The Glenwood post., 1918-05-11

eral of the battery men fell for their
game, and put up real money. The
Jocks suffered lot of casualties, and
the prospects looked bright for the
battery men to collect some easy
money. So when the battalion was re-
lieved the gamblers lined up. Several
Jocks got their money for emerging
safely but the ones who clicked it
weren't there to pay. The artillery
men had never thought 1t out that
way. Those Scotties were bound to
be sure winners, no matter how the
wind blew. So take a tip from me,
never bet with Scottie, cause you'll
lose money.
"At one part Of our trench where
front line q Tommy had stuck up a
wooden signpost with three hands or
arms on 1t. One of the hands, point
ing to the German lines. read, "TO Ber-
lin the one pointing down the com,
munication trench read, TO Blighty,'
while the other said, Suicide Ditch,
Change Here for Stretchers.
Farther down from this guide posi-
the trench ran through an old orchard.
! On the edge of this orchard our bat.
| tery had constructed an advanced OBJ
servation post. The trees screened II
from the enemy alrmen and the root
was turfed. 1t wasn't cushy like ours
no timber or concrete re-enfOrcements
just walls of sandbags. From 1t q
splendid view Of the German lines
could be obtained. This post wasn'
exactly safe. 1t was hot corner
shells plunking all around, and the
bullets cutting leaves off the trees
Many a time when relieving the sig
naler at the phone, had to crawl OF
my belly like worm to keep from
being hit.
1T was an observation post SURF
enough. That's all the use 1t was. Jus
observe all day, but never a message
back for our battery to open up. Yol
see, at this point of the line ther,
were strict orders not to fire a shell
unless specially ordered to do so from
brigade headquarters. Blime me, /
anyone disobeyed that command, on
general-yes, it was Old Pepper
would have court-martialed the who'll
expeditionary force. Nobody went on
of their way to disobey Old Pepper il
those days, because he couldn't b.
called n parson; he was more like
pirate. If at any time the devil shoul
feel lonely and sigh for proper mate
Old Pepper would get the first call
Facing the Germans wasn't half ba,
compared with an interview with tina
old firebrand.
IF company or battalion shoul
give way few yards against su
perior force Of Boches. Old Peppe
would send for the commanding off
Ger. In about half an hour the Office
| would come back with his face tn
, color Of brick, and in few hour
| what was left Of his command woul'
, be holding their original position.
II have seen an officer who wouldn'
/ say d|n for thousand quid spen'
i've minutes with the old boy, ant
when he returned the flow OF languag
from his lips would make a navv
blush for shame.
"What am going to tell you Is HOY
two of us put 1t over on the old SCAMP
/ and got away with 1t. 1t was risk
/ thing, too, because Old Pepper wouldn
have been exactly mild with us II h
, had got next to the game.
, me and my mate, lad named Hal
ry Cassell, bombardier In D 23S bal
t terry, or lance corporal, as you call
, in the infantry, used to relieve tn
, telephonists.- We would do two hour
| On and four of. would be on dut
, in the advanced observation pos
, while he would be at the other end {
} the wire in the battery dugout sigma
. Ing station. We were supposed to sen