Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
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start and they v. j. .lA at the sight
! of our STEEL" sa:d Eugene Aronson.
( He and Hugo alone. not excepting Pill
ger. the butchers son. spoke In their
I natural voices. The others we're try
ing to make their voices sound natu-
raj, while Pliers voice had devel-
oped a certain furocity, and the liver
patch on his cheek twitched more fire.
quently. why, Company B is in
front! We have tho post of honor, and
maybe our company viii win the most
glory of any il the ragiment!" Eu-
gene added "Oh. well beat them!
! The bullet is not made that will get
mel"
! Your service will be over in time
for you to help with tho spring plant
ing, Eugene" whispered Hugo, who
was apparently preoccupied with many
| detached thoughts.
"And you to bo at home sucking
lollipops!" Pilzcr growled to Hugo.
THAT would be better than murder
! ing my fellowman to get his property"
| Hugo answered, SO sooerly that 1t did
not seem to his comrades that he was
| joking this time. Pliers snarling e1-
clamation of White fcnther!" came IN
the midst of chorus OF indignation.
Captain Fracasse, who had heard
only the disturbance without knowing
the cause, interfered in a low, sharp
| tone:
Silence! AS I have told you be-
| al 60
know that we are here. Go to sleep!
You may get no rest tomorrow night"
But little PeterkIn, tho question in
bis mind breaking free CT his lips, un-
Willingly asked:
"Shall-shall we fight in the morn
ing7"
Il don't know. Nobody knows:" an
swered Fracas-e We wait on orders,
ready to do our duty. There may be
no war. Don't let me hear another
peep from you"
Now all closed their eyes. In front
OF them was vast silence which
seemed to stretch from end to end of
the frontier, while to the rear was the
rumble of switching railway trains
and the rumble of provision trains and
! artillery on the roads. and in the dis
tance on the plain the headlight OF a
locomotive cut sTath in the black
night. But the breathing of most Of
the men was not that Of slumber,
though Eugene and Pilzer slept
soundly. Hours passed. Occasional
restless movements told of efforts to
force sleep by changing position.
"It's the waiting that's sickening!"
exploded the manufacturers son un-
der his breath. desperately.
80 say. I'd like to be at It and
done with the suspense!" said the
doctors son.
They say II you are shot through
the head you dUn't know what killed
you it's 80 quick. Think of that"
exclaimed Peterkin, budding closer to
Hugo and shivering.
"Yes, very mercirul," Hugo whIs-
pered. patting Peterkins arm.
"Sh-h-h! Silence, l tell you!" com.
manded Fracasse Grossly. He was
falling into half doze at last.
|
In marching order, with cartridge
boxes full, on Saturday night, the SD
Of the Browns marched out OF bar
| racks to the main pass road. One
company after another left the road at
a given point, bound for the position
mapped In its instructions. Dellarme's,
however. went on until 1t was oppo-
site the Galland house.
I'VE are depending on you," the
colonel said to Dellarme, giving his
hand a grip. You are not to draw
of till you get the flag"
mo, sir" Dellarme replied.
Mind the signal to the batteries
keep the men screened--warn them
not to let their first baptism of shell
fire break their nerves." the colonel
added in final repetition of instruc-
tions already tndelibly Impressed on
the captains mind.
Moving cautiously through cut,
Dellarme's company care about MID
night to a hslt among "he stubble of
a wheat-field behind e knoll After
he had bidden the inen 10 break ranks,
he crept up the incline
Yes, It's shcre!"he whispered when
ne returned "On tie crest Of the
knoll cord ,s s9r&tcaed from stake
!