The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 02, 1918, Image 10
FRIDAY. AKJUST 2, 1918.
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VUtUTIHiHT HZ
vcr~ PAT O'BRIEN- m
Gt/*9,fy&XALX* OBKKft
'* (Continued From Last Friday.) , with the idea of fiteallnj
SYNOPSIS. accordingly, a lieutenant ai
front of this Interpreter's v
ACTIAPTER I?Introductory. Pat O'Brien , , . . , ,
tells of his purpose In writing the story ''aJ and engaged In a verj
of bis adventures. meat as to whether Ileldelb
CHAPTER II?Tells of his enlistment in J the Rhine or not, and we a
the Royal Flying corps, his training In and forth so vigorously thr
Canada and his transfer to France for ao- . . , , .
tire duty. man enme out of his rooi
-'CHAPTER III?Describee fights In which hand, to settle It. After
be bt tight down two German airplanes wits entirely settled to OT1
and nis tlnal tight in which he was
* brought down wounded within the German
lines and was mads a prisoner of s /
1 ^ S#w,
CHAPTER IV?Discovers that Gorman _
si aft hiwi.arously neglected the , /' Stally
wounded and devoted their ener- | //LV- sW/. < ''/*/
es do r< storing those w ho might bo . >> / yy.' '
i urriod to the 111 : lines. WUnesses ' '/f '
oeath In tight of lnu best chum, Ueut. dtL-ys, / Jiy<
i aul'RrUney. tfcty ' // /> V'
tit/, ' "
CHAPTER V?He Is talo n to tlio of- '/ft/yts'/ / tL
fleers prison camp at o uriral. Thero ho
begun planning his escape. By great pae- 'iS-b;, N
'.Ice he manages to ,i.;ni hide away . '/f
d daily rations of br. / < f/t/" yy
CHAPTER VI. A V I/i
A Leap for Liberty. SbSEkn I Jtt
i lu'i'ii hi | i i?11 ui * IMII iifu :nrj?"T>?-* v
Dearly th:ve weeks when, on the morn- !
lnu of y. ; ember ihh. 1 :?n?l six other ^w^'iSwa/f
ollicers w. re tohl that we were to be i
transferrt 1 to a prison < amp in CJerth
\> -si is on 11!' scook' tlnit they ~ A /
also trrf.-I munitions: When I , confiscated the IV
j . *e?l out to tjitn that ! ranee would
h: ky ! s. |inK ii im:?: ?ns to Km:- tlon, he went hack into his
land, lie l.'s: interest in the argument. I watched where lie put t
S :ne il . ' cfor I had made tip u.y When, therefore, I learned
mind tli it w. a t?e a very good on my way to Germany, I re
thing to in hold of a tnttp of rmany, it was more Important thu
win It 1 knew was in the possession of mo io got that map, and wit
one of the Herman interpreters, be- of my friend, we got the
cause I realized Unit if ever the oje out of ids room on some
pnrtunltr came to make my escape, another, and while he was j
sucl^ n til p might be of thv greatest Hsentod the map from th
assistance ty me, * which he kept it and cone
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my sock underneath my legging. As Inspection and their rifles were lot
M I had anticipated, it later proved of 1? our presence to let us know
^ I the utmost value to me. th<>y meant business.
I got It none too soon, for half an From the moment the train sta
hour later we were on our way to ?n 11s way to Germany, the thoi
OO Ghent. Our party consisted of five kept coming to my head that unle
?British officers and one French oflleer. could make my escape before
<___c. At Ghent, where we had to wait for reached that reprisal camp I tnigh
; several hours for another train to take well make up my mind, us far i
us direct to the prison camp in Ger- was concerned, the war was over.
* ??I many, two other prisoners were added It occurred to me that If the e
~~~~to our party. of us in that car could jump at a g
In the interval we were locked In a signal and seize those four Hun gui
SpppV room at a hotel, a guard sitting at the '?>' surprise, we'd have a splei
ppA door with a rifle on his knee. It would chance of besting them and Jumi
hi vn done niv heart eood for the rest oft. the train when it first slowed d<
aik I 01 inv life If I could have gotten away but when I passed the Idea on to
then aud fooled that Hun-ho was so Kl.\r,..
gW cocksure. (]g j lltil pictured. they pointed
Later we were marched to the train fu(.t (|mt so umny of us hud
that was to convey us to Germany. It r|, would nim0st Inevitably r?
fillfcS consisted of some twelve coaches, ^ our n><.a,tturo. The Huns w
-M eleven of these containing troops going ^ H<>,glutn tl? they
home on leave, and the twelfth re- ^ thon we would all ho ?
r this map. served for us. We were placed in a ,Vr,m th were rlKllt
ul got In fourth-class compartment with old Ncvortheloas> t was (lot0rmlned t
rindow one hurd. wooden seats, a filthy ^ wjmt ^ Qthm dec||lc
r hot argu- no lights save a ^odleplaced th. rH J , (o makp QnR ,)ld
erg was on by a guard. There were eight of us coj|m %vhaf mlghL
S Oe? PriI"tn?n the" cTch we were an As we pass., through village^
in. map in object of curiosity to the crowd who J ^ 'uoarer and nearc
*snS? ^iop^lt;~ trip rone of thai denied reprisal camp l
them shouted san asticaily. clud ' l*?lt ? and only, C^l <
I) "Drop me a line when you get to Setting free before wo reached It
Berlin. will vou?" shouted another tn through the window I I would!
K ? V. ,iLi, t? P? through that window while
broken English. * full-speed, becaut
"When shall we see you again?" K..., , ...
^ i aaaou u mini. * ,*wi" *? ni"? u?
;> ______ "Remember iiu' to yotir friends, will entirely, It would l?c a sli
tf yoa? You'll tlnd plenty where you're "'"Iter for the guards to overtuk
going!" shouted another. shoot mo.
^ The German ollleers innde no elllort 1 opened Iho window. The gi
V., to repress the erowd, in fiiot, they who sat. opposite me?so close
\ Joined in the general laughter which his feet touched mine and the s
\1L?followed every sally. of his gun which lie held between
\\ ~ T calks] to a German of" er who wjis knees occasionally struck my fo
I passing our window. made no objection, imagining no d
\ J- Zj* "You're an officer, aren't you?" 1 011,1 1 found the car too warm or
asked. respectfully enough. smoke. v. ith which the comj
"Yes, what of it?" he rejoined. Du'nt wns filled, annoyed me.
"Well, In England," 1 said, "we lot As T opened the window, the n
r^> your oillcers who are prisoners ride ?H' train w;c making as it thund
I lirst class. Can't you lix it so that we alone grew louder. It seemed to i
I If can l>e similarly treated, or least he "You're a fi><>! if you do; you're a
transferred to second-class compart- 11 >'ou don't?you're a fool If you ?
rnent?" you're a fool if you don't"?and 1
"If 1 had tny way," he replied, "you'd lo ,!|.vs,'lf "the noes huve it."
Sy V,ride with the hoes!" closed down the window again.
Then he turned to ihe crowd and As SO(,? ??* the window was clr
told them of my request nnd how ho tho noise of the train nattirnlly
kjr" J'^ had answered me, and they all laughed sided and Its speed seemed to dii
%r I hilariously. ish, and my plan appealed to
^ ' Tlds got me pretty hot. i stronger than ever.
ia_ "That would t>o a d sight I knew the guard in front of
better than riding with the Germans!" didn't understand a word of Eng
room and I yelled after him, hut if he consld- and so, in n quiet tone of voice, 1
he map. erud that a good Joke, lie didn't pass filled to the English officer who
that T was it on to the crowd. 1 next me what I had planned to t
alized that Boino months later when T had the! "For God's (hike, 1'nt, chuck It T
n ever for, honor of telling my story to Kptg I urged. "Don't be a lunatic! This
-h tho help George, he thought this incident Vns j n,mi double-tracked and rock
j""'" *" ' ?<? ' ?*? niFrea una uie otnrr trucx is on j
pretext or heard. I don't believe he ever laughed side. You stund every chance In
rune I con- j harder In his life. world of knockiiig your brains
e book m i Before our tndn pulled out. our against the rails, <m hitting u brldg
euled It tn^^aurds hat^j^ present their urtns for a whistling pop^fcad If yfifl e&
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">t? jff, ^ 1 could not stop t
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thnt ^SSaS?3^/// ' my mind was tl
>?rt- i ~-r3^. was free, and It
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say:
fool ?| Pulled Myself Up, Shoved My Feet Crawling Tl
h>? Through the Window, and Let Qo." The exact spot
said despt'hite leap I
and i began to cough as though my throat after the war Is
was ba^ly Irritated by the smoke ami train will bo go<
sod, then I opened the window again. This and then I may
sub- time the guard looked up and showed the dent I must 1
rain- his disapproval, hnt did not say any- ballast,
mo thing. 1 have said, I
It was then 4 o'clock In tho morn- that morning aft
mo ing and would soon be light. I knew I senses,
llsh, had to do it right then, or never, as j uas blecdlnj
con- there would he no chance to ?*cape In wounds caused
sat the daytime. checked it sons
l?* I had on a trencti coat that I had chiefs 1 held to
* he used as a tlylng coat and wore my held the tail of r
rail- knapsack, which I had constructed ihe blood as It
-hal- out of a gns hag brought Into Courtrul tell-tale traces c
pour by a ItriUsh prisoner. In this I hnd Before 1 stopp
the two irleces of bread, a piece of sau- mile. Then I toe
out sago and a pair of dying mitten*. All sturs and found
;e or of them hud to go with me through the just opposite^M
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luuav JUU Will It" ",'M' "J *""v "" *"V *"* ,1""|
that other train on the other track. You between thirty ar
haven't one chance In a thousand to hour, and again 1
rtinl make It!" me as It rattled
tight There was a good deal of logic In "You're u fool If
88 1 what he said, but I figured that once I if you don't You
we was In that reprisal cainp 1 might ?you're a fool If
1 118 never have even one chance In a thou- if you don't."
18 * sand to escape, and the Idea of re- i waited no lot
1 nialnlng a prisoner of war Indefinitely bench as If t
lght went ugaUist tny grain. I resolved to nick and taking !
Iven tai{o my chance now ut the risk of ,ny p.ft band an
tin Is breaking my neck. from the top of t
j The car was full of smoke^ I looked i pulled myself ui
ping ncross ut the guard. He was rather an cut .if the \
)NVI1, old man, going homo on leave, and he There was a pi
,seemed to he dreaming of what was In went out, and 1
'von store for him rather than paying any tweeo my shoul
usl>' particular attention to inc. Once In a over In an Install
"..i. i U},n0 i iuuj smiled at him, and I llgured i landed on m
that he hadn't the slightest Idea of burying my face
>su" , what was going through my mind all cutting It open
had i tlie t,lne W? hud trave"n,f- eye. sklirtiiug my
'h" * InVS Cll
was .{) I came to wliii
U^? ^^ ^ when I examined
'r U'{ I about my cuts an
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low going at a rate of across the track there,
id thirty-five miles an Heading weqt. therefore, I kept this
t seeiued to admonish course for about two and a half hours,
along over the ties. "" ' war. very weuk from loss of
you do?you're a fool bUkMl 1 dldn*t cover very much ground
I're a fool If you don't ,n time. Just l>eforo daylight. I
you da You're a fooi cftni4* 10 11 cnnaI w?'lch I knew I had to
cross, and I sua in it with everything
ngcr. Standing u|>on ' ?TL
o put the bop ou the 8 swim, whk*h proved to Ik* the
hold of the rack with ? series that I was dcstinis] to
d a strap that hung nmko' <nu8ht ,IH? several things,
lie car with my right, 'n ^l0 brst place, I hud forgotten to
"" *nv ?ri??.u-,inh. Tills watch
>k my course Iroin the inor registered in I olumnla unlverthnt
I had been going 1 >,?tv. New York, ta Miss Mildred
ihe direction 1 should JAk
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[), shoved my feet and v , ?
vlndow and let go 1,1,(1 bt><,u brok?>n ln m>' faU from ,ho
payer on my lips as I alr- ,,ut 1 hn(1 ,l wpu'^l at Onurtrul.
expected a bullet be- In ,ho U'"?' fro,u ,ho trtt,n- th(! crystal
ders bnt lr*was an 1,1,(1 '***n broken again, but It was
lt_ ' still going and would probably have
y left side and face. ^vn of Krvttt ^rvloe to me in my
ln the rock ballast subsequent adventures, but the swim
and closing my left acriHW ,ho cul,ul '*
hands and shins and ' Then, too, I had not thought to take
kle. For a few mo- j Iny u,aP ou* ?f In>' wwk and the water
apletely knocked out, damaged that. too.
t at ine through the Thereafter, whenever I hnd any
rst moments alter tny swimming to do, I was eareful to take
wuy of knowing. such matters into consideration, ami
ey could have stopped my usual practice was to make a
ten, they could easily bundle of all the things that would be
ue, but at the speed It damaged by water and tie It to tny
i the confusion which head. In this way I was ahlo to keep
iveil my esca|H>, they them dry.
stop within half of a It was now daylight and I knew that
at where I lay. iff would bo suicidal for ine to attempt
in u few minutes uod to travel In tin* daytime. My British
myself and f<nmd no uniform would have been fatal to ine.
didn't stop to worry T decided to hlste in tho daytime and
d bruises, but Jumped tniwi only at night,
of putting as great h Sot far from the canal I could s??o h
mo nud that track as , heovlly-woodod piece of ground, and I
tyllght came. Still l>c- mode my way them By this time I
>t all about the burbed hnd discovered that my left ankle had
tlie right of way and boon utrnlii <d ln my leap from the \
It. Right there 1 lost 1 train, and w. en I got to tho woods I
eclous pieces of broad, 1 wns dad tr* hv 'trrwn and rest. Tho
f my knapsack, but I wonnd In my trxMi.h hod boon opened,
o look for it then. tt>o, when 1 jumped, ana it would havo
hat was uppermost In boon dlflicult for mo to havo swnllowisl
lat for tho moment I had not tho pleoo of broad, which was
was up to inc now to to servo for my breakfast, Rot wot
if my liberty. when I swum the onnak I found a safe
hiding place In which to spend the
9TER VII. day and I tried to dry some of my
? clothes, but a slight drizzling rainfall
Irough Germany. made that out of tho question. * anew
at which I made my that 1 ought to steep, as 1 planned to
don't know. Perhaps, i travel at night, hut sore as I was, ' " *
over, someone on that | caked with mud ami blood, my clothid
enough to toll me , lng soaked through and my hunger not
go hack mill look for j nearly nppeascd, sleep was out of the
invo made In 11*? rm-k I question. This s?>eni?Ml to me alnrnt
the longest day 1 had ever spent, but
didn't stop wry long I was still to loam how long a day can
or 1 once regained my really be and how much longer a night.
When night came I drugged mvself
g profnsely from tlx- together and headed northeast,
by the fall, but I
ewhat with handker- Continued Next Friday.)
my face, and 1 also
ny coat so us to catch
fell and not to leave <'..hmitda I'niverslty.
in tlie ground.
ed 1 had gone alsiut n Among the students for the sum