Fighting in France

exploit were heaped upon them and it was in vain that they protested that Dubois should receive all the credit. Leon, especially, for he had been in the

u," said one of the men. "He will be

at line," laughed Leon. "It's a go

badly?" inquired

"A cut across h

laughed the man. "You cannot keep that

ship among the French troops is one thing that makes the army of France so wonderful. They are all working together for one common cause, a

Le Blanc cordially. "That was a

eir thanks, too much emb

are mentioned in the dispatc

" exclaimed

d the captain

hind him. It was a great honor to be mentioned in the offi

d the soldier who had been talking about

armly. "He never has been and he never will be.

ier nearby. "He is not the sort eve

on," Earl reminded his brother. "I thin

Leon readily. "All you men

ition was under way. One by one the men crept forward to the captured trench and before many moments

. "All the German shells go over our heads here. We're just

solutely safe that

early so anywa

demanded Earl. "See

y do?" asked

stance of twenty-two miles. What good would

rful guns all right," said Dubois. "Th

en the fires, aren't

nd I'm afraid it is going to b

seems to me there is enough goin

mande by name. "I think I'll g

the use in doing a thing like that? You'll

ghed Armande. "Those Boc

eriously. "Of course they can shoot and

shall now crawl over and have a look at the German tren

muttered Du

The noise of the big guns and the shell fire terrifies them at first, but they rapidly become accustomed to it and it makes but small impression on them.

aving the trench, the fact that he insisted upon going did not make

back," rem

ghtly. "The night is dark

e German trenches fr

ss," said Dubois. "I'm

id Leon. "What's

e a look at the German trenches," said E

violent. No orders had come to the men as to what they were expected to do and consequently they surmised that they were not to att

during a slight lull in the artillery d

what?" a

I heard a

hat kind o

like a cow

oing out here on the battlefield? I suppose th

ly, Leon," ex

s time and all the men heard it. It was immediately followed b

ose it is?" deman

id Earl. "I told

muttered Dubois. "I c

might try to play on them. Every one was mystified and at a complete loss to unders

ande be I wond

ht to be back by this time, does

" said Dubo

you think so

't come back

N

elieve that bell ringing had

way?" a

d Dubois. "That's w

r slid over the parapet and into the trench once more. "Slid," expresses what he did exactly, fo

bois bending over h

said the wounde

re?

. A machine

have yo

me about half an hour ago and it has t

ish I could do something for you," he added to his wounded comrad

painful and it was hard to wal

Leon heartily. "How did

r a bell?" a

d," exclaimed Le

a clever ruse on the part of the Boches ho

Earl eagerly. "Can

e German positions. It was so very dark that I could see practically nothing, but I knew the general d

t closer. I did not make a sound, and unnoticed I came directly up to the wire entangle

nd uttered

bois anxiously. "Can't

thing around my le

ter not try to tal

Ah, that is better," he sighed as Dubois wrapped the woun

ed there and listened for a few moments trying to make out what they were saying. I know but little German how

hand-grenade. I took one in my hand and prepared to hurl it. I raised myself slightly from the ground and to

," cried Ea

me however and I drew back quickly. I also noticed that the Germans immediately ceased talking. It did n

to me a long time. Then once more I took the hand-grenade in my right hand and raised myself on one elbow

I had not caught them napping however. I had seized the wire much more firmly the second time an

anging on the wire

uched the wire the bell would ring. It warned th

agreed Leon. "Wha

oose with their rapid-firers. A second later I was down, shot through the leg. I guess the Boches thought a whol

rmande," said Dubois. "How do you ac

rotection from their bullets. After awhile, when they discovered that they were not bein

med Leon grimly. "I hope your wound

s men arrived with a stretcher and

Armande ought to be pretty glad that he got nothing worse

a great stunt for the Germans to hang tha

ubois. "I know what we