The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-06-27

| NTinS uuWn isNe lane with DOttle OF
Bass In front of you, and that blonde
barmaid waiting to I'LL 'cm up again?
"Cassell had a fancy for that par.
ticular blonde. The answer came bach,
in the shape Of volley Of cusscs. !
changed the subject
after n while our talk vecrcd
round to the way the Bochcs had been
exposing themselves on the road down
un the chart ~ Target IL. What he
said about those Boches would never
have passed the reichstag. though 7
believe IL would have gone through
our censor easily enough.
"The bursting shells were making
such din that I packed up talking
and took to watching the captain. He
was idgeting around on an old sand
bag with the glass to his eye. Occn-
slOnnlly he would let out grunt aud
make some remark | couldn't hear on
account Of the noise. hut 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 was fed up and
didn't bother with IT, Then he sent
q. 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, I have
been trying to raise you for fifteen
ts.ff H..
asleepT dust as IL anyone could
have slept in that Internal racketD
Never mind framing a nasty answer
lust listen
"'Are you game for putting some
thing over on the Boches and Old Pep
per all in oneT
81 answered that was game enough
when II came to putting II over the
BocheS. but confessed that | had
weakening Of the spine. even at the
mention of Old Peppers name.
"IIe came back with. It's 81 absurd.
ly easy ana simple that there Is no
chance Of the old heather rumbllng IT, |
Anyway, IL we're caught. I'll take the /.
blame
Under these condition 7 told him 10 .
spit out his scheme. 1t was So daring .
and simple that It took my breath
away. This is what he proposed:
III the BOcheS should use that road !
again, to send by the tap system the
target and range. | had previously
told him about our captain talking out
.ttsf hn l
orders. Well, If this happened. ! was
Ia send the dope To Cassel and be
would transmit IL to the battery com
handler rs officially coming through
he observation post. Then the bat
cry would open up. Afterwards. dur
NJ the investigation. CasSell would
wear he received IL direct They
would have 10 relieve him. because ii
vas impossible from his post in the
artery dugout 10 know that the road
vas being used at that time by the
iprnans. And also II was impossible
or him 10 give the target range and
legrees. You know battery chart Is
lot passed around among the men like
newspaper from Blighty. From him
he Investigation would 90 to the OBJ
"rvation post. and the observing Off
or could truthfully swear that | had
ot sent the message by phone. and
20 him Tha in,as,ia.,ors ,,,o,,,, e.
: -,
,ochss ,o,,d raca,ra . oood h.s,,n
na ,,,,, ,yonId 90, an 80 ri, an Oh ,
,annr 7, -, 90, 80, - \, ,
iioas,r,, ,au A.. -, A. -,
nd told CosselI I was his meat I
.,rban u,ai,ad ,,,,, hoa,,no hor, (
nd watched tho conto,, r,la a ha,ru ,
"Ua was beyinniny % edget AGAIN
nd was drumming on tho s,ndhogs c
mn his foot Al las, trrning 20 me 4
a s.id.
..Wlso, this ormv 10 a hIorLotv |
I.nk yasbont Vh,,,s tho usa q, nav. '
10 artillery ~ II 10 mot alIovad 90 Are,
no govarnmant AZ home o,ght On ho
,ngad with some Of ,hair rod tame
- rbrough tbem thar we have no I
,eIIs, 1
~ answered yes sir, and stortal y
.ndiny This oninion over The wiz. IN d
asset hut tho contoin intarrrntcd n
10 with.