Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1930, Page 38

o (Continued From Yesterda: Down in the dugout Stanhope was | arguing in favor of postponement with | the colonel. “Didn't you suggest to the | brigadier that we should alter our plans.” he asked. “and make a surprise | raid farther up the line after dark?” | “Yes, 1 suggested that, but he said | the present arrangements have got to | stand.” “But, surely he must realize—?" The colonel broke in impatiently. | *Look here, Stanhope, I've done | all I , but my report’s got to be at | headquarters by 7 this evening. If we | wait till it's dark we shall be too late.” “Why 72" “They've got some conference to ar- range the placing of reserves.” Stanhope laughed bitterly. ‘“They can't have it later because of dinner, 1 suppose.” After all, what could leisured but fussy old gentlemen in some chateau miles behind the trenches realize of the agony of mind of some poor devil who had to make a raid through a gap in the barbed-wire, upon | which, as he knew, the Germans had | trained a dozen machine guns, waiting | till the moment came to press the but- | ton? They weren't fighting the same | war, the infantry and these old portly generals: it wasn't fair to expect mutual understanding. But the colonel, he knew what it meant to the infantry- | man. Why hadn’t he made more of a fuss to get the show canceled or post- poned? | “Lots of ralds have taken place along | the line today,” the colonel went on in | 1 an attempt to answer Stanhope’s un- | spoken questions. “With the attack to- | morrow morning, headquarters natural- ly want all the information they can get as carly as possible. That's why they wouldn't look at my proposal to | wait until after dark. And I can't| disobey orders.” | Stanhope suddenly felt sorry for the colonel. After all, what had he been but a decent little country squire, with | a smallish but very pleasant sixteenth | century manor house—he carried photo- graphs of it about with him because he was fond, rather than proud, of it— | and few responsibilities bevond the | educating of & son and a daughter and the upkeep of a few farms and cot- | tages. At considerable expense he had put_the educational responsibility on shoulder, down the steps. “Well, Osborne, every- thing ready?” he aske “Yes, I think we're ready, sir. I make it just a quarter to. The men are going to stand by at three minutes to. “That's right. The smoke bombs drop exactly on the hour. You'll give the word to go when the smoke’s thick “That's right. sir.” . summoned by Stanhope, brought two cups of strong coffee, made from liquid in a bottle. “Were the men having their rum, Uncle?” asked Stanhope. “Yes. Just as we left. It gives it a quarter of an hour to soak in.” “That's right.” sald the colonel. “Are they cheerful?” “Yes, quite.” “Would you like to go up and speak to them, sir?” Stanhope suggested. “Well, don't you think they'd rather be left alone?” “I think they would appreciate & word or two,” Stanhope assured him. “All right. If you think they would. Will you come too?” “Yes, I'll come, sir.” ‘The colonel lingered a moment, wondering what to say. When the pausc began to be awkward, he cleared his' throat and held out his hand. “Well, good luck, Osborne. I'm certain you'll put up a good show.” “Thank you, sir.” “And you, Raleigh, just go in like blazes. Grab hold of the first Boche you see and bundle him across here. One'll do, but bring more if you see any sir.” And the two shook “If you succeed,” went on the colonel, “I'll recommend you both for the M. C. And. remember, 'a great deal may de- pend on bringing in a German. It may mean the winning of the whole war. You never know.” There was another pause, during which Raleigh found him- self thinking of the Head's talk to the shooting eight on the eve of its de parture for the public schools competi- tion at Bisley. “Well, good luck to you both,” he ended, as he turned with al- most undignified haste toward the steps. “By the way,” he called over his “don't’ forget to empty your pockets of papers and things.” “Oh, mo.” Raleigh went to his own dugout to empty his belongings on to Tdl KEVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, should happen you might send them along to my wife.” “Right!” Stanhope put them together on the table, “You're coming back. though. Damn it! what on earth should I do without you?” “Goodness knows!” laughed Osborne. “‘Must have somebody to tuck me up in bed. Well, I'll see you up in the sap before you go. Just have a spot of rum in that coffee. Cheero!™ “Cheero!” replied Osborne. He filled | inside.’ his pipe slowly, and was lighting it over | “That's just what I've got,” Raleigh the candle when Raleigh returned. | confessed. “Just time for dne small pipe,” he “Wind up” keep wanting to yawn.” ‘Good! I'll have a cigarette, I think.” hat's it. Wind up. I keep wanting He groped in his pocket, and remem- yi , too. It'll pass off directly we bered he had left his case, with his | other precious belongings, on his bed. Raleigh took a deep breath, “I wish | Obsorne offered his case. “Here you | we could start now.” | are. have one of mine.” Osborne leant forward to look at his a1 I'm always smoking yours.” |watch on the table. “We've got eight ‘What about this | minutes yet.” “'Oh, Lord” exclaimed Raleigh. “Let's just have a last look at the {map.” He drew the map toward him, | | and the two pored over it in the dim rum in it?" asked Osborne. | light. Directly thd smoke's thick | Raleigh hesitated. “Don't you think | enough, I'll give the word. You run it might make us a—a bit muzzy?” he | straight for this point here .. .” asked. “When I get to the Boche wire I lie “I'm just having the coffee as it is.” down and wait for % How EDISON ‘“took a loss” to Make Momney Edison tells Henry Ford how he fixed a sales price of 40 cents on a thing that cost him $1.10 to make, and made a profit in the end. You can use this secretin your business. Read Ford’s story of “The Greatest American” in July Cosmopolitan, now on sale. “I think I will, too.” “We'll have the rum afterward—to | celebrate,” suggested Osborne. “That’s & much better idea.” ‘There was a silence while they stirred their coffee. Raleigh caught Osborne’s eye, and smiled a little awkwardly. ‘How d'you feel?” asked Osborne. 1 right.” & got a sort of empty feeling 's all right. re” They both sat down at the | Inkeeping with the trend of the times, Cosmopolitan has reduced its price from 35¢ to 25¢, but in size and quality you still get a 35¢ magazine. Heavsts hrernational combined unth, osmopolitan “Don't forget to throw your bombs.” Raleigh patted his bulging pockets. | “No, I've got them here.” “When I shout Righto’ in with your eight men. Boche parapet, and blow my whistle now and then to show you where I am. | Pounce on the first Boche you see, and then we’ll come back like blazes.™ “The quickly?” asked Raleigh “I reckon, with luck, we shall be back in three minutes.” “As quick as that? “I think so. And now let's forget all ‘about it for"—he glanced at his | watch again—“for six minutes.” “Oh, Lord, T can't” “You “How C. s,”” agreed Osborne. | sweet enough?” “Yes, | T wonder what | over there now?" “I don't know. i better than tea?"” “I do for breakfast.” pause he went on: bombs burst?™ “Not much.” said Osborne. ] you go I shall lie on the Wwhole thing will be over quite must.” topping if we both get the “Your coffee It's jolly good coffee. the Boche are doing | thanks. Do you like coffee “Rather! 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As for the villagers, aanything like that.” he said in a voice | his bed. Osborne stopped Stanhope as few shillings went a long way in re- pairs, and the rector could do a great deal to make people satisfied with their modest fate if he was invited up from time to time to dine at the Manor, where he appreciated the Burgundy and the port, or was presented every now and then with a cut of salmon or a brace of pheasants. And, because he had felt it both patriotic and pleasant to join the Territorials, he was sud- denly thrust in command of nearly a thousand men in constant danger of their lives, and under the orders of an overwhelming hierarchy of staff oficers who seldom let him forget, when he tried to stand up for himself, that he ‘was not really one of them, being only a “Terrier.’ Stanhope, realizing all this with the quickened imagination that had become his during the last few months, felt sorry for the colonel, but he could not leave the subject. “Why didn’t the trench mortars blow & dozen holes in different places.” he asked, “so the Boche wouldn't know ‘which one we were going to use?” It was only because the colonel sym- thized with Stanhope that he kept gs temper. “It teok three hours to blow that one. How could they blow a dozen in the time? It's no good worry- ing about all that now. It's too late.” Stanhope said nothing. “It's no good gett! depressed,” the colonel went on. “After all, it's only 60 yards, and the smoke ought to blow across nicely. The wind's just right. I called on the trench mortars on the way up. They'll drop the bombs 30 yards to the right. The Bochell be firing into a blank fog. Osborne's a cool, level-headed chap, and Raleigh’s the very man to dash in.” Mason came hesitatingly into the dug- out, and hovered around respectfully in the background until Stanhope turned questioningly toward him. “Please, sir,” he announced, “the coffee’s ready. 'Ot and strong, sir, same as you said.” Stanh arranged for an orderly to fetch Osl e and Raleigh, and re- sumed his talk with the colonel. “We've picked good men to follow them,” he al.d. ALl youngsters. Strong, keen “Good!" approved the colonel. Then, after a pause, he continued: “You know &:’e well I'd give anything to cancel beastly affair.” know you would, sir.” “‘Have those red rags on the wire up- set the men at all?” “It's hard to tell. ‘They naturally t it as a joke. They say the rags #re just what they want to show them the way through the gap.” “That's the spirit, Stanhope.” He turned quite optimistically toward Osborne and Raleigh as they came *grmu il which was a trifle too casual to be absolutely natural, “but would you mind taking these?” He took his watch and the letter he had just written from his pocket, and pulled a gold signet ring from his finger. “Sure,” said Stanhope. come back, old man.” “It's only just in “Until you If anything e S u——. SWAT THE FLY Take advantage of an early start by an aggres- sive war on the fly at the beginning of the season. The Star has for free distribution wire-handled fly swatters. Ask for one at the main office of The Star, 1ith and Pa. 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