The state herald., 1919-03-14
CHAPTER vI-contInusd.

CHAPTER vi-contlnusd.
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Tho lieutenant came back with the
strstcher bearers and he asked one Of
them. % the boy could not hear him, Il
the boy would live.
The stretcher bearer said: II don't
think %. One through his chest and
right leg broken"
The boy had kept quiet for . while,
but al Of q sudden he yelled, -Give mo
dgaretter handed him q ciga-
rstte butt that had found In the dug
out We were all out Of cigarettes.
30 they Ut It for him and he kept
quiet A. soon a. they could they got
around the corner Of the ilre bay with
him and through q communication
trench to q Geld hospital. The lieu
tenant and I walked little way with
him md he began to thank rs, and he
told the lieutenant, "Old man. you
have been q father and a mother to
me-"
And the lieutenant said to him:
You have done well. old boy. You
have done moro than your share"
When they started Into the commu-
nication trench he boy began to
scream again. And the lieutenant
acted Nike Q wild man. He took out
his cigarette case. but there were no
Cigarettes In II, and then he swore and
put Il back again. But In q few min
utss - had the case out again and
was swearing worse than ever and
talking 10 himself.
The boy Isn't dying Hks Q GENTLE
man." he said. why couldn't he keep
quiet DO not think he meant II.
He was all nervous and excited and
kspe taking out his cigarette case and
putting II back again.
he other od1csr had gone on to b.
Osct the sentr1ss when the boy rolled
61D he trench and Q poilu came up
b tell - that he o61cer had been hit.
We walked back b where I had been
and there was the o(ncee. II I had
besa there would have got II too,
gsesa He was an awful mes. The
vslns were sticking out Of his neck
and one side Of him was blown Oh.
Also. his foot was wounded. That b
what shrapnel does to you. A. I
Gavied past him I happened 10 touch
10 foot and he cursed mo all over the
paaea But when I tr1sd to say vas
sory I could not. for then he apollo
gised and died q moment later.
There was 4 silver cigarette case
sticking out Of the rags where his
ode had been blown away and the
Lieutenant crossed himself and reached
N and took out the case. But when
- prisd open the case he found that
& had been bent and cracked and ali
~ cigarettes were soaked with blood.
He swoee worse than ever, then. and
0rew his own case AWAY. putting ths
other onicer's case In his pockst.
At this point IT own artillery be.
gan ahelling and we received the order
70 stand to with fixed bayonets. When
ve go< the order to advance some d
ths men were already over tho para.
~ and the whole bunch after them
and. believe me. I was a. pale a. {
sheet. Just scared to death. thinh
svsry man In when he goes over fol
The nrst tiine-every time for tina,
matter. But I was glad we were coins
10 get some action. because Il II hard
70 at around in = trench under nrs
and have nothing to do. I had all
could do to hold my rife.
We ran across No Mans Land.
cannot remember much about Il. Blu,
when we got to the German trenci
] fell on top Of 4 young fellow and m,
bsyonct went right through him. i
was . crime to get him, at that. b,
was ~ delicate - . pencil.
When I got back to our trenches
after ny nrst charge I could not slssl
for long time afterward, for remsm
herring what that fellow looked Tx,
and bow ny bsyonst slipped into hin
md hsw he screamed when he fell
He had his lsgs and his neck twistet
under him aftsr he got Il I though
about u Q lot and II got to Be aln,os
n habit that whenever I was going I,
sleep ] would think about him an,
then all hope oe sleeping was gooA
Our company took a German trsucl
that time and along with anoths
company four hundred prisoner. W,
had TO retire because the men on on
adss did not sst through and v,
were being dAnksd. But We lost 10
Of men doing Il