A captive at Carlsruhe and other German prison camps, with numerous illustrations by the author . n, amongst them Steven-sons The Master of Ballan-trae. This possibly, however,induced in me a greater home-sickness forScotland than ever. Finding a draught-board to our band out-lined upon the table, and making countersof paper white and blue, we four prisoners ona day played for the championship of the celland a superadded stake of four thin slicesof bread. I won somewhat easily, being aScotsman, and something of a player as aboy ; indeed, heaven forgive me ! it was Iwho suggested the game. As v
A captive at Carlsruhe and other German prison camps, with numerous illustrations by the author . n, amongst them Steven-sons The Master of Ballan-trae. This possibly, however,induced in me a greater home-sickness forScotland than ever. Finding a draught-board to our band out-lined upon the table, and making countersof paper white and blue, we four prisoners ona day played for the championship of the celland a superadded stake of four thin slicesof bread. I won somewhat easily, being aScotsman, and something of a player as aboy ; indeed, heaven forgive me ! it was Iwho suggested the game. As victor, how-ever, I was seized with compassion andcompunction, so that, while I retained thetitle, I returned to each man his share of 26 A CAPTIVE AT CARLSRUHE tliat staff of life, on which, it has to be con-fessed, we were having to lean somewhatheavily. At last came the order that we were toshift from the hotel to the Offizierkriegs-gefangenenlager. Whereupon, clapping mysteel helmet upon my head, and thrustingmy uneaten morsel of bread into one of mytunic pockets, I was ready for the
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