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CHAPTER I-Fired by the news Of the
sinking of the Lusitania by q German
soemarins: sub Arthur S Guy Empsy. az Amen;
goes to England where no enfsts In the
British army.
CHAPTER H-After a period of train
Re and soon finds himself in rest billets
somewhere in France" where he first
nakes the acquaintance Of the ever-pres-
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while a Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation
CHAPTER 1v-Empey's command goes
tpto the front-llne trenches and Is under
d1e for the first time.
CHAPTER X.Tmpey learns to adopt
q: s,Iy! going to get it, you'll get it. 50 never
CHAPTER v1-Back in rest billets, EN-
ssSX ss<SXerIs' gets his first experience as mess
CHAPTER v1I-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER vIII-Back in the front-nns
trenches ''go West"
CHAPTER M1;Emgey makes big nrst
visit to q dugout in Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER x-Empey learns what con-
etitutes a days work" In the front-nns
trAnch-
CHAPTER xI-Empey goes lover the
Top" for the first time in charge on the
German trenches and is wounded BY
eayonet thrust
CHAPTER xI1-Empey Joins the ''sui-
ode club as the bombing squad Is called
CHAPTER x11f-Each Tommy gets an
official bath.
CHAPTER xIv-Empey helps dig an
advanced trench under German fire.
CHAPTER xv-On Listening post" in
No Mans Land.
CHAPTER xvI-Two artillerymen put
one over on Old Pepper. their resimental
commander.
CHAPTER Xv1I-Empey has narrow es-
fepe. while on patrol duty in No Mans
CHAPTER xv111-Back in rest billets
En1pey writes and stages farce comedy.
CHAPTER XIX-Soldiers have many
80. 80: 70 A"uSe themselves "'' VI '''''
CHATTER xKI-Empey again goes gs
s>oyer the top" in charge which cost MS
company II killed and 81 wounded.
CHAPTER xxII-Trick with a. machine
gun silences one bothersome Fritz.
CHAPTER XxIII-German attack, pre-
coded by gas wave, Is reputseo.
Atwell and I were on the qui vlve.
We constantly patrolled the trenches
at night, and even In the day, but the
spy always eluded us.
One day while in communication
trench, we were Mortified to see our
brigader general, Old Pepper, being
brought down it by big private of the
Royal Irish rifles. The general was
walking in front, and the private with
fixed bayonet was following in the
rear.
We saluted as the general passed us.
ri Sh ha1 "a hrcn grin 10
face and we could scarcely believe our
, eyes-the general was under arrest.
After passing few feet beyond us, the
general turned and said in wrathful
voice to Atwell:
"Tell this d-n fool who + am. He's
arrested me as spy"
Atwell was speechless. The sentry
butted in with:
"NOne O. that gassin' out o. you.
Back to headquarters you goes, Mr..
Fritz. Open that face O. yours again,
an I'll dent in your napper with the
butt O. me rifle"
The generals face was a sight to be-
hold. He was fairly boiling over with
rage, but he shut up.
Atwell tried to get in front of the
sentry to explain to him that it really
was the general he had under arrest,
but the sentry threatened to run his
bayonet through him, and would have
done 1t, too. So Atwell stepped aside,
and remained silent. I was nearly
bursting with suppressed laughter. One
word, and I would have exploded. 1t
Is not exactly diplomatic to laugh at
your general in such predicament.
The sentry and his prisoner arrived
At brigade headquarters with disas-
trous results to the sentry.
The Joke was that the general had
personally issued the order for the
spy's arrest. 1t was habit of the gen.
afal to walk through the trenches on
rounds Of inspection, unattended by
any Of his staff. The Irishman, being
new in the regiment, had never seen
tie general before. 80 when he came
across him alone in communication
trench, he promptly put him under ar
rest. Brigadier generals wear q red
band around their caps.
Next day va passed the Irishman
tied to the wheel Of timber. the be-
ginning Of his sentence Of twenty-one
days, field punishment No. 1. Never
before have seen such q woebegone
expression on a mans face. l.
For several days, Atwell and I made
ourselves scarce around brigade head
quarters. We did not want to meet
the general.
The Spy was never caught.
CHAPTER XIV.