Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14
THE FIGHTING FnENCHMEN.
CHAPTER SIN.
The Difference.

Jean Perriott made his way hack to
camp with John Saddlcwhitc. only to
find a great fight raging. they soon
grabbed their rifles and were out in
the front line trenches fighting side by
side, when all Of a sudden out Of the
smoke spring the large Yellow Hand.
Bang Bang!
Two shots from the ririe Of Jean. He
advanced 10 where the shots had fell.
The Yellow Hand was no longer living
the two bullets had pierced the heart
OF the scoundrcl OF the Black Band
'BrnE me a piece OF paper. Jean,
and pencil. and ! will write you the
doinEs of the Black Band"
Jean hurried quickly and got piece
OF paper and pencil, the Yellow Hand
then wrote:
is Sterling BonEcrs. There arc four
different Kinds Of these hands in the
Black Band. they are tho Blue Hand.
the most deadliest poison In the nails:
myself. the Yellow Hand. We are 60
ing to get you yet. though. and YOU arc
going TO die by the Blue Hand.
THE YELLOW HAND"
Sterling then appeared
IL will tell you no more" were his
words, but you and John Saddle
white arc going to die right now I
know that ] am going to die because
inc wounds In my ncart are laSt XIII
ing me. but ! am not going to let tho
BLACK Hand" say the Jean rerriott.
kill Sterling Bongcrs, So good by"
Crack. crack. two shots from Steri
ing and he was dead.
All this time the Germans were being
driven back to the small village thar
was not far away. and Jean began to
think that it was safe when John fell.
hit by a bullet across the head. He
laid wounded and dying while jean was
ininr all that he ,snul6 for when he
heard far away shout and looking up
he saw the stars and Stripes 60 sail
ing into the little French village that
had been held so long by tine Germans
John had began TO improve when a
big airplan, sailed over and dropped
bombs everywhere.
The Blue Devils we're coming hack
to move the camp while the rest Of
tho soldiers held the enemy in the
village. 4 old machine-gun was lying
out in the field that the Germans had
Abandoned in their speedy departure.
Jean did not see the airnlane. the ma
chine-gun or the Rlue Devils. he was
only caring for John.
Jean had almost finished handagfnE
w Johns head when n bomb hit about
three yards from hirr. n piece of the
fragment Of tho she'll hitting him above
the eye. then ne saw the Blue Devils,
the machine gun. the airplane and the
bombs. and above all he saw beauti
.ul girl. Red Cross nurse OF France.
coming towards hlhi' tnis r>ldc MS
cour;. GO rise.
He tried to run TO tho machine gun.
hut he couldn't so he slowly rrawled.
another bomb this time hitting amongst
tho Blue Devils. injurinE the Red Cross
nurse. He made one more desperate
struggle just as the bomber was about
to drop another bomb he got hold Of
the gun and directed the aim directly
at the aircraft. he found the onerator
living dead with the box OF bullets in
his hands. he took them out Of his
h,nds rlt them in the machine-gu and
directed his ire to the Hun machine.
he hadn't fred hut twice when down
the machine plunged earthward. when
che hit the ground the oDerntor was
drad Thus lean saved tho rest OF tho
RIue Devils that was not lead and also
saved the girl he afterwards came to
love.
CTo BE Continued
by GREER WELLS.