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Kk- BRIBlTLB .A. l&omuiicc oi' the AriCKiuniAirii Ks Fightingr onic CHAPTER XII. Ami lie slept, though he litnl DOl ex- clcd to. close Ills eyes Hint night. slept us soundly us his comrade, .-likening, as wim Ids luililt, u few Inutes before reveille, with n mind Bgtilnrly c'urifled hy sleep, lie would II to inii'iido lii-fort' Ills i'niiiiii:imliiu- cer In the morning and state tin' is. leaving the rest to fate. Ho was not destined to, for llu same rpond who had put him on duty dur- hls previous afternoon "off" called si five minutes before parade. "You can leave them buttons, Wcs- ," he said with a grin. "You won't d to polish 'em where you're going. sergeant major wanta you at Mark hurried to the office, to find the recant major In company with one Ithe senior captains; then he rcincm- red that rumors of tho preceding tiling had sent the Major away with Inspecting General, ills Interview H he postponed, then. FYVcsion, you'd better get your ikfust at once," said the sergeant or. "And have your kit pucked In pnty minutes. You and Hartley lin ing up to the front." flic senior captain temporarily com- aiding the detachment nnhent from oilieial air which he was trying rlbly hard to assume. lYou were specially asked for from Idquarters," he said, "with another ii : and I'm sending Hartley he lve he's your friend. They want two re men for the stretcher bearers' Dpauy. We'll be sorry to lose you. piton." Inrk saluted and went out Just as I-1 I v Miifii-M rt'ti tit fhA diuir Tim . fceunt major enlightened Hartley tiy. on mnst have some pull at head- rters, Weston, he suld. "Do you Mnjor KellerraanT' . little, sir," answered Mark grimly. ,'ell, he seems to know all about and he told the O. C. over the tei- iitie that he must have you. He'll rour O. C. now for a while, so s ought to run smoothly for you." le s not a doctor, air. o, but the stretcher bearers aren't idlcal corps; they're attached to -th." irk hurried away. In the barrack at breakfast, the two were the ret of mingled Jests and congratu- lis. The "Jfetcber bearers, forin- las it were, the last supports or Infantry, shared with thera the proportion of casualties. Keller- scheme was perfectly clear to was In a wretched state of mind the car steamed Into the depot I end of the narrow-gauge line. tacended into a city, a mushroom :f the supply aud transportation ttnent. lergenut and corporal, with nine men of the stretcher bearers' ny. were waiting for the two. Ittle troop was returning to the M after live days of relief at a limp. re the two men from tho base ii'" asked the sergeant. "All Fall In. Right turn I Quick moved away down a slope and io pick their way along the be- of a maze of trenches. roar of guns, which had never by night or day, and bad long to be noticeable, was louder lenly the sergeant stopped. tre was ten of you." he said to rporal. here." res pond ei the corporal. sergeant turned to Mark. s your mater" he asked. who bad been plodding along (lie Impression that Hartley was turned round, to find that the last of the party. Hartley v here to be seen. kergeant ran back a few tunes, ii breathless and red In the lie's gone, the silly fool!" ho fid. "Must have taken tho Inrii at the bend. Co back and Hartley was not at the bind. geanl Joined Mark, Incredulous. ri i ambled up the bank and the level road. There was no nn In sight. taken the wrong turn some- Inslhied the sergeant, "Collie iltli Del We've got to rind began doubling back, shout- II they reached Ihe end of Ihe ratem. Still Hartley could not ain't on hand I'll he broke," unit grumbled. "And I'll break for him. You medical Corps ' iii " a banco or babies tugbl i nurse ami baby carriage for I.M'U. tntly lie abuudoiied Ibe search &&& r DaitlcficJklr of ) rUANI'K - V wmuM W T T.. ..:- ') i ' am! tln rejoined the others. The grr. j I r in. in mi iiL-iy mood, ordered tbet i ; shnrplj now. mi. bui ronld noi i j castlug occasional looks buck to sei f I the missing man was coming, I'.v OVOf, al lasi lie resigned himself to i what seeiinil Inevllalile. The In in') , widened Into deep, wide, ftratltl one esti tiding in Rtgaaga to rlchl and lefl ! ol tlietu. A large dugout, made shell proof, or as n'iirl.v as pnssllile so, by a roof of heay heains, sauilliags and corrugated steel, bore the lied Cross upon the door. Inside n nwn- I ber of stretcher hearers were lounging. ' The sergem.t halted his men nfid stepped Inl'' a smaller dugojit beside It. In a mlniile lie came out ami bCfe ODi & to Marl, to follow him. Mirk entirn.'. to find himself In the pros ence of the captain cointnnnillng the etretch'-r bearers' company, and Kel lerman. lie minted ami stood to at- teiiiion. watching Kt Herman's eyes wander ocr Til ii iippriilslni-'ly. "Orderly, where's the man who came wiih oii?" Inquired Hie Captain briskly. "He disappeared on the way up, sir," answered Mark) "What do you mean hy disappeared? DMm see him go hack? Or was he wnlfyoii one minute and gone the nxtT' "I thought he was held nil me, sir. I didn't see him go, or know anything ahoiit It." The Captain, who had been holding the receiver of his telephone, and evi dently waiting for bis connection, pal It. Mark heard him sending out a gen ernl notice of the absent man. He ,. "'" """. " Hur- V ' No doubt he had mistaken It as he received It hy telephone from Ihe hos pital that morning. "You'll parade before me tomorrow morning." said Cuplaln Keyes to the ergcant. "Till then you ant under open arrest." The sergeant saluted. "Itlght turn '." be suld to Mark. "Wult a minute," Interposed Keller maii. "I'd like to have a few words with this man. Captain Keyes." "By all means, air," replied the Cap tain, rising. He strolled, humming, to the door of the dugout, leaving Kellerman and Mark together. "8o you've enlisted under the name Weston?" Inquired Kellerman. 'That la my name, sir." "It was a shock to me yesterday. Wallace. I never expected It. Your disappearance stirred Washington a good deal. The war office would have exonerated you." In spite of his loathing of the man. Mark felt his heart begin to hammer with hope. He looked at Kellerman with pathos In his eyes; he could not hide his feelings; he was groping amid the ruins of his world and trying to reconstruct them. "I've no doubt you misunderstood me," Mild Kelkiinun. "My association T-t 'I've No Doubt You Misunderstood Me," Said Kellerman. with the Kenson woman was a part of uy official duties- Ihe most distasteful part, but one Unit had to be curried nit. You and I were the victims of an ICUte piece of lilcUery. Thai fan was wired." "From your room, sir," said Marl;. "I'loiii my room," answered Keller nan. "nd, no doubt, by the Kenson rvomail'l agent, thnl spy who called to lei- rOI at Ihe war oCVm th BMM -csiirnr' .. -n WJgr TMf MthKdwwm, KSSHJ BViL ft a 'Mmnwmvl nil iiomtng. colonel Rowan enewa nil iIioiii It, He tneiiiis to stand by .von. it" heard ym had enlisted, hui he did noi Know ,, u re In the medical ror" , n r Bndef nn allna, He is at the i' I.-.' now, Wolli When he come i ili next Wtak I shall inal.c II in.f huM " e him iIioiii you." "No, air," gaaped. Mail;. 'it ii nl natter now." "It manors to mo. If DOl to yourself, Wallace. I cuifuot rid myself of the lens of partial responslhlllty. And us for what happened last night, you look me oft' my guard. I'll he frank with you. It was my duty to Interest Hie Kenson woman. 1 succeeded too well. She followed toe here. I couldn't 'irlng Bljraalf to denounce her. For Hint I iiavv jileced my own position i Jeopardy. Wle n you appeared 1 lid noi knot! whtll lo do or say," "Yon round a course of iiciioii," nn-iwer-sd Unfit, ion between tha daatra to reran Mow for blow nnd to do jus lice io Kellerman, whoaa story left him doiilitful and wondering, "Will you accept my frank ii mi ! -ogyV" asked Kelleriiiau, extending bis hand. Marl; took It. "I will. Major Keller man." he answered. And he made his way to the door of the dugout, wllh a feeling of warmth In his heart such as he had not known for many B month. He believed Kel-lcrtiian--nnd yet . . . hut he fought down his Instinct nnd still believed him. CHAPTER XIII. . No word hail come of any project of attack on the morrow morning. In this the sergeant's prediction had probably proved false yet the feeling In the air of something Impending seemed to have communicated Itself to the ene my's lines. A vtlr.ng party and a listening post party were out from the American trenches, and Mark was on duty with three others of the stretcher bearers' Company, ready for a call. A corporal was at the dugout door. "Stretcher hearers!" he whispered. The four men were on Ihelr fee' immediately, two stretchers ready. "A roan hit between the lines," said the corporal. "You've got to bring; him In. You can see him from this loop hole." Mark stepped upon the sentry's plat form and saw, Indistinct In the dark ness, n huddled form about half-way to the Centum trenches. Then he heard Kellerman's voice at Ids side. "A man of the th got hit," he said. Bring him in. Weston. Make n .pilek Job of It. Corporal Unities, you'll take I charge. You two will be ready to take out your stretcher In case anything happens," he added lo the two others. The corporal bad the way, crouching, toward the gup In the wires. They i passed tWO lines, traversed a diagonal I lane, and emerged beyond the third ; Into the open. The body of the wound ed man, which had disappeared, came j Into light, a black patch under tho . stars. "(let down !" whispered, the corporal. They flung themselves to the ground. ' and proceeded to wriggle forward, un , der his directions, pushing the stretch er as noiselessly as possible across the rough ground. Suddenly the man with Mark uttered nn exclamation. "What Ihe devil's he sent us on this Job for?" he demanded truculently. "Shut up, you fool !" whispered tho corporal hoarsely. "That ain't the mnn. no's been there these pasl Ihn a days. I Hit li nian he Is; every listening post parly knows him. What's the good of bring ing him In? He ain't got no head lo him." "What you talking about?" snarled the corporal. "Thai's the men the Ma jor said, and there ain't no other In sight. Tebt !" They flattened themselves ns a racket burst into the air above tba Ccruuiu lines. Then the machine guns hurst forth, "ltal i. it tut tat !" sang the bullets ovi-r- 1 head. They swished through the grass nnd pattered on the ground. No answer came from the section of the Ameri can line Immediately behind the de fenders, but on each side there came I answering volleys, making life air an Then, Inferno of crackling death. gradually, the alarm subsided. The rocket showers died down. "Now, boys!" whispered the corpo ral. They crawled onward. The huddled i form came Into clear view. The body seinieil to lie alreailv blending with I Ihe earth, melting Into formlessness ; and there was no need lo wonder whether this was of a dead or wounded man. The COrpOnl swore. "I told you so!" mumbled MarK's com.iiinliiii. "I told .Volt so. What's he aenl us here for, Ihe fool?" Ills words ended In n gurgle. I' mm in bind the shelter of the corpse leaped live men. Nolsebssly I bey tiling them selves Upon Ihe part of three. Murk tell II pistol III his temple. "Surrender!" hissed a voice in his ear. In a Mush he realized the trap. The three were unariiieil. iioiicoiiibalauls ; It was a coiinler-rald and Kellerman hnil known Hint the enemy were abroad '. that night and suspected their rendez vous. He saw Ids I wo companions being hugged, 'unresisting, towaPj Hie Cer- iiinu lines. rnree men were wnri llhein; In ' ides his humc'llnli' anliigo- -tilsi (here was only one other llgure in tin- Immediate vicinity, ami that one find half lu I away. And Ihe thought of Ihe Infernal trap goaded Murk to iMiiduess, As his cap tor, never auspeeilng resistance on his part, lei the muula of the pistol dioon. Mark drew Slick hfB .and and struck upu i. rd wllh all hi night, lie fell the bun of Ihe powder an the dlschnw ! bullet spoil under hi lie It in ii tho eta i tli i cry of the t lerimtln : nd then o fui i "... outbnrfll of miici.im' mi fire t ame from the trenchea oppo -1 a . Two Very I went up, revealing the two straggling men to (he (entiles on either side. Maik saw a powerful man, a ser geant, he thought, wllh lose cropped yellow hair ami the body of u Her cules. The man dashed al him, strik ing madly wllh his hare flsls. The two fought in Mil n lui 1 1 1 1 uiii of bull' (a. suddenly the German ottered a chok ing fSty and dropped, ntOOd spurting from Ida throat, where a chance httllel bad found blni. As lie fell, Mark pre cipllatcd himself upon him and lay lint on II niiul. Tfca liiii.: died u'.viiy. Ctipta'u Mark began m crawl hm i; toward th parapet ol liiallnee, A whlapjered chaJ lenge, nn answer, and he had sen led Fought Amid a Hailstorm of Bullets. the sandbags and descended Into the mud of the trench, to And the firing posts crowded nnd himself facing Kel lerman ami the company captain. Inwardly boiling, he stood still. It LWUH t)m ,lurl( , K(), ,,. pmtmtim on Kellerman's face, but he could Imaglin the sneering grin that dlsllgured It. "Welt!" said Kellerman sharply. "The man you sent me to bring in was dead, He bad been there for days." "Where are your companions?" de manded Kellerman. "Captured." ' "And your "We were attacked In the dark. I fought with my man until a bullet killed him. The others were taken." "And your stretcher?" asked Keller man with a bland sneer. "I left It between the lines. To you wish me to go back for It, air?" "This man la lying," amid Keib nan to this Captain calmly. "He abandoned his companions and ran away. He lost his stretcher. I'ut him under arrest." The Captain beckoned to the pla toon sergeant, who came forward. "I'd like to sny one thing," said Mark, striving lo keep his voice steady. "We three were sent out to bring In . a dead man, who had been dead for ' days -anyone here will hear me out In this. Was any man wounded tonight 1 I There was only one body In this sec tion" "Cut it out!" saldsibe sergeant, lay ing his hand on Mark's shoulder. Hut Mark swung clear of him and turned and faced Kelleiiiiun again. "You sent me out tonight to put me out of the way !" he cried, losing all Mclf conl rn. "For reasoAs that you know, and I know, you wanted me dead, and you were willing to send (wo others to their death also. You lied to me. to put me off my guard, d u i you, you treacherous dog! And here's 'the blow you gave, hack again!" He struck Kellenuun a buffet that, sent him reeling back agalust the par apet. CHAPTER XIV. The three officers who hnd brought In their verdict, and the fourth, of high rank, who bad passed the sen tence, stood rather slllfly nt the door of the little headquarters village house, watching Mark us, wllh hands chained, he was marched away by two armed guards tow aid Ihe Jail, When he was out of Night they un bent. "I) n It!" said one. "My sentiments," answered another. "What do you think, McKlnnoll?" "1 don't want to think about It." "If It had been some lough who had got roped Into the army a gunman or thai sort but " ' "Well, If the fellow's u gentleman. why did he do it? He must have . known." i "And, after nil, be might have been respited for the blow, but the gross cowardice " "I don't see that. The blow was worse than the cowardice. A uew ' hand, between Ihe lines at night, his I Itrsi nigbl Kellerman shouldn't have ten him " "I don't follow you there. Kelleriiisn had known the man In Ihe II. S. and wanted to g'V" hltu n chance to redeem lilm.self." Al nightfall Mark was sitting In his cell. He had eaten, be had composed iilnmi'ir in meet Ills eud accorillm' " Ratine Makes Bid to Stay uiini hui iiiuiuiHiiiiiuiHuiiiii, - njJjjSBL,,,,,.,. White ratine Is making a bid for a return to popularity in frocks for the coming season It Is the material employed In this neat and serviceable walking gown, and Is one ot fashion's latest oiTeringH for the girl who Is going "Palm Beaching" or into tho Southland during the cold months of the North. the traditions ol ms ciste and race; bat he could not meet It calmly. He 'nn: deliberately Hung everything kWOy I he had let Kellerman goad '.dm to mildness; he was going to die without even the soldier's satis faction of duty honorably done. And he could not compose himself Suddenly he heard the outer gnte of the prison click ; then came the sound tif voices, footsteps, a woman's sw I li ng skirts ; Klei. nor and Colonel How ard stood at tin barred entrunce with the guard. Mark rose from his bed and stood -taring at them; BO could hardly be lieve them real. Tho guard unlocked 'he door of the cell. Kleanor shrank lack against the corner of the ma ajaavy, her kerchief to her lip, her face hnlky while. Suddenly she started i forwnfd. The Coinm-I whispered a word, she brushed him aside us If she had not heard him. Hit arms sought Mark's neck and found It. She pressed her lips to Ids. "Captain Mark! Pear Captain Mark !" she sobbed. And, holding her closely to him, and forgetting Howard's presence and ev erything else, Mark found his peace. Colonel Howard was trying to calm her, to assuage her frantic grief. At last he persuaded her to sit down. He took Mark by the arm as If he were a child, and placed him beside her. "Mark, my dear hoy Mark, I heard of It only five minutes ago," he said. "I had to spend the night here, and Kleanor had got leave to meet me. I've Just learned the outlines of It. I'm trying to get the General, Yes, yes. I know he refused tins morning, hut he ilhhi l know. I'm only going to ask for I rei plte i. n i can aee hi.n pi . oualty. It will come out nil right Vow tell me, Mark, what happened? llow did Kellerman meet vml? Why did nil strike him? 1 dbnl Oak about ihe charge of cowardice, because that Mil worth speaking al.oitl. Ill sitilo that with the Ceneral- I haven't for gotten Santiago. Hut about that blow, Mark-how did II all happen?, Tell me exactly, so thai 1 " It was unlike the old Colonel to gabble so fast. Perhaps he was at raid of breaking down. "Can tell the Ceneral. Now begin, Mark.' Tell me from ihe beginning." lint Mark did not open his lips. And before Colonel Howard could resume Kleanor had sprung up and faced Mark eagerly. "Now, Captain Mark, listen If you've never listened to me before, listen now I" She cried. "I know you aren't going to tell the Colonel. It's like you, Captain Mark. You're stub born. You have a slupld, wicked streak ol stubbornness in you that al ways makes jmi pretend things, and always prevents ynu from letting the world see what a dear, good, splendid man you are. I know you through nnd Ibrough, though .ou'e never known I did. You've ruined your Ufa hv your silly silences. You seem to III e lo he misunderstood. Y'ou like thing lo go wrong wllh vou, so that yon can auffer undeservingly. 1 til t It Isu I lie rolcal of you. Captain Mark. It's stub born and wrong, and, where others lire concerned. It's criminal. Where ul hers are concerned- others w no love you, Captain Mark !" She spoke with lnleuse passion, but, when she ended, she put her arms Quietly about his neck. "Tell the Colo nel, Citptnjn. Mark, because of me," he Mud. "There's nothing to tell, my dear," suld Mark, groping for the words that would not come. "1 struck 111 m be muse ha " (To be continued) Full stomachs and settled govern ments evidently go together '1 why food to prevent lloluhevlHin? 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