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clenched teeth.
The bullets kept coming in waves, but
the American did not dodge again.
Lesson No. 2-On they went down the
smell torn slope that led to the Hamel
wood. They had encountered no enemy
nand as yet. but they were in the zone
OF bsrbed wire and they tore their legs
cruelty at times as they pushed through
the we OF sharp spikes. Then
came the first German trench defence,
and In a runway were several gray coats
nrins with rifles at the advancing troops.
Hit them. a At IT," yelled the
Australian. and he hurled himself over
the parapet like a tiger.
There was no necessity to urge the
Yankee. he was down among the Ger
mans like n whirlwind, and then there
began a furious lunging and parrylng
with the bayonets. There were four
eiernlans in that pit, great, strapping
Fellows with plenty OF hght In them.
The American was In a battle rage and
he fought furiousiy, but with the same
head work that characterized his vet
eran comrades method. 1t was all
over In a moment and the enemy lay
crumpled in the ditch. The American
had for two OF them-he had
held his own.
Good fellow. Yank, you certainly
can hight" the Australian aid. gasp
ingly. But, he'll. man, don't never
stab another Boche through the chest.
You'll bust your steel and there'll be
the devil to pay. Get EN- In the
throat"
These were almost the same words
that the American had been hearing for
weeks from the bayonet instructor, but
In the turmoil Of the battle he had for
gotten. He might easily have broken
his bayonet and then he, and not the
German, would have been the one to
fall.
No SIackenins of Advance.
Out OF the Hamel Wood. the Ger
mans were maintaining a wicked fire
breast-high, from their machine guns
but there vas no slackening Of the
advance OF the Australian or the
American. They surged forward with
heads down and teeth set.
Just a little distance ahead was a ma
chine gun nest -e4ei a bullet fron-tha-
direction grazed the Americans cheek
1t angered him. He a had his hap
tism Of fire; he had killed, and now
there was no stopping him. He deliberate
ly charged the nest and hurled a boint
among the graycoats. Another and still
another hand grenade wen spinning into
the midst Of the enemy with the precision
Of a baseball thrown by an expert.
When theexplosives detonated littl'
spouts of earth shot up like miniature
volcanoes and the rapid hrer was 81
fenced.
Two appeared from tn
nearby cover with their hands held high
"Kamerad!" they cried.
The American whirled and fixed hi
bayonet.
!. mo, Yank. no." the Australia,
shouted. The blighters are trying I
, surrender. Let EN- alone. We vii
turn EN- overt TO be sent back. Prett,
creatures. amt they. these cussed sau
sage eaters"
> SO the allied pair cohinued on thei
adventurous journey, and the story o
the early moments of their fighting wa
the same as that at the end. The
fought calamity and grimly side by side
they killed and they also took prisoners
and always the American boy did hi
e share of the bitter work.
e 1t was his first journey into the Ian
5 Of death. but ne did not finch. The
$ reached their objective a mile and
4 half from the starting point, and Oh
e their right and left their comrades wer
9 holding positions which they too ha
J. torn from the enemy.
Q This Is where we rest" the Austria
Ian asserted as he wiped the swea
$ from his brow and leaned against III
breastwork.
y But why"' the American demandet
. why don't We continue? We coul
9 get ahead easily now. We've got tn
Boche on the run"
Follows Hais's Orders
y II know. Yank. 50 we could III
Australian replied as ne stared spec,
e latively> toward the east, but Haig tol
= me, personally. yesterday that he wante
= me to stay right here. Me and Ha!
had quite a talk about ii, and his ide
c was that II We went any further "
l. might catch the Spanish influenza thu
y the Boches have got. So we bett'
. linger here for n while, l reckon
. AN right the Yankee said. disaI
pointedly. He reached to an insiG
pocket and drew out a tiny America
flag which he unfurled under the curiol
4 gaze OF his comrade.
- Mother gave me this when I left
and here's where 1t flies" he said.
, He found a stick TO which he tied II
v emblem and then stuck the improVist
, Flagstaff into the earth. A breeze swel
over and the Stars and Stripes futtere
n In the brilliant sunshine.
h The Australian watched the flag raj
ing gravely. "Yank. I've never fousl
II under any flag but my own" the vetera
v said finally, but that's a pretty flag ar
,e a good hag-and I'm proud to be und'
y 1t now"
Il The Americans had learned their lie
son well. The British officers spoil
Of this after the affair was over, y
+ drill master ever got better returns 4
his talks than the one who taug'
a. these Americans this hardest lesson
all. A great number of Germans pa
the supreme price yesterday and Il