Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-01-21
oxen restrictions many times fim-

/ Sell.
SO they turned me loose and /
started up Front street, pretty badly
discouraged. / had just missed my
best chance. for gaining freedom.
And / knew that / must run the
gantlet of several more sentries before
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 be
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. / would make bluff at it any
way.
/ walked boldly out in the street
and toward the approaching footsteps.
When about thirty PAGES distant,
stopped Halt! Who's there?"
challenged.
Officer of the day."
Advance. officer of the day. with
the countersign."
He advanced
Halt Countersign I challenged
again. when he had arrived within
ten PAGES.
Custer" he said
Finally he turned away, and l sa-
luted and started on. taking off my
imitation belt as soon as / got out
of sight
walked boldly enough now / 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.
1t 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
consignment of stores on the island
The corporal of the guard who had
come down from the guard-houSe,
stood near. lantern in hand, checking
off the freight as II arrived.
I watched my opportunity. AT a mo-
ment of some little confusion | slipped
from my hiding place to a point near
the cases of goods, and then started
boldly up the gargway, hoping TO ~
mistaken in the darkness for one ~
the workmen.
But my little plan didn't work.
Something, or some one attracted the
attention of the corporal of the guard
to me. He let a whOop out of him
like COmanche.
Halt Hey. there. you Stop"
was already halfway up the gang
wa.'. / didn't stop. How could L?
| just couldn't afford to be caught
now.
A general court martial was the
least could expect
l leaped up the gangway into the
after compartment of the ship. and
up another gangway to the upper deck.
The corporal of the guard was right
at my heels.
Trushed to the portrait, leaped over
IT, and landed again on the sea-wall.
with a crash that well-nigh broke my
legs.
/ scurried off In the darkness.
AS | passed in rear of the guard
house | saw lights flash in the relief
rooms, and heard the excited hum of
voices as the guard grabbed their
rifles and belts. In thirty seconds
ing me like rabbit. E
A light doomed up ahead of me. 1t
was the light of my orderly box
l rushed up to it. jerked open the
do.ir and sprang inside. Just then
the telephone rang. / took up the re-
cesver.
Halo, orderly. This, IS wireless.
Where've you been? Been trying to
get you for fifteen minutes All right.
Take this message" 1t was as fol-
lows
| Commanding Officer, Marine Barracks,
Mare Island, via Commandant, Navy
Yard;
Error in preceding message. The Pri-
waite, Fred E. Mcdonald, in question, now
DIT bTOOklyA NAVY Idlu. DISIS5dI lStLCi
tSigned), Bliss,
Commandant Marine Corps
/ had just started to copy this mes
sage in the smooth log when the SER
eeant of the guard stuck his head in
at the door.
"Say, orderly" he said, haven't
heard any one pass here, have YOU?
On the run? No! Funny He must
have come this way. Where could he
have gone?"
About half an hour afterward my
relief came and my mid-watch was
over.
But l had some trouble next morn
ing in explaining how I'd got so bad
~ battered up over night.