The Khaki Boys Fighting to Win; or, Smashing the German Lines

t into a darkness so black that it seemed to swallow up everything. And there was rain, too, a misty, drizzling rain, which al

whispered Bob. "Squ

y di

" he was saying when he suddenly became aware of something mo

itself moved rather than that he actually saw something. But

mmy's cautious declaratio

hum knew he was getting his rifle in readiness. Ji

," cautioned Jimmy. "It might b

ows-out there? H

ve waited for darkness to crawl back to our lines

ispered, "and he's crawlin

him," suggested Jimmy. "If he has a grenade, or a

great stickler for obeying orders to the letter. Perhaps e

e, the sneezer, if I may use such a term, tried to stifle the explosion, but h

hear-"

of the two listeners, there came

masks!" breathed Ji

oving splotch of blackness, whence had come the sneeze, except that the guttural Ge

t, boys! I'

d the same. They fully expected a rush of the Huns, but they had made up their minds that first they would "get" the a

some trick of the Germans, and "Schnitz" was a sufficiently common Teutonic name, shortened

If you do, you'll spoil

ed Jimmy, a bit sternly, for he

e," said Bob, when Franz had crawled to them and had arisen

I sneaked out and I crawled over toward the Hun trenches. And say, I've got some information that the K.O. will give his eye teeth to have. They're raisi

and yet he knew that Franz wou

ibre. "I crawled over until I could hear the sentries talking. Then I located a dugout. The door was open and more tal

here we are

ell," answered Franz,

in done him and his fri

word to the K.O. in a jiffy. You'll get blue s

ust had to go out. I heard where you fellows were stationed on listening post and I st

my grimly. "Bob? you'd better go back with him and let him tell his yarn to the captain. He doesn't k

through the rain and darkness, toward the dugout where the officer in charge of that particular sector w

in detail what he had overheard, and quick, sharp commands were at once sent out over the telephone, for the

very detail. The Germans, smarting under their defeat, were determined on

mated. And it was evidently undertaken to get back the commanding position

he scene was illuminated by flaring lights, that the Huns were almost completely wiped out. A number of prisoners were

nt every night. But slight as it was it took the lives of several gallant American lads, and a number were wounded. Roger Barlow received a slight fl

ap was all over when I got back from the first-aid post. Pity y

killed poor Baker right in front of me," he added, naming a "bunkie" of whom he and

adn't been that Franz went out against orders

is was

now almost morning, and with the breaking of dawn the rain th

ogether-and a cold breakfast at that, for there was no fuel to heat the coffee, thoug

This state of affairs continued for three days, during which the rain lasted. Save for an occasional artil

duty, Jimmy secured permission to g

said, "and also make inquiries about Sergea

e it to us!"

h as if I'd borrowed it from you!" declar

n his comrades had expected. There was a joyous

, fellows!