10 a burscau
mi brought ous -wo piecrs OF fancy
.elEinn iace which -he Insisted upor
ay taking away. ai,homSh At thar par
setsiar moment I had ss much use fo
aeirian l>ce an elephant for ;
sfris razor. bur ! was iourA-d Wit
s.r shonsitfuluess. and pressed h.
'auh 10 show my Eratitudes She wont
II ncccpf the rtoney offered her
| carried the lace through my su'
qrroi experiences. feeding that !
,rn.d be fine souvenir fer n
'nafhtr. uiiiiuugn as a matter ~ fact
[ had kr.,wn that /; Was cosng ta d.
Icy my final escape for even n sinsi
l.iosncnf. as d did. ! ana quite sar
she wunid rather had hot sen il.
on on. piece of lnre uaS is.e fien
IN word 's'hnrife- and on i..- 9th.
me word "i-pcrrgS~ Al III. iinlc
utk these words to ia. -n harris
As.d .'ixicrirEce" and all ! hoped ".
,l.st Wonii get as much of the oa'
was rrtting Of The other before
,laliy rnt throvsh. learned sulss.-
,enfiy gliat. wha; the worsS rs..i..
.ud is- were '-Char4ty. and Hope.
j ti,n WIS sure that my iiisd Bel
s;D friend had Indeed rrsiitscsl my
night aud that her fli.u-h,.ui SOU
mir was Intended TO encourage me In
ae ,rfris si.e must have known were
before me.
didn't let the old Belgian lady
know. because did not want to alarm
her unnecessarily, but that night I
slept IN her backyard. leaving early
lii the morning before II became light
Lrter in the day applied Mt an
other house for fond. II was occupied
by fnthcr aud mother and ten chii.
,iren l hcsitated ts ask them for food
without Offering to pay for Il. a. re
allied what a task II must have been
for them to support themselves with
out having to feed hungry man. Ac-
cordingty ! gave the man q mark and
then indicnted that wanted some
thing TO cat. They were Just about to
cHt. themselves. nppsrently, and they
let me pnrtake Of their meal. which
consisted Of huge, howl Of some kind
of sorp which was unable to iden-
.ify and which they served In ordinary
wash bnsins. I don't know that they
ever used the basins to wnsh In ns
we'll, but whether they did cr not did
not worry me very much. The soup
xas good and enjoyed II.
All the time was there could sec
the father and the eldest son. boy
about seventeen. we're extremely ncry-
GUS. had Indicated to them that I
was deaf and dumb, but II they be-
lieved me Il didn't seem to make them
any more comfortable.
.ssSsrs1 * the mouse Tor sSSas u.
hour after the meal and during that
time young man came to call on the
eldest daaghter. = young woman Of
perhaps eighteen. The caller eyed me
very susplelpusly. although muts
have rescmbled anything but I British
ofAcer. They spoke Flemish and did
not ap1eet(a5d word they sutds nut
t4111 - Were slIscnseins ny ptu&-
eble. parihs thslr sonyersA.