The Khaki Boys Over the Top Doing and Daring for Uncle Sam

being carried to a first-aid dressing station at the rear, Jimmy and Roger started back to

er, something like a dry sob choki

his legs feeling numb is a bad sign. It's a wonder he

reed Roger. "Toug

ward their former places, "it looked as if his

" and Roger nodded toward the dressing stations. "Maybe

ne-gun fire. The heavy booming and the short, sharp, rattli

s doing!" c

ey had brought up out of the shell hole, they rushed forward. And as they a

Roger. "They're firin

t to cra

it, by alternately moving on their hands and knees and again by working themselves forward on their elbows and stomach. It was the only

! Fall in!" cried their

e going to advance.

he leaped to his feet in readiness

for the firing was heavy on both sid

ranz wante

at way it's hard to say," answered Ro

d the lieutenant. "We're

do the Germans, and nobly the four Brothers and

er, firing from the hip, rushed the four Khaki Boys. And even in that terrible din of bat

e of German trenches. The Boches had deserted them i

nd again. "They're laying down a perfect barrage

ear, the 509th Infantry was rushing onward. Before them, and ever movi

the muzzles of the big guns, the infantry followed. And this fire kept

out the Hun nests!"

" grimly shouted Ro

ime, during which the two chums had had a chance to get Iggy from th

-guns, were not idle. And these weapons tore big holes in the ranks of the Sammies. But ever the holes were closed up-comparatively closed

to get out of the line of some trench or avoid a shell hole. Again

he German lines. True they could only now and then catch

a few yards more!" cried the lieutenant who was leading our heroes. "

gallant soldier crumple up, with a bullet through his head. And as he

command at this point now, following the death of the lieutenant. "Come on! Make

immy's left was killed, and the comrade

, and he tried to hop on one foot, fall

one barn held a machine gun nest, and many of the Sammies were killed or wounded before the crew of Huns

ease firing, and, a little later, a

commissioned officer in the group whic

e former, saluting. "The

tain's mouth were the only signs of emotion he showed, but his hea

grim order. "I'll send an officer to t

and Jimmy sa

ch there was considerable ammunition left, was turned to point at the Hun line. But the Boches had withdrawn some distance. The Sammies had gained their objec

d see if you can pick up Franz, or any other of our lads who are aliv

cost. Already, though, gallant stretcher-bearers were searching among the dead to succor the living. And t

one for, like poor

as only bruised on the ankle by a stone that some piece of shell must have kicked up

re torn and mangled. And there were some who had made their last fight. B

there they took off their comrade's shoe. As he had sai

n to a good distance, but they did not even have nerve enough to launch a count

the and eat," commented Jimmy,

appened since the zero hour

r now I could write a front page story, instead of a miserable li

ughboys were wondering what the night w

e if I can find

tter with him?

or it was that, as you shall see. "I want to get it back, now that the battle is over. We won't go into action very soon again, I'm

rsist in your genero

Brothers would share and share alike in that reward, and I'm going to insist on it. If Iggy-if he's killed-his s

red Roger. "You d

just as I promised. Now I'm going to find Maxwell and get the dough. Why, of course, I'm going to divide it. And I'l

" added Bob,

girl to whom he often referred as "Margaret," but beyond this he had said lit

couting about, back of the German trench lines, whi

fellow non-commissioned officer w

t seen him lately. Did

mean?" asked Jimmy, and he was c

e we got word to go over the top at the zero hour," stated Corpo

aid Jimmy quietly

matter?" a

g then it's a double

oss? What d

one, too. Whew! Well, it can't be hel