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Here he found a half-company of infantry lounging behind a line of stacked rifles. The men wore their accoutrements their belts, cartridge-boxes, haversacks and canteens. Some lying at full length on the dry leaves were fast asleep: others in small groups gossiped idly of this and that; a few played at cards; none was far from the line of stacked arms.
Well, we won't do that if we can help it, will we, Green? We will strike a blow, even if we cut off our noses as well as our ears." "There, there, don't chaff him, Strachan; you are too bad. And look to your half-company. Close up, there!" The enemy kept up their innocuous out-of-distance popping, principally at the advance cavalry.
Besides, they're all in the game together. They give each other a fair show you may be sure." "That's true," said Matthews. "When I went to N'Gami with my with the half-company," he sighed, "they helped me all they knew. But it's a gift handling men. I found that out," "I know you did," said Burgard softly. "But you found it out in time, which is the great thing.
The Sergeant was ahead of the half-company, speaking to the officer in charge. It was the Corporal who answered, across the man who marched upon the left of W. Keyse: "O' course it was. But you 'ad the Dopper fust, and," he cackled quietly, "the Colonel won't be jealous." The eyes and mouth of W. Keyse became circular. "The who?" "The Colonel, didn't you 'ear me say?" "That wasn't never ... 'im"?
"I haven't the knack of handling men. Purvis let me have a half-company for a month in Rhodesia over towards Lake N'Garni. I couldn't work 'em properly. It's a gift." "Do colour-sergeants handle half-companies with you?" "They can command 'em on the 'heef. We've only four company officers Burgard, Luttrell, Kyd, and Harrison. Pigeon's our swop, and he's in charge of the ponies.
A half-company of engineer troops was also kept busy, as were a number of Kwannon Planetwide News technicians and some Terran and native mechanics borrowed from different private business concerns in the city.
"Have you seen any any soldiers?" he demanded. "German soldiers!" Ford answered. "They tried to catch us, but when I saw who they were, I ran through them to warn you. They fired and " "How many and where?" "A half-company at Stiffkey and a half-mile farther on a regiment. We didn't know then they were Germans, not until they stopped us. You'd better telephone the garrison, and "
And, after all, Major Downie found himself for us. His arrival was almost dramatic. He, too, fell into the trench. He had heard the search party calling for him and had come out to meet them. Missing them in the dark he had chanced upon the trench from the front and tripped over the parapet. With his assistance it did not take long to retrieve the missing half-company.
And at the end of it, when the bugles blew at last "Cease fire," and many of the men were marched away by companies to put out the conflagrations that were blazing here and there, he led them outside the city-wall, stood them at ease in their own line and saluted their commanding-officer. "Twenty men of yours, sir. Present and correct." "Which twenty?" "Of Mr. Blair's half-company." "Where's Mr.
Our guides decided that this must be a section of the elusive trenches, and at their suggestion Major Downie and his half-company were bestowed in it temporarily while the rest of us continued our quest for the remaining trenches. Our progress was frequently interrupted by flares sent up from the trenches somewhere in front.
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