The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-02-12
broken restrictions many times him

self.
So they turned me loose and
started up Front street, pretty badiy
discouraged. / had just missed my
best chance for gaining freedom.
And / knew that l must run the
gantlet Of several more sentries before
l reached the Misunderstanding, the next
point from which it might be possible
| to get boat.
The rattle of sword sounded ahead
Of me. 1t was the officer of the day
! making his rounds. So he was to De
added to my other troubles.
| would impersonate member OF
the. guard.
| had done watches over that post
and thought l remembered all the Or
ders. l would make bluff at 1t any
way.
| l walked boldly out In the street
and toward the approaching footsteps.
When about thirty PAGES distant, l
stopped "Halt! Who's thereT
challenged.
"Officer of the day."
| advance, officer of the day. with
the countersign."
He advanced.
"Halt! Countersignw I challenged
again, when he had arrived within
ten PAGES.
Custer" he said.
Finally he turned away, and / sa-
luted and started on, taking off my
imitation belt as soon as l got OUT
of sight.
walked boldly enough now. 1 was
halted by several sentries. but gave
them the countersign and was allowed
to pass.
However, while / was nearing the
Misunderstanding, big white light COM
Ing up the stream suddenly gave me
an inspiration.
It was the Sehome, from San Fran
cisco, and from the curve she was
making she evidently intended running
alongside the sea-wall in order to land
a consignment of stores on the island.
Il The corporal of the guard. who had
come down from. the guard-house
stood near, lantern in hand, checking
off the freight as 1t arrived.
watched my opportunity. At mo-
ment of some little confusion slipped
from my hiding place to point neal
the cases of goods, and then started
boldly up the gangway, hoping to be
mistaken in the darkness for one Of
| the wOfkmen.
] But my little plan didn't work
l nft onfn d
attention of the corporal of the guart
to me. He let a whoop out of hin
like Comanche.
"Halt. Hey, there, you! Stop"
/ was already halfway up the gang
: wa-. i didn't stop. How could |
: Just couldn't afford to be caugh
now.
n A general court martial was tn
9 least ] could expect!
z leaped up the gangway into tn
after compartment of 'the ship. an
( ND another gangway to the upper deck
The corporal of the guard was RICH
t Mt my heels.
e l rushed to the portrait. leaped owe
/. It, and landed again on the sea-wal
], with crash that well-nigh broke m
d legs.
v / scurried off in the darkness.
J. AS / passed in rear of the guart
house saw lights flash in the relic
J. rooms. and heard the excited hum {
al voices as the guard grabbed the
l rifles and belts. In thirty seconds
Il would have half hundred men hun
ing me like rabbit.
!" A light doomed up ahead of me.
was the light of my orderly box.
. rushed up to 1t. jerked open II
a door and sprang inside. Just the
the telephone rang. ! took up the r
ceiyer
"Hallo, orderly. This IS wireless
= Where'ye you been? Been trying
get you for fifteen minutes. All rigf
= Take this message" 1t was as Il
!. lows:
y. Commanding Onicer. Marine Barracks.
at Mare Island. VIA Commandant. Ma
Yard:
Error in preceding message. The p
a. yate. Fred E. Mcdonald, in question. M
an at Brooklyn Navy Yard Disregard lett
(Signed). DSs'
Commandment Marine Corps
or had just started to copy this ma
sage in the smooth log when the g
gean of the guard stuck his head
ed at the door.
ne "Say, orderly" he said. 'have1
It'll heard any one pass here, have 80
On the run? No! Funny. He mi
he have come this way. Where could
have gomez?
I About half an hour afterward
relief came and my mid-watch "
mt over.
But I had some trouble next mo
r.. Ing in explaining how I'd got so b
" battered up over night
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