Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-31

cles were different, for they sneaked
upon me without warning. Twice
they came up behind me and whiz-
zed by and the sudden jump / made
towards the side of Sthe road must
have caused those mounted HunsI
some suspicious SURPRISE, After this
happened several times, however,
with the Boche pursuing no inves-
tigation, | gained more confidence
in the surrounding darkness. 1t hid
me we'll, Indeed, for I-continued to-
pass mourifed horseiien and even
foot soldiers without aI$econd look.
Soon ! arrived at a big town and
sat down by the road side to think
1t over for*I was very tired, indeed,
and the thought of deteuring that
town was not Very pleasant. Re-
memberirlgi ,Ge mauy soldiers ard
horsemensI nau passed on he road
without being halted l had no. ION
ito walk straight through the middle
of the town: and trust TO luck in get
ting by. but calmer reflections said
make the detour. / h1d arrived at
the line of artillery. for every minute
or so an enormous gun would go
off with Il tkemendous bang. u could
even hear .the shell whistle as it
started on It's way, which meant il
was not far from that road. That
meant wider detour for surely
they would have sentinels about.
But what was worrying me most was
the other obstacles in the way. Was
| there n river to cross, or railroad?
Surely. the latter, thought I. For
several times I heard Il sharp whis-
tie which sounded Ike locom otive,
but as it was always followed inn
m nHi1tn1Nf ha Of
non, / decided it was merely a sig
nal to shoot. and the railroad was a
myth.
on each 5lde Jf the road was one
of these cannon, and they sure were
going off Regularly. The French
We're answering just as regular, too,
for shells were stopping thereaboutS
with both splash ana noise.
Well, / couldn't sit here all night.
1t was getting late, about q. III, and
dawn was not far off, and NOh, boy,
but it was dark! Either ! had to find
a hiding place inside the next hour
or be discovered. and since there
was nothing nearby big enough to
hide under, 1 heaved myself upon
my Weary feet and began the detour.
/ hadn't gene ten steps until ] ran
plump into, a guard, who from his
manner was about as surprised as
| was. | had fully expected TO find
guards, but not so thick. Anyway,
, there was with a i3oche wanting to
know where L was going and what
was doing. No, l did not under
stand the language. out | had no
trouble in following the drift. for
Boch was getting madder and mad
der at my silence and finally he
stopped for an answer, holding out
a huge paw as i tried TO pass.
The Ruse
Always willing to oblige and see
ing an answer wa seXpected of me.
I said the first thing that came into
my head. This was a German word.
meaning "hurry up" and sounds
something like "Iourse." So often
had | heard it use TO prisoners that
it had been dinped into my head.
So here, when knowledge of Ger
man was expected, promptly spout
ed all knew.
| 1t sounds amusing now, but 1t did
not then, for there was too much at
! stake-my liberty, and from its eff
: feet on the Boche. it looked as If
the end might be tragic for his ire
and Voice rose together, and worse
1 luck HE was asking more questions.
| u.s. suddenly, remenlDeflnS what
'1ourse' meant. 1 racked my brain
for a more fitting answer and tried
| f'Nien, MEN" Ct think that means
s'No."), With that the Boche lost all
patience, and with q command
sounding something like March
he pointed in the direction from
which. had Just come. I marched
thinking with a sinking heart I was
a goner, either he would shoot or
march me to prison-one seemed
about as pleasant as the other just
then. Having manched several steps
/ turned my head TO see how close
behind me he was. There was no.