. Tom Slade on a transport . the conning tower. These things he saw in one hurried, bewil-dered glance, for he was allowed no opportunityfor observation. Scarcely had he stepped off thedeck when two lame soldiers took him in soldier, who was not lame, stepped infront of him and he was directed by an officer whomanaged the affair and spoke very good English,to keep his eyes upon the little spire of that sol-diers helmet. What he saw thereafter, he sawonly through the corners of his eyes, and thesethings consisted chiefly of German signs on build-ings. In this formation, with Toms e
. Tom Slade on a transport . the conning tower. These things he saw in one hurried, bewil-dered glance, for he was allowed no opportunityfor observation. Scarcely had he stepped off thedeck when two lame soldiers took him in soldier, who was not lame, stepped infront of him and he was directed by an officer whomanaged the affair and spoke very good English,to keep his eyes upon the little spire of that sol-diers helmet. What he saw thereafter, he sawonly through the corners of his eyes, and thesethings consisted chiefly of German signs on build-ings. In this formation, with Toms eyes fixed uponthe little shiny spire before him, a lame soldierlimping on either side and an officer in attendance,they marched to a stone building not far he was ushered into a room where two menin sailor suits and three or four in oilskins satabout on benches. Two crippled soldiers guardedthe door and another, who stood by an inner door,wore a bandage about his head. Blimy, I thought I was avin me eyes tested,. TOM WAS DIRECTED TO KEEP HIS EYES UPON THE SOLDIERS HELMET. Page 146 TIIE NEW YOttKPUBLIC ASTOR, LENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS HE IS MADE A PRISONER 147 said one of the sailors. Its a bloomin wonderthey dont clap a pair o blinders on yer and bedone with it! Tom had not expected to hear any Englishspoken and it had never sounded so good to himbefore. The sailor did not seem to be at all awedby the grim surroundings, and his freedom fromrestraint was comforting to Tom who had feltvery apprehensive. He was soon to learn thatthe most conspicuous and attractive thing about aBritish sailor or soldier is his disposition to takethings as he finds them and not to be greatly con-cerned about anything. Hi, Fritzie, he added, addressing one of thesoldiers, are we for Wittenberg or carnt yersy? The guard paid no attention. Its no difference, said one of the men in oil-skins. Its a bloomin lot o difference, said thesailor, whether youre civilian or not, I can jollywell te
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