Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22
CHAPTER XVI-continued.

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aCasseII had a fancy for that par
HcUIar blonde. The answer came back
IN the shape of a volley of cusses. l
changed the subject.
"After q while our talk veered
round to the way the BOches had been
pypOsing themselves on the road down
on the chart as Target II. What he
B said about those BOches would never
have passed the reichstag, though 1
believe it would have gone through
& our censor easily enough.
1.-THE bursting shells were making
4 such a I'm that 1 packed up talking
and took to watching the captain. He
was fdgeting around on an old sand
: bag with the glass to his eye. Occa-
siOnally he would let out grunt, and
make some remark I couldn't hear on
account of the noise, but l guessed
what it was all right. Fritz was get
4 ting fresh again on that road.
"Cassel had been sending in the tap
code to me, but l was fed up and
didn't bother with it. Then he sent
4 O. s., and I was all attention, for this
was a call used between US which
meant that something important was
on. Twas all ears in an instant. Then
CaSSell turned loose.
"You blankety blank dud, I have
been trying to raise you for fifteen
minutes. What's the matter, are you
asleepT (Just as if anyone could
have slept in that Internal racket y
Never mind framing a nasty answer.
Just listen
"'Are you game for putting some
thing over on the Boches and Old Pep
per all in One|
Il answered that was game enough
when it came to putting it over the
BOcheS, but confessed that 1 had a
weakening of the spine, even at the
mention of Old Peppers name.
He came back with, It's so absurd
Y easy and simple that there is no
chance Of the old heather rumbling it.
anyway, if we're caught, I'll take the
blame
Under these condition told him to
spit out his scheme. 1t was so daring
and simple that it took my breath
away This is what he proposed:
II the BOches should use that road
again. to send by the tap system the
'arget and range. I had previously
loId him about our captain talking out
'oud as If he were sending through
VSuerS, Well, if this happened, 1 was
10 send the dope to Cassell and he
"ouId transmit it to the battery COM
aauuer as officially coming through
'"e observation post. Then the bat
,7'y would open up. Afterwards, dur
lug the investigation, Cassell would
swear he received it direct. They
00u'u nave to relieve him, because it
was impossible from his post in the
0'''eTE dugOut to know that the road
was oelng used at that time by the
Ue'IuanS. And also it was impossible
tO' MN to give the target, range and
1es'eeS. You know a battery chart is
uO' passed around among the men like
newspaper from Blighty. From him
.''1 investigation would go to the OBJ
ss1'auon post, and the observing off
VET could truthfully swear that / had
, gY' sent the message by phone, and
Lr n'. no orders to fire had been issued
l''u' The investigators would then
y W IN the air, we would be safe, the
a.s would receive a good bashing,
D.. we would get our own back ON Old
'pler. 1t was too good to be true.
-, SSieeIuly fell in with the scheme,
80 sr ,oIu asset was his meat.
and neu | waited with beating heart
80 or watched the captain like a hawk.
ors Ne was beginning to fidget again
MI u+u was drumming on the sandbags
b n,'u MS feet. At last, turning to me,
Sl.,, wilson, this army is a blankety
Inc NV. MaShout. What's the use of hav-
Tbo =. 'i''ery If it is not allowed to fire?
bsncss99 'erhment at home ought to be
IT, ~ with some of their red tape.
Shells 'ie ~ tnat we have no
saDa,o answered, Yes, SIR and started
CasSoTs ClllS opinion over the wire to
na NIL out the captain interrupted
Who those Internal fingers still.
Tue natter getting the nerves?