Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
"OutWittin9
The Hun"
The Wars Greatest Story
BY Lieut.. Pat O'Brien
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VT HEN the waiter came to me,
Nv therefore. I said, Book" as cas-
ually as 1 could, and / felt some
what relieved that 1 had got through
this part of the ordeal so easily.
While the waiter was away I had
chance to examine the bill of fare and 1
observed that a glass of beer cost so
confines The smallest change l had
was a two-mark paper bill.
Apparently the German officers were
similarly fixed, and when they offered
their bill to the waiter he handed 1t
back to them with a remark which
took to mean that he couldn't make
change.
Can Tip In Any Language
Right there I was in a quandary. To
offer him my bill after he had just told
the officers he didn't have change would
have seemed strange, and yet 1 couldn't
explain to him that 1 was in the same
boat and he would have to come to me
again later. The only thing to do,
therefore. was to offer him the bill as
though I hadn't heard or noticed what
had happened with the Germans, and
did so.
He said the same thing to me as he
had said to the officers, perhaps little
more sharply, and gave me back the
bill. Later on, he returned to the table
with handful of change, and we closed
the transaction 1 gave him 25 confines
as a tip-I had never yet been to a
place where it was necessary to talk to
do that.
During my first half hour in that
theateT to say / was on pins and nee
dies is to express my feelings mildly.
The truth of the matter is was never
IL in.af
seemed like an hour, and dozen times
was on the point of getting up and
leaving. There were altogether too
many soldiers in the place to suit me,
and when the German officers seated
themselves right at my table l thought
that was about all [ could stand. AS 1t
was. however, the lights went out short
ly afterward and in the dark [ felt con-
siderably easier.
After the first picture. when the
lights went up again, 1 had regained
my composure considerably and took
advantage of the opportunity to study
the various types of people in the
place,
From my seat had splendid chance
to see them all. Al one table there
was a German medical corps officer
with three Red Cross nurses. That was
the only time I had ever seen Ger
man nurse, for when / was in the hos
pital l had seen only men orderlies.
Nurses don't work so near the first line
trenches.
Enjoys the Situation
The German soldiers at the different
tables were very quiet and orderly.
They drank book beer and conversed
among themselves, but there was no
hflarity or rough-housing of any kind
AS I sat there within arms reach Of
those German officers and realized what
they would have given to know what
a chance they had to capture an escaped
British officer, could hardly help smiI-
ing to myself, but. when L thought OF
the big risk | was taking, more or less
unnecessarily, ! began to wonder whe-'
tler 1 had not acted foolishly in under
taking it,
Nevertheless, the evening passed OF
uneventfully and when the show was
over l mixed with the crowd and disap-
peared, feeling very proud OF myself
and with a good deal more commence
than l had enjoyed at the start.
| had passed a night which Will live
in my life as long as ! live. The Dill
of fare and program and throw
away" bill advertising the name of the
attraction which was to be presented
the following week, which was handed
TO me as I came out, | still have ana
they are among the most valued SOU
venrs of my adventure.
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