Show I 1 I 1 1 X at I 1 I 1 I 1 IV I 1 I 1 L ove V I 1 I 1 11 wine I 1 I 1 I 1 m j I 1 MN I 1 ITY I 1 I 1 I 1 4 sergeant sei Ser gean geant t arthurg arthur guy UY I 1 k I 1 empey I 1 t I 1 1 author of over the top 1 i first CW Etc I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 0 0 0 mr empens experiences teen months in the First i L line in e arenc trenches hd si of the 4 1 british Britis army hAnny in france I 1 L J N il copyright 1917 by tho or 1 wile the english lion was roaring and his growls could be heard beard nil all along the J y eaten front no doubt many ft a german o general wa was stirring j uneasily in hla iq large concrete shell proof dugout du at 1 kilo i behind the german front i ot i line as the ever increasing thundering roar readied alq ears I 1 we had haa a close cloe up view of ofies ills riga majesty jesty the king hinge ok of beasts and tous to us he be k was a sorry yio looking specimen patches daiches othilde were worn away while in ills tall falln were e rd bag knots lible if these 96 k nois knots had have been labeled it would have boen been ed easy sy to jo read beuve neuve chapelle e I 1 and aid vile the I 1 demori memori memory and pir pain of these lawo tajo disasters disante esno no doubt iner increased eased the in intensity ton sity of I 1 his fits thunder t the british bombardment bombai dment of the grman german lj alnes peov was as on it n bombardment which lasted over eight days and nights f was the aki forerunner er ariner odthe of the I 1 big P u s pur or battle of the Somme 11 1 alwell find and 1 I were sitting in a dugout 1 of the support trench atwell was fi a great big lovable fellow felloni and vaa s my mate boboth wo both had been detailed to ahe the ofallon divisional al intelligence department and were 9 ang engaged aged tipon 1 upon sp spy y I 1 work 1 atwell although of a naturally cheery disposition occasionally relapsed anio into fits of despondency I 1 in tile the light froma from a stump dofa of a ann cnn candle laic I 1 wn was making out my previous f da days S report to turn into brigade he headquarters Y 4 u artap occasionally the entrance enu cau ir ance f f to the dugout would light up tip with a red flare a as s a sheil shell burst inthe in the near y vicinity atwell w was s sitting on ht his pack ita with als back leaning against the phenye Nye and muddy wall of the dugout the rays from the candle lighted up his face F finishing my report I 1 got 0 out 11 t j a fag lighted it and with an uncase uneasy feeling listened roar of tb the ebell hell outside Along drawn sigh caused me to I 1 ook look in At atwelle atwells lyells 6 direction 16 beyer veir la IR my my lif life ellave have ri I 1 svia seen such a aleid dejected eted and woebegone woe bagone countenance this in ft A kan way ang angered ercol nic me boi because cause i 7 7 1 myself ri right glit then iliad had a feeling of Impe impending disaster aa a sort of unknown dread perhaps inter intermingled jingled with it aft faraway y for the fields and flo jf lowers ivers at a home I 1 wanted ta 0 o he be I 1 cheerer chee heere I 1 dand and atreus Ati veils face looked like 1 la I 1 a morgue morgue I 1 far forcing aln a I 1 slapped atwell on the knee ami said aidi come out 0 your trance ve weye e both got gath a good goad chi chance incle for blighty with ah this lis bombardment bombardments 6 on d atvell atwell 1 looked 0 0 ked G in rhy my direction and alfia in a to tone neof of voice olce which from froin lag him I 1 had ad never heard before answered yank ive been out oia since 14 I 1 ive burled buried n roana inay a mate and fiol rv ive seen S berf I 1 man many Y a lucky bloke on a stretcher bound 0 u 1 id for blighty Bligh fy and never gave ai it a thought but right now I 1 feel as if An anasta in the trenches les w will I 1 IL lie he short bort ive had something on my mind since september 1914 and its been cen ofru ing ingae n le pink flak aj im coln to tell jou you the stor story Y abild andall andr alf ll give gg you my oath that youre ire the first ones one over eve charol heard it from aroi I 1 nis my alps 1 but ive 1 got to have your pro promise illis e tt that 1 at not I 1 judge me too t v I 1 ive ve just got to get tt it out 0 my system i ajust then I 1 a a sighing moar moan could be heard ficili 4 overhead ww it was a s one of our nine 1 point two shells abbell aimed i lu in the ilip 6 of 13 erlin berlin I 1 we 16 b both oth I 1 n ain cd J ake tooly V 1 ani ald our yes eyes e toward the iho on trance of the dugout af alid and waited for the vil nothing happened I 1 ah another dud ejaculated Jan at 6 ell il aa A fe few acore e hundred pouf pounds toli gone io to seed beed abid then again tha tool spread leica ever ahls counte i annee I 1 ir nas getting merrious iier rous and uneasy easy trying to hide roy my fen fear r I 1 sania I 1 I 1 IT for air W thUe love ei f I 1 atwel track crack I 1 its a mlle give us that diat story of youie oi or jise ele ill jo go buglio bughouse iise boulind tou You lind better betit get it oft or 0 your sour chest because edmu e ila inq I 1 tha fritz will goon bv be replying I 1 qui our B and if an eight elgha ich shell ever hits this dugout I 1 nee faced no woo deti arb crosses SS es wr or li HB cai our nar names s will appear under the caption walh another r sigh escaping from his bli lips which alch cold up end and down my spinal lie he a fag and aad started 6 in this Is what he t told 0 I 1 d die e I 1 4 it t waa back in iii Sep september lember 1914 you know now 1 I came auf out ft ath th the first firs hundred thousand the time when ilen ail the aig was done jn the open the germans averi were smashing eve everything ry ihn before them he W la ia their drive on poris pa S our regiment was one odthe of the 01 few ol 01 opposed to von krucli Klu cli it afis as a ease case 61 of hold them for a fey few hours aj ii and 1 thu then retreat always retreat at IV we e even ven have time to bruiy qui our dea lead 1 t abc grub via was s rotten otten 1 and we were just Jus A out bagged fagged but dehol dead ofed ji ith th noi prospect pio oi of a relief or rest I 1 in iii amit ofas 0 us I 1 i 1 1 t ivle avys s acu icu boin small all x I 1 1 1 I 1 f t 11 if ot ton ten to twenty men iten in chorce oft a i sergeant fa 1 reconnoitre on nit out oui hawis baa one 1 alay I 1 aa sent butin bu t charge of one of 0 these parties oh bh yes cs 1 I 1 was waa n k serge sergeant arif then buell but 1 I lost my a stripes cripes disobedience e of p 0 er s they called it it suppose 1 I ought tofeek to eel lucky I 1 eiml iliof shot but ill leave aito it lo 10 you whether I 1 did righter right ce not at bat that time I 1 wa was I 1 in for a commission but of course get it U I 1 liina re received elved 14 lt no doubt by this Id 4 bo be pushing up the damsics dal 3 somewhere in france in those days last long made fine aar tai gets for fortl the jobo boches ches this patrol ilasin I 1 was in charge of carried r led rations oits for three days we were were to scout around just in front of the advancing enemy but our orders were not mot to engage them ahem just get information if the liffor information matiba obtained was as valuable enough 1 1 ayas ft as to io send benil it it in ili by one odthe of the men ran thero there were faur fourteen of us and we were mounted I 1 was vas inthe in ahe lancers then and was considered roid a fair fair rider ader the clr first SA day noth nothing irig happened I 1 we just scouted around by nightfall I 1 ive we were pretty tired eo when we came to a village n village either just five 0 o or alx six houses clustered tei fed around a church 1 I decided to go into billets for the night R iding hiding up to the largest house which had bad n abour four foot stone w wit all 11 ll running rune around its garden I 1 dismounted at af the cafe and knocked with w I 1 tai the hilt blit of my sword pretty soon a lightly light appeared i feared at the bronk front door ahe the house was on a sort of a knoll so this door 1 wag in plain view then the n the sweetest voice I 1 ever heard called out in trembling tone gonei i a perfect english too tout but with just the suspicion of an accent 41 who la 48 thare bere pla please soil 1 q I answered just d a I 1 few english landers lancers abd who desire desir c a place to westfor rest for I 1 the night tho the barn will wili do we dont want anything to c eat ah a as s we have ra rations eions with us u S so IP if you will accommodate us mg miss SS I 1 will be much obliged I 1 iwas was in lo 10 love C that lin t g girl I 1 ra before I 1 saw her the voice haldone had lone done I 1 the trick fria she answered just juit a moment please until 1 I 1 celii tell fath father 1 and then the door shut and the light disappeared p we have to wait long before the ahe booro door opened pen ed and she called to fo me mb I 1 father bails you welcome elcome nv and so do I 1 soldiers of E england I 1 then she 6 opened alie gate there sh she stood on the gravel path nth with the landern lani lantern ern held shoulder high I 1 trembled all over thought though tl I 1 saw n vi sion 1 I tell you yank she was beautiful dutiful auti ful one of the th kind you world would like to take in your arms but w fear of crushing no tsoi use for M me ato to gryto kiy to describe her yank out of my line but she captured me me heart hear and split soul chere ilk like e a great big boob boli shaking and stuttering at last iasi A I 1 managed io fo blurt out a stammering thank Than kyou you miss mass she showed us ili the eWay way to the stables and stood in the door holding lulng the lantern so we could see to unsaddle I 1 around with the buckles but for thelise th the elife life of me get that saddle off on one of the men with av a vInk andali and a foad grin ca came over and helped me eliat grin got my goat so on i the lid sly him on the he 1 let out an explosive damn maffi 1 after eliat damn thoi the silence was painful L thedoor The poor fellow fe felt a fool foo awas I 1 was JI sorry for him oven even though I 1 could have killed him for his thoughtless tiesa butt our embarrassment was short lived because a silvery laif laugh Ii came from behind th the q lantern ainu a laugh gh that was not loud but it t echoed and rp re ecio echoed I 1 ed among t alie lid rafters overhead I 1 can hear le it right now yank after the horses hordes had been s died and ted i the men looked appeal app 61 angly atme at me J I 1 knew what they want anted alie they ere dog I 1 tired tt red and ana ding tor to lilt hit the hay just as I 1 was as about to ask permission in for thern them to turn in the angel butted in with toor tired soldiers sleepy and lil hungry ingry ni come me right into the I 1 house jean has I 1 some supper and elnere milne beady 11 dy for you we ve stammered our thanks and followed her hei into the house holise like aftring a string bf of sheep shepp yank to me that meal vas a diedam slid she flirted flitted aro around und the table a glass here bere andelt and there h ere laughing 0 1 I 1111 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 v bif I 1 I 1 I 1 t IL I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 K I 1 for the love 0 mike atwell crack I 1 a smile lk with librand ns and making us feel at home homet i the war w was as forgotten B by y this i aras was ma madly adly in love joya with her ter and an d sho she know knew it t because when she leaned leane olover over my shoulder houlder to replenish my glassmith glass glas with r red cd wine wind her hair il a ir would brush I 1 my che checa a and iid once she he rested her hand on my shoulder and gave gave it just the slightest squeeze deze I 1 awas was in ll 11 heaven I 1 it ans as jetting getting late and aad the vine 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 vm was s or theY the nen they were falling in their thalas 1 I had a hard d job waking four ot of them to go bit on guard they athey got their rifles and w were ere sf standing anding around me instruction st when our hostess came aver to me and resting her hand on my irm arm with again tile the slightest of squeezes and plead ing ey e s interceded intercedes Inter ceded fortham for them Per sergeant geant she said let the poor boys sleep they are so tired there Is no danger the german ain are a lulles lwills away I 1 know oil this to betrue bf flits forme 1 And AnI ngaio ajla that squeeze 1 4 I like a tool fool ailt listened ed folie r and aha gaye ao ass assent 01 f t the in men n looked their gra gratitude ti tude jean theann inna servant led them out to the barno barn alki ahel aann nn abundances hay bay bad had been spread for their beds beag 1 I ivas was following when a whisper in my ear made my head ail in I 1 dont go yet my sergeant stay I 1 withee with me I 1 I 1 1 41 I stayed worse luck 4 t we sat sa anase tonn I 1 sett 7 tta cc talking gand and her arm stoie I 1 around mya I 1 nia s t elow elther either a and ahyou ahyou know I 1 yank I 1 have a pretty good reach once she spoke to roe me in tn arc French ch but chook my head jn fin bewilderment in a few minutes I 1 the he servant ra returned return id enne she told i me lir her tia mime m e called bilm ahlm to fd her aier and aalde said I 1 1 1 joan jean go down in in tile the wine 6 ellar cellar and get letsome some pt of tha tharold told portend por tand give it to of england spoor I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 i I 1 i ij 11 I 1 11 VAI I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 V I 1 0 O 1 i 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 aka 4 y i 57 I 1 il 11 you poor english foell make love leve to tome me your I 1 boys it will warin wann them she added something ln French I 1 could not under stand stan then she addesi 1 I leave a bottle here for the ser geahr and andone me 1 protested against more mor ewine alne ifor for I 1 the I 1 boys her pleading overruled my good judg lr ant audi consented tho the ser servant y nt left to in do her mission and I 1 her answer as 11 kiss f I 1 was the ila happiest IRI alesi mii man I 1 in ri rance france presently jean returned and silently placing h a bottle battle 1 and to klas glasses on the table withdrew I 1 we berb were alone she td took ok the bottle I 1 and pouring out a 1 ilass glass of alne v cipp touched itta it to ae her lips and landed andea I 1 efto it to me with w this toast I 1 4 drink my m gc sergeant gageant geant drink to our betrothal drink to to the ho honor noi of I 1 Fra france fraince itce drink to the honor of england land drink I 1 goncu confusion fit our enemies benemie S 1 I 1 1 I drank with my fool heart pounding I 1 against my ribs then bla blankness ekness when whenn I 1 awoke iwas I 1 was lying anthe on the settee my head burs bursting with anin i Ti the legray gray dawn was filtering through the curtained curth ined windows windol vs and there in tile middle i 0 of ft the lid room alili my adrienne in his arms s stood a captain 0 of f uhland Uh lans i I 1 was a I 1 saw baw it if R nil ll 11 I 1 in n a flash chobad she had betrayed me now J 1 1 knew n bw why i she lie had wanted Oan ted no nd baid guard posted that thai wind v in e we pledged our troth in jaw was as drugged what an ass I 1 had beed I 1 I 1 iii 1 I closed 16 sed my eyes and pretended to be asleep A slee they ial talking dinklin in german pr pretty i cifa soon i the captain F cai came me 0 over er and roughly ro shook me I 1 D only with an exclamation of disgust li he called aue out I 1 jn n i hcrman two troopers came in and lifting me by the j shoulders and f feet V et carried into the air I 1 slightly opened my eyes es and saw that I 1 RAS being carried ou out t to the gate eliere two horses s es were standing 1 with their re reins Ins throw thrown n over pL a hitch hitching I ng post by 6 the e equi equipment pille nt I 1 knew one of the alie horses be belonged longo to td the captain alle the other was the or rd derlys er lys the two ivo trooper dumped rue nio do yn on tita road one giving I 1 roe mea a klik kli bil k with his boot bool awas I 1 was liing on my jeff side and vy bv a certain hn bard rd 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