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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. cj2ICHAjRD BAiSZZ) eyy yygy eoofvssz '"CnvZJER. -COVERTuViD CO evrrwwrr nr. v rHK AfOAt CHAPTER XXI Continued. 15 Tliat was the worst pnrt of It all--3ic waiting. Heart-rending report of tnpponlngs in ninny Holglan villages tamo to Uic British, for Courvolslcr kib only ono of many hamlets thnt lad tragedies to relate. And tho Brit (sh were powerless to alfl tlioso stride in people. Trench 27 the English trench which Strcctmnn had Indicated won his mnp is being tlic keystone Vu tho enemy's defense Iny In tho first lino of tho iHrltlsh. All unconscious of nny spe cial designs that tb Germans might have against their particular position, the Tommies "stotfoned thcrcprocced pd to put things In shape for tho gen eral action thnt was bound to come. After completing their grim arrange ments, thero was little for them to do for 1113 time being, except rest. And that they wero glad enough to do, afitr their herculean exertions of those first days of tho war. That there was worse ahead of them they did not doubt. Hut in tho meantime there was no reason why they should not malic themselves at home. I, wns night tho second night fol lowing that fatal day when tho Ger mans descended upon tho Lion d'Or and robbed Joanne Chrlstopho of her fattier. In Trench 27 four soldiers wci'o playing poker under the shelter of a bombproof hut thnt they had con structed by digging into a sldo of tho ditch. Dirty, tiushnven, begrimed, tuey were nevertheless enjoying to the full their well-earned .respite. And iho flickering light of tho candlo which ntood upon their rudo table revealed no fear upon the faco of any of them. M cither end of the trench two men stood guard, while closo nt hand a -periscope Iny upon a makeshift bench, ready for instant use in case the wutchers should detect any unusual and suspicious movements In front of tlnm. Out thero beneath tho stars the first outpost of the enemy had nlrcady dug Itself In. And in testimony of their nlertness tho Germans continu ally played n iiearchllght "upon tho Urltlfih position. Thnt prying shaft of light was novcr still. Now It swept tho top of Trench 27, now flickered upon n tree closo by, and then Bcnrched the Intervening ground be tween tho two lines In on effort to do tect soino venturesome observer. To tho four privates in tho bomb proof shelter thero cmiio n momentary Interruption, in tho shapo of a lieu tenant, who ununtercd Into their trench from tho left. This youthful ofllcer, whom thoy had already voted "a bit of nll-rlgut." observed them pleasantly. "Hello, boysl" ho said. They sprang up and snluted, mur murltfo "Good evening, slrl" "IIow's tho gnmo?" tho lieutenant .inquired. "Henry, there, Is winning nil our cigarettes," ono of Uio men said. The young olllcer smiled. And then, drawing a pencil and a postcard from Ills pocket, ho seated himself and pro ceeded to wrlto n note to n young woman In London. For. Guy Fnlconer Jind consistently kept his promlso to write Georgy every day. The privates promptly resumed their loker game. "I rniso it ono cigarette," ono of 1hem snld. And again Guy smiled, lie was glnd that his boys wero ou Joying themselves. So engrossed did Lieutenant Fal--eoncr become in his noto to his lady lore that ho did not notlco when his captain appeared, In tho company of a civilian. Captain Montaguo paused and turned to his guest "Now, Mr. Brown." he said, "you'ro In tho fli st line of tho English trenches Trench 27 and I may say you'ro the only American correspondent who tans had this experience." Charlie Drown looked about with undisguised interest. "And I rather butted in." ho ro jnarked. "Well, as loug ns you stumbled In nldo our lines, you might ns well see nomethlug, If you glvo mo your word not to wrlto anything." That's n nice thing to say to n newspaper man," Chnrllo retorted. "But I hnve your word?" "I B'posc bo J" It cost Mr. Urown come effort to promlso thnt. no saw the makings of a bully scoop before him. And he tinted to forego such n wonderful opportunity. "The closor you nro to thu front, the less you know of what's happening," Captain Montaguo resumed, "except on your own very small squaro of a rery largo checkerboard. . . . Bur. . technically, you are under Are." "Am 1?" Mr. Brown was surprised at that. "Somehow, I don't feel any different," he said. "Ton would If you stuck your head over that trench nnd they happened to ape It," the, captain told him grimly. "Well bellovo me, I'm not going to," stiJd Chnrlle. "Aren't they un usually quiet toulght?" "Yes, rather! N"t always beforo the cvpnlugVover they glvo us a bit at llrmvorlcs and go for somo of our mjr W " drill r-di' uiv j x-itrf fwrf-M r - W .-r w3JiKa lucky shrapnel or two. pj" .S3lieyMry lb get our raugo in PARKER jmirw. j&gg&jE - A10XQB 0F7TJWL - .AV aorPSvi the daytime, and then nt night they shoot nt the snmo rnngc." Charlie Brown nnd his escort hnd not tnlked long beforo Guy Fnlconer enme out of his abstraction. lie raised his head all at once nnd looked Inquir ingly at tho clvlllnn. Then ho Jumped up nnd nppronched Charllo with out stretched hand. "I thought I recognized that voice!" he exclaimed. "Do you remember mo, Charlie Brown?" "Hello, Guyl" tho delighted Ameri can cried. "So you did como over to tlio front, after nil? Didn't I say you would?" "Yes! I camo over with tho first batch bribed Uio recruiting sergennt! And hero I ami . . . But what nro you doing nt the front?" Chnrlle explained how ho had fallen Into thu hnnds of tho Germans, how they hnd set him free nnd started him toward Brussels. But his rebellious nnturo had revolted; and having hid den by day nnd traveled by night, ho had iimdo straight for the place where ho understood the British to bo In trenched. Mr. Brown had scarcely finished his brief recital when there followed an ominous whistle, which seemed to come from over his hend. Off in tho dlstanco thero was a flash and an ex plosion. "What's that?" the American asked. "Oh, Just ono of our shells traveling somewhere to our friends, tho enemy," the captain informed him. "That will probably start their eve ning song," Guy remarked. "They needn't hurry on my ac count," Charllo said. For a few minutes they stood there, discussing tho war. "What's it for?" the newspaper man asked. "Thcro's no individual hatred no great, soul-stirring eraotiounl crisis behind It nil." "But England wns forced Into it," Captain Montague interposed. "And I dare say France and Russia nnd Austria alt feel they wero forced Into it, too," Charllo replied. "That's tho whole trouble. Each nation be lieves honestly that it's In the right, and In somo wny I suppose each of them is. ... I don't know I'm not a big enough man to attempt to say. . . And what good is it all?" "It Is that militarism shall cease that never again can thero bo another war llko this," tho English captain told him. As they tnlked, a doctor, accompa nied by two stretcher bearers, en torcd the trench, and, finding that thero waB no need for their services in thnt quarter, thoy passed ou. "That's tho Bed Cross," Captain Montaguo explained, noticing tho Jour- "Hello Guyl" the Delighted American Cried. nallst's Interest In the trio. Following close upon his words came another of those sinister whistles. "That's ono of their shells!" tho captain continued, meaning tho Ger mans. At tho information Mr. Brown promptly ducked end huddled down upon tho bench under tho overhang of tho trench. "You needn't duck, old maul It wouldn't do you auy good," the elder ofllcer remarked. "Anyway, that shell was on Its wny toward ono of our batteries," ho added, polutlug to their tear. "Well, now they've started, any how," Guy said. "Sometimes they Ore ouly ono or two shots and then again they go on nil night," bis senior ofllcer explained. Stepping to tho field tolephone, which rang Insistently, Captalu Mon taguo received u messago from the battery posted somo dlstanco behind. When Guy Falconer learned that some light bombs Wftr to be let off. he S" pitki Kjnm bogged tho cnptnlo o let him climb tho trco that rose mm one cud of tho trench, in order that he might try to get the range of Uio German guiis. Tho captain did not like the lea. Ho had been cautioned not to expose his men nnd especially his ofllcors unnecessarily. And he warned Guy that he might get picked off by a Gcr man sniper. "Not a chance!" Guy protested. "FleascI It would bo ripping really to do something." The captain perceived thnt tho In action of waiting for an nttnclc waq fast setting Guy's nerves on edge. And at last he gave his consent. For a llttlo time Guy called out di rections to tho captain, who stood at tho telephone relaying Guy's instruc tions to the battery. In tho light fur nished by tho British bombs the youth ful lieutenant carefully watched the effect of the shells thnt whistled over their bonds and burst increasingly nearer to tho Teuton artillery. "Right on a gun!" Guy shouted at last. "I saw it crumple! That's It! Keep tho. range at twcnty-nlno fifty!" Tho words wero hardly out of his mouth beforo ho camo toppling from his. porch. Tho captain and ono of tho privates caught tho limp figure Ju3t be foro It struck tho ground, nnd they laid him tenderly upon tho dirt floor of Trench 27. "They've- got him. . . . He's not dend, though." . . . Cnptaln Monta guo kneeled beside tho lad and bent over him. And a corporal with somo knowledge of first-aid proceduro un dertook to stop Guy's bleeding. Ho wns seriously wounded that much was clear. And ho was unconscious. "Beastly dull" so Guy had been writing Georgy Wngstaff. "Awfully hot no excitement. Haven't seen a German or nny decent food. But that doesn't matter. Tell mother I'm being cnreful." "Poor kid!" Charllo Brown ex claimed. It was a grim business war! "Sad very sad!" tho captain agreed. "But perhaps hc'U pull through; and if ho doesn't well I forgive me, Mr. Brown, if I seem heartless but re member! this Is new to you and he's only one, and I've seen so many!" Captain Montague noticed that tho American correspondent was white and somewhat unsteady. "I feel a bit shaken. Do you mind If I go back now?" Charllo asked. ' "Certainly notl" "If I come across the surgeon or nny of tho Red Cross, you don't mind if I send them back, do you?" Charllo wanted to do what he could to help his friend. Tho captain readily gave his assent. "I'm through with war," Charlie Brown said as ha shook hands with Montaguo. "I'm off to London. I'll see his mother there, and that kid girl of his and then go to New Yolk, where there's no war, thank God! And you know, Cap, when I'm home, Bit ting at my desk. looking down otfer Broadway where wnr only means somo more headlines ou the front page about somo unpronounceable places, and you turn over tho paper to seo how stocks closed, or who won tho game when I'm back there and tho war stuff comes over the wire, I'll bo thinking of you fellows over here uudcr Are, and I'll be wishing you luck, old man, tho best of luckl" Tho captain thanked him; nnd they said good-by. , Charllo lingered for one last look at tho wounded Guy. "I hopo you pull through, old boy!" ho said; ho knew, though, that Guy could not hear him. "Do Avhat you can for him, won't you?" he asked the cap tain. Ml know Ills mother. . . . This Whole business Is hell, Isn't it?" CHAPTER XXII. A Meeting In the Trenches. Charllo Brown had gone, nnd Cap tain Montague had ordered his men to placo Guy upon a heap of straw, where lie must Ho until the doctor came. In Trench 27 nn atmosphere of sadness hnd succeeded the nlr of light-hearted carelessness thnt Chnrllo Brown had found when ho arrived there. The candle still flickered upon tho table round which tho poker players hndj lately sat. But all thought of that frivolous game had vanished from their minds. It was not that they had not already seen many of their men shot down. But Guy Falconer had quickly endeared himself to all ofll cors and enlisted men alike. And now that ho had received his billet. In tho German bullet, there was not one soul in Trench 27 that was not both sobered and sad. But they had llttlo time to bestow upon n contemplation of war's horrors. Fivo minutes had scarcely elapsed after Charllo Brown's departure when u sergeant appeared, holding a prisoner by tho arm. It was Streetman that prlsqner. And ho was fnr from presenting the Jaunty llguro that usually distin guished him. His clothing civilian clothing was badly torn, his faco wat berntrhed and dirty, aud his right arm wos lu n sling. The man's hat was gone, too. Tho sergeaut reported to his cantaln that whllo on patrol duty ho had caught tho fellow skulking around. "Ho camo from the German lines," ho said. Captain Montague held tho candlo to Strectman's face. "And In civilian's clothes'. A spy, ehT ho exclaimed. "No, no, captalnl An Englishman a loyal Englishman!" Streetman pro tested. They searched him; but found noth ing of importance. "He's got some kind of cock-and-bull story about being wounded and Uicn " tho sergeant started to say, when Streetman interrupted htm. 'Never mind thnt! I tell you I've Information that's vital to England," ho Insisted. But the captajn was still suspicious of him. "My name's LeeWnltcr Leo," Strcotman asserted, "formerly of the British army. I've been in business In Belgium tho automobile business. My papers thero will prove what I sny. The Germans took my factor' kejit me prisoner nil night In the cellar. That's when I learned their plans from some major Major von Brenlg nnd n Cnptaln Karl. I could listen to them talking thero were holes In the floor from that shell fire. I realized what it would mean to England if I could bring word to the British army of this secret plan of the Germans. During tho night I managed to cscapo through Uio cellar window. They followed me, aud I got ono of their bayonets In the shoulder. They left me for dead; but "7 & l!i "An Englishman a Loyal English man!" Streetman Protested. it was only a flesh wound. Ana for the last twenty hours I've been reek ing tho British position somewhere near Trench 27 for that's the vital spot when your sergeant caught me." "Trench 27, eh?" the captalu said. "Yesl" Streetman answered eagerly. "Is it near hero?" "Remember, sir, you are not ques tioning me," Captain Montague replied. "So you won't believe mo? Yet you've looked at my papers. Don't they convince you?" "Pnpers are easily forged," Monta gue told him. Still, he was somewhat impressed by tho other's glib tale, and he allowed the captive to proceed with his story. "The Germans aro to attack tonight In force nt your Trench 27, in the hope of cutting through tho British lines," Streetman continued. "Your only chance is to bring up every ponslble man to protect that trench. Otherwise we'll bo beaten. You see what it means. ... Ah! There's your field telephone! Let mo communicate with headquarters! They'll understand!" He started for tho telephone. But Captain Montague sprang in front of him. "Keep away from that instrument!" ho commanded. And, turning to the sergeaut, he ordered him to take the prisoner to headquarters. "You can explain to them," he Informed Street man. "By then It may bo too late," the .fellow replied. "Their attack wa3 to bo nt midnight." "Indeed!" the English ofllcer ex claimed dryly, "It's past midnight now." And Btralghtway ho became moro doubtful than ever of the stranger's story. "Then they're likely to charge any minute," the spy declared with well simulated alarm. "I've got to tele phone. It's for England ! I beg of you to believe me! Let me inform head quarters lot them decide! Do you daro take tho responsibility?" One of tho privates on guard sud denly called out. "Somethln' crawlln' out there, cap tain! Looks llko a man!" Tho sergennt faced to tho front, with gun rendy for acUon. "He's coniln' this way I" another sol dier cried. Streetman saw another chance for his plan to succeed, and h? quickly seized it. "You pee, captain, it's the start of their attack!" he said excitedly. "For God's sake let me telephone!" ho begged. At last Captalu Montague was con vinced. 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