the purpose for which it was originally intended. Fully an hour had elapsed since this pit had been converted into a miniature crater, and not another explosion had taken place in the vicinity. It s

nd caused him to fear disaster. He fought hard against this apprehension. It had been too dark for him to discern from the "second looie's" countenance how that officer received the adoption of Private Ellis' suggestion, but he was certain it was not accepted with the be

The term just came to his mind, like a flash, and was inspired, no doubt, by the contemptible conduct of the "shave-tail,

verhead, continuing thus until beyond the wire belt, when it opened overhead again. When the patrol reached the spot where the first "minnie" exploded, they found it necessary to proceed with special caution, for the passage was

s were capable to everything that offered stimulation to eye or ear. However, their careful looking and listening was unrewarded with aught save what appeared to be the mos

of placing one hand on the left shoulder of each of the scouts, and the latter climbed up over t

h rifts in the cloud-swept sky. Added to the muddiness of the ground, the ch

he common enemy of the Allies. They either crouched low or crawled on all fours. Each scout was assigned to a section of the territory

s instructions were to proceed about 100 yards along a line parallel to the

he extent of which he knew to be not very great, for he had observed this feature of the terrain in the daylight. He decided that he ought to examine these bushes carefully,

anwhile for any sound of moving bodies among the leaves and twigs. The detection o

enemy lines, when a bunch of "very lights," fired from boche pistols, threw their brilliance over the scene. The unwelcome illumination was prolonged in a manner that Irving

mination caught him. But right in front of him, not more than twenty feet away were the figures of two soldiers. They were standing erect and faci

ieut. To

oned to himself. "He doesn't seem to be very anxious to pro

ly a new cause for wonder came t

mer

erance, from the spot where Lieut. Tourtelle stood. And yet, this was impossible. I