Washington County News | 1921-12-08 | Page 3 | At the Top of the Stairs

at the top of the stairs during my service bel vice in the army I 1 was one lay corporal in charge of quarters one of my duties was to escort the officer of the day on Ms ills tour of ill inspection preceding him into the men mens s quarters and loudly calling thorn them to attention tills this particular day I 1 preceded him up the stairs to the upper floor of our harrack s and nhen ft ben about halt half way up loudly shouted attention upon reaching the top of t the e stairs I 1 discovered the colonel and a dozen other officer of the regiment rigidly standing at attention they had picked the place out as a quiet one to get some gag gas mask drill and burst out with it wild N lid shout shou t 0 ot f laugh laughter ter u when hen they saw siw me and the second looey in the rear chicago journal