Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-19

'ctteS' "aB CTow0 OF soldiers. laugh
ing. jokins. arguing and telling
stories.
I'VE sat down at tho end OF tho
table. and in low tone tried to work
impossible theories as to how the spy
IL there was onc-by this time we
were doubtful---could get the informa.
ton back TO the German batteries.
Right across from us wcro two
soldiers arguing about farming. Sud
denly my side kicker pinchcd me on
the knee and whispered:
Listen to what those two fellows
across tho table from US arc saying
II sounds good
~ listened for about a minute. and
then paid no further attention. At that
time farming in no way interested mo.
! wanted to catch that SPY. and started
dovisinE impossible theories as to the
ways and means OF doing 60 At last
l gave UP in disgust. My partner was
still attentivcly listening to the two
across tho table from us. Another poke
in the knee from my partner. and I
was al! attention. One OF the fellows
across the way was talking:
Well. ! don't sec why THE French
bliEhtcr should change horses in his
pillow every afternoon. I've watched
him for several days. Now. in tho
morning he uses two grays. and then
about two in the afternoon he either
hooks UP two blacks or a gray and a
black French ways may he different
but this frog eater is very partial to
the colors Of his team. He works the
Erays all morning and then changes
them in the afternoon. Now. figure It
out for yourself. lie starts work with
the two Grays about o'clock in the
morning works tho two bcgears up
till noon. That's six hours straight.
Then he sticks them in the stable. lays
OFF for two hours, and In the afternoon
about O'Clock the new relay OF AMI
mails comes on and works up till e.
Now. anybody with any brains in their
nappers knows that that is no way to
keep horses in condition. working one
team over six hours and the other
team only two hours. know. because
we have been farmers in our family
back in BliEhty for Eenerations.''
SOLDIER SLEUTHS RELIEVE
THEY RAVE CLUE TO SPY
hope surgcd through me that at last
looking for Restraining my eager
ness a $ much as possible. I addressed
The fellow who had just spoken:
We'll. mate, don't like to in
trudc into your conversation. but I've
boon n farmer all my life. and | don't
Sc" anything so queer in the actions OF
this French farmer
He answered. We'll. biimc me.
there might be reason for this
bliahter doing this. hut | can't figure
II out at all II you can explain It. 20
ahead"
y answered: We'll. perhaps IL YOU
can give a little moro details about it,
II would be easy enough 10 explain.
Who is the farmer. and where Is his
farm located"
He swallowed the hal. all right
and Informed me that tho farmer was
blowing field on hill about 500 yards
west OF tho church at tho point where
our troops were being shelled
Buying round OF drinks, nudsed
my partner, and he came in on the
conversation. The two OF US. by adroit
questioning. got the exact location OF
the field and a description OF tho
farmer.
pretended 10 he sleepy. and.
EawninE. got up from the Ia bic saving
that ! was going TO turn in. and left.
MY partner soon followed me. Upon
reaching our billet We outlined our
plan. We decided that next morning
we would get IN at daybrcak and
scout around the field TO see If there
was a hiding place
sure enough along the edge Of the
'ie!o ran thick hedge. We secrcted
ourselves IN this and waited for de-