On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles

men all had rifles. For the moment Ken was filled with w

coats which had saved them. In the dim light t

w seconds. Even as he watched, he saw suspic

hout an instant's hesitation

, and closed. The two wrestled furiously together, the

he heard shouts and shots, and knew that Dave and Roy were hotly engaged with the three Turks. But

rm back with all his strength. Stamping and panting, the two worked gradually back down th

erman, on the other hand, had utterly lost his temper. His big heavy

n the German's wrist paralysed the muscles of the man's

eel his adversary. Before he could succeed in this ma

moment the earth gave way and he and the German, lock

some moments Ken lay stunned and brea

y, and for some time the lungs seem paralysed. This was practically what had happened to Ken. He had falle

and deadly sick into the bargain. It was some moments before h

p to the sea. He shivered as he glanced over to the fog-shrouded waves, full eighty feet below. The ledge on which he had la

h-so still that at first Ken thought he was dead. B

n in puzzled tones. 'What the

, where

and glancing up Ken saw Dave Burney's h

' he answered.

justifiable pride. 'My word, but I'm glad to see

say, is there any way up to the top

ff. It's not so steep a

exactly in climbing trim. He's rath

lanced

d isn't exactly i

s a good bit to my left. You wait where you are,

He had had a bad shake up, and was glad of a few moments' rest. He was qui

d materials for setting up a wireless installation. He saw that they were under constant fire from the snipers on the cliffs above, and

curve of the ledge. In the dawn light he could see that their khaki was torn and covered wi

his is what you might call a

ight too near day to suit me. If we don't get back to our trench b

r,' said Dav

carried in this Johnny,' repl

ly at the corpulent

k of him. However, here goes.' He stooped as

Ken,' as Carrington stepped forward, 'you've done yo

re wearing,' said Ken quickly. 'If you don

started along the ledge. Rounding the curve, Ken found that the ledge wid

scores of different hiding-places along the hills. He and his companions had about one hundred and fifty yar

emed clear that the risk was too great. Their only chan

to leave this chap behind. We'll all be shot as

the Turks won't shoot their own officer. Come on, Dave,' he said, and before Ken could

German. In fact, knowing as he did the feeling which existed between the bullying Pr

ce before they began to draw fire. Then bullets began to ping ominously

o recover it, the fat German gave a yell like a stuck pig, and kic

like a rabbit, at the same time giving vent

' roared Roy, darting off in pu

up anyhow,' exclaimed Da

ugh one hand, and there is no more agonising injury. He ran blin

ning, and when their owners realised the truth a

very edge of the trench that he reali

was at h

of the neck, gave him a tremendous push which sent him flying over into the trench. Ro

ame is it ye are playing?' demanded Sergeant O

nted Ken. 'And-and, serge

id ye, and make your

ng a few minutes' much needed rest in a rough dug-out. B

aid that you and your companions would not get back. And yet I knew you had succee

uch of the doings of Dave and Roy, but modestly suppr

ruction of the machine gun was a particularly plucky and useful piece of work. I shall see that your conduct

very nearly burs

id with a gulp, and sal

nel stop

,' he said. 'We shall be movi

O'Brien. 'Ate quickly now, for I'm thinking 'tis us

was the simple bill of fare. But Ken's exertions during the night h

y minute. The hills all round were alive with snipers, but their fire was directed not so much on the

ntlet for fully fifty yards before reaching the cover of the scrub on the cliff, and matters were worse still for the

d been taken off, while reinforcements had reached the upper

sked Dave. 'Why don't we go on up a

ple of maxims coming up. We shall need those

ve. 'I didn't come here to dig. I could

to win this war as the guns and rifles. There's h

began to grumble. It was hard indeed to lie and watch their comrades below being picked o

d just dropped at his oar as the boat pushed off the beach. 'It's murder! T

ch shells on the off chance of killing one sniper. You wait until

ll his good humour and was looking absolutely savage. 'It breaks me all up to s

ame a dull heavy crash, and almost instantly the clear air above the beach was

e got those guns up,' ran

to work,' growled Roy, his big

Ken. 'But that's the deuce of it. They can't spot '

om that time on the firing was continuous. The whole beach was scourge

breath. There is nothing more trying to troops than to se

to matchwood by a blast of shrapnel, and her crew and contents scattered into the sea

flutter of excitement, as an order was

take up a new position