American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-21

Arms down Rye lane with a bottle Of
Bass 10 front Of you and that blonde
barmAid waiting 70 Ill 'em up againr
"Cassell had a fancy for that par
ucular blonde. The answer came back
In the shape Of a volley of cusses. I
changed the subject.
After a while our talk veered
round 10 the way the BOches had been
exposing themselves on the road down
on the chart as Target II. What he
said about those BOches would never
have passed the reichstag. though I
believe 1t would have gone through
our censor easily enough
The bursting shells were making
such a din that I packed up talking
and took 20 watching the captain He
was ndgeung around on an old sand
bag with the glass 70 his eye. Occa-
sionsIly be would let out q grunt. and
make some remark I couldn't hear on
sccount Of the noise, but I guessed
what II was all right Fritz was get
ding fresh again on that road
~Cassell had been sending In the tap
code 10 me. but 1 was fed up and
didn't bother with IL Then be sent
o. g. and I was all attention. for this
was a call used between Us which
meant that something important was
on l was all ears In an instant Then
CasseIl turned loose.
~You blankety blank dud. I have
been trying to raise you for fifteen
minutes. What's the matter. are you
asleepT Gust as II anyone could
have slept In that internal racketD
Never mind framing a nasty answer.
Just listen
"'Are you game for putting some
thing over OF the BOches and Old Pep
per all in oneT
Il answered that I was game enough
when II came % putting 1t yer the
Boches, but confessed that 1 had g
weakening Of the spine, even at the
mention Of Old Peppers name.
HE came hack with. It's 50 absurd
ly easy and simple that there IS no
chance Of the old heather rumbling It.
Anyway, If we're caught. Pn take the
blame
Under these condition I told him 70
spit out his scheme. II was 50 daring
and simple hat II took ny breath
away. This Is what he proposed:
IF the Boches should use that road
again, TO send by the tap system the
target and range. I had previously
told him about our captain talking out
loud as II he were sending through
orders. Well. II this happened. I was
to send the dope to CasseIl and be
would transmit 1t to the battery CON-
mander as officially coming through
the observation post Then the bat
terry would open up. Afterwards. dur
Ing the investigation. CasseIl would
swear he received II direct They
would have 20 relieve him. because II
was impossible from his post In the
battery dugout 70 know that the road
vas being used at that time By the
Germans. And also It was impossible
for him 20 give the target. range and
degrees. You know q battery chart Is
not passed around among the men Ike
a newspaper from Blighty. From him
the investigation would go 70 the OBJ
servauon post. and the observing on
Ger could truthfully swear that I had
not sent the message by phone. and
that 40 orders 70 FIRE had been issued
by him. The investigators would then
be up In the air. we would be safe. the
Boches would receive & good bashing.
and we would get our own back on Old
Pepper. II was too good TO be true.
I gleefully fell In with the scheme,
and told Casseil I was his meat.
Then I waited with beating heart
and watched the captain Ike a hawk.
he Wa beginning 20 hdget again
and was drumming on the sandbags
with his feet. A. last. turning 70 me,
be ssl@