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They found the others hard at work when they returned. Captain Blaikie was directing operations from the centre of the redoubt. "I say," he said, as the Engineer sat down beside him, "I'm afraid we're doing a good deal of body-snatching. This place is absolutely full of little wooden crosses." "Germans," replied the Engineer laconically. "How long have they been here?" "Since October."
Presently Captain Blaikie arrives upon the scene; the senior subaltern reports all present, and we tramp off through the mud to our training area. We are more or less in possession of our proper equipment now. That is to say, our wearing apparel and the appurtenances thereof are no longer held in position with string. The men have belts, pouches, and slings in which to carry their greatcoats.
"I should like to raise everybody's wages," said the benevolent Mr. Swann, as he seated himself at his desk. "Everything is like a holiday to me after being cooped up in that bedroom; but the rest has done me a lot of good, so Blaikie says. And now what is going to happen to you?" Hardy shook his head. "Strike while the iron is hot," said the ship-broker.
Kybird, who felt that he was expected to say something. "Dr. Blaikie was the other witness," continued Mr. Smith, disregarding the interruption; "and Mr. Swann made us both promise to keep it a dead secret till 'e's gone, but out o' friendship to you I thought I'd step round and let you know." The emphasis on the words was unmistakable; Mrs.
"What about our chipping in with a one-fifty-five turn half a dozen H E shells into Minnie's dressing-room eh? I must think this over." "Do!" said Blaikie cordially. "Minnie is Willie's Worst Werfer, and the sooner she is put out of action the better for all of us.
"That's P 27. Telephone orderly, there?" A figure appears in the doorway. "Yes, sirr." "Ring up Major Cavanagh, and say that H 21 is being shelled from P 27. Retaliate!" "Verra good, sirr." The telephone orderly disappears, to return in five minutes. "Major Cavanagh's compliments, sirr, and he is coming up himself for tae observe from the firing trench." "Good egg!" observes Captain Blaikie.
I did not know, for he did not look any kind of soldier ... I was just about to ask him what he commanded, when I remembered that the letters stood also for 'Conscientious Objector, and stopped in time. At that moment someone slipped into the vacant seat on my right hand. I turned and saw the V.A.D. girl who had brought tea to Blaikie that afternoon at the hospital.
"We won't loose off a single shot until we actually see you," Captain Blaikie had said to Captain Mackintosh. "That will teach your men to crawl upon their little tummies, and ours to keep their eyes skinned." Orders were given that the men were to take things easily for half an hour or so, as the attack could not possibly be developed within that time.
They were in a dug-out." The Gunner shakes his head. "No good taking cover against Minnie," he says. "The only way is to come out into the open trench, and dodge her." "So we found," replies Blaikie. "But they pulled our legs badly the first time.
Immediate action is called for. Captain Blaikie flings an order over his shoulder to the subaltern in command of the leading platoon "Pass back word that this road is under shell fire. Move!" and rides forward to meet the General. In ten seconds the road behind him is absolutely clear, and the men are streaming out to right and left in half-platoons.
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