The Arvada enterprise., 1919-02-06
CHAPTER XIV.
Raeis In tho atatas.

0Aek In the states.
After I arrived at Rorschach I was
taken to q large hall, where I re-
mained over night. There were three
American flags ON the walls, the first
I had seen In Q long time. I certainly
did q nne job Of sleeping that night.
I think I slept twice a. fast to make
up for lost time.
In the morning had regular ban
quet for breakfast-eggs. coffee, bread
and q small glass Of wine. Even now.
although never pass up meal, that
breakfast u stlll easy to taste, and I
sometimes wish I could enjoy another
meal ~ much. But I guess never
shall have one that goes ~ good.
After breakfast they took me out on
the steps Of the hall and photographed
me, after which I went to the railway
station. with youns mob at my heels.
1t reminded mo Q bit Of 0esmany-it
was 20 diferent Instead Of bricks
and bayonet jabs. the mob gave me
cigarettes and chocolate and sand
wiches. They also handed me Ques-
tions-enough to keep me busy an
swering to this day u could.
got on the train to Zurich. and at
every stop on the way there were more
presents and more cameras and more
questions. At st. 0allen they had
cards ready for me to write ON. and
then they were going to send them to
anybody I wiahed. The station at
Zurich was packed with people. and
began to think was star for sure.
Francis b. Keene. the American con-
sui general at Zurich. and his assist
ant, were there to meet me. We
walked . few blocks to his once. and
all the way the cameras were clicking
and the chocolates and cigarettes pill
ing up until I felt like Santa Claus on
December oath. After . little talk
with Mr.. Keene. be took me to the
Stussehof hotel, where my wounds
were dressed-and believe me, they
needed It.
The Swiss certainly treated me wen.
Every time I came out on the streets
they followed me around. and they
used to give me money. But the money
might just as well have been leather
or lead-I could not spend It. When
ever wanted to buy anything the
shopkeeper would make me . present
Of II.
/ also visited the Hotel Baur an Lac.
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold No
Cormick Of Chicago. who are doing
such nne work with the Red Cross
and are looking after the Belgian and
French refugees In Switzerland. Il
WAS dinner. and much appreciated
by one guest. at least. need not men.
tiOn his name. hut he ate no much that
he felt ashamed sfterward.
do not think he got In bad for II.
though. for afterwnr,i Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccormick each gave him valuable
present. which he needed badly. After
the dinner Mrs. Mccormick made III.
tie patriotic speech. In which she said
that tho Huns would never trnmplc on
the United States hnG. and some other
things that made all the Americans
there very proud. especially Mr.. Kcrns
and myself. So you see I was having
. great time.
But I was having little trouble. an
the time. for this reason: there were
quite Q few Germans interned In To-
rich. and they went about In uniform.
Now. when raw one Of these birds
and remembered what had been hap
pening to me Just short time before
my hands bsOla to Itch. Relieve me.
II was not good morning" that I
said to them. ] enjoyed II all night {:
they werc not In squads and hAd no
arms. ~ Il was hand to hand. and pie
for me.
Hut Mr.. keeue did not like Il. !
Eucss. for he called me to hia once
one morning and bawled me out for Q
while. and ! promised 70 b good.
"i"u're supposed to be neutral" hs
onld. And I naA SxoaL anA vAan I