The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1919-02-06
CHAPTER XIV.
Back in the States.

After | arrived at RerSChaeh | was
taken to Il large hail. where l re
NAMED over night There were three
American flags on the walls, the first
had s"cn In 4 long time. | certainly
did fine job of sleeping that night.
| think slept twice rs fast to make
up for lost time.
In the morning l had 4 regular ban
quet for breakfast-eggS. coffee. bread
and a small glass Of wine. Even now,
although | never pass UP menl. that
breakfast is still easy to taste. and |
sometimes Nlsh | could enjoy another
meal as much. But | guess | never
shall have che that goes as good.
After breakfast they took me out on
the steps Of the hall and photographed
me, after which ! went to the railway
station. with Il young mob At my heels.
Ii reminded me Il bit of Germany-it
was so different. Instead of bricks
and hayonet jabs. the mob gave me
cigarettes and chocolate and sand
wiehes They also handed me ques-
tiens-enough to keep me busy an-
Swering To this day If could.
got on the tr2!n to Zurich. and ut
every stop on the way there We're more
presents and more cameras and more
questions At st. Gallen they had
cards ready for me to write ON. ana
then they were going to send them to
anybody | wished. The station at
Zurich was packed with people. and
began to think | was a star for sure.
Francis +. keene. the American con-
sui general at Zurich. and his assist
ant. were there to meet me. We
walked few blocks TO his Office, and
all the way the cameras We're clicking
and the chocolates and cigarettes pill
Ing up until l felt like Santa Claus on
December oath. After little talk
with Mr.. keene, he took me to the
StuSschof hotel, where my wounds
were dresSed-and believe me. they
needed II.
The Swiss certainly treated me well.
Every time l came out on the streets
they followed me around. and they
used 10 give me money. But the money
might just as well have been leather
or lead-I could not spend II. When
ever l wanted IL buy anything the
shopkceper would make me present
of II.
l also visited the Hotel Baur au Lac.
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Nj
Cormick OF Chicago, who are doing
such fine work with the Red Cross
and are looking after the Belgian and
French refugees in Switzerland. II
was dinner. and much appreciated
by one guest. at least. l need not men,
ton his name, but he ate so much that
he felt ashamed afterward.
do not think he got In bad for Il,
though, for afterward Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccormick each gave him valuable
present, which he needed badly. After
the dinner Mrs, Mccormick made lit
tie patriotic speech. In which she said
that the Huns would never trample on
the United States flag, and some other
things that made all the Americans
there very proud. especially Mr.. Keene
and myself So you see l was having
great time.
But l was having a little trouble, all
the time, for this reason: there were
quite a few Germans interned In Zu-
rich. and they went about in uniform.
Now, when l saw one of these birds
and remembered what had been hap
pening TO me just short time before
my hands began to itch. Believe me.
it was not good morning" that
said TO them. l enjoyed it all right;
they were not in squads and had no
arms, so it was hand to hand, and pie
for me.
But AR. keele did not like 1t, l
guess, for he called me to his Office
one morning and bawled me out for
while, and l promised to be good.
You're supposed to be neutral" he
said. And l said. Eyes, and when I