The Escape of a Princess Pat

Patricia's

e Gentle Uhlans-Billeted in

hurch while we waited to be let in, and threw us apples and cigarettes. The uhlans and infantrymen rushed them with the flat side of their swords and the butts of their muskets; and mistrea

and other British regiments-all from our division and mostly from our brigade. Other small parties continued to come in during the night, but there were no more P.P.'s. In the morning a large tub of water was carried in and each man was given a bit of black bread and a slice of raw fat bacon. The latter was salty and so thorough

e age or over, typically German in his general characteristics but not half bad looking. His uniform was c

any Canad

forward. "

incess Patrici

and I pointed at the prostrate figures of my c

Patricia's

s,

iece-awfully nice girl. I hope it wo

e it won't be long befo

ll of it still sticking to their clothes as they f

lying on the floor in a dazed condition. There were few who came forward to listen. They were too tired, and to them at least, this was merely an incident-one of a thousand more important ones. Odd parts of clothes hung on the ornate images and

o a painful attention and continued so to do whilst

of honor to the Princess when she had been a child and when her father, t

y friendly. "You'll go to a good camp and yo

ish-soldier fashion: "I don't call it very good trea

eel, and I saw a change come

took us prisoner

nced at an aide, who hastily drew out a n

t Prussi

know t

s but not t

was the offi

f the rank of captain perhaps. He asked for other pa

ual ill-treatment and indignities we had been subjected to, the murder of our unoffending comrades, or the l

badge?" the Prince as

: "Sorry, sir;

nder my puttees while lying back of

"You can ha

fe a two-mark piece, equal to one and ten pence, or forty-four cents. He gave us his name before leaving, and my recollection is that it was something like Eitelbert. Eviden