Show I I I lOOK HIS HOUSE SE KEY EY f fI I 10 ro BATTLE BATTLE-Ai ND B BACK K LILLE March 18 The The Lillei Kriegs a little newspaper published In Lille by the German soldiers tells fells an amusing anecdote x f a German soldier v o hen he went to the tIre front insisted oil on taking taking- his house key with him I My d dear dr r said his pis fath father I certainly you do not want to carry i I. I your house key with you into battle Why not father I have always carried earned ear car tied ned it and why should I not carry it now You never can tell ten just when I will wUl be home and then I will need it I For more than ten months i was at the front He participated Inmany Inmany in inmany many battles but seemed to bear a charmed life and came came out of all engagements engagements en en- without a scratch Unexpectedly Unexpectedly one day he received a leave of absence and he at once made ready and rushed home as aa fast as the train could carry him It was after midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night when Sch arrived at his home The house was was' dark but the theyo yo young youns n soldier had his hou house e key with him He entered noiselessly went to his room and found eve everything just as ashe ashe ashe he had left It Being very tired he quickly undressed and was soon suon sleepIng sleeping sleep sleep- ing soundly As the young man mans man's s mother mothe passed her son sons son's s room in the morning she be became became became be- be came alarmed or on hearing snoring She Sheat Sheat Sheat at once called her husband who armed himself with a revolver and crept carefully carefully carefully care care- fully into the r room room om In the meantime the son had awakened and on seeing seeing his father approaching with a revolver i he smiled and said Why father it is only your You see it was thoughtful of me to take taka thE house l key ey with me |