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SYNOPSIS.
( HATTER I Introductory. Tat O’Brien
tells oi his pm pose in writing the atoiy
of his adventur* s
CHATTER II '!'« 11.- of his enlistment in
the Royal Flying <oips, his training in
Canada and his tiuimici to 1 ranee loi a< -
tive duly.
CHAl’TEK Hi Describes fights in which
he brought down two German airplanes
and Ids linal light in which tie was
brought down wounded within the Ger
man lines and was made a prisoner of
war.
CHATTER IV—Discovers that German
hospital stall bitfrharously neglected Iho
fatally wounded and devoted their enei
gies to restoring those who might ho
returned to the firing lines. Witnesses .
death in fight of his best chum. Lieut*
Tuul lLainey.
CHA1TKH V—IIe is taken to the of
ficers' prison camp at Courtrai. There ho
began planning his escape, llv great sa* -
rlfice he manages to save and hide away
two dally rations of bread.
CHATTER VI - He confiscates a map of
Germany and *ust half an hour later is
put on a train hound for a prison camp
in Germany. He leaps through a window
while the train Is traveling at u rate of 60
miles an hour.
CHATTER VII For nine days he
crawls through Germany, hiding during
the day. traveling a night, guided by th«
stars and subsisting on raw vegetables.
He covers 76 miles before reaching Lux
emburg.
CliAl'T'EK VIM— 1-or nine days more lie
struggles on In a weakened condition
through Luxemburg in the direction of
Belgium.
CHATTER IX — Ho endures terrible
hardships, swims riv< rs while delirious
fr-»m hiingci. living hh«- a hunted amln.-E
and on th*■ . igi.’.oont ii day after Jump.ng
from t1' tram Into Belgium.
CHATTER A Win n well on his way
tlirough ! ■ Igium Is hefi lend* 1 me?
nignt by a I- I' mis.'i p* as.who f'e* •; *
him ami dii •• • l.n t i man In a 1 • .
gian . it \ ..o w ,h ■' • p bun to g.-i a p..- -
p. M.
ClfAlTER XI By mingling with I < 1
gian p*
n. mi.*. : - t * 1 ■ !.- an • .
w her. I • 11• • i •• ■ w tin man i t mu
Wh* .. i hi * s|" i.' ,;
('HAITKR XII IliiCt:-* r forges a pass
port Ini' (»'in. ii . i *. • i promise: to ass.-t
him in grit ii:g into H .land. Eater lluy
ltgrr and his ;i>.-*** liitrs demand an ex
orbitant sum I a t heir services ami
O'Brien breaks with them.
CHATTER XIII lb spends five days
and nights in an uno. cupled house with
out food except for the scraps he picks up
In night forays.
CHAPTER XTV To gain confidence fori
the adventun t*> come in his attempt to
ffet into Holland, he ventun * one night
nio a moving picture theater patronized
by German soldiers.
CHAPTER XIV.
A Night of Dissipation.
Paring the lir<i two days I spont
with Huyligcr alter I had first arrived
in the Idg city, he laid told me, among
other things, of a moving picture show
in town wldeh lie said I might have a
chance to see while there.
"it Is free every night in the week
except Saturdays and Sundays." he
said, "and once you are inside you
would not he apt to he bothered by
anyone except when they come to take
your order for somothlng to drink.
While there is no admission, patrons
are expected to oat or drink while en
joying the pictures.”
A day or two later, while walking
the streets at night in .search for food.
I had passed this place ami was very
much tempted to go In and spend a
few hours, particularly ns it would
perhaps give me nu opportunity to
buy something to eat, although I was
r! ft fn know how 1 was going ti
ask for w !i:.t I w: nted.
While trying to make up my mini
r.liether it was snfe for me to go in
walked half a block past the place, am
when I turned back again and reachei
the entrance with my mind made ui
that I would take the chance I ran fill
tilt into a Herman officer who was Jus
coming out.
That settled all my hankerings fo
moving pictures that night. “Wlier
you came from, my friend,” I figured
“there must he more like yon t I gues
it is a good night for walking.”
The next day. however, in recnlllni
the incident of the evening before, 1
seeped to me that I had been ra'ho
foolish. What I needed umre that
anything else at that time was confl
d» nee. Before I could get to the fron
tier I would have to confront Hermai
soldiers mnu\ times, b< •■rinse ther
were more of them between tills cit;
ami Holland tlian in any section of tie
country through which 1 had so fa
traveled. Safety in these routing
em it s would depend largely upon tie
calmness I displayed. It wouldn’t d<
to get all excited at the men* sight o
a spiked helmet. The Belgians, I hai
noticed, while careful to obey tin
orders of the Huns, showed tin partlc
ular fear of them, and it seemed fi
me the sooner 1 cultivated the satin
feeling of indifference the better ^
would he able to carry off tin* part
was playing.
For tills reason I made up my mini
then and there that, olles-i > or no of
ficers, I would g<» to that show tha
night and sit It through no matte
what happened. While people ma;
think that 1 had decided unwisely be
cause of the unnecessary risk involve!
In the advent tire, It occurred to nu
that perhaps after all that *'eater win
about one of the safest places I couli
attend because that was about tin* las
place Hermans would expect to find i
fugitive Knglish officer In even if the:
were searching for me.
As soon ns evening came, therefore
I started out for the theatre. I fixci
myself up as well a* possible. 1 hai
on a fairly decent pair of pants whirl
Iluyliger had given me and I used i
dean handkerchief as a collar.
With my hair brushed up and nr
heard trimmed as neatly as possibh
with a pair of ruM> sei-xus which !
had found in the huuc-. while my up
pea l. 11 i < •«• was Inti > Molly that of :
Bf.it' J'.i umniel, 1 d.m’t think I look*•<
cue !i v. upo- th m the : ■ \ • i .m Belgian
In ili day- the aver; Belgian i
\cr\ i... dressed at best.
I can't mv I had no micrlving^ as
inch my w a \ t ** tie I le at re ; eer
taiuly I was geing ther** more for di.
eipline than ph .,>111-0, hut 1 had mad*
up my mind that I was going there t«
il thnillL'h
Tin* entrance to the theatre or bee:
garden, for il was as much one ns tin
other, was on the side of the bulldiiu
and was reached by way of an idle]
which ran alongside. Near the don:
was a ticket-seller’s booth, hut as thi•
was one of the free nights there was
no one in the booth.
I marched slowly down tin* alhw
imitating as In >i 1 could t indifTer
cut gait of the Belgians, and when
entered the theater endeavored to in
ns though I had been there man> time*
before. A hasty survey of the layou
of tin* place was sutlieleut to cnabb
me to select my seat. It was early tun
there were not more than half a dozet
people in the pla«** at that time, s«
that 1 had my choice.
There was a raised platform, per
haps two feet high, all around tin
walls of tin* place except at the etn
where the stage was located. On thi:
platform tables were arranged am
there were tables on the Hour propel
as well.
I decided promptly that the safes
place for me was as far hack as pos
slide, where I would not In* in the liiu
of vision of others in hack of me. Ac
cordingiy I slouched over to a tabh
on the platform directly opposite tin
stage and I took the seat against tin
wall The whole place was now ii
I f .. . ;
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Prijzen der Dranken
8i»r«n
Back ... 12 0.80 j| 5*mHe».1.2#
Dubbel Ger»t»n do flnech {MictuuO • 0.35
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Warm# Dranken
KofCe ..... 1.— fl TSe, do portle. . . 1.50 j!
Chwottdr de porlie 1.S0 j *'> Lf; • * *'M
.... r , Bouillon 0X0 . . !.—
M«"'.Cacao.1.50 ,
K>ft* «m nett ... t.— I Katti*4*paetlefwel *«.kee# 1.50 J
Vmchillemle Grog* 2.50 j)
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\/t rfriaachintfen L=
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Ci*r»f! v*!w. . . . 1.25 Gr»«0tpprlsr9*|» . . ! — )«
Lemon rqua*k . . L50 Xrthriwjp . ... I —
Limcnadeai/axrum. 0.80 tvwnwp .... 1.
Ginger beer . . . ) Mtilrank chtmpagulse 1.60
“ Sparkling Dr} Ginger Ale’* . . . I.- ;l
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Miuprafo Waters
Sprwjtei . . . 1/28.0.80 j| Apollmarlr. . . !.- • >
Vichy 1.4ll. . . 1.— |) Sclueeppr* »odj , u.80 j
Wijneti - [
Turijn Vermouth. .1.25 | Porlo roode . . . 1.50
Franrche . . . . 1.25 | - witlr. . . , 1.3c
Dubonnet .... 1.25 Sherry.1.50
I Gyrrh ..... 1.23 Maiaga. ..... 1.50 ,)
Graves rupetieur(1906)I.S0 I Alader*.1.50 n )!
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j ^ ftreriv* . Chtieev* Lrenlle Pojfrrre ■ |S0< . t.5'0 \|Nh'i
Price List of Drinks O'Brien Picked Up at a Free Motion Picture Show In a
Beer Garden.
■ • • »mi
' front of mo I could >••«* »*\erything
* that was going on and every* no who
entile In, hut no one, except those who
sat at my own table, would notice me
unless they dellln raiely turned around
to look.
The place began to fill up rapidly.
Kvery second person who came in the
place see tried to me to he a Kerman
soldier, hut when they were scan •! at
the tables and I got a < -bunco Inter on
to make a rough count, I found that
, in all then* wen i t more than si hun
dred s. 1 ,rls. in th • ; !;■- <• and there
» '■•'I h. . e hi - si ■ . r:.l hundred ci\ il
ian s.
The frsf pi • * > f.t sit at my table
W« : r. I t, ; . Tile I*.el
r isM s:I f tie\t to I. lid I, is w ife in xt
fob,;.. i w ;is | ; • 1 hr;! ot le f civil
ians wo'dd o'. ' I,- n mainiug two
s -'siit i.:y I.. i S • ii|se I did not
r* !i 11 the ideti of la.»ing to sit through
. tie- show will, (o il ..:) soldiers within
, a few feet of me. That would e« rtainiy
have spoiled my pleasure for the even
> ing.
> Kvery uniform that enme In the door
gave me cause to worry until I was
sure it was not coming In my direction.
I don’t suppose there was a single sol
dier who tame in the door whom I
didn’t follow to his seat—with my
eyes.
Just before they lowered the lights,
two Kerman officers entered. /They
stood at the door for a moment look
ing the place over. Then they made n
beeline in my direction and I must
confess my heart started to heat a
i .. . .
" 1 VJ -
It Seemed better to Parrot the Belgian.
j Ii111«' faster. 1 Imped that they would
| littd atmtln r seat before they came to
| my vicinity, lint they wen? getting
| nearer ami nearer and l realized with
i a sickening sensnllon Hint they were
headed directly for the two seats at
my table, and that was indeed the
ease.
These two seats were In front of the
table facing the stage and except when
the officers would he eating or drink
ing their backs were toward me. and
I there was considerable consolation In
that. Front my seat I could have
reached right over and touched one of
them on his huid head. It would have
been more than a touch, I am afraid,
If I could have gotten uway with It
safely.
As the officers seated themselves,
a waiter came to us with a printed
blll-of-fare and program. Fortunately,
he waited on the others first and I
listened Intently to their orders. The
officers ordered some light wine, hut
my Belgian neighbor ordered "Bock"
for himself and Ills wife, which was
what 1 had decided to order anyway,
as that was the only thing I could say.
Ileaveu knows I would far rather have
ordered something to eat, and l was
afraid to take a chance at the pronun
ciation of the dishes It set forth.
There wa re n number of drinks listed
which I ! Tilt safely enough have or
dered. k r Instance, 1 noticed “Lemon
Siiuasli, l..riO," "(linger lleer, 1.—"
"Sparkling I>ry (linger Ale. 1.—"
“Appoiinarts, 1.—and "Schweppes
Soda. il.So," tint II occurred to me that
(la mere fact that I selected some
thing that was listed In Kngllsli might
attract attention to me and something
in my pronunciation might give fur
ther cause fur suspicion.
It st i i fd better to parrot the Itel
glan end order "I’.oek" ami that was
what I h :• li-i 1 to do.
lino it a on tin bill of fare tanta
lized me ■ ■ tisldernlily. Although ii was
,i-ted nt.itg tlic "l*i !//.• n tier
tiranl-t I to, ' (•■ mean
"l’rlci r drinks," It ■ 1 'led %' rv
much to i e like s' it: .:. to t it.
and !!•: ■ n k ows 1 w■ i:l«l rather
Imve had one honest mouthful of
;ood tint all the drinks in the world.
The Item 1 refer to was "IMihhel (o r
stcin de I'lescli (Mielmiiv)." A double
portion of anything won!.I have h •< n
mighty welcome to tie. 'in i oil.
have been content with u single "ger
sten" If I hud only had the courage
to u.sTToT It.
To keep myself as composed as pos
sible I devoted a lot of attention to
that bill-of-fare, anil I think by the
time the waiter came around I almost
knew it by heart. One drink that al
most made me laugh aloud was listed
as "Le.nomides gazi uses," hut I might
as wed have introduced ni'self to tins
t i'iiu n oflicers by my rigid mime nml
,.:'ik us att< inpt to pronounce it.
When the waiter came to me, tliere
'orc, I said "lt.ick" as i-asiiall.v as I
. ttuld, ami I felt somewhat relieved
hat I had gotten through that part of
ihe mb.'ii! so easily.
.1.t . .T I
chance to examine th«* blll-of-fare am]
I observed that a glass of beer cost 80
centimes. The smallest change I bad
was a two-mark paper bill.
Apt ai antly the < In mall otllcors were
similarly lived and when they oltered
their bill lo the waiter, lie handed ll
back to them v itli ,1 remark which 1
took 10 Mean that lie couldn't make
change.
Might there 1 was In a quandary. To
offer hirn my bill after lie had just
told the otlieers he didn’t have change
would have seemed strange, and yet I
couldn't explain to him that 1 was In
the ■ me boat and lie would have to
come to me again Inter. The only
thing t < tie. therefore, was to offer
hill! t lit:: as 111 r.gh I li.elli’t heard
or notleetl what laid happened with
the teTimms, and I did so. lie said
the same tiling to me as lie had said
to Hi - otlieers, perhaps a little more
sharply, and gave me hack the bill.
Later on, lie returned to the table with
a handful of change and we closed tlie
trails: etion. 1 gave him centimes
as a tip—I bad never yet been to a
place where It was necessary to talk
lo do that.
Dating my first half hour in that
theatre, to say I was on pins ami
needles Is to express my feelings
mildly. The truth of the matter Is I
was never so uneasy In my life. Every
minute seemed like an hour, and a
dozen times I was on the point of get
ting tip and leaving. There were al
together too many soldiers in the place
to suit me, and when the German of
ficers seated themselves right at my
table I thought that was about all I
could stand. As it was, however, the
lights went out shortly afterwards and
In the dark I felt considerably easier.
After the first picture, when the
lights went up again. 1 hud regained
my composure considerably and I took
advantage of the opportunity to study
the various types of people In the
place.
From my sent I had n splendid
chance to see them all. At one table
there was a German medical corps of
ficer with three lied Cross nurses.
That was the only time I had ever
seen a German nurse, for when 1 was
In the hospital I had seen only men
orderlies. Nurses didn’t work so near
the first line trenches.
The <f«Tinun soldiers at the different
tallies were very quiet and orderly. J
j They drank bock beer and conversed (
among themselves, hut there was no f
hilarity or rough-housing of any kind.
As T sat there, within arm’s reach
of tho-e (leri'inn officers and realized
; what they would have given to know
what a chance they had to capture an
esraped TlritMi officer. I could hardly
help smiling to myself, hut when I
thought of the fdg risk 1 was taking,
more or less unnecessarily. I began to
womb r whether f had not acted fool
in undertaking it.
Nevertheless, the evening passed off
uneven! f ill I \ and when the show was
over I mixed with th* crowd and dls
ppearod. feeling ' ry proud of myself
nd with •« Lr«.<n| -I* 1 i:ii r«- confidence
then I !:: ! enjoyed at th** start.
1 had pnsv. d a n!:dit which v!!T live
In inv life as ln!i:' as I live. rn»«* hi!!
f fare aiid program ar.d a “throvv
Idll advertising the name of
In* attraction which was to he pre
sented the following Week which was
handed to me as I came out, I still
have and they are among the most
valued souvenirs of my adventure.
CHAPTER XV.
Observations In a Belgian City.
One night shortly before I left this
rlty, our airmen raided the place. I
didn’t venture out of the house at the
time, but the next night 1 thought I
would go out and see what damage
had been done.
When It became dark I left the
house accordingly and mixed with the
* ro\vd, which consisted largely of (ler
niaiis. I went from one place to an
other to sec what our ‘‘straffing’’ had
accomplished. Naturally 1 avoided
speaking to anyone. If a man or
woman appeared about to speak to me, ,
1 just turned my lead and looked or
walked away in some other direction.
I must have been taken for an un
i social sort of individual a good many
j times, and if I had encountered the
i same person twice I suppose my run
i duct might have aroused suspicion.
I bad a first-class observation of the
I damage that was really done by our
i bombs, one bomb bad landed very
! near the main railroad station and if
it bad been only thirl v ; ards marer
• u!d have cni, ; !• dej, a.!: - led it.
As tin* - ’i ' a I'.'iltt ■ -.by our
. i 1 • •: tr- .. ■ ' i c I V as \ cry much
Impress.-.| c .. nt 1.:
aim. It I \ no n • an - an ohy thing
to hit a !e ‘.’ding lroni the air w lu n
you arc - .am at ;iryvvli. rc :'r.«m fifty
to otic httial: • d I ..:i ' dll at.-I arc
being sii,.: at fnm h.-m atlt from a
do/cti d:!i * rent ai un!c--. of
course, y«ni arc taking one of tlmse
desperate chances and Hying *-o p-»w
tliat pin canm.t very well mi<s your
la:.: 1. an . tl < i lull. < att'l : Well
j miss you either!
I walked I \ the station and mingled
’ with the crowds which stood in the ]
entrances. They paid no more at- ;
teiition to me than they did to real Bel
gians, and the fact that the lights
were all out in this city at night made
it impossible an.vway for anyone to
, g-t as good a look at me as if it had
been light.
I Miring tin* time that I was in this
• •ity I suppose 1 wandered from one
end of it to tin* other. In one place,
where tin* (lerrnan staff had Its head
quarters. a huge (human flag hung
from tin* window, and I think I would
have given ten years of my life to
1 have stolen it. K\vn if I could have
1 pulled it down, however, it would have
been impossible for me to have con
cealed it. und to have carried It awiur
with no* ms a cnuvrrdr. therefore would
have been out of the question.
As I went along tin* street one night
a lady standing on tin* corner stopped
me ami spoke to me. My first Impulse,
of course, was t«» answer her. explain
ing that I could not understand, hut 1
stopped myself in time, pointed to my
earv and mouth ami shook my head,
indicating that I was deaf and dumb,
ami she nodded undcrsiaiidingly and
walked on. Incidents of that kind were
not unusual, and I was always in fear
that the time would come when some
inquisitive and suspicious (!ennan
would encounter me and not he so
easily satistied.
There are many things that I saw in
this city which, for various reason-, it
is impossible for me to relate until
after the war is over. Some of them.
I think, will create more surprise i:.an
the incidents I am free to rev tal now.
(To he < 'ontinued )
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