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.
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•
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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