Rockingham post-dispatch., 1918-05-30
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the Givlslon IUr direct hits. ana our
boys were just pining away Tor
chance to exhibit their skill in the
eyes Of Fritz.
"On the afternoon Of the fourth day
Of Fritz contemptuous use Of the road
mentioned the captain and I were at
our posts as usual. Fritz was strafe-
ing us pretty rough, just like he's doing
now. The shells were playing leap
frog all through that orchard.
VI was carrying on conversation
in our tap code with Cassell at the
other end. 1t ran something like this:
"'Say, Cassell, how would you like
30 be in the saloon bar of the Kings
Arms down Rye lane with bottle OF
Bass In front Of you, and that blonde
barmaid waiting to fill 'em up againY
"Cassell had a fancy for that par
ticular blonde. The answer came back
In the shape of volley Of cusses. l
changed the subject.
round to the way the Boches had been
exposing themselves on the road down
on the chart as Target II. What he
said about those Boches would never
have passed the reichstag, though I
believe 1t would have gone through
our censor easily enough.
1.-THE bursting shells were making
such din that packed up talking
and took to watching the captain. He
was fidgeting around on an old sand
bag with the glass to his eye. Occa-
siOnally he would let out a grunt, and
make some remark I couldn't hear on
account Of the noise, but I guessed
what it was all right. Fritz was get
ting fresh again on that road.
"Cassell had been sending In the tap
code to me, but I was fed up and
didn't bother with II. Then he sent
| o. s., and / was all attention, for this
was call used between us which
meant that something important was
on. was all ears in an instant Then
Cassell turned loose.
"'You blankety blank dud. have
been trying to raise you for fiftear
minutes. What's the matter, are yOr
asleepT Gust as If anyone coult
have slept in that internal racket y
Never mind framing q nasty answer
Just listen
".Are you game for putting some
thing over on the Boches and Old Pep
per all In oner
II answered that I was game enough
when it came to putting it over thu
Boches, but confessed that had
weakening Of the spine, even at tn
mention Of Old Peppers name
"He came back with. It's so absurd
" easy and simple that there Is nj
chance of the old heather rumbling 1t
Anyway If we're caught, I'll take tn
blame
"Under these condition I told him t.
spit out his scheme. 1t was so darin'
and simple that 1t took my breatl
away. This is what he proposed:
"If the Boches should use that roa'
again, to send by the tap system tn
target and range. had previousl,
told him about our captain talking ou
loud as If he were sending throug
orders. Well, If this happened, wa
to send the dope to Cassell and h
would transmit 1t to the battery com
mander as officially coming throug
the observation post Then the bal
terry would open up Afterwards, dul
ing the investigation, Cassell woul
swear he received it direct. The
would have to relieve him, because
was impossible from his post in tn
battery dugout to know that the rOa
was being used at that time by tn
: Germans. And also 1t was impossibl
for him 10 give the target, range an
degrees. You know q battery chart
not passed around among the men iii
! a newspaper from Blighty. From hi
I the Investigation would go to the o
servation post, and the observing of
Ger could truthfully swear that / hs
not sent the message by phone, ar
that no orders to fire had been issue
by him. The investigators would thu
be up In the air, we would be safe, Il
BOches would receive good bashin
and we would get our own back on o
Pepper. 1t was too good to be tru
gleefuily fell In with the schen
and told Cassell was his meat.
Z @Then / waited with beating hea
. and watched the captain like a haw
@He vas beginning to fidget aga
: and was drumming on the sandba
Q with his feet. At last. turning to u
= he said:
= swilson. tills army is q bsanke
Q blank washout What's the use Of h'
: ing artillery if II is not allowed 10 FL
. The government .At home ought to
& hanged with some Of tbeir red tn
D Its thnOugh them that we HAVE
eheals.'
. q answEed TeR sfr' ausd etaFi
2 oeOdtug this opinion over the wire
, Qassell buk theN CAPTAIN intarrupl
2 ne with<
4 sTeep nose fdfErHl eneers q
. what's theAmattes getting khe nery'
3 When Pm oiking b nm pay asti
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