Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-20
CONTINUED From Yesterdays starry

II can show you places in the forest
that nobody knows about except Dennis
and me. 1t gets thicker and darker
and cooler, and you stir up all kinds
OF funny wild animals"
Osborne glanced at his watch.
els 1t time YETI" asked Raleigh, sud
denly remembering again.
Two minutes. Then we must 90 up.
wish we had q good hot bath visiting
for us when We get back"
80 do I. We're having something
special for dinner, aren't we?"
How did you know? It's supposed
to be a secret"
Mason dropped q hinA."
well, we've had q fresh chicken sent
up from Noyelle Farm"
II say!"
And most awful luxuFy-two
bottles Of champagne and half q dozen
cigars! One each. and a spare one in
case one explodes."
I've never smoked q cigar"
Its bound to make you sick"
Raleigh suddenly noticed something
that glistened on the table. II say.
here's your ring" he said.
yes. I'm leaving it here. I don't
want to run the risk of losing it."
oh" Raleigh had a sudden drx,
feeling in his mouth. He put the rim {
down slowly.
WELL" said Osborne in his reassur-
ing, matter-of-fact voice. st think
perhaps We ought to get ready"
"Righto," agreed Raleigh. getting. to
his feet, thankful that the time for
movement had come.
I'm not going to wear = belt---bust
my revolver, with the lanyard round my
neck"
Raleigh initiated him, and gripping
his revolver. II feel better with this in
my hand, don't your"
Yes. Something to hold. Loaded all
right?"
Yes"
Osborne took his pipe from his mouth
and laid 1t carefully on the table. Il
do hate leaving q pipe when it's got .
nice glow on the top like that" he
remarked regretfully He glanced at his
oldfs shioned watch for the last time.
'Thrcc minutes to. think we'd better
60"
Raleigh stood back rs Osborne went
toward the steps and waited to follow
him. Then. as he wass about to 20 I'D
into the pale afternoon sun. Osborne
turned, and spoke as If the words had
long been in his mind but some odd
shyness had forbidden them:
I'm glad it's you and 1, together.
Raleigh"
Are you-really7" asked Raleigh
eagerly.
Eyes"
so am I. awfully."
We must put up q good SHOW"
yes. Rather"
Osborne glanced round the duRout
We'll, let's get along" he said.
Near the steps Mason met them.
Good luck, sir. (sood luck. Mr..
Raleigh" he said Ard when he re-
turned to his own little dugout he
turned to Hammond TITS a bleedin'
. shame. that's what it Isl" he declared
And them two!"
Let's 'ope for the best" said Ham,
mond sententiously.
The men filed out of the central dug
out, where the colonel had been talking
to them. and took up their allotted posts
in the sap. Stanhope went down the
trench with word OF announcement
here, of advice there. There was q
gorgeous sunset which, for some mex
plicable reason. gave to Osborne a sense
| OF confidence and well being. Raleigh
longed for the moment to come so that
this awful waiting would be over. He
hoped the men would not see how nery-
GUS he was. He grinned quite cheer
fully at Trotter, who caught him by
| the arm.
Bring us back an 'eGmet, Raleigh, "
he said. I've promised one to Angelo.
You don't know Angelo yet, but I'll tell
'er you got It,"
Right" laughed Raleigh. "I'n try
to bring one with a German inside it."
"Cheero. and good luckl"
"Cheero! Thanks" Good chan.
Trotterl The sort of fellow you could
trust.