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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1916)
DADDY'S EVENING U F A IR f TALE fc* Hut even bail M ontarti* t w o dio- hy th* telephone, tha B ritish troop# bad “Tb#ra. ther#! It##t a b it old mao! to »par# him, hi* doom w aa atam m ed tb# gap I d tb alr d«>fsnee«- T ea got a oaaty sm ash lu (he hand •#al#d. An enemy aeroplane bad d art- Along w ith othara of tha Injurad, l i e bark!" And be lowered the cap e«1 o u t above tb alr lino#. On# of tb# I C aptain Redm ond bad baan b u n i ad tain bark upon Ibe atraw one# more. R rltlsh private# aplatl It whan tt w aa aw ay from tha front aa faat aa waa “O ut there th ey ’re fighting while I'm alm oat a b o ra them , and aa they poaalbl#. until a t taat ha had baan ra- uo good to auyoue." Ijirry groaned. • • • • • « # panaad to w atch It tb* pinna slow ed | re iv e d Into tha Raid atatlon for tha rlalhly. Kngllah w ouudad for which purpoee T »octort Thla lady w ishes to see __ ___________________ im a c .* ..—L y —“ “T h a t manna aha’ll drop a bom b," a | the Red CroM had p ad th at tiny yon.” Tom m y ohaarrad church Into service. W hen I-arry l*ortor A ubrey turned ns the lied FROQS’ B E D TIM E . “Sura— fhay n a ra r hit anything." reached th at place It had bean far to Cro#« m aa «¡Mike; am t hla glutn-e e n C aptain Redmond laara»L tha ro ar of tha Hrltlah Aral linn- Hut countered u girl uu E nglish girl, "W ell," said G randpa Frog, " It’* a Hut thla tim e Ijir r y waa m istaken. I now. alas! those haroea In khaki had dreeseil In a suit one* while, but now Cold Day." A» ha npoka, som ething cam # h u rtlin g hren force«! back u n til tha boom of torn and IwHlrnggled H er h air wns "H ow B right of you to say so," said dow n to earth. tholr guns w aa plainly audlhla la tha disheveled, and her fa re show ed pale • IxK>k «>ut. hoys! F o r G o d s aaka violated aan ctuary. aud w an In the hulf light o f the dim Mr. Pond Frog w ith a G rin. " I t’s very Itudo of you to T alk to look o ut!" C aptain M onU gu* could C aptain H adm ond lay upon a heap rh u rrh . no more keep lutck hla In v o luntary 0f atraw on the floor. About him wara "She has a pass from Genern! mo In ra c h it m an n er," re to rte d G ra n d pa Frog. “ It Is u Cold D ay. P e rh a p s w arn in g th an ha could atay tha d eath I m any o th er man. sw athed lu tmiidsg«'#. F rn n -h ’a head q u arter* ,” the iiiitu mid you know It -b u t then I know It, I ini , th a t th reaten ed them . aa ha waa, and am ong them there ed. In another m om ent there w aa a tar- m orad a aoldler wltb tha lie«! Cn>*a “ May I I*# of aervlce?” Hu* doctor and th e re In nev er any H arm In Hay ing Homtlilng one know s.” rifle explosion. Trench 27 rooked w ith Insignia upon hla arrn; and a French aaked her. “It all depend«," said Mr. Pond Frog. j the force o f I t T he bom bproof shelter I p riest kneeled beside tha stricken and Ethel stepped forw ard then. “D epends on w lial?" sn apped G ran d fell as If it w ara m ade of card b o ard , prayed for th e w elfare of th eir souls “ For ten d a y s I've been searching -S Ä - Cwf#n«avlitA IM kl The M u t u a i C O «*«#*. burying them beneath I t The heaped as well as th eir bodlea. It w as early your various Held hospitals," she told pa Frog. up d irt a t th e top of tha trench waa m orning, three or four hours p ast mld- him. "Ttiia la my Inat ohaucA. Tell “ You m ight know ." ausw crisl Mr. C H A P T E R X X I I — Continued. a ra tte re d like so nnn-h saw dust. I n ig h t *n«l the c lu ttered n a v e waa ouly tn«^—oh. I'm a fra id ! I'm a fra id to Pond Frog slow ly, " th a t Snakes Ilk«« —Id — T here w h s no longer any light In I dim ly llghte«! by a few lanterns. aak! . , . She nerved h erself by a to Knt us up. Hut I hope you w ouldn’t S treetm au w as already asking head A doctor stro d e through the door visible e ffo rt "Tell me— Is C nptnln—• g o up in a S n ak e uud how |M>lltely and th a t little Inferno except w h at cam e q u a rte rs to connect him w ith G eneral C a p tain —" s a y : ’I heg yo u r pardon, Mr. Snake, F rench or one of his staff, when the from the sta rlit heavens. M en—o r | way. ” 1 w an t to see Doctor C harles," h* As she faltered than* cam e a quick b u t It m ust b«> nlinoMt your K ntlug w hat had once Iveen m en—lay motlon- approaching form gained the E nglish trench. The m an cllmbe«! up th e face less w here the pow erful explosive had I announced, and to tha man who ro»# cry from the m an tbe doctor had Just lim e, und I know th a t you like Frogs. one of th e a lta r steps, w here he left. I also know th a t th e re lire n g re a t o f the earth em bankm ent, and shout flung them . O thers had vanish*»! aa If •’E thel!" Ig irry ’a call cl«*ctrlfl«-d thrm . m any living dow n yonder.' ing. “Don’t shoot! Ikm ’t shoot! I’m into thin a ir—never to retu rn . And bad been ex am in in g charts of the She hurried to him. “ W ould you say th a t? ” asked Mr. not G erm an—I ’m Irish!" he peered for a few brief m om ents all w as silent, w ounded, he explalne«! that h* wns "Oh. my d e a r!” she an sw ered wltb Pond Frog » Ith n W icked G rin. "You Then som eone stirre«! In the sh am - I fiiw tor Aubrey o f the Second corj>a, down a t the alert faces turned up to hies. It w as C aptain M ontague. On# "*nt relievo the medical officer at«- a dry aoto. his. know th a t, you nee, and you say llo-re “ My d a rtin ’! My d n rlln ’t Vou'r# It w as L arry R edm ond—th a t dlsher- of the tim b ers from the roof o f the tloned there, who had been orderetl to Is no H arm lu saying som ething you s a fe you're not h u rt? ” he exclaim ed, e!e«l m an who clung to the top' of the sh a tte re d bom bproof had fallen upon J°ln tbe am b u lan ce forces at the f ro n t know ." D octor C harles handeg over hla as »hr put her arm * about him wltb bomb-proof shelter. H e w as still In his left leg; and. w eak as he w aa from "Y ou're a b su rd , th a t’s w hat you a re ." chart* a t once and prepared to leav e Im m ense tenderness. the G erm an uniform , but w ithout hat his Injuries, he could not release I t said G randpa Frog, “o f course. I I see C a p tain Redmond la still “ No, no! And I'm hare w ith you, ‘Boys, tak e th a t l>eatn off my leg!” or coat. which he had cast aside, while w ouldn't T ell every th in g I knew . th au k G<«1!" A ubrey rem ark ed as h* scanned he ran. for g reater safety when he he called faintly. “ I can ’t m iv e! T ak e Home th in g s would he very Hilly to th è (-«corda. ” H«w la he?” “T ell me—w h at new s from the should reach his goal. H e had no de It off. I tell you!” H e called several of tell. You should see Unit I know tho "Utili out or bis head' fro n t?" ha dem anded, ns a roll of can sire to stop a bullet Intended for a his men by nam e. B ut no one an difference. T h e re Is uo H arm lu T a lk “ W1IJ ha pulì through?” nonading filled the rh u rrh w ltb Its res H e groaned then, as he G erm an. And th a t uniform was •w ered. ing about th e W eath er." “ II# ought to.” o n an t N suning. struggled to rise. and fell back fain t dam ning. “ Y«-s, th e re Is!" «nappe«] Mr. Pond “ B rava ehnp, w a sn ’t he?" subì Doe- "Oh, I c an 't tell you." she suld. " I t ’s !ng. "S tay w here you are!" M ontague to r A ubrey—"to get ua tliat Inforni* too d re a d fu l.” B ut she saw th a t h# Frog. The telephone buzzer began to call called to him . “ Bovs, If he move«, “ W hat H arm ?" asked G randpa F rog tlon ab o u t Von K luek's flanklng m ove crave«! tha tru th , even though It wer# Insistently. And there w as one m an fire!” he told his men. In surprls*'. m ent!" the w o rs t "W e 're still retre a tin g . " I ’m Re«lmond! C aptain Redmond w ho heard I t L arry had been stunned " I f It h ad n ’t been for Redm ond th#y They any— I’nria l* lont.” “ Ih-catise th e W e a th e r Is Talk«»! of the Irish G uards!” L arry cried. “Eve for a few seconds. How he m ight be would have cap tu red otir etitlr# a rili/, about a lto g e th e r Inn tuilrli. It Just T he notes of n bugle ngnln notindrd been on special service Inside their w ounded he had not tbe slig h test Idea. thè d e p a rtln g »urgeva rapii ed. cle a r through the ro ar of th# g reat lines, and they d—n near got me. By Hut th a t he wns h u rt he bad not tb# P retty big thlnga for oti* m an to guna. th eir m aps this is Trench 27, isn’t It? slightest doubt. H e could barely mov*. do!" th# new coraer exclalm ed "Ob, dear G<>d. they m u stn 't take no consciousness retu rn ed to him. B at I’ll explain In a m inute." „ . . . i D octor Charle# agreed » Ith him, and Pari«."* Lurry cried. " I f we enn keep ‘•You’ll have to do a lot of ex p lain " n! V . h^ _ , , . 0f .tb? telephone ^roused | »eying n h arried good by b# him fu rth e r he had been co n ten t to passed on Into the gray of tb# ap P aris, w e've n fighting ch ance." J le ing." M ontague told him. «topped a b ru p tly then, and tu rn e d hla "Tell me—has anyone been here— He w here he fell—and r e s t T h a t slg proaching daw n. head as If a t som e w ondrous souad. nal, how ever, spurred him to dogged someone you don’t know —a-passln’ As A ubrey set about his dutle# It "L isten to th e bugles!” he shouted. him self off perhaps for a B ritisher, e ffo _ rt . seem ed to him th a t the ro ar o f th# •T h e y ’re not plnylug re tre a t! T h at'a bringiu’ you some new s—som e w ord—" T ^ eU: ^ n*i } } *“ '* ,m M h ! d r I artillery becam # Increasingly d is tin c t tb e call to n tta rk ! . . . W hat dooa “Some word of w h at?" C aptain Mon he cried. “Oh. God! L et me get to And It w as not long before th# blar# It m ean?” ta g u e asked. th a t telephone! If they a tta c k na now of a bugle ^ )Und |„ g re tre a t w as w aft A m eeaenger b u rst Into tho church. “ I don’t know —I can’t m ake out!" w e re done for! H e dragged hlm aelf L*j un m istak ab ly through the open ■'Who'« In ch arg e here?" he de L arry shouted desperately. "B ut along the littered floor of the trench I m anded. th e re ’s m ischief ahead for Trench 27. for a few f e e t then sank down w ith a At of th a t ^ of “ I am ,” A ubrey told him. I’ve seen th e ir m aps; and one of th eir groan t h. my God. My leg! h« the m4.n ]ying Ujw n the floor rntaed " I ’m from h ead q u arter* ," th e man spies—” H e paused as S treetm an ’s moaned. And then he d rifte d Into a him self npon nn eiU}W 1Ut. n#d. said, “ la C nptnln Igiw retire Redm ond voice caught bis attention. T he dis WatKjered ^ t0 "I tell y o u - r e tr e a t! R etre a t!” he here?" guised G erm an spy had a t last suc Ethel W illoughby. And once m ore he | erlad - Ktght to Ul# Trry p t N of "T ea. yea! I'm here!" Igtrry railed, ceeded in g ettin g som eone In authority found him self In S ir George W agstnfTs Oh. E thel—w here are stru g g lin g to hla feet w ith E th el’« to receive his m essage. And now he house In London, pleading w ith her to y o u y- help, w as delivering his false Inform ation. m," Z L k . ’ , * ’ ^ ° n b* “ W ho’« t h a t r D octor A ubrey aaked T be m essenger crossed to w here the H# W as Too T ired to Argue. “ W ho's th a t speaking?” L arry asked control of his befuddled brain again. of one of his Red C rew asslstan ta w ounded man stood, h alf supported th e English captain sharply. And Im ♦ .T V T * h a s th in g s all Its ow n way heruusu we l° th* t, trte f ii0 0 # r h# “C ap tain Redm ond! lie go«, on like by the girl. m ediately he answ ered hi* own ques told him self desperately "Come on. ^ moat of tL# a * Ulc maD aD_ hnve T alked about It so o ften . It'# "I b a r e the honor to rep o rt,” he a n tion. .“ I t's S trassm an, captain! I L arry! Yon can do It!” be told him- 1 sw ered. nounced. " th a t G eneral F rench and thoroughly, ab so lu tely m | mi IH J” know him. H e’s a G erm an spy! Don’t self fiercely. "D ------n your Irish heart! “ W ell, I'm going to T ulk abo u t tho 'T h e telephone! l ’re got to get to G eneral Joffre ex ten d to you th eir let him telephone! It's a trick!” Ia Come on! I t ’s only five feet more!” W eath er, Just th e sam e,” said Grm idpu g ra te fu l th a n k s for yo u r Inform ation, th at telephone!” L arry shouted. "Com# h is eagerness to stop th a t d isastro u s So his u n d au n ted sp irit lashed his bro Frog. and to sta te th a t you have been m en on. Ijirry ! You can do It! It's only m essage he forgot the w arning th a t ken body to It* bidding. "Y es," suld Mr. P ond Frog In a a few f»*et more!” tioned in tbe disp atch es for signal M ontague had given his men. and the A t last b# gained the ’phone. At tb# H oarse, W eary, M ournful Voice. "I b rav ery In the m u se of tbe allies," Tbe doctor kneeled be«lde him. wild-eyed Irishm an rose to bis f e e t o ther end h ead q u a rte rs w as still try in g ’T h e re , there, old m an! T ak e it “Oh. iny d e a r—nnd you said 'F o r suppose everyone will. I c a n 't T e a c h The B ritish fired point-blank a t him. fran tically to learn the rest of th a t easy!” be said. It w as plain to him K ing and C o u n try V ” Ethel exclaim ed, such W isdom us th is. Anlm nls, C rea B u t L arry sensed bis d an g er Ju st In In terru p ted m essage th a t the G erm an th a t the w ounded man wns living over h er h e a rt near to b u rstin g w ith prid# tu re s an d G row n-U ps w on't L isten .” tim e. H e dropped flat upon his face spy had sta rte d to relate. " I ’m glad you »«•«■ It’s h ard ly w orth ngsln those tense and terrib le m om ent* In him. on the top of the bom bproof a i d the No. no! I’m not Lee! I’m R ed In th# trench. "W h a t do I m a tte r,’* he chided her. ‘ w hile,” said G ran d p a Frog. “ And now bullets w histled OTer him. mond!" be gasped. "C aptain Redmond All a t once a d a te d look cam e over “w hen o n t there they are d riv in g ua I will tell you w h at I hud to Huy u t C aptain M ontague w as Im pressed of tbe Ir.sh G uards! Special service! I C aptain R edm ond's face. II# looked th e very s ta r t of o u r C onversation, be b a rk ? H ear tlo-lr guna!” w ith L a rry ’s new s, and be ordered M ajor D rayton, you rem em ber m th e doctor cnrlously "O ne m om ent!” said the m essenger. fo re you w ere so Ilud«- us to In te rru p t S treetm sn to p u t dow n th e telephone. me!” L arry said alm ost Joyfully, as he I have to add. air, th a t yo u r Inform a m e." W hat place Is this? W ho are yon?" H e thought th e m a tte r w orth fu rth e r dl.v-overed to whom he w as speaking. he asked. H e had a t last regained tion. com ing a t a vital tim e, has en- j "I'm never R ude," re to rte d Mr. P oud Investigation. L isten! Bomb aeroplane—Trench 27 his sense* shied the English troops. In co n ju n c Frog. “ S trassm an , don't you rem em ber w iped o u t—send reserves! Under- “ You’re a t an English field h o sp ital,” tion w ith the Kretich. to ex ecute n tu rn “Oh, very well," said G rnndpu F rog m e?" L arry asked the man a t the tele stan d ? . . . Oh. my leg he groaned. I the doctor said, ing m o v em en t And a fte r a four-day«' a s he sighed heavily, "h u t let tne finish phone. "W alt!* he continued “ D idn’t a girt. “T hen they got me, d id n ’t th ey ?" b a ttle the enem y Is now in re tre a t be w h a t I have to Hay. It Is Cold. You B ut H e rr S trasam an 's Iron nerv# did an Eng.Ish glr!, with my pass, com* M ld I^arry. “ Did I telephone head- yond the M urne." c a n ’t D eny It. And I’m ready fo r Bed. not d esert him even then. to you w!*h Inform ation from me? . . . I q u arter* In tim e? I ca n ’t rem em ber. I>nrry seem ed not to g rasp th e new*. W in ter will soon be «’om lug on —and K # / d f l id it n n *#? f t h L - a K - . l v . I _ _ “ By God! It'* C aptain K ar! of the U She ’t? Oh, Ethel, wher# There w as a bomb. I tried to craw ! to He l«s>ked dully a t the m an from head an y w ay th e Cold W eath er Is here. G erm an arm y! And in our very a re you? L isten, ,!sten!” h# | the ’phone. . W as I too late? q u arters. T h a t'» enough fo r me. I’m T ire d a n d tre n c h e s !" he exclaim ed. “ H e’a the begged tb# officer back th ere a t bead Tell me!” " W h a t did you say?*' he asked. read y for u good W in ter's nap.” m an whose plane I overheard!" q u a rte rs. “Crow n prince m arching “T he enem y Is In re tre a t.” “ Your Inform ation cam e in tlm # to "A re you read y to go to B«-<l fo r tho “T h a t* a p retty good hluff. captain! ag ain st F aria. on Kluck flanking ua! p rev en t th e ir flanking o u r whole arm y, "B u t they said we w ere b eaten ," 1 w hole w in ter?" naked Mr. P ond Frog. . . . D on't iet h l a fool you!" L arry T o u m ay and Le C ateau. G#t tb# D octor A ubrey told bIm. Igirry stam m ered. "Yes, I nm ,” wild G randpa Frog. cautloiied the E nglish offl'-er. "Icrop F rench to œ n d more troop*. You ca n ’t? “T h an k God!” I>nrry m urm ured. "Pro Just In from the fro n t,” the th a t telephone!" he shouted, aa S treet Then re tre a t—re tre a t right to the very U An<1 M is. W illoughby? She w as a t m«*u>nger Inform«»! him . "I tell you. "W ell, now com e to th ink of It," said Mr. Pond Frog, "I do believe I nm .” m an resum ed hie conversation with gate# of Bari* I t * our only ehsnr«. XourvlIU;? w h e re Is she? . . . No. the enem y la In re tre a t.” h ead q u arters. And as a last resort • "You see. It w asn’t so Hilly of uie to "A nd P aris? P n rls Is safer* L arry J 6* 1 n « noi y ou wouldn't know ," he Mid. as C ap tain Redm ond shot the In stru m en t dropped th e n stru rn en t then. H e had the doctor shook Ms head. “And cried, as th e Joy of It all broke over T alk a b o u t th e W eather, a f te r all,” from th e sp y ’s grasp. T hen, under done his duty. suld G rnndpu Frog, giving u big H traasm an? H e d id n ’t get n w ay ?” Mm. cover of the hubbub L arry leaped In- C huckle. C aptain Redm ond straig h ten ed blm- “ P a ris Is safe.” wns the answ er. “H trassm an? You m ean the G erm an aide the trench. "I would have soon found o u t I self to hi* fui! height. And hi* hand *py who w * i with you In T rench 27?" A band wns playing now. nnd those “D ------o you, Redm ond!” K treetm ao reached for hi* revolver. H e did not glad folk In the little church could hear w an ted to Sleep,” said Mr. P ond Frog, "Yes, yes!” \ m t t j said eagerly. swore. F o r the m om ent hla h atred be rem em ber th a t be had su rrendered tt In a very Sleepy Voice, F o r now h e 'T h e ir bom b got him ,” said tb# doc the th u n d e r of m arching fret. tra y e d him. voluntarily to M ontague. You henrr* the m essenger ssked. w as too T ired and Sleepy to A rgue o r tor. " n # 's d ead .” "R edm ond!” L arry repeated Joy I’ll keep g u ard !” he repeated In a ‘T h a t's one good shot they m ad#,” " T h a t’s the F rench. T he reserves are Q u arrel. fully. “You bear, cap tain ? H e know« daeed and m echanical fashion, as b# C aptain Redm ond replied. ’T e ll m "B u t," said G randpa Frog, "you c a n 't com ing up from P n rls.” w ho I really am ! H e embed rne R ed groped for the m issing weapon. ’T h a t's the E nglish troops!” L arry go to Sleep yet. You m ust tell nil th e w e 're tu rn ed them back? W e’v# saved m ond!” And aa H treetm an edged n e a r In a second mora be tr ip le d npon l’aria?" shouted, aa lie recognized a fam iliar o th e r F ro g s th a t It's Bed-Tim e. And er the outlet to the trench the Irishm an the ground. R edm ond of tb# Irl#h I will help you.” "I fe a r not,” the o th er «aid, and m arching nlr. 'Tied, “D on’t let him get aw ay, s e r G uarda bad fainted. "Yes! They landed today," the man P oor Mr. Pond F rog could hardly Ms g rav e face revealed the an x iety g ean t!” H op about, so T ired wns ho a fte r th e th a t b* shared w ltb all his fellow s. said Several men grabbed H treetm an CH A PTER XXIII. I ^ r r y stood th ere listening to the long Hummer. B ut he w en t to th e d if "W e’re only ten miles from Pari* now. then. W e’v# been re tre a tin g for over a w elc o m e strain s. One arm he had flung fe re n t places In th e Pond G randpa “CaptalD—h ere's my revolver!” L a r ”Th# S w eetest Olrl I Know.” a b o u t E thel. And th e o th er he w aved Frog told him to, and C roaked every w eek." ry held hi* w eapon out to M ontague. F o r alm ost ten days L arry Redm ond “ B ut th a t waa p a rt of th a plan!” above his bandaged head. w h ere; "B ed-Tim e, W inter Bed- “ P u t me u n d e r a rreat till you In vesti had lain, delirious. In a little church I tha w ounded m an cried. "To re tre a t, "M ore of our boys off to the fro n t!" T im e." G randpa Frog w ent abou t, too. g a te ." be ««Id. In France, not m any rnlles from Parla. and th en —” be exulted. “ And do you mind w h at and s a id : "G et y o u r Bed of Mud. “T h a n k you. Redm ond!” the en lig h t I t w as only the wreck of a church now, "I know ," the m edical m an inter- they’re playing, my d a rlin g ? ” he asked Roll yours«>lf u p In It. Tho Ice will ened M ontague replied. H a w as v a st for the G erm an shells had sw ept It, rupted. “ B ut we h av en ’t been able to her. I t w ns ‘T ip p e ra ry .” come soon, nnd If w e’re not W arm , ly relieved. "Y ou’ve done ns a g reat leaving ruin In th eir w ake Even the cut tholr lines. Even th e go v ern m en t Th# w ounded men cau g h t up the we’ll F reeze." service: and lie nearly fooled ua. . . . s ta tu e of C hrist on the Cross which has been moved to B ordeaux. T he song. Mr. Pond F rog h e a rd him sny th a t My God—be D e a rly fooled us!” ba r e surm ounted the a lta r had not escaped G erm an 's a re n ’t five miles from her#, C ap tain Redm ond sm iled happily as p eated. as he realised the d isa ste r th at desecration, for the upper p a rt of the L**t ulght they shelled thla church, the soldiers shouted the w ords; and aa and Laughed, even though h e wns L arry had so n arrow ly averted. “ Now crucirtx had been snapped off Ilk# T hey’re four to one. I ’m a fra id w#*r# they reached a ce rta in passage o f the *o Sleepy. “O f c«iurse,” he said, "If he’ll pay for it!” be cried. "S erg ean t__ m atchw ood and now rested ag ain st the done for.” chorus h# looked dow n a t Ethel w ith a we don’t keep W arm w e’ll F reeze. sta n d th a t m an agalnat tha trench! low er p a rt o f th e figure o f the Savior. L arry grasped a t the arm of the m an w orld of tenderness I d his eyes and T h ere yon a re again saying som ething everyone know s 1" . . . Boy*!” R e-enforcem ents had reached T ren ch w ho knelt beside him. held h er closer. “D on’t ahoot m e like th at! I fell 27 In tim e— th an k s to L a rry ’s heroism ; B ut G randpa F ro g d id n ’t H ear, for T he English Tommie# w er# “ Don’t ssy th at!” h# begged. T t yon I’m InDocent!” S treetm an w as and though he knew nothing of w h at he wns show ing som e of th e Younger can ’t he. They can ’t ta k e Par!#. Th#y T b # sw#e<e#t girl I know !" begging for hla life now. F rogs how to roll up In m ud w here T H E END. had happened a fte r he had fallen clo## | can ’t D ear God, I beg tbew -'* they could Sleep all W inter. po#«1 ty MAW GPAHAM DONNER