The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-18
CHAPTER lx-ContInued.

BuI WOuIO one! no
that with their smokeless powder the
Gray guns could be located only by
their flashes, which would not be Wis
ihle unless the refraction OF light we're
favorable. Then "thur-eesh--thur~
eesh" above every other sound In a
long wall! No man ever forgets the
f1yst crack OF a shrapnel at close quar-
tors, the first bullet breath on his
cheek, or the first supporting shell
from his side In flight that passes
above him.
THAT Is ours!" called Dellarme.
"Ours!" shouted the sergeant.
"Ours!" sang the thought Of every
enc OF them.
Over the Gray batteries on the plain
an explosive ball of smoke hung In
"Thur-eesh - thur-eesh - thur-eesh, !"
che screaming overhead became a gale
that built cloud Of blue smoke over
the offending Gray batteries-beauti-
ful, soft blue smoke from which a
spray of steel descended. There was
no spotting the flashes Of the Browns
guns In order to reply to them, for
they were under the cover OF hill,
using indirect aim as nicely and ac-
curately as II firing pointblank. The
Kunners Of the Gray batteries could
not go on with their work under such
q hail-storm; they were checkmated,
They stopped firing and began moving
90 new position, where their COM
Dander hoped to remain undiscovered
Yong enough to support the 12Sth by
loosing his lightnings against the de-
tenders at the critical moment OF the
next charge, which would be made as
boon as Fracasse's men had been rein
hrced.
There was an end to the concus-
mons and the thrashing of the air
around Dellarme's men, and they had
Ahe relief of a breaking abscess In the
oar But they became more conscious
of the spits of DUST In front Of their
saces and the passing whistles Of bull
lets. In return, they made the Sec
adons of Gray infantry in reserve rush
ing across the levels, leave many gray
aumps behind. But Fracasse's men at
Che foot of the slope poured In heav-
Ger and still heavier fire.
Down there's where we need the
shells row!" spoke the thought Of Del
hnrme's men, which he had anticipated
by word to the signal corporal, who
waved his flag one-two-three-fo
five times. Come on, now, with
more of your special brand OF death,
hre-control officer! Your own head is
above the skyline, though your guns
are hidden. Five hundred yards be-
yond the knoll Is the range! Come
10!
He came with burst OF screams 80
low In fight that they seemed to
brush the back OF the mems necks
with hair broom at the rate OF a
thousand feet second. Having
watched the result, Dellarme turned
With confirmatory ge,ture, which the
corporal translated into the wigwag
OF Correct" The shrapnel smoke
Hanging over Frasasses men appeared
q heavenly blue TO Dellarme's men.
They are going to start for us
soon! Oh, but we'll get lot OF
them!" whispered Stransky gleefully
20 his rife.
Dellarme glanced again toward the
oolopel's station. No sign OF the re-
firing flag. He was glad OF that. He
did not want TO fall back In face OF
o charge: to have his men silhouetted
In the valley as they retreated. And
the Grays would not endure this show
sr-bath long without going one way OF
the other. He gave the order to n,
tsyonets. and hardly was 1t obeyed
when he saw flashes Of steel through
the shrapnei smoke as the Grays fixed
theirs. The Grays had 500 yards tc
30; the Browns had the time that 4
sakes running men to cover the dis
taree "a which TO stop the Grays.
Wen spear any OF them who hal
6s luck sst this fari" whispered
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