Evening star., 1928-01-10
at kindness. They ell knew the

great kindness. They ell knew the
story of Glare" l met two chaps
| who had been at Clairvaux with me
and whose sentences had just ex-
p,red. I went to the canteen and !
spent the last of my money for what
to us was a luxurious dinner.
l was fun Of ambition to get into
| The Moroccan trouble, which they told
me had produced a good scrap, IN
which the Legion was taking large
part. wanted to re-establish GILBERT
| Glare" as a first-class soldier of the
/ Legion. The trip to Oran and to Sidl-
| Bel.Abbes was a repetition Of the one
| l described in the first part or my
| story.
| when I entered the Legion head
quarters at Bell-Abbes. the first per-
son l saw was my old friend Rechad
Rey, my witness at the court-martial.
also encounteded Sergt. d'Etienne, OF
my old company. There were several
others who had been in Syria with me.
The rest of the outfit was still in the
| Levant.
| Fresh drafts were going forward to
with one. After several days | re-
ceived shots for typhus. typhoid and
| other diseases. was vacCinated against
smallpox. had my hair cut and was
all ready to march the following day,
| Friday. December >.
We were ordered for inspection at
9 o'clock in the morning. This is
| the most rigid inspection of the Legion.
| was sewing q rip in my tunic when
an orderly handed me summons from
the colonels office. l reported this to
my adjutant chef. He told me to for
get the review and to see the colonel.
I irt ha
holding a telegram from Paris.
You understand Frenchr" the colo
mel askel
"Oui. mon colonel" I replied. He
read telegram from the ministry OF
war directing my release from the
Legion. 1t was almost as great sur
prise as my release from ClairvauX. l
had expected to serve out my enlist
ment. and would gladly have done so.
Given Civilian Clothes.
The trip back to Marscille and
subsequent events have been reported
in the newspapers. There were for
malities in getting my passport. l
landed at Marseille in the civilian
outfit given ex-Legionnaires. 1t isn't
exactly the thing for swell hotel.
but 1t will make a good hunting rig.
L
things in Paris and make the Ma.
jestic.
suppose I should say the Statue
OF Liberty was the most welcome
sight OF the trip home. AS a matter
Of fact, l didn't see it. There were
too many reporters around. My moth.
err and father met me at the dock.
Once with them. with English. Ameri-
can. English. being spoken all about
me. it seemed difficult to believe
was the same man who fought at
Sueida, was court .martialed at Da.
mascus. and suffered at Clairvaux.
But all ! had to do was look into
the glass and see that Legion haircut
to be transported back TO Bel-Abbes.
Then l remembered the colonel's in
junction to tell the truth in whatever
l said about the Legion.
What l have told is the truth. The
Legion is a hard. tough. iron-disci-
plined fighting unit. / knew what TO
expect when I joined. and l got just
what I expected.
When a man joins the Legion he
takes no oath of allegiance to France
and does not forfeit his citizenship.
That is one OF the reasons for the
rigid control officers of the Legion
exert over the men.
Hence. when / was turned over TO
the American consul at Marseille,
Gilbert Clare" died and Bennett j.
Doty. American citizen. was resur-
rected.
What life may hold for Bennett J.
Doty from now on l don't know. But
of one thing / am certain. While
Gilbert Clare" lived he lived at the
highest pitch a man can experience.
And that's a whole lot.
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