The Dolores star., 1914-11-13

downpour grew In violence until our
shoes were wet through and We sank
up TO our ankles in the soft red earth.
They ssnssd the Charge.
Some Of our fellows were coming
down the hill as we came up. Others.
stretched at full length at its brow.
were firing from behind miserable lit.
tie mounds Of earth that they had cast
up before We arrived. We knew what
was expected Of US, and n there were
any orders given ! didn't hear them.
We Just went up quietly. kicked those
other fellows out and lay down In the
red earth that bore the imprint Of
their bodies.
And then something hit the ground
in front Of me with noise like slap
on q pillow with the palm Of ones
hand and Lay down, you fool" said
my pal. Cant you see they've got the
ranger"
That shot reused my ire. My rife
was loaded. I slipped It over the top
Of my little parapet and took shot
at the FIRST puff OF haze that saw rise
from the hill across the way. ladn't
been ordered to shoot. but felt had
to get back at that fellow who took q
shot at me. How he saw me don't
know, for ! hadn't seen . sign Of q
man over there yet.
Like Great Wave.
Somehow we got the idea there was
something doing. Hold 'em. boys!"
said the lieutenant. who was kneelinE
just . few feet behind me, and sure
enough down the side Of the other hill.
almost In An instant, there rushed .
whole troop Of cavalry-uhlans. may
be. but more probably just regular
horsemen. Al far down the little val
ley IS could see they broke over the
edge OF that opposite hill like great
wave and swept down into the little
valley where the brook flowed.
shot wildly two or three times. and
then ! realized ! must make good. 90
took careful aim at . fellow who had
almost reached the brook. and so was
about quarter of . mile away. and
fired. ] put two more into him be-
fore he stopped. and then his horse
no. he didn't rear up ~ ] hoped he
would, but Just crumpled and threw
him headlong.
His Pal Also Claimed Credit.
Il got that one" ! said to my pal,
he turned the funniest looking face !
have ever seen toward me. The devil
you did. got him myself" he said,
As matter OF fact. ] think We both
got MIN. believe got him twice.
But they came on all the same. but
there weren't SO many Of them a.
there had been. The machine guns
and our little Lebels were doing the
work. and coming up that hill through
the bushes wasn't an easy task for
their horses. though we could see that
by this time they were urging them
on with might and main. Funny men,
those Germans! They seemed to like
to get killed. ] wondered II they
would get up the hill. and TUNED
over to load my rifle again. When
looked out they were almost there. q
pittful few OF them. and those few werC
only half loxen when they reached
our lines. None came near me. but
saw some other fellows driving their
bayonets, held In their hands. into the
bellies OF the horses.
Days Fighting 70 Dc Done.
And then there weren't any of them
Only q few horses xslloped madly
about. Some OF these horses were
killed, I am sure, by their own shrap
mel fire, for I had lust become con.
scious that little iron balls were rain.
ing all about IN. and then. "A aeon a,
I dared, looked around and saw Ina,
there weren't a. many OF us as ,bcre
had been. I Thought thew would y,ve
us q rest; but II was still incoming
and there was n days erbtinr w bs
done. 30 we lay down In our trepcbe,
and began TO take Dot shots A. m,
trenches on the other side.
To the north and the south OF III
they were setting guns In position. and
! saw That Il was soon going to be ~
70 10 70 Try 70 do Just what they had
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