Show outwitting AF 11 T it ilk W it IR N 1 v V waa w 1 9 24 Q 1 H E I 1 N I 1 E UT L NF PAT 0 BPI EN ft 4 Q W 1 y 1 PREFACE there im 1 a common idea hut that the lie ngo ago bf b I 1 la pint ill rh it 14 1 4 but lif t 0 00 0 the tile ti niti ILk have alm ilm e come about althin within tha the imbt few oteka after I 1 eta I 1 piped into flot fjotland land lor if ie Is certitil cert itin in lit ild ills 4 life it is lx tia 1 4 hook book neur no t r would A have ili han en 1 written ritten I but for the bucce C if f hit forth in lit these jagt pa lul luk provi dench it dot sitt mint lint you call t all it nil till liti por tant inart in lit tho ali merles of halir lirt edth crici iiii li lit chuh I illi I 1 figured during lurin ni tit short but mistful in lit the tile pettit crimin ili bellig 11 th tilt as I 1 itliong it nil till my any eforo t mul haw o hee been quite un tin nit tine ne re albe tills luttot ili ater alinn i 1 10 lo do and I 1 lint to it aliat lier her hp tie ebue in thele the le alige tei 4 1 I tf to overlook oer look or ze it without tho fiell of f brou decico I 1 otilta otil tl not be litre ln ru toiv toil v hut tilts haiti ar bieti brot brought milt tile honit home marel a all the danger 4 whick aich 11 be bet ap me inny work flar m for oilier and it 1 14 in ili the hope of other poor devla aa vho way find 1 nalon i sta hopt lawt ita iii bilm liti 1 of tent I 1 hits ire that thin this hook bool li Is written ritten 1 bell cruel i nr 1 li 14 4 0 er milk 1 I anit mn IK lit sooner thim I 1 expect it to 11 1 I 1 holit I 1 lin lane nn lilt to tit ri allt ailt tilt sem g of till 1 I 4 imil to to thatis in lit person in ili nn tin very one lite alio ili ex undid it to nn ine hn lilt I 1 it wrt it lit it fugitte all ail of if thern look tool crent great bislis in lit ili frh noting nn lilt 1 4 called lir kotti r ond binl alil ind it without tho slightest sligh bove of rouneil at the ig oa 01 aillo I 1 holle I 1 inn 4 it I 1 liann e to W till III nan to thoat allo will mho to etli lit f lm lit dia dif troi re 44 in ili lite li leomer omer I 1 in lit only t apro 4 nn ili titi inks in lit ahk ini afi tive r eliat III bomp wn it a it tri opi of thin hook inn nin full fiill into tin eimil i i of i t r milt on who n lilt ili frit atilt it inc ine I 1 iakopo 1 lint that IMO ekr abild liolla win lio plaid lite pirt of the food good Si minart tan to to nn mt fo mi isca ili from fro ili lit 14 1 g I 1 it i it will i I 1 I 1 I 1 flee t I 1 I 1 a pa g 4 atilt fit fi f I that I 1 it iun li nho ii I 1 en sa lint fiat worin orda connot liln to tx pros mv tn san 4 of to tho ditc ptollie it ti Is for nu nit to sn sa low detal I 1 feel for in nin fellon larl ontra in lit G CSir it aria nin in i it I 1 acro it 44 fortunato fortun nto tent 1 I poor poor malowi alio 4 th tile uro thi the rt ral it v i ot of tl ti wr air I 1 liopo hope tent tier cr one of think ali ill wil soon lo lie 10 re rt hond 0 tit o hut frett loin alios nho w little I 1 neier falli full rt illta until fr I 1 luid lilt had to light so liard to katin it 0 face III if 11 lulb CHAPTER CAPTER 1 q the folly of L despair espa lr LCM thim little months off letri arx tit f th t corti illing corlia hid gilld willell liiK in ill Q left for angland on lit the begaii Iii it a i if nii till of thrill aa hir ir ity ilie atar 5 tins 4 of in ike lind clin on cealey tile th fiat flitt ill tile chii dolt a calit older nu tilt at for tw tho 1 II 11 F 1 0 mie nine of the squadron ire ere british lite other nine atre tn vincil arati anns R iho lio tind of igniting inI tIng for their oiin tomi bounto tir tat t lair lit r pine till the ball joined the tile color colori i in lit vaneida ninan ni I 1 ani in 4 ont of the flitter we berc ere collie going it to 11 to rn our 1 it 11 inu at be oil I 1 afore lf ori it ninilo nini atals niber lr of the 1 it P V 14 1 ill t hunt the tilt ilant on tir tho karn itt front tills arts in mat 1017 s illy august 1 inotay of us iii ere full 1111 il lil pilot lots acal 11 engorged 1 al at ar art ou oin parts purls of the tile line in dall bulb conflict milk alth tile thalta iu 11 II december 1 11 every anan jock jack of us 1 had met the conmy it in granve math lilt one olle eve eption had on the list the atlon bue II 11 1 iv llo cloysen lloys cn nn tin american ulio ullo pt fit last alport ins aa fighting on tile ItRI 1111 roni front hilll till unscathed wither ills goos fortrie le hait ha stood liln ian up tip to this tinly I 1 dont know but it if it has I 1 would u be e itry much surprised of the othera fase were N ere killed in nc tie tion three american one canadian and one three more ii were ere in all probability killed in action el al though officially the tile tire 11 sted itie merely rely re rs one of those these was as an tin american one a Carin dInal atilt the third a scotchman three two to of then were ere seriously wounded another a canadian Is a in germany I 1 know nothing of the others what happened to me li var narrated rated in these I 1 aish instead I 1 could tell the etory story of 0 each of aty brave coia com phone now audia 1 for fir not la 14 do boned ned I 1 ain atilt mare ur tit the heft best of r the II 11 1 P C 13 ho honar 1 Nir of tin the buiten nho ho lulled on the tile hint last slay I 1 to he be tile ali crt to full till into lie tho binn wol lint hat lit infill fill tny my cosmidis after hint etli one v I 1 ehnow kno oral nl hand ube um tho 1140 of poor brave imil ivanti tny my loest dimill aho vho he w lust buttic battle I 1 from fron my german hut but that ix is it story tor I 1 shall toll tell in lit UK itt arper place ill lit one wy wity hov hoe hoeck eMr cr I 1 think alie lit story of in ili mii 1 hig lg und my escape iriny sorie it imir pose aa useful a alint of f tile lit rolt fitte fil of my ita 1 fortu tinto 4 thor ti utter it Is trial others to datoli ut of li but li alile I 1 bope hoi cosimi tho hi aquill equi ll 1 lon itson of the tilt foil fill of delilia lr many tho th i in ili th tilt of luy any struggled glei alti it ik it semial bet lilt 41 alo 1 44 to continue in lit it I 1 lio q allo ani llovy llo vr e wounded nick friendie of f gilb 4 froin tile tl territory tho the frontier of which nas so clo clop deiv lv 11 ain if I 1 got it ne seemed too it to hope I 1 could enar cd gt through rouKh th alint binm file hi use us of tu during agony and yet here I 1 am in the land oi ot I 1 merty al though in a ob pat obrien in the uniform of the royal flying corps it rt konur of tit it U tit little town of mo c III lie 1 s born not i iry try tl for I 1 ift Prall nil I 1 u i in lit t it i imil it 4 1 I write rite these ucros ord mit uit twit id uilys 4 ame pa atilee in montein n 4 tind I 1 11 fit mill timid i on till the Me gattle din call it in liv lo kolbl iol bl that I 1 was ml 1 to ii 11 of hope to t 1 ho 1 airs istl it irined lud for trials I 1 nin ain clur ill ill h limn nian of f tin in yours 4 I 1 of lit ill tr fro allot iiii abtil foli ouina till on oil it child clil lil it if it I 1 was oza effion to le ili lone for hill 0 1 I ril rd ui its I 1 s ner er bertin fir the way it lun lini como conic to t me flit anc alne I 1 returned from froin is if 0 loul load I 1 ne us it t bo be done ion fur for lint lilt were ero in ili 11 liun lioun lite th rati mier lit 4 in lit the sug ge katlun I 1 lime w anade iiii lr at tin rate if tilt rt writ of any nd tilt I ln knull ull uld proe in lit others 1 ho need encourage limit I 1 hall fid that in acre r ere not ili i ill it lot 1 liin ll that nil ati one otie 11 ill ll quite my but I 1 hamant a tn t the doubt that binny mill lune haie to go through trials equally nene nerie mcking anti suffer jut jurt ne as disheartening it would be very far from the tho mark to imagine that the lite optimism which aich I 1 ant preaching non ao glibly 11 sustained me ine through all iny any troubles lea on the tile contrary cont rury I 1 am ant sree to confess that I 1 gave avo uny tu despair and ofton for hours nt at a bitne ailt so dc tit jecter and thac that I 1 really care kimt lilt happened to me nip indeed I 1 rother hopet that W would 0 I 1 I 1 iol to put nn an end it to my iny nito niker hut dt atile ile ull till in tit deu dency and 11 tile worst never hip imp puca aud and I 1 ceat help bell thinking that rny must anu tame been lieen designed to to rhua thi tile a to it t CHAPTER 11 1 I 1 I became a fighting Figh tina scout 1 I stalled natik in III in 1912 2 1 I lis thru then t lolite it a 3 1 ora lil ill hut but I 1 had hall it 11 it ink for the nir air ver ener fel ice I 1 call littler aa u onu geter I 1 follo fol loeft Mcd the ex x of or tile tights flit the anti inti I 1 nimit 4 I 1 limpl aliat tiny nt r the air until I 1 hid it ill imd lind it 1121 Ii ik lit sit it in elf I 1 01 jot ol illon glnn tit in I 1 MIX luolin lo for liter I 1 iter on 0 11 intili s 4 tc ill ni wi rn in 11 varent 4 ire tre ver er imiri t my any ri aun my fire nt tit alint its lit t nit oil no of the enot la ls flints tit it adlow ft ill tint 1 flail I fill vry t ry little I 1 lind find it chup ur or i othir othi r ip I 1 ord artil ix tit er to go mar tin till ta gailli so I 1 out lilt to california another inot hr rill und and I 1 liblit our un on ili feli e alts M in lit miriom parti of f tile in lit tin tilt irly part of 1011 1016 allt litti it trou brou tile lri tv ii mexico I 1 joined ho 11 corta I 1 o 0 suit to sun san aligo altire hire tin the arini 1 14 toe tit 1 I mill sp lit nebout logia months tharo but us I 1 tta to kt gt t into at it e bruf st r it e nikl atilt alun tilt re milli t point lmh of Amer itil enar petting utting sc into flit hf ir I 1 ond atilt 1 our to tot is imil flit ro ilotti fit t 1 1 fit cori corl nt tit N 11 II U 0 I 1 N ns M lit tit to c atin borden toronto first to to reci 1 e in lit d 1 I hall latr r to in ln truit alle n aadi t I 1 nude made thu tile firm 1 loop u t r made 1 a matt atiat t in lit lan ada und lid I 1 I 1 lud till till bennt I 1 liala to lir he boell out of tile seri ice tor for it lio bo cvar th ahti flit source and tt it I t t it gi oil t ih ill it I 1 uti r on I 1 and tilt if of tile loop tool ni wi part of flit idillar course of in for badts in ili tin tile II 11 F C atilt I 1 atilt to i I 1 liere mitat o 0 ratina borden inn it out ont bonit of tho the bia ix t mors that ino eer eier tono ono to I 1 rance ill in 1111 1916 1 I laid felitt al r angland gland tilt r 4 it I 1 tt ft for enelund on oil t tw I 1 1 biero ne Q nire vi re to fur for bi r nl it I 1 in lit I 1 rant our tul of little 4 V V liol lInnon 11 II A 1111 ice for F S A A kill it 11 11 gill lit t II 11 IC ao 10 11 A ton anti nd A A 1 I 1 I lor and mid anit imil II 11 it tant i it litah C ni 11 ll V II 11 1 1 I 1 atkaln bot 1 C cour A aluir A k 1 L r th A C V lonn 4 1 athin a acu ft N acks t ek 4 efti r our nr far ili il I it Ill gilld nil all of u ut 4 had non W our v wins inc 4 tin tile in rat on oil tilt left brt list b 1 L tta I 1 r fillot oil tile western N ea front we biere 11 lilt II hent it to a once in ice marivin na nit lit root I 1 hot not leq 4 ilert I 1 tell IP gallit r from nil all tilt t rai in lit atilt i nl i bialt to to the squadron if tf I illi tilt iiii arv nr to cocome ra tile tl pool allot 4 lit isa q Is 14 hunted n few fex lull buck of if tin tile alius 1111 IN ime eer er a olot alot 14 1 sit ua t dou ilon it nr or killed the ibi pilots lit 14 14 1 to lend retail another it to anke lila pine thiro lire tire so limn nian t t cipry ery in in the lie it r V nt at I 1 alp ilp point of the front or the tilt deni tind for W it 1 Is 14 4 ittle lilt hen ll 11 f fallo alln Is 4 lilg it to hit kit into to tile ns will brilli us I 1 und i in frind i I 1 inist coliat confess that c e biot ot n little tm till e bilut tur time it indall tumi MUS lia filled allied tt it meant that som aup til tl t eliud in nil moba tillit lttie killed ILI or tir it oni one tin oriler taine in for it r colt tit pili vilt t land nd onu one of tit inari ni fraud fr lud ildi MIS 0 1 1 I call hll till m tilt alf rost of us its aiu unions of him hint us IN if it mo r e tin tilt last clinin te nn 1111 0 of f I 1 us 14 aiu pro evir golin to lime to att t it to lite front A As 4 it as lint hoir tr hurdle bardl more wati hours had ila icil before ill atlar irp ir atts s lei ut tit the tile liles 4 aind I 1 ns ordina to follow ui ni fraind I 1 learned that ns as won ns lit lie arrild nt tit the he kiv tile con g orl of the vii andron to fujil for me tile at tile ioni pool pilots miss 11 s it MI ins the ll bolh of tilt V otildia Otil dit to tit N 0 lir air I 1 thit that lire tire almut iltis inches lotu ion allt ill hi lo 10 ili touts tar 1 it i liik ilig n ille of about tight indus of 0 cotin tr lt ettin tin tilt top of the putties and the tilt ind tild of tin tilt shorts tilt aust trill gallit in in wre thain in halo und nt lit the ulion flit arthr claine la in for ine n I 1 lind taix e i hois on LII L llin Int t hiie ilme afine to it cluing into other clothes i iollie 41 1 I MR 4 in it to to get to the tile front ti t it if it I 1 had beell it in in I 1 think I 1 lime gone that it As it MS it it anivy m ind lilt I 1 thron till ovir me tile into tilt land ne u artford ehno to it tilt airdrome to alch I 1 land bait tu aport AS I 1 ted frothi tile fill 10 my iny hie life aien and 1 I Is lilli d my iny ninthly furm forni tn fit horts hort lu in stead of tu in the i hi ing anti tile lie ight con eldi ruble commotion in cilip blust be a lunk I 1 overheard one an s to another us its I 1 a ap P pro preached ached no une one hut bait a I 1 wb haie bale the tile clat to bow up ul that un you know 1 but they laugh etl good pa patu turly roly as us I 1 canic up to tit hem alid ao elco me rne to the tile and I 1 iball very much r rt t I 1 anio 10 M qu odon an fn voi v oi ony one jt it four sta tl ti nod nt at nn tin airdrome orcut nil nith 4 bait lak of lite I 1 I 1 res line there vcr nere IS 18 pilots in lit our squadron which ana as a stout mun squadron dron scout carrying but one man marl |