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guy... “I saw him take a piece of paperi from his pocket which was fastened,‘ to something heavy; then he threw it‘ over the sand-bags towards the Ger-l man lines. I tel] you, sir, I saw himi do it! Make him a prisoner.” , ' By this time others had come up, and Waterman. who Tom had released A vnavnl . “Hold him fast, sir," cried Tom. “I’ll soon prove to you whether it’s without the slightest reason. Promise me_you Won't. let him go, §ir‘?” 7-, .1 LL- “Hun, ..... ,v- n-.. V W- 0,, 7 Pem-ose who had grasp’ed the situaâ€" tion, replied quickly: “Of course I shall not let him go, but you must prove your accusation, Pollard. Where are you going?” “I am going to get the paper he hrew towards the Ghman trenches," cried Tom. “That's it, sir, hold him fast!" Adah; Tom was so excited that he had for- gotten all about military rules and regulations. 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Irfiéfe qgâ€"F‘Sfiakiéfi ask'ed Major Blundell, for Tom had digappeared.‘ Dluuucu, .uu, Avu- nu... u..,..rrv..--_. “He’s gone to secure the paper he saw CaFtain Waterman throw," was Penrose 5 reply. A second later Major Blundell was leaning over the sand-bags, looking across the “No-man’s-Land” towards the enemy's trenches._ By this time a number of other men had gathered; gs if by magic the news had flown, and for a moment even diseipline was in .gbeyanceg‘ . ,L As will be easily seen, Tom's work was not easy, and the space of ground between the English and the German lines was dangerous in the highest degrees. Any one Seen there was a target for both English and German rifles. But Tom did not think of this, indeed the thought of danger Lilla, Auuuuu u.v u.-- _ was at that tlmé utterly absent froml him. Just as at times the mind has subconscious powers, so there are times when the body is so much under the influence of excitement that ordin- ary laws do not seem to operate. At that time Tom seemed to be living hours in seconds, because he instinc- tively felt that great issues depended upon what he wanted to do. If he were rightvin his conclusions, as he felt sure he was, Waterman, who Was naturally in the confidence of his supexior officers, would have valuable information to impart. It came upon him too, like a flash of lightning, ithat Waterman had uttered a peculiar cry as he threw the missile am‘Oss the intervening space. That was doubt- less a prearranged signal between him and the Germans .‘ If they‘had heard unu u... _ .. _~.__,. it, as was more than probable, one of ‘ damaE their men would naturally be sent tollest. fir find the paper. In that case the as t2 plans and arrangements which the the 1) English officers had madetwould be in ample the hands of the Germans. f f0 Tom had noted the spot on which E. x Waterman had stood when he threw 13' u his missile, and had also noticed the cm“ direction in which it had flown, at the P least he thought he bad. But when. tion s he was in the open space he was not miles so sure. As fortune Would have it, destn this particular bit of ground was not ago_ ;w1red, and he moved Without difficul- stroyl ty. ‘ Tom looked.around, bewildered; than inowhere could he see the~glearniug twem iwhite paper which Waterman had ml 151'. lthrownâ€"~in fact, nothing- was plamly berm ‘visible to him. He saw, dimly, the 1055 joutline of the German trenches; saw equiv ithe mounds of earth with the sand- of 53 :bags on eir summits, but nothing ‘. éelse. A undred yards or so is no pro“ ’great distance, but it is diEicult to tlmb‘ a locate a small object in such a space at 95“ ‘ lnight. He could not tell how far M1 Waterman had been able to throw the stone, or how near it might be to the German trench. But his eyes were young and keen; every faculty was more than ordinarily tense and active, and Tom was in deadly earnest. He had started to do this thing, and he would do it. Presently he saw a White spot on the ground, and he felt as though hammers were beating against his temples. Crouching low. he made his way towards it! but he had only 'gcne ,,J LL- Viv-J .v....-__ .V a few steps when be discerned the form of a man, apparently with the same object in view, creepmg from a German trench. 7 Like lightnipg Tom "W _ Without liesitating a second, and without making a sound, he threw himself upon the German and well- uigh bore him to the ground. Then followed a handvto-hand struggle. the details of which Tom was never clear about. As a lad he had been a foot- ball player and had made good muscle; he had played half-back for the Brun- tford football club for several seasons, and although he was by no means a :giant, he was well built and strong. During the time he had been in the Army, too, every muscle in his billy .had been developed to its fullest cap- acity: his severe training told in his favor now, and Tom never dreamt of giving in. On the other hand, how- ' ever, the German was a big, heavy‘ ‘v man and he also had undergone a ' severe training. v Tom felt his antagonist weakening; ’ he k“ew it by his gurgling breath and llhis weakening grasp. He himself was also well-nig spent, although he was not quite exhausted. Then, fearing lest l the apparent weakness of his oppon- 5 ent was only a ruse by which he might ; gain advantage, Tom determined on - an old football trick. A second later E the German's shoulder blade snapped - like a match, and Tom, ‘seiz‘inghthe made a dash for it, but the other was nearer than he, and by the time he had reached it the ‘German had secured it. As far as he could judge they were about half-way between the two lines, and he knew the danger of the task he had. set himself. In a vague way he wondered whether the Germans had seen him, he also won- ‘dered whether the British were watch- ling him. But this did not trouble ‘him much; the one thought, which fill- ed his mind was that he must at all hazards secure the paper which Wa- terman had th1 own. I, x paper, ru lish lines He had only fifty yards to cover, but‘ such a fifty yards! His legs seemed of lead, too, while his head was swim- ming. ‘ No sooner had he commenced to stagger back, than the Germans opened fire on him; a hundred bullets whistled by him, while he heard yells of rage coming from the enemy’s trenches. ‘ He felt his strength leaving him, his head was swimming, his breath came in short, difficult gasps, and he knew he was wounded. He suffered no great pain, but by the burning sensations in his left arm and in his right shoulder he knew that the Ger- man bullets must have struck him. More than once he stumbled and‘ fell. He felt himself going blind; he heard cries from the English trenches which seemed like cheers, but he could see nothing, and the cries seemed to be a long, long way off. Still he strug- gled on. “I must et in! I must get in!” was the thoug t which possessed his bewildered brain. Then he fell heavily; after that 211 became dark. Whenfile returned to consciousness it seemed to him as though he saw a number of ghostly faces around him. He had a sort of feeling that he was dead, and that those faces belonged to the spirit world; but in a few seconds they became clearer. uuug w -«u... ..7,, “Thavt’s better, Tom, that’s better! You are all right. You did it, lad! You did it!” AU“ u“. -.. “Stand back there, and give him air. Heavens! There hasn't been a braver thing done by any man in the Army!” He heard all this, butvnot clearly. They seemed to be strdy sentences, uttered by many voices. But it didn’t matter; only one thing mattered. Had he done what he had set out to do? “Have you got it?” he gasped. “Got it! I should think we have.“ It was Major Blundell who spoke. “It’s all right, Pollard, you’ve done the trick . " . -.. .. m “‘- 1 “Have I, sit?" feel very strange s“... “Y6\V1"<Niil 5003 get over it, you are only pumpfli!” I ,,L3,,..-J Survey Shows Need For Looking After Burnt-Over Areas. 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