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

brought back from the former headquarters at the rear that, for

were worse whipped than they then were there wou

however, who

gy all

said afterward. "He isn't all right, exactly, for he's pretty badly mussed u

the soup kitchens were on their way the day after the

better in a day or so. No internal injuries that the doctors can find, and outside

sked Bob. "Didn't you see him with his

who was killed by a shell, right in front of Iggy. And that numb feeling of his legs was because they were both 'asleep'. You know

weight off his face. He'd have been dead except for that. But he's practically all right, and will be back with us

e him as soon as we g

a little later, "though we all agree that it's fine and generous of you t

e missing five thousand francs, eithe

al report on the s

ocated Iggy in a hospital. Sergeant Maxwell is down as missing. Of course, there's no report

it say without official le

r of the five thousand francs. "He

anz wanted to know, impressed

. And then he felt that he must not o

into the German lines. If he did, with that cash on him-good-night little old five thousand francs!" and Jimmy pretended to kiss them adieu. "And, fellows, we mustn't forget that he may be lying dead in som

like a bit of home and heaven to me, Jimmy, when you came t

s on writing in English. You know how his letters read, but he simply won't st

rite?" as

omise to bring paper, a pen, and everything, when I came again, and, i

it!" decl

e discharged as cured inside of a week. There was still a lull in the fighting about the sector where our five Brothers, or, rather, four, wer

itted to him. "Dit you paper and pen pring!" he asked Jimmy, eagerly. "I

o do with your wrist, Iggy?" For, of course, you know tha

d Jimmy. "Got his lette

s wrist is

ht and his letter wil

ge

all from you!" com

rst-class screed," went on Jimmy with a smile

her and see much how better as I do him in English now. Read him," and he indicated the letter he had written to his mother. And, to please him, and bec

hed but Roger and jimmee thay gat me oaut. i tell you of loav for yon i have mauch. soon i go fightting agen wich is batter than in hoarse-pottle bein. i got bumps an kuts but noat mo

my when he had finished reading it. "

oing yes, is it not?"

ish

hose of his chums, were moist, for there was a path

more than he did at Camp Sterling," declared Bob, when t

five thousand francs, as well as yours and

ggy has troubles enough as it is. But he

azes," declared Rog

that Iggy was able to leave the hospi

n!" cried Jimmy, when the reunion to

ow like three soldiers, so much did they give me eats i

es as hospitals the better," remarked Jimmy.

d say you would the reward moany crack amo

" sugge

Jimmy, and if I could to my mothar send what you s

y any cash at present, and to give Iggy his share of the five t

financial bul

. "Jimmy has played hard l

much think of that two hundred dollars-mine fader or mine mothar never so mu

s, I left the cash with Sergeant Maxwell to keep for me, and the sergeant is missing with the dough. But as

it!" cried Roger

the line the other Americans, donned their gas masks. This was but the preliminary to what turned out to be some of the fiercest fighting of that particular s

along the trench where the Khaki Boys were stationed. "And

drowned in the