"He toppled over without a sound. Quickly I exchanged clothes with him
and put his body in my bed, after which I picked up his case and walked
boldly out of the hospital."
"Great Scott!" cried Chester. "You had plenty of nerve!"
"Well," continued the captain, "no one interfered with me and I walked
about at will. I kept edging closer and closer to the firing line,
figuring that I would make a break for liberty at the first opportunity.
It came sooner than I expected.
"There had been a big battle, and all surgeons and nurses were rushed to
the front to look after the wounded. I went along. The battle was over,
and we immediately went forth to attend to the wounded. Again I went
along, only this time I didn't stop going. When I figured I was far
enough ahead I broke into a run.
"But I wasn't to get away so easily. A surgeon who had been near me saw
me take to my heels, and instead of attending to the wounded as he should
have done, he raised an alarm. Immediately a troop of horsemen dashed
after me. I managed to reach a little woods directly ahead of me in
safety and climbed up a tree.
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