Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-21

The sergeant ran back few PAGES.
to return hrcathlcss and rcd in the
face. Hes gone. the silly fool h"
spluttcreJ. Must have taken tn"
wrong turn at the bend. Go back and
get him."
But Hartley was not at the bend.
The sergeant joined Mark. incr"du-
lous. They scrambled up tn" bank
and scanned the level road. Their"
was no pedestrian in sight.
Hes taken the wrong turn some
where" insisted the sergeant. Come
along with me! We've got to find
him."
They began doubling back. shout
ing, until they reached the end OF IN"
trench system. Still Hartley could not
bc found. II his disappearance had
been intentional. it would have been
the easiest thing to hide among the
,nazcs of trucks and packing cases.
But that would have been an act OF
widest folly. II Hartley had meant u"
desert. he had taken the certain route
to death. Nobody had ever deserted
from the lines without quick recap
ture.
The sergeant stuck to his theory
that Hartley had got lost. What
troubled him was that he would hav"
10 report him absent.
eff he amt on hand III be broke"
he grumblcd. "And I'll break his head
for him. You medical corps chaps are
like n bunch OF babies. Ought to
have a nurse and baby carriage for
each of YOU"
Reluctantly hc abandoned tho search
and they rcjoined the others. The ser
gcant. in an ugly mood. ordered them
sharply onward. but could not resist
casting occasional looks back to So" II
the missing man was coming. HOW
ever. at last ne resigned himself to
what seemed inevitable. The trench
wild, ned into n deep. wide. parallel one
extending in ZigZags to right and lett
of them. This was the support or re-
serve line, crowded with excavations.
each packed to suffocation with SOL
|dfsFs: sm5FiKg aid playing caF1s, Who
gave the newcomers an ironical cheer.
Then came another maze. with more
troops. more mud. wcttcr and stick
icr: sandbaEs began upon tn" para
nets. there were sentricS ut the posts,
and twice they stood back against
the parados to permit the passage oi
men carrying motionlcsS forms on
strctchers. The sun glintrd on lines
of wire. Occasionally. out of the dis
lance, there came the staccato tap
ping OF machine guns.
Street signs began to appear agalhs'
the timbcrs of the trenches. ThcE
passed along the Bowcry. turned into
broadway, and emerged into circu-
lar excavation. which announced it.
self as Herald square. y large dnSout
made shell proof. or rs nearly rs pos
sible 50 by Il roof of heavy beams,
sandbags and corrugated steel, bor"
the Red Cross upon the door. lnsid"
n number Of stretchcr bearers wrr"
lounging.
The sergeant halted his men and
stepped into a smaller duGout beside
il. In IA minute he came out ana
beckoncd TO Mark 10 follow him. Marx
entered, to find himself In the pres
encc of the captain commanding the
strctchcr hearers company. and
l,tt. and stood 10
attention. watching Kcllcrman's eyes
wander over him appraisingly.
"Orderly, where's the man VINO
came with you?" inquired the captain
briskly.
"Hc disappeared on the way mp.
sir" answered Mark.
what do YOU mean by disappear
ed? Did you see him 20 back: Or
WAS he with you one minute and
gone the next:
81 thought he was behind me. sir.
didn't see him go. or know anything
about it,"
The captain. who had been holding
the receiver of his telephone. ami "Ni-
IDENTIFY waiting for his connection. got
II, Mark heard him sending out
general notice of the absent man. He
gave his number, and the name,
Hartley"
No doubt nc had mistaken II as nc
received IL by telephone from the hos
pital that morning. But Mark was
watching Eellerman in turn. He had
wondered whether kcllclman had
recognized Hartley: to his relief. he
came TO the conclusion that he did not
know of Hartley's enlistment: anu
the name Harley evidently meant
nothing TO him.
You'll parade before me tomorrow
morning." said Captain kcyes to the
sergeant. "Til then YOU are under
open arrest"
The sergeant saluted. Right turn"
he said to Mark.
wait q minute" interposed Keller
man. "rd like to have few words
with this man, Captain keyes."
by all means. sir" replied the cap
tain. rising.
He strolled, humming. to the door
of the dugout, leaving kcllerman and
Mark together.
so you've enlisted under the name
Weston" inquired Kellerman.
That is my name. SIR"
ut was a shock to me yesterday.
Wallace. l never expected 1t. Your
disappearance stirred Washington a
good deal. The war office would have
exonerated YOU"
In spite Of his loathing Of the man
Mark felt his heart begin to hammer
with hope. He looked at Kellerman
with pathos in his eyes; he could not
i ho prQniny